As winter is here , you want to keep your body healthy throughout the flu season.
Today, I would like to talk about winter and the nasty cold and flu bugs that often come along with it.
Certain herbs are particularly helpful in fighting common winter ailments.
First of all, you will want to remember to eat a balanced diet with the right amount of vitamins and minerals, as this is essential to your well-being.
Eating healthy will keep you strong and more able to prevent and fight off potential illness.
It is particularly important in the winter time to eat right to protect your more vulnerable immune system.
A balanced diet that will keep you healthy all year round includes plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and less sweets and fattening snack foods.
You should try to keep your diet high in disease-fighting antioxidants.
Taking vitamins as a supplement to your diet is a good idea, but you're best off getting your nutrients right from their natural source.
Drink plenty of fluids and soup!
Hot fluids act as a natural expectorant, thinning mucus so you can get it out, which should be your main goal.
Ginger, honey and lemon make a tasty combination that will kill bacteria in your mouth and throat as well as soothing throat tissue irritated by coughing.
Vegetable broth with lots of garlic and onion will do the same.
Vitamins, hydration and sleep are essential to healing.
In addition, vitamins, enzymes, and minerals in different foods can help us to recover from sickness and symptoms.
Vitamin C can help relieve symptoms of colds. Eat your citrus fruits and drink plenty of orange juice. It is also important to keep up your level of vitamin A.
Vegetables that are rich in betacarotenes and bioflavanids help the body produce vitamin A. Zinc is good for fighting off sickness.
People who take zinc are only half as likely to have cold symptoms after a week. You can take zinc lozenges to help fight off a cold.
Keeping up your body's level of folic acid, a B vitamin, is shown to be helpful in fighting winter
depression. Folic acids can be found in green leafy vegetables, fruits, beans, eggs, meats, as well as fortified breads, cereals, and pasta.
Nutritious soups can help to relieve symptoms of a cold, and chicken broth can be helpful to sore throats and coughs, working to thin the mucus.
So if you happen to pick up one of those nasty cold and flu bugs, try these remedies and stay healthy !
And remember to see your health care provider if you catch the Swine Flu, as it is a particularly nasty virus.
Best Wishes for Your Good Health Always,
Raymond
