Our body some time to adjust to changes in weather, air pressure, and temperature. This is especially true if your immunity is impaired because you are more likely to get sick. Maintaining a seasonal diet is very challenging because the weather is continuously changing. Nonetheless, it’s crucial to eat the correct foods in order to maintain good health. As it stands, make sure to avoid sniffles when there are just sporadic changes.
Nutritionist Lovneet Batra shares a list of foods and why these foods can be helpful during the season change. She writes, “Spring is the season of colour – in terms of flora, fauna and even food! But this change in the weather brings a huge respite that makes us vulnerable to common infections like cold and cough. So, here are some foods that can keep you healthy and protect you from seasonal ailments.”
The sprouting process itself enhances the vitamins and minerals. As a result, sprouts are rich in magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin K. It also increases antioxidants – in sprouts. Antioxidants like copper, iron and zinc are known to improve the body’s defence against diseases and bacteria.
Our body does not produce Vitamin C on its own, and hence it becomes more important that we intake foods that are rich in the vitamin C (orange/amla/bell pepper/tomato/cruciferous vegetables), especially in change of season.
The ‘good bacteria’ in fermented probiotics and natural sources like yogurt naturally help give a boost to your immunity, thereby improving your ability to stay safe, this flu season.