Even coffee and cookies were under medical ban.
Someone may enjoy the warm winter, but not the doctors. In damp weather with fluctuations in temperature, viruses breed at an insane rate. And some also want to run without a hat. Cool breeze and that’s it: the next morning you are more likely to wake up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. Well, hello, cold!
There is a popular opinion that in case of illness, you need to eat very well so that the body has enough strength to fight the infection. However, few people know that there is food that can only aggravate the condition.
Hot drinks with honey and lemon
The first thing we do with a sore throat. – brew hot tea, warm milk. But boiling water only irritates the mucous membrane of the throat and mouth. Doctors generally do not recommend drinking hot drinks, they recommend a plentiful warm drink. It can be just water, and a decoction of herbs, and weak tea. Special attention should be paid to honey with hot milk, when they are mixed, compounds hazardous to health are formed! The right thing to do is just suck a teaspoon of honey.
The list also unexpectedly included lemon, which many consider a panacea for all diseases. Do not forget that citrus fruits do not save just during an illness. Vitamin C is well absorbed only by a healthy body.
“If you want to get a loading dose of vitamin C, then make a decoction of currants (red or black), rose hips or sea buckthorn,” says therapist Alla Demidenko. – Sauerkraut will also help you. If you spice it up with onions, you will truly be saturated with the missing vitamins. “
Dairy produce
Milk, of course, has a healing effect. However, care must be taken that it is not too greasy. The fact is that mucus is formed in the body from such drinks. And this interferes with a quick cure for a cough. Eat dairy products lightly seasoned with turmeric or ginger. Then everything will be all right and the cough will go away.
Confection
We all know very well that fast carbohydrates are high in calories and completely unhealthy. Also, fast food, pine and walnuts, almonds, juices not only put a strain on the body, but also slow down the immune system.
“It seems to everyone that it becomes easier after sweets,” explains doctor Alla Demidenko. – You start to eat it actively, but after a while you will feel the heaviness and loss of strength. A sharp jump in blood sugar for a sick body is like an electric shock! It takes a long time for the body to digest high-calorie foods. Leukocytes cease to be actively produced, which leads to an even greater decrease in immunity. When you want something “like”, it is better to have a snack with dried fruits and berries ”.
Coffee and alcohol
Coffee lovers will have to quit their favorite drinks during illness. Lovers of mulled wine treatment – too. These drinks constrict blood vessels and dehydrate. Plus, they can cause allergic reactions even if you haven’t had them before. In general, don’t take risks, give yourself a break from stimulants.
Cookies, rusks, meat
These foods are categorized as tough foods. They act so unpleasantly on the larynx that they can cause a violent cough.
“At first glance, a cough may seem like a common symptom of a cold,” says therapist Alla Nikolaevna. – However, if it is accidentally provoked several times with irritating food, then it will intensify even more and turn into bronchial asthma or pneumonia. Moreover, such episodes cause an increase in cranial pressure and even heart failure. “
Raw vegetables and fruits
Perhaps this simple truth will be a real discovery for you. The body spends extra efforts to digest raw vegetables and fruits that were once useful during illness. A great way out is to steam dishes. If possible, bake the fruit, for example, with cottage cheese.