The Best Foods To Boost Our Immune System Against The Coronavirus

 At this time, your diet is essential and eating some foods will help you increase your defenses against the coronavirus.

Next, Rivka Oratz, an experienced nutritionist, will share some foods that will help you boost your imune system and also will explain their properties.

 

Pork Meat

Oratz indicates that pork meat contains proteins of high biological value that are very necessary when there is an infection. This is because infections usually occur when there is protein destruction. Pork meat contains vitamins of group B, especially of group B1, B3, B6 and B12, essential in the formation of defense cells. Also, vitamin B1 is beneficial for heart health.

Oratz also highlights another benefit of pork meat. That is that this meat contains very important minerals such as zinc, iron and selenium, which are necessary for the proper functioning of the muscle and the growth of defensive cells. In addition, Oratz recommends its consumption to the elderly and those who have eating difficulties, since pork is very digestive.

 

Green peas

Oratz specifies that peas are very rich in a group A vitamin. When fighting a viral infection, this vitamin is very important. In her research articles, Oratz claims that it has been proven that mortality is higher in patients that have a deficiency in this vitamin. They are rich in minerals such as magnesium, copper, selenium and iron and in proteins, which are very necessary for the maturation and the formation of defense cells.

Moreover, Oratz indicates that peas contain a good amount of vitamins from group C and B, specifically B9, which is known as folic acid and which is necessary to multiply defensive cells. Also, they are very rich in fiber, which is very necessary to feed the bacteria of the intestine.

Honey

The experienced nutritionist, Rivka Oratz, shares that honey contains iron, zinc and selenium, which activate the defenses and fight the growth of germs. Honey also helps calm coughs and is beneficial for throat irritation.

Another of the positive aspects of this food, shared by Rivka Oratz is that it contains sugars, such as fructose and glucose, that give a lot of energy. Therefore, it is a good fuel for the muscles and helps fight fatigue, something essential to stop the wear and tear of fever.

Last, but not least, the experienced nutritionist, Rivka Oratz shares that there are foods that will not help against the coronavirus. Foods like salt or sugar should be eradicated from a healthy diet or, at least, you should reduce the amount by a high percentage. The first food can aggravate the inflammation of the blood vessels and the second, they increase the secretion of cytokines and, in turn, inflammation.