Everyone knows the condition when a sore throat, a runny nose, watery eyes, a headache ... How to recover quickly? Many people joke with each other - the flu will go away in a week if it is not treated, and if it is treated, it will also go away in a week. Then it turns out, you can not swallow pills, do not bury your nose and soar your throat, because everything will go away anyway? This is not true. Although the cure time with medications is the same as without them, the course of the disease will be much easier, and complications from the flu can be avoided.

But it is even better to prevent the disease than to cure it later. How to do it? Let's try to understand the simplest thing - nutrition during colds. It is proper nutrition that will help us not only recover faster, but also, most importantly, not get sick.



In order not to catch a runny nose or cough, it is enough to provide your body in advance with vitamins, biologically active substances and trace elements that can support immunity.

Let's list some of them.

Vitamin C

Even if you are already sick, all the same, start taking vitamin C. Ascorbic acid destroys accumulating free radicals during illness, preventing further development of the disease. Do not drink the vitamin with hot tea or coffee - the high temperature will destroy it. Vitamin C can be lost during cooking vegetables.

Some rules, if followed, will help preserve vitamin C.

• Do not soak vegetables in water, as some of the water-soluble vitamin goes into the water. Vegetables should be dipped in a pot of boiling water.
  
• Avoid boiling vigorously.
  
• Do not thaw frozen vegetables. Throw them in a pot of boiling water.
  
• Do not use metal, but plastic graters, as on contact with iron, most of the ascorbic acid is destroyed.
  
• Ascorbic acid is absorbed better in combination with other vitamins: A, group B, E, D ...
  

Beta carotene

Immunity depends on the level of beta-carotene in the blood. The higher its level, the higher the immunity. Vitamin A is well absorbed in the body in combination with zinc. And to get a vitamin, pay attention to vegetables and fruits of yellow, red and orange colors. Add vegetable oil, sour cream to stewed vegetables and simmer for a short time. So the vitamin is better absorbed in the body.

Polyphenols

These are substances, or chemical compounds, found most often in plants. They are powerful antioxidants, meaning they help fight cell damage. These compounds affect the taste and color of foods. The richest in polyphenols are tea (green and black), soy, grapes, especially red, berries (currants, blueberries, cherries, blackberries, etc.), red onions, apples, broccoli, cocoa powder, eggplant, persimmon, kiwi and many other.

During illness, and especially at high temperatures, the body needs more nutrients and fluids. As for oranges, tangerines and other citrus sour fruits, they are certainly healthy, but it all depends on the nature of the cold. If the throat is sore, then it is better not to eat all these wonderful fruits until a certain point. Replace them with calmer and sweeter peaches, kiwi, melons and others. By the way, one kiwi fruit during the period of illness will accelerate recovery, since it contains the necessary dose of vitamin C.

Garlic and onion

Much of the research on the efficacy of certain foods for colds is disagreeable. Some, for example, argue that garlic is most beneficial during colds, while others believe that its effectiveness is not so significant.Sometimes you need to think about it yourself and find the right solution.

Garlic and onions in folk recipes have always been among the first useful remedies in the treatment of colds. How and when to use them? If, for example, during a cold, the throat is sore and sore, then it is hardly necessary to immediately crunch garlic or onions. Garlic is able to suppress the growth of pathogenic microorganisms, it has a bactericidal and fungicidal effect, in red onion quercetin is a powerful antioxidant.

Cold and flu drinks

The simplest remedy to speed up the healing process is to drink more fluids. Drinking plenty of fluids will reduce the concentration of toxins in the body. One of the most effective drinks is green tea.

Traditional medicine has been recommending cranberry juice for a long time. Cranberries have a high concentration of tannin, which helps the body resist viruses and microbes, preventing them from entering cells. Cranberries are powerful antioxidants. Many spices and herbs can irritate the throat. Replace them with energy drinks, for example, boil 20-30 grams of ginger with boiling water. It can be boiled for 15 minutes and let it brew for 10 minutes. Add lemon and honey for maximum pleasure and healing effect, as ginger has anti-inflammatory properties, restores strength and removes toxins.



An effective decoction for the treatment of colds is considered to be a rosehip decoction. It contains the maximum amount of ascorbic acid, so this broth is known as a general tonic with powerful antioxidant properties.

Medicinal herbs

Add mint, linden or chamomile, oregano or thyme leaves to green or black tea, or dried raspberry leaves and sprigs. Sage, chamomile, or eucalyptus are a good way to gargle. All of these plants have long been known for their anti-inflammatory properties.

Milk. Here again, the doctors' opinions differ. Some of them argue that milk is harmful because it increases mucus production. However, we are different from each other. Therefore, if your body accepts milk, and you feel relief from warm milk with honey, then you should not give it up.

Lemon

Lemon drink will help fight disease. Add the juice of half a lemon, a teaspoon of honey to a glass of warm water. You can make other drinks from different berries and citrus fruits, for example, black currant, rose hips, strawberries, blackberries.

But alcohol suppresses the immune system, so it is better to exclude alcoholic beverages during the period of illness. People who often drink alcohol are prone to various kinds of infectious diseases, as well as tuberculosis and pneumonia.

With flu, the temperature often rises, which contributes to increased sweating, so there may be dehydration. Lack of fluid inhibits recovery. In addition, at the onset of the disease, viruses and bacteria begin to multiply in the body.

A feeling of weakness, aches all over the body, headache - all this means that their waste products cause intoxication in the body. And the liquid we drink helps us get rid of toxins. Therefore, all of the listed drinks will help to get not only vitamins necessary during illness, but also quickly free the body from bacteria and toxins.

Most importantly, drinks during illness should not be too hot. If you have a sore throat, especially avoid drinking hot drinks. They irritate the lining of the larynx and may even raise the temperature.

Honey for colds and flu

We have known about the magical properties of honey since childhood, and this is because honey has long been the first remedy in Russia, along with various herbs. In ancient Greece, it was believed that the immortality of the gods of Olympus lies in the drink "ambrosia", which also included honey. Hippocrates recommended honey to his patients as the most effective medicine.Therefore, we should also heed the advice of the great physician and philosopher. In addition, honey has bactericidal properties, it is effective in the fight against many pathogenic microbes.

Let boiled chicken and chicken broth, stewed vegetables, and a variety of cereals be in your diet, at least for the period of illness.

During illness, especially colds, fish should be on your table. Omega-3 and vitamin D are great helpers in fighting infection. Their sources are salmon, mackerel, tuna, fish liver, caviar, egg, cream, sour cream. This is a high-calorie food, so it should be consumed in moderation.

• In order not to waste the body's energy on digestion, it is better to cook all fish and meat dishes mashed in the form of mashed potatoes and steam cutlets.
  
• It is better to eat in small portions, but more often than usual.
  

And there are also such products as chips, sausages, especially smoked ones, of various kinds of salinity (cucumbers, tomatoes and others), as well as those in which there is an excess of salt, sugar and fat, they will certainly be harmful. An excess of such food can be harmful to a healthy person, and even more so to a sick person.

In case of illness, your body fights viruses, and with such a diet, it will still have to spend energy to get rid of harmful substances that these products carry. There is a lot of harm from fried food. Yes, unfortunately it is delicious and many of us like it. But it is less absorbed and has a negative effect on immunity.

Meat is a heavy food for the stomach, so it is better not to waste energy digesting such food, but to eat lighter and healthier food.



Scientists argue with each other about the benefits and harms of certain products, so each of us should listen to our body and agree with it - what is useful and what is harm. It often happens that you like those products that are currently harmful, and therefore you should refuse them, and vice versa.

It is equally important to consult a doctor during colds, and not "prescribe" medicine for yourself, since not all of us can distinguish bactericidal infections from viral ones. In different cases, the treatment is different. And also, the necessary actions that will help in recovery: ventilate the room more often, avoid stress, smoking, put off all business and try to get enough sleep.

Perhaps you will like some folk recipes, the composition of which can be a prophylactic agent against colds or speed up the recovery of sick people.

Lemon oil

Put the lemon in hot water, then pass it through a meat grinder along with the zest, add 100 g of butter and 1 - 2 tablespoons of honey to the resulting gruel. This mixture can be consumed and stored like regular butter during a flu epidemic. Tasty and healthy.

Onion and garlic

It is possible to prevent influenza, or it is possible to eat a little onion and garlic 2-3 times during the period of illness during the day. Those for whom such use is contraindicated can simply chew onions or garlic for 2-3 minutes without swallowing.

With a cold cough

Pour a glass of milk into a saucepan and put on fire. As soon as the milk begins to boil, put the peeled onion in it and simmer for 10 minutes, then leave for 4 hours and strain. It should be taken one tablespoon every 3 hours.

Loss of voice

Stir the chicken yolk in half a glass of slightly warmed milk. You can add 1 teaspoon of butter and honey to milk. Mix everything. This mixture should be drunk in small sips, you can gargle. Before drinking, the mixture must be slightly warmed up, you can add a little soda.

Rosehip decoction

Make a rosehip decoction. Dissolve one tablespoon of honey in half a glass of broth. Drink at night to prevent disease for a month. Then take a break for one month, and repeat again.

Cranberry

Pass the cranberries through a meat grinder, add honey or sugar (in equal proportions). Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 15 - 20 minutes before meals.

Citrus

Cut 2 lemons and 2 oranges into several pieces, remove the seeds and mince. Mix the resulting gruel with 2 tablespoons of honey. Keep the mixture for 24 hours in a glass jar at room temperature. Take 2-3 teaspoons before meals. Keep refrigerated.

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