Habitual medications or a flu shot can not always save you from viral and colds. To help your body quickly cope with this ailment, you need to replenish your diet with certain foods. What foods, besides the "classic" citrus fruits and garlic, will enhance and strengthen the immune system?
Instructions
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Pumpkin seeds. They are full of zinc, which helps white blood cells (leukocytes) fight disease. Also, the use of both pumpkin and other seeds and grains will help to quickly cope with the symptoms of a cold.
Step 2
Tuna. This valuable and healthy fish is an excellent source of selenium - a trace element that protects cells from the harmful effects of free radicals, increases immunity and general body resistance to viruses and microbes.
Step 3
Mushrooms. They contain beta-glucans - polysaccharides that increase the functionality of the body's immunity and protect it from the effects of pathogenic microbes.
Step 4
Sweet potatoes (yam). It contains vitamin A, which fights free radicals by destroying cell membranes in the body, thereby weakening the immune system and causing a variety of diseases. Sweet potatoes can often be seen on supermarket vegetable shelves.
Step 5
Green tea. Enjoy a hot cup of green tea, which has amazing antioxidant properties. By the content of vitamin C, which is so necessary for the body during colds, green tea is ten times higher than black tea.
Step 6
Yogurt. The probiotics found in yogurt and other naturally fermented dairy products will help your body maintain a healthy immune system. However, it is important that the fermented milk product does not contain sugar.
