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Winter season is in full swing
Keep a check on your immune systems by looking at wholesome foods and plenty of water in your diet and to give it a hand with Vitamin C within a good multivitamin with high vitamin C content. Eat pumpkin seeds to increase your zinc intake. Garlic has antibacterial and antiviral properties it can also reduce cholesterol and lower blood pressure
Snacks to help you relax
If you are on a dairy free diet these may help - bananas, orange juice and apricots. If you are able to have dairy then warm milk, yogurt and rice pudding all help to induce a feeling of calm.
The wind and cold weather
can make your hair dry and lifeless. Well! olive oil makes a great treatment - massage into your head and cover with a a towel before shampooing away. Use it several times a week for a few weeks and you will soon see an improvement.
Many studies have shown that happy, optimistic people live longer than whose who are not. Aim to keep a light outlook on life and try to look for the good in all situations. This will help to maintain your energy and give a brighter outlook on life.
Colds and flu are mainly viral infections. The body’s reaction to the cold virus inflames mucous lining of the nose and throat, causing a blocked or runny nose and a sore throat.
Flu symptoms are variable, and may include fever, aches, pains and sickness. A cough is body’s attempt to remove mucus or irritants from the airways.
Fever is a natural part of the body’s defences, so do not suppress unless it is very high. Drink plenty of fluids to replace those lost in sweating.
Inhale steam for at least 4 minutes twice a day: it is one of the best-proven ways to fight respiratory infection.
Helpful Foods:
Shellfish, pumpkin seeds, lean meat, liver and dairy foods are rich in zinc, which can reduce the length of some colds.
Blackcurrants, green leafy vegetables, red peppers and citrus fruit are rich in vitamin C. A good supply may help kill the bacteria present in some respiratory illnesses. It has not been proved that large doses of vitamin C shorten or relieve colds.
Garlic, watercress and onion are anti-infective and are traditionally used for respiratory complaints. Watercress and onion can also help relieve bronchial congestion, and garlic has antiviral effects.
Green tea has countered the flu virus in laboratory tests and, in Asia, has long been used for fever.
Ginger and chilli can help relieve congested airways and associated headache by stimulating the circulation and thinning mucus so it is disposed of more quickly. Ginger dries up catarrh and helps the body cough up phlegm.
Ginger, fennel and chilli have warming, antispasmodic and settling effects that help gastric symptoms.
Honey can soothe a sore throat and help voice loss.
Crushed fennel seeds are traditionally used for wheezing and dry coughs. For a warming, relaxing effect, eat them, make them into a tea, or mix with hot water and inhale the steam.