Low-fat meats, whole grains, fruits and vegetables helps your body fights against germs that causes cold.
The other important factor of your anti-cold defense system is water.When your body is dehydrated, there’s an increased risk of germs invasion. So be sure to drink plenty of water and decaffeinated drinks to help your body stay hydrated and ready.
Just one cup of yogurt a day may work to keep the gastrointestinal track healthier, which can help ward off colds.It has to be yogurt with live cultures, as this is the key ingredient that helps keep the GI track ready to rumble. And an added bonus to eating yogurt - recent studies suggest regular dairy consumption helps you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight.
Garlic Cold Prevention
Garlic contains allicin, an antibiotic that has been reported to prevent complications from a cold in some research. Garlic can be added to many types of dishes to spice them up and ward off germs.
One orange a day provides your recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. Oranges are also abundant in flavonoids, which helps your body’s cells regenerate and stay healthy and strong. Green bell peppers are the vegetable family’s best vitamin C source. Add them to a salad, or simply slice one up and eat it raw.Flavonoids are also found in peppers. You may even want to prepare a green pepper dip seasoned with garlic as a “super germs assassin”.
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