Boost Immunity Against Coronavirus

Boost Immunity Against Coronavirus

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The best way to “eat for immunity” is to balance calories and make sure you get lots of quality fats, fiber, carbohydrates, different protein sources and phyto-nutrients (biologically active chemical compounds found in plants). So make sure your plate is full of these five F’s (OK, one is a Ph but it still counts …!).

FATS – Carefully select the most beneficial, such as polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, present in olive oils, oily fish, avocados, seeds and nuts.

PHYTONUTRIENTS – My super foods. They act as a natural pesticide, helping to protect plants from predators. So it is not surprising that regular consumption also helps prevent disease. There are over 25,000 different registered in many foods – not only in fruits and vegetables, but in legumes, tea, coffee, red wine, cocoa, herbs, spices and olive oil. It is the collective power of the phytonutrients that we are looking for and, as a general rule, more colorful fruits and vegetables equate to more phytonutrients.

FIBER – This provides excellent forage for all the different beneficial microorganisms that live in us and it could be just the life-saving food that 90% of us are not eating enough. Take from fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds, oats, lentils and rice, as well as cooked and cooled white potatoes.

FISH – A source of essential fats, which we can only get from our diet since our bodies cannot make them, especially in the case of oily fish.

TASTE – Our flavor detection has evolved to help us survive by avoiding spoiled and harmful foods and motivates us to seek good. Eating whole foods doesn’t need to be bland. Look for the variety with spices and herbs to bring food to life.

The reasons are complex and only partially known, but one theory is that because women can transmit bugs from mother to child during gestation, birth or breastfeeding, they need a harder immune defense against germs. Devastating outbreaks, such as epidemics of infection such as coronavirus, have all been caused by the band of microorganisms with which we share this planet.

Over the past few decades, our fear of them has been realized, with outbreaks of swine flu, Zika, avian flu, ebola and many more – each outbreak causes new concerns about protecting infections. But from birth to death we are silently bombarded, minute by minute, with an unspeakable number of potential infectious threats.

And whether or not we get sick, it is decided by the integrity of our immune system. Fortunately, there are ways we can help train and maintain it.

Looking for “immunity” online or in the corridors of health food stores reveals an abundance of dietary supplements, cold remedies and fortified foods that promise to “strengthen” our immune system. But is there any scientific truth in these claims?

The idea of ​​the immune system as a sort of internal force field that can be easily expanded makes little scientific sense and is one of the biggest misconceptions that I come across in my work.

True, the researchers looked at whether things like echinacea, green tea, garlic and wheatgrass supplements can help ward off germs. But the evidence supporting a single nutrient or immune-boosting superfoods is not strong.

ORGANIC

Organic products have a significantly more diverse population of bacteria, especially when eaten raw, as cooking would destroy these good insects. Anecdotally, I have heard of many benefits of consuming fermented foods and drinks such as kimchi, kombucha, kefir and sauerkraut which contain a natural synergy of many different types of yeast and bacteria.

ENJOY SOME SUNSHINES

The sun is good for immunity and bad for viruses.

One of the reasons why flu is a winter problem is because the flu virus is better transmitted in colder temperatures and low humidity.

But there are other reasons to look for the sun. Research suggests that cells that fight skin diseases move faster and work more efficiently.

TRY THE PROBIOTICS

The official definition of probiotic is: “a live microorganism which, if administered in adequate quantities, confers a health benefit”. But few products meet this definition as it is difficult to keep organisms alive.

Furthermore, we do not know if they are useful for all or which specific strains should be taken.

In fact, most probiotic microbes do not settle in our bowels, but are transient, detectable only for a limited period during frequent consumption.

This is not a reason to discard their health benefits, since they can help improve the availability of nutrients from food and produce compounds that strengthen immunity.

An interesting piece of research has suggested that taking probiotic supplements is linked to a reduced chance of having colds, making them shorter in duration and less severe.