Pharmacology and toxicology specialist doctor Alexander Ediger states that during severe colds and abnormal frosts, the area where the person comes into contact with the environment (upper respiratory tract and skin) is literally tested for durability. You can help your body and avoid health consequences with a specific diet. registered He speaks to the Public News Service.
In winter, the doctor recommended starting to take vitamin-mineral complexes, primarily fat-soluble vitamins A, K2, E and D3, as well as water-soluble C and almost the entire B group. Take selenium, iron, zinc, copper and organic iodine. Ediger says this will help stimulate the immune system and protect the respiratory tract and skin from frost.
“In terms of nutrition, I can recommend an excellent model used especially by our army. This “diet” has its own name: Arctic Soldier Nutrition. “The first thing that characterizes it is its increased calorie content,” added the doctor.
According to him, in such a “diet” it is recommended to consume eggs, lard and red meat.
“Under certain conditions – such as a harsh winter – this food can be very useful and even necessary,” the expert emphasized.
Let us remind you that doctors take into accountthat fatty foods (e.g. pates, fatty meats and fish, broths and lard) help keep you warm during the cold winter months.
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