Why is it so easy to get sick when the seasons change?

At this time of autumn and winter, when the weather alternates between cold and hot, cold symptoms are most likely to appear.

Foods to eat when you have a cold:

Drink chicken soup. Two clinical medical centers in the United States reported that drinking chicken soup can inhibit inflammation of the throat and respiratory tract, and is extremely effective in eliminating symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, sore throat and other symptoms caused by colds.

Because chicken contains a variety of amino acids necessary for the human body, it is rich in nutrients and can significantly enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses. Chicken also contains certain special chemicals that can enhance blood circulation in the throat. And the role of nasal fluid secretion, which has a good effect on protecting the respiratory tract, clearing respiratory viruses, and accelerating the recovery of colds.

Eat more radishes. Practice has proven that the carotene in radish has a unique effect on preventing and treating colds. Extended information

Things that should not be eaten when sick

1. Avoid sweet and greasy foods: sweet and greasy foods hinder the normal movement of the spleen and stomach, breed phlegm and dampness, and aggravate cough and expectoration.

2. Avoid spicy and hot foods: pepper, mustard and other spicy foods: help fire to produce phlegm, make the phlegm thicker and difficult to cough up, which can aggravate headaches and nasal congestion.

3. Avoid barbecued and fried foods: barbecued and fried foods, such as fried pork chops, barbecue, etc., although delicious and fragrant, are not easy to digest, which will delay recovery and is not conducive to early recovery from the disease.

4. Avoid irritating condiments: they are harmful to the respiratory mucosa, causing dryness and spasm, causing nasal congestion, choking and coughing, and aggravating the patient's symptoms.

5. Avoid sea fish, persimmons, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.

6. Avoid improper diet: Improper diet will make colds protracted and difficult to treat.

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