Superfoods To Avoid The Common Cold

Temperatures have gone down and fall is already at the door. It is then the perfect moment to reinforce your immune system. “Immunity is our capacity to resist microorganism’s aggressions and harmful substances, as well as other external and internal attacks” explains the Naturopath Ana Silva. This specialist in natural health defends that the trick to protect our organism from temperature change is in food. You want to avoid, the flu, colds, sore throats or earaches? Then include superfoods in your alimentation! Almost all of them reinforce the immune system as they are rich in phytonutrients and they bring vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Here are some of the principal allies for the beginning of autumn.

Turmeric: This elixir is loaded with vitamins and minerals, contains antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. It is extremely versatile as it can be used in all kinds of recipes (sweet or savoury, hot or cold)

Baobab: You thought oranges had loads of vitamin C? that’s only because you did not know baobab yet. Baobab contains 6 times more vitamin C than an orange, so it’s ideal to consume at this time of the year.  And on top of that it is also rich in fibre.

Açaí: if you work out, an açaí bowl with Iswari Goji berries, is the best thing you can give your body following physical exercise. Besides helping your muscles to recuperate, acai as well as goji berries will reinforce your natural defences. This way on top of recovering from the physical effort your immunity will be protected.

Green Superfoods: Spirulina as well as Chlorella are algae that have a detoxifying effect on the body. Plus, they contain chlorophyll which helps to process oxygen, clean the blood and promotes tissues growth and repair.  Is there anything better to protect our body than a superfood that cleans and regenerates?

If you add those superfoods to your feeding routine, you will start the autumn protected and with your natural defences reinforced. Besides the superfoods, try to consume vitamins A, B, C and E, as well as iron, zinc and selenium. All these vitamins and minerals are present in many foods. Because, as reminds us very well the Naturopath Ana Silva, wellbeing and foods should always go hand in hand:  “Hippocrates – the Greek, first medical doctor, “father” of occidental medicine, said 2400 years ago: “let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. He was then referring to the superfoods that nourished and cured many people during these past 24 centuries, now getting to our times intact”.