The immune system plays a vital role in protecting the body from various infections and diseases and is also responsible for protecting the body from diseases and infections.
By following a variety of nutritional and health tips, we can strengthen our immune system and increase its resistance to disease and infection.
In this context, the nutritionist Elie Saadeh stressed in an exclusive interview with IMLebanon the need to practice moderate physical activity by increasing daily physical exercise as well as sleeping about 8 hours a day and reducing stress, indicating that not sleeping at sufficiency makes us more tired. susceptible to infection.
Furthermore, Saadeh stressed the danger of smoking, which increases the risk of various diseases, therefore it is recommended to stop smoking and not to drink alcohol excessively (one glass for women and two glasses for men a day).
Saadeh advised paying attention to the quality of food and following a good diet that helps strengthen the immune system by eating foods with vitamins and beta-carotene, which regulates the immune system and helps protect us from infections (red peppers, sweet potatoes, carrots, eggs, broccoli, spinach, mango).
Here is a list of the vitamins contained in foods that boost immunity:
– Vitamin C: stimulates the formation of antibodies, through acidic fruits (kiwi, berries, lemon) pandora, chilli pepper, broccoli…
Vitamin D: Helps regulate many other functions in your body’s cells. Its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and neuroprotective properties also support immune system health, muscle function, brain cell and immune cell activity (fatty fish such as salmon and sardines, eggs, milk..).
Zinc: plays an important role in cell growth, healing damaged tissue and supporting a healthy immune system (meat, seafood, cereals, whole grain…).
– Probiotic: Promotes our health in general (milk, pickles, mozzarella…).
Proteins: help you recover faster (meat, fish, chicken, cereals, eggs…).
