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