09/10/2023
Can food really boost my immune system?🧐
The immune system is a complex mechanism of cells, chemicals and processes that constantly protects the body from invading pathogens - viruses, toxins and bacteria. Sometimes the immune system fails because it cannot cope with invaders. How can infections and other diseases be avoided? By keeping your immune system working at its optimum, whatever the season.
Strengthening the body's immunity is a daily job. One of the most important organs for the normal functioning of the human body is the gut, which plays an important role in the immune system.
🍋In order to prevent colds and strengthen the body's immune system, it is most important to consume enough vitamin C (which promotes the production of interferon in the body, which has a veridical effect, vitamin C is involved in metabolic processes, the nervous system and strengthens the body's defences), vitamin E and vitamin A (which help strengthen the body's defences), zinc and selenium, Omega-3 and products containing phytoncides. Phytoncides are the most 'warlike' of the nutrients because they kill micro-organisms. Onions, garlic, chives, arugula, turnips and celery are the most rich in phytoncides.
Nutrition is one of the most important components of a healthy lifestyle. Its basic principles are variety, balance and moderation. A healthy diet provides the body with enough energy and nutrients to meet the needs of a healthy person in environmental, work and living conditions.
📍The diet should contain sufficient protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals, vitamins, fibre, etc. It is advisable to use a variety of foods to get the nutrients you need, as each of them alone does not contain all the components you need.
If you are on a strict diet or your lifestyle somehow prevents you from getting enough vitamins from food, only then do we recommend taking supplements. Remember it is practically impossible to get enough vitamin D in the doses our bodies need. D vitamin is very important to our immune system.