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Immunity Boost

More recently, it was believed that it was possible to prevent the development of the disease only by eliminating the negative impact on the body of one or another negative external factor. Today it has been established that with the normal functioning of the immune system of a healthy body, it can cope with the negative effects of the external environment on its own. In some cases, the activation of the body's defenses can even lead to self-healing of hopelessly ill patients. Measures to increase immunity are part of most methods for the prevention and treatment of diseases (especially infectious ones), but can also be used on their own. Below are the main reasons for the weakening of immunity in modern man.

The reason for the decrease in immunity

• Slagging of the body

Accumulation of slags, poisons and toxins in the body increases energy consumption for any activity, reduces resistance, impairs metabolism and leads to a significant deterioration in well-being.

• Binge eating
  It also increases the need for vitamins, increases energy consumption, disrupts sleep, causes the formation of products of excess metabolism and pollution of organs and tissues. As a result, the body directs vital forces to the processing of food into fat and to the removal of waste from this processing.
• Lack of vitamins, macro - and microelements
  It leads to a decrease in resistance to various diseases, contributes to sleep disorders, impairs the body's ability to self-cleanse and self-regulate. For example, with a lack of chromium or vanadium, the pancreas is disrupted. She produces insulin at the wrong time or not as much as needed. The level of glucose in the blood drops, and for the human energy system this is the same as for electrical appliances - a decrease in voltage. As a result, the work of human organs and systems is disrupted, and one of the first to upset the work of the immune system.
• chronic stress
  Promotes depletion of the body. The general weakening of the body is good soil for bacterial and viral diseases. Learn more about stress and how to deal with it.

Physical education and hardening

To improve immunity, a healthy lifestyle plays a key role: moderate physical activity in combination with hardening, rational nutrition and the rejection of bad habits (smoking, drinking alcohol). Usually these simple measures are enough to significantly increase the body's defenses without any side effects.

Physical education. Walking in the fresh air, jogging or walking at an athletic pace over rough terrain for 30-60 minutes is very useful (start with 100 sprint steps, after consulting a doctor). Recommended swimming lessons, sports games (regularly) - volleyball, badminton. In winter, skiing is very useful.

hardening is a scientifically based system of using physical environmental factors to increase the body's resistance to colds and infectious diseases. Hardening promotes health, increases efficiency, endurance, and also improves well-being and improves mood. According to yoga, hardening leads to the merger of the body with nature. The systematic use of hardening procedures reduces the risk of a cold by 2-5 times, and in some cases completely eliminates the risk of getting sick. Hardening is acceptable for any person at any age. Medical contraindications there is no hardening (with the exception of acute febrile conditions). The opinion that hardening procedures are contraindicated for weakened people is deeply erroneous. However, it should be remembered that in these cases, the selection and dosing of procedures are carried out strictly individually, after consultation with a doctor.

4 golden rules for tempering

• The systematic use of hardening procedures in all seasons, without interruption.
• Gradual increase in the dose of irritant action.
• Accounting for age and individual features human body.
• Carrying out tempering procedures with emotional uplift.

Attention!

• Violation of the hardening rules significantly reduces the effectiveness of hardening procedures. In some cases, even the opposite effect is possible due to hyperactivation of the neuroendocrine system, leading to its depletion.
• Hardening does not require very low temperatures, the main thing is their contrast.

The main methods of hardening

• Good hardening effects on the soles of the feet, on the skin of the neck, lower back, but best of all - uniform hardening. The maximum duration of exposure to cold should not exceed 10-20 minutes. For hardening, you can use a contrast shower: change of warm water (about 40 C) to cold water (14-15 C) - gradually lengthening its effect from 15-20 to 30 s. In residential premises it is recommended to maintain a temperature of 18-20 C (at night - 2-4 C lower).
• Children should be hardened from the first weeks of life - these are air baths before bathing, during swaddling, gymnastics. For this, the child is left undressed for a few minutes at room temperature. Bathing can also be used: at the end of the bath, pour water over the child with a temperature 2-4 C lower than the water in the bath (i.e., start from a temperature of 32-34 C, lowering it every 3 days by 2-3 C. With this the rate of decrease in water temperature per month can reach 18 C, and lower for baby should not be dropped). The procedure can be carried out 2-3 times a week. After dousing the child should be rubbed with a towel. In the second year, daily washing of the feet with cool water can be added to the douche after the bath. The procedures begin with a water temperature of 27-28 C, lowering it every 1-2 days by 2-3 C to a final temperature of 15 C (slightly colder than room temperature).

Contrasting air baths

At home - in the cool season, ventilate the room immediately after waking up (the temperature in the room should drop to 10-15 C for a few minutes).

Bathhouse visit

Reinforced version of the contrast air bath. Optimum temperature in the Russian bath - 60-70 C (in the sauna - 90 C). With regular visits to the bath, the total stay in the steam room should be 15-25 minutes in 3-4 visits (rest between visits from 5 to 15 minutes).

Health food, folk recipes,

Diet and intake folk remedies should complement each other, because both are aimed primarily at normalizing the balance in the body of vitamins, macro- and microelements. The systematic intake of herbal teas, which have a general strengthening effect, is very useful.

Diet Features

• Introduce fresh vegetables, herbs, seaweed into the diet.
• It is recommended to drink green tea daily (in the absence of contraindications).
• Introduce foods containing phytoncides (onion, garlic, horseradish, mustard) into the diet.
• In the summer months, regularly eat salads and juices from fresh plants: medicinal dandelion, large plantain, common chicory, stinging nettle, heart-shaped linden, medicinal marigold, tripartite string.
• In summer, regularly consume blueberries, strawberries, lingonberries, cranberries, blackberries, stone fruits, black and red currants; autumn (especially in rainy weather) - infusion of rose hips and jams - cranberry, apple, black currant.
• In the spring-summer period (before the flowering of the plant), 1-2 times a week, include in the diet a salad of finely chopped young leaves of a large plantain, seasoned with any vegetable oil(olive, linseed, corn, soy or sunflower). From salting the salad, as well as from taking any drinks within 1-2 hours after the meal, you should refrain.
• Introduce quality biologically into the diet active additives(dietary supplements).

Folk recipes

• Finely chop an equal number of young leaves of chicory, burdock and dandelion and season with unrefined vegetable oil (preferably linseed). Dandelion leaves preliminarily hold for 30 minutes in cold water (to remove bitterness). Freshly prepared salad should be eaten daily (2-3 tablespoons) for 7-10 days.
• Blooming Sally. Pour 1 tablespoon of herb fireweed (willow-herb) with 1 cup of boiling water and insist under the lid for 1 hour; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2 cup at night or 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day (it also helps to normalize sleep).
• Dandelion coffee. The best coffee is obtained from roots dug in September, a little worse - from May, extracted before flowering plants. To get a good drink, the roots must be roasted - from the dried roots of coffee, much more the worst quality. The roots are thoroughly washed, allowed to drain and cut when wet: thin ones - into pieces 1.5-2 cm long, thicker ones - into slices about 5 cm thick. Wet chopped roots are laid out on a frying pan or baking sheet (depending on the quantity). Put the pan on medium heat, cover with a lid; a baking sheet - into the oven, heated to a temperature of about 150 C. The roots should be steamed for 5-10 minutes. After that, it is necessary to remove the lid from the pan, reduce the heat and fry, with frequent stirring, until Brown. Sift the finished coffee through a colander to remove small burnt roots that give the drink excessive bitterness.
• 3-5 tablespoons of rose hips pour 5 liters of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 5-7 hours; strain. Take 1 / 2 glass 30-40 minutes before meals 2 times a day for a month. Repeated courses are possible (2-3 per year). With increased acidity of gastric juice, the infusion should be taken after meals.
• Aloe with honey. For cooking you need medicinal plant aloe vera (agave) not younger than 3 years, which must not be watered for 5-7 days before collecting leaves. Add 200 g of honey and 300 g of Cahors wine ( highest quality). Mix all components, keep in a dark place for 2 weeks. Take a tablespoon 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day, the duration of the course of treatment is 1 month. Repeated courses are possible (1-2 per year).

herbal teas

Herbal tea 1

• Burdock roots 3 parts
• Chicory roots 1 part
• Dandelion roots 1 part

Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture with a glass of boiling water and insist under the lid for 1 hour; strain. Take 1/2 - 1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day for a month.

Herbal tea 2

• Dandelion roots 3 parts
• Linden flowers 3 parts
• birch leaves 2 parts
• Echinacea purpurea herb 4 parts

Pour 2 tablespoons of the crushed mixture with a glass of boiling water and insist in a sealed container for 1 hour; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1 glass 30 minutes before meals in the morning and evening for 1-2 months.

Herbal tea 3

• Dandelion roots 2 parts
• Wild strawberry leaves 3 parts
• Rose hips 3 parts

2 tablespoons of the mixture pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 6-8 hours; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2-1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day. The duration of the course of treatment is determined individually.

Herbal tea 4

• Yarrow herb 3 parts
• Large plantain leaves 3 parts
• Black currant leaves 2 parts
• Grass knotweed (knotweed) 2 parts
• St. John's wort herb 1 part

Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture with a glass of boiling water and insist under the lid for 1-2 hours; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2 cup 30-40 minutes before meals 2 times a day. The course of treatment is 4-6 weeks. A repeated course is possible (1-2 per year).

Herbal tea 5

• Rose hips 3 parts
• Rowan fruits (red) 2 parts
• Sea buckthorn fruits 2 parts

2 tablespoons of the crushed mixture pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 6-8 hours; strain. Take 1/2 cup 30-60 minutes before meals 2 times a day. The course of treatment is 1 month. During the year it is recommended to conduct 2 courses (spring, autumn).

Herbal tea 6

• Chinese tea leaves (green) 2 parts
• Black currant leaves 3 parts
• Strawberry leaves 2 parts

Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture with 0.5 liters of boiling water and insist under the lid for an hour; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2 cup 30-60 minutes before meals 2 times a day for a month. Repeat courses are possible.

Medicinal herbal remedies and dietary supplements

echinacea tincture

Take 20-30 drops 2-3 times a day for 10 days. In order to prevent such courses, it is recommended to conduct 2-3 times a year. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug, autoimmune diseases; tuberculosis; leukemia; pregnancy, lactation.

Echinacin liquidum

Inside with a small amount of liquid: in the initial dose - 40 drops, then 20 drops every 1-2 hours, then 40 drops 3 times a day (no more than 8 weeks without a break). Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug, tuberculosis, leukemia, collagenosis, multiple sclerosis.

Immunal

Take 20 drops with a small amount of liquid 20-30 minutes before meals 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 1-8 weeks. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug, tuberculosis, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, collagenosis.

Immunorm

Take 2.5 ml (dilute in water) 3 times a day. The course of treatment is no more than 8 weeks. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug, tuberculosis, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, collagenosis, pregnancy, lactation.

Herbal tea "Who is over 30 "

1 sachet is placed in a cup, poured with boiling water and infused for 15-20 minutes, periodically pressing on the sachet with a spoon. Eat warm or cold, adding honey or sugar to taste.

Longevity

Take 1-2 tablets. 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day for 3 weeks.

Milona 7

Take 1-2 tablets. 30 minutes before meals 2 times a day for 2 weeks. Repeat courses are possible. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the product, pregnancy, lactation, progressive systemic diseases (tuberculosis, leukemia, collagenosis, multiple sclerosis).

Galium-hel

Take 10 drops 3 times a day. The duration of the course of treatment is 2-3 weeks. It is recommended to conduct 2-3 courses per year.

Relieve stress and improve sleep

Stress- a state of general psychological stress of the body, caused by the action of some stimulus. Under stress, after the activation of the body's defense system, a breakdown follows. Chronic (protracted) stress is very dangerous, in which the body's defenses decrease. The negative consequences of stress are the release of adrenaline into the blood, which in turn pumps blood away from the organs, depriving them of the ability to function normally. In addition, when stress in the blood increases the level of the hormone cortisol (it is also called the stress hormone), which inhibits the functioning of both the nervous and immune systems. Immunity disorders make a person defenseless against many diseases of an infectious nature (especially often against colds). Stress negatively affects the cardiovascular system; chronic stress greatly increases the risk of cancer.

Diseases in which stress plays an important role include:

• hypertonic disease;
• peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
• bronchial asthma;
• thyrotoxicosis;
• nonspecific ulcerative colitis;
• rheumatoid arthritis;
• neurodermatitis.

It should also be remembered that stress significantly worsens the course of almost any disease. Therefore, it is so important to treat a sick person with care, set him up for recovery.

Psychological manifestations of prolonged stress

• Anxiety, anxiety. Especially characteristic of prolonged stress is the so-called unmotivated anxiety, in other words, groundless fears about unlikely events that may never happen.
• Depressed mood(up to depression). Sharp mood swings are also possible, often accompanied by uncontrollable violent outbursts of emotions and splashing out of aggressiveness.
• Groundless irritability and conflict caused not by external causes, but by the internal state of a person.
• Violation of emotional contacts and relationships with loved ones - from emotional coldness, insensibility to open hostility.
• The desire of a person to isolate himself from the surrounding reality which does not meet his expectations.

Physiological manifestations of prolonged stress

Attention! Often, due to lack of awareness, stress-related discomfort is perceived as symptoms of various diseases. At best, this causes fruitless visits to doctors; at worst, it can lead to a person leaving in an imaginary illness. Below are the most common bodily manifestations of stress.

• Sleep disorders - insomnia or, conversely, drowsiness, which, however, does not bring proper rest. Sleep often becomes disturbing, restless due to unpleasant dreams.
• An increase in blood pressure, often occurring spasmodically and accompanied by a sensation of a rush of heat (blood rushed to the head),
• Various pains, most often in the head (reminiscent of a migraine, sometimes accompanied by dizziness) and neck, in the heart (erroneously regarded as heart disease, especially if they are associated with palpitations or interruptions) and in the abdomen (imitating peptic ulcer).
• Shortness of breath, sensation of a lump in the throat, interception of the voice.
• Loss of appetite - from complete aversion to food to bouts of wolf hunger.
• Various sexual problems.

When treating stress, the most important thing is to learn how to quickly relieve psychological stress, not allowing the state of stress to become permanent. Very useful relaxation techniques (cm. below). Means play an important role in stress relief and prevention. traditional medicine. They are especially effective for easily excitable people. These drugs have a sedative effect, contribute to the normalization of sleep and, importantly, practically do not cause addiction and harmful side effects.

Attention! The use of special psychotropic drugs to relieve the severe effects of stress is permissible only under strict medical supervision. The use of drugs must necessarily be supplemented by methods of mental relaxation.

Lifestyle

If possible, avoid stressful situations, lead a measured life. Remember that even watching a movie or a football match can lead to stress - there have been cases of people dying from a heart attack caused by stress while watching. The main thing in the fight against stress is to set yourself up for a calm and philosophical perception of reality. Methods of mental relaxation can help here: keeping a diary, auto-training, meditation practice. Believers are much less prone to stress.

Tips for normalizing sleep

It should be remembered that larks have fewer problems with sleep than owls. Although larks get up early, they sleep better. A clear belonging to one type or another is quite rare and is usually the result of habit - for the most part, people can adapt to any daily routine.

• 2-3 hours before bedtime, it is advisable to exclude the intake of any food and drinks, stop watching TV and strenuous mental work; only light reading is allowed. 1-2 hours before bedtime, walks in the fresh air are very useful.
• 30-40 minutes before bedtime, you can take 1/2 cup of white cabbage juice.
• Before going to bed, it is recommended to take a warm bath or stand for 15 minutes in knee-deep warm water.
• To improve falling asleep, you can put a handful of seedlings (cones) of hops or a birch broom (preparation of the current year) under the pillow. You can also sew a pillow for sleeping by stuffing it with hops.
• After waking up, it is better not to stay in bed: exercise is very useful, in the summer outside the city it is recommended immediately after waking up to run barefoot in the dew for 1-3 minutes.
• Immediately before going to bed, drink 1 glass of warm goat's or cow's milk, dissolving 1 tablespoon of honey in it (honey is contraindicated in diabetes and allergies).

Folk sedatives and hypnotics for oral administration

• Sniffing valerian drops or drinking valerian herbal tea is helpful just before bedtime. Preparation: rhizome with valerian roots - 2 parts; peppermint leaves - 1 part; seedlings (cones) of hops -1 part. Pour a tablespoon of the crushed mixture with 1 cup of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 6-8 hours; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2 cup.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of marjoram with a glass of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 8-10 hours; strain. Take 4 times a day for 2 months.
• 2.5 tablespoons of crushed rhizomes and roots of elecampane and 2 tablespoons of rhizomes with valerian roots pour 0.5 liters of vodka (highest quality) and insist in a dark place for 40 days, shaking occasionally; strain. Take a teaspoon in 30 ml of water at night. The course of treatment is the entire volume of the drug.
• Insomnia tincture. Take equally the leaves of peppermint, narrow-leaved fireweed (willow-tea), the herb of lemon balm and yarrow, lavender flowers. Pour the finely ground and thoroughly mixed mixture with 96% ethyl alcohol diluted with water (1: 1) and leave in a dark place for 2 weeks. Then top up the jar to the top and keep in a dark place for another 2 weeks, periodically turning over. Take 30-40 drops at night for a month.
• Infusion of lettuce leaves. Pour 3 tablespoons of fresh chopped lettuce leaves with 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 1-2 hours; strain. Drink warm 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day and 1 cup at night.
• Cabbage juice. Drink freshly prepared cabbage juice 1/2-1 glass 40 minutes before bedtime.
• Wheat bran. Soak, mix in half with honey and take 1 tablespoon once a day. Bran with honey is an excellent sedative for children (the dose should be half that for an adult).
• 35 g of fragrant celery root pour 1 liter of cold boiled water and leave for 8 hours; strain. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
• Mix 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of honey. Take 2 teaspoons of the mixture before bed.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of grated turnip with 1 cup of boiling water and boil for 15 minutes. Strain the resulting broth (squeeze the turnip), mix with honey in equal parts, take 2 tablespoons at night.
• 1 tablespoon of dill seeds pour 1 + 1/2 cups of boiling water, let it brew for 2 hours. Drink 1 cup before bedtime.
• Mix 2 tablespoons of crushed almonds, a tablespoon of powdered lemon balm, tablespoons of viburnum juice and 5 tablespoons of honey. The mixture is kept for 3 days in a dark place. Take 1 tablespoon before bed.

Calm down spruce baths

Helps improve sleep and relieve stress. The duration of the baths is 20-30 minutes. To normalize sleep, take at night, immediately after the bath it is recommended to go to bed.

• Bath with lavender: Add 10-15 drops of lavender oil to a warm bath.
• Baths of mint, chamomile, succession, pine needles, blackcurrant leaves, hops. Take 5 tablespoons of each component and prepare a decoction. After insisting, pour it (squeeze the grass) into water heated to a temperature of 36-38 C. The course of treatment is 10-15 baths.
• Bath with lime blossom: Boil a handful of lime blossom in 1 liter of water, leave for 10 minutes and add to the bath water.
• Coniferous baths.

Soothing herbal teas

Herbal tea 1

• Chamomile flowers 3 parts
• Melissa officinalis herb 3 parts
• Grass sweet clover 1 part
• Oregano herb 1 part
• Fireweed herb angustifolia (willow-tea) 2 parts

Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture with 1 cup of boiling water and insist under the lid for 3 hours; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2 - 1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals (in the evening). The course of treatment is determined individually; take until a permanent improvement in well-being.

Herbal tea 2

• Seedlings (cones) of hops
• Chamomile flowers
• peppermint leaves

Take all components of the mixture in equal parts. Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture with 1 cup of boiling water and insist under the lid for 30 minutes; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2-1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day for 2-3 weeks.

Herbal tea 3

• Herb motherwort five-lobed (or heart)
• Melissa officinalis herb
• Chamomile flowers

Take all components of the mixture in equal parts. Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture with 1 cup of boiling water and insist under the lid for 1 hour; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2-1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day for 2 weeks.

Herbal tea 4

• Lemon balm herb 2 parts
• Grass cuff 1 part
• Goat's Rue Grass 2 Parts
• Oregano herb 1 part
• nettle leaves 1 part

Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture and 1/2 cup of boiling water, insist for 30-40 minutes under the lid; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is determined individually.

Herbal tea 5

• Mulberry leaves 2 parts
• walnut leaves 1 part
• Herb motherwort five-lobed (or heart) 3 parts

1 tablespoon of the crushed mixture pour 1 and 1/2 cups of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes under the lid; strain, squeeze the raw material. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day for a month.

Medicinal herbal remedies and dietary supplements

Valerian extract

Take 1-2 tablets. 3 times a day. The duration of the course of treatment is determined individually. Contraindications; hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

Valerian tincture

Take 20-30 drops 3-4 times a day. The duration of the course of treatment is determined individually. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug.

Rhizomes with valerian roots Take 1 tablespoon 30 minutes after meals 3-4 times a day. The duration of the course of treatment is determined individually. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug.

Novo-Passit

Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. The drug can be added to tea, juice. Contraindications: muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis), hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, drowsiness, epilepsy.

Motherwort tincture

Take 30-50 drops before meals 3-4 times a day. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

Evasive Peony Tincture Take 30-40 drops (up to 1 teaspoon) 3 times a day for 25-30 days. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug.

motherwort herb

Take as an infusion 1/4-1/3 cup 15 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day. The course of treatment is 3 weeks. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug.

Melissa officinalis herb Take as an infusion, warm, 1/2 — 1/3 cup 1 hour after meals 2-3 times a day. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the drug, drowsiness, lethargy, lethargy

Collection sedative (sedative) No. 2

Take as an infusion 1/3 cup 20-30 minutes before meals 2 times a day. The course of treatment is 2-4 weeks. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the collection.

Collection of sedatives No. 3

Take as an infusion 1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 10-14 days. Repeated courses are possible (break between courses is 10 days). Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the collection.

Herbal tea Insomnia

Pour 1 filter bag with 1 glass of boiling water, cover and infuse for 15 minutes. Take 1/2 - 1/3 cup at night for a month. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the product, pregnancy, lactation.

Sleep Formula

Take 1-2 tablets for sleep disorders. 30-40 minutes before bedtime for 21-30 days; as a sedative - 1 tab. once a day in the afternoon for 21-30 days. Recommended 3-4 courses per year. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the product.

Milona

Take 1-2 tablets. 30 minutes before bedtime for 15-20 days. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the product, pregnancy, lactation.

Relax Complex

Take 1-2 caps. before bedtime. Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the product.

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Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which there are strict limits when choosing food and their quantity for the patient. Naturally, in such conditions, special attention is paid to permitted and conditionally permitted ingredients. The use of a tomato in diabetes is not prohibited, but some features of this vegetable should be taken into account.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a vegetable crop from the nightshade family. In many countries, this product is very popular due to its taste and ease of cultivation methods. Yes, and it is relatively inexpensive. Tomatoes contain a lot beneficial vitamins and micronutrients. You can grow this culture all year round: in winter in greenhouses or on windowsills, in summer in the garden or in the field.

This "golden apple" (that's how the word tomato is translated from Italian) is very nutritious, but at the same time dietary product, only 19 kcal per 100 grams. It also contains:

• Proteins;
• Sugar in the form of glucose and fructose;
• A large number of organic acids;
• Cellulose;
• Starch;
• pectin substances;
• Vitamins B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, ascorbic acid (C) and D;
• Minerals: calcium, potassium, magnesium and zinc, as well as iron, phosphorus, chromium and selenium.

The fruits also contain substances that help lower blood cholesterol levels. First of all, it is choline, it also prevents the appearance of negative changes in the liver, helps to increase the protective functions of the body and the formation of hemoglobin.

Tomatoes and diabetes

For patients with diabetes, tomato is included in the list of permitted products. This is not surprising, because 350 grams of fresh product contains only 1XE. the product has a low glycemic index (10) and a small glycemic load (0.4g). Therefore, in permitted quantities, it can be consumed daily, the norm is 200-300g per day.

We must not forget that tomatoes cause the production of bile and pancreatic juice. And in type 1 diabetes, as you know, there is not enough insulin in the body initially, and the pancreas malfunctions. Therefore, it is important to take into account that if the tomato consumption rate is exceeded, the state of the insular apparatus may deteriorate.

People with a diagnosis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus are allowed to consume this product for general conditions diets. At the same time, its energy value and the amount of carbohydrates should be taken into account when compiling the daily diet and when calculating the required dose of insulin. Also, do not forget about physical activity sick.

In type 2 diabetes, tomatoes are included in the list of recommended food products, but only fresh. There should not be any pickles and preserves. At the same time, attention must also be paid to the method of growing fruits. Greenhouse tomatoes are less useful than vegetables grown in the open field.

The presence of fiber helps to stimulate and normalize the process of digestion. Especially suitable for diabetics is the property of a tomato to cleanse the walls of blood vessels from cholesterol. After all, with this disease, the circulatory system suffers in the first place.

How to choose and how to eat?

It is advisable to approach the choice of tomatoes responsibly. The most useful will be those grown on their own personal plot. Then the person will know for sure that no harmful chemical additives have been used and the product is really natural. Greenhouse tomatoes are more watery and contain less useful substances.

When choosing a tomato, it is advisable to give preference to local producers, as imported products are plucked green and ripen on the way to the shops. Naturally, the fruits should not be dark spots and putrefactive formations. The natural tomato flavor indicates the maturity of the product.

It is recommended to use them in diabetes mellitus in the form of fresh fruit salads with the addition of other vegetables and a small amount of olive oil, and preferably without salt. You can make tomato juice and also not salty. Tomato puree and paste are added to various dishes and when preparing gravy.

So if you eat tomatoes in moderation, they will not only diversify most diets, but also bring benefits.

lesson type- combined

Methods: partially exploratory, problem presentation, reproductive, explanatory-illustrative.

Goals:

Awareness of life as the highest value, the ability to build one's relationship with nature and society based on respect for life, for all living things as a unique and priceless part of the biosphere;

Versatile development of the personality of students: observation, sustainable cognitive interest, the desire for self-education and the application of acquired knowledge in practice;

Formation of sanitary and hygienic culture, their ecological thinking and morality.

Educational: to have certain eco-logical knowledge and hygienic knowledge - an important component of the culture of each person;

Educational: develop cognitive and practical orientation, freedom and creative thought, general educational skills of working with popular science literature and Internet sources

Educational: to educate students by means of this lesson for the development of a physically and morally healthy human society.

Regulatory: organize your workplace under the guidance of a teacher; determine the plan for the implementation of tasks in the lesson, evaluate the result of their activities.

Communicative: participate in the dialogue in the classroom; answer the questions of the teacher, classmates; listen and understand the speech of others; work in a small group.

Cognitive: navigate in the textbook; to find the necessary information in the text of the educational article.

Planned results

subject

the influence of man on individual components of nature and the influence of nature on all aspects of human activity;

preparing schoolchildren for practical activities in the field of biology, ecology and medicine;

Establishing harmonious relations with nature, with all living things, as the main value on Earth.

basic bioecological terminology and symbols

Personal:

generating interest in global problem, which received the name: "environmental problem", which is associated with the deterioration of the qualitative characteristics of the surrounding person.

Interdisciplinary: links with such academic disciplines as biology, chemistry, physics, geography - will contribute to a higher level of skills in this course and the implementation of the tasks of pre-profile training for schoolchildren.

Lesson Form- traditional

Technology - problem learning

Basic concepts

hardening, healthy lifestyle, healthy body, weakened body.

Learning new material

DEPENDENCE OF PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES ON THE STATE OF THE ORGANISM

The occurrence of a protective reaction when interacting with pathogenic microorganisms and its outcome depend primarily on states organism. Care that the body can constantly defeat the adverse effects of the external environment, pathogens, is the basis of personal health.

Main Factors that help the body's defenses are physical education and sports, hardening, a healthy lifestyle. Physical education and sports provide training: the body, increasing its energy capabilities. Hardening improves the regulation of body reactions to changing environmental conditions. A healthy lifestyle ensures the normal functioning of all tissues and organs, the development of all levels of defense mechanisms.

A healthy body is First of all, strong immunological system.

Secondly is the ability nervous system quickly perceive a variety of irritations, “make decisions” and immediately “take measures” to ensure a negative or positive reaction of the body to them, to implement unity, coordination of actions of all protective reactions of the body.

Thirdly, the normal activity of the body's energy supply system, since protective reactions are a very energy-intensive process that provides an increased formation of macrophages and biologically active substances. In this case, the body is able to redistribute its energy resources, switching part of them to the systems, its resources of the body are directly involved. In order to use them more economically, bed rest is recommended during illness, and yet the person weakens. A re-ill person is easy to recognize by appearance. This is the result of limiting the energy resources of all life support systems of the body (except for defense systems). A strong, hardened body with a normally functioning energy supply system copes with illness more easily, with less energy loss of tissues and organs not related to the body's defense. A weakened body not only gets sick more often, but also gets sick longer. It is difficult for him to cope with the disease due to the weak functioning of energy supply systems. Sometimes the body is unable to regulate the actions of protective reactions and dies due to damage to the functions of the systems that ensure viability. But no matter how mild the disease, it wreaks havoc on the body. So; to maintain health, it is necessary not to treat diseases, but to prevent them.

Maintaining health begins in childhood with the acquisition of personal hygiene and physical exercises. Knowing how the body's defenses work should help to prevent and avoid such conditions that can lead to weakening of the body and to illness. Weaken health, and consequently, reduce vitality energy systems organism, the effectiveness of immune responses are the following factors: disordered mode, low mobility, non-observance of personal hygiene rules, bad habits. These include: smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs, inhaling vapors of strongly smelling stimulants. No less harmful is the use of drugs without a doctor's prescription. All these factors cause irreparable harm to the body. Giving up bad habits, maintaining a normal lifestyle, playing sports, preventive medical measures will help the body's defense systems in their fight against harmful, adverse external factors and pathogens. This requires certain efforts, but the reward for them is health - one of the highest values ​​of a person and society.

Think and answer. 1. What factors help the body's defenses? 2. What ensures the normal functioning of all tissues and organs of the human body? 3. Due to which the energy capabilities and the body's response to factors increase environment? 4. Why does a weakened body get sick more often and endure the disease more difficult?

Explain the meaning of the terms: hardening, healthy lifestyle, healthy body, weakened body.

Questions for self-control.

1. What characterizes the first level of protection of the body from damage by adverse environmental factors? 2. Describe the second level of body defense. 3. What is the inflammatory process? 4. What factors contribute to the development and strengthening of immunity? 5. What are the advantages of a strong, hardened organism over a weakened one? 6. What is immunodeficiency? What is dangerous for the body; insufficient functioning of the immune system? 7. What sign for the body do sports, hardening, a healthy lifestyle have? .eight. What is a healthy lifestyle? 9. What role does the body's energy supply system play? How to strengthen it?

Healthy lifestyle- behavior, style, conducive to the preservation, strengthening and restoration of the health of a given population. A healthy lifestyle is not only a medical, but also a socio-economic category, which depends on the development of production and industrial relations. A healthy lifestyle is associated with a person's choice of a health-positive lifestyle, which implies a high level of hygienic culture of individual social groups and society as a whole.

Hygienically rational forms of behavior include behavior that enhances the protective properties of the body, as well as behavior aimed at combating bad habits that affect health. Improving the protective properties of the body includes the optimal mode of various activities and recreation, rational nutrition, optimal physical activity, physical culture, hardening, personal hygiene, medical activity and dynamic monitoring of one's own health, positive environmental behavior.

With regard to children, it must always be borne in mind that not always the child himself can provide an appropriate way of life. Much depends on parents, organizers of education, teachers. In this sense, the child is passive, but his future behavior will largely depend on how his life is organized.

A healthy lifestyle is incompatible with bad habits. The use of alcohol, other intoxicating and narcotic substances, tobacco smoking impede the establishment of any aspects of a healthy lifestyle. Bad habits are among the most important risk factors for many diseases, significantly affect the health of children and adolescents, the population as a whole.

Epidemiological surveys of high school students testify. that smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction have now become widespread, even threatening, among the youth. This is especially true for alcoholism. In terms of real alcohol consumption, Russia again became one of the leaders.

The most important the critical stage at which alcohol installations are laid is adolescence. At this time, a young man undergoes a number of important changes. Firstly, a psychoendocrine restructuring of the body is carried out, and secondly, new needs and interests are awakened, primarily of a sexual nature. Psychological restructuring is painful, accompanied by uncomfortable conditions. Teenagers are characterized by increased vulnerability and maximalism. During this period, it is easier than ever to have a grouping reaction with peers. At the same time, adolescent groups are establishing their own value orientations, ways of spending leisure time, and methods for solving numerous problems. It is this period that is most dangerous in relation to the formation of the habit of drinking alcohol within the framework of group activities. At the same time, attempts to correct behavior on the part of parents or teachers are perceived as an encroachment on independence and independence, a restriction on rights. Therefore, often such straightforward attempts lead to the opposite results, reactions of protest and opposition.

For adolescents, even a peculiar phenomenon is described "group dependence on alcohol*, which consists in the fact that the functioning of the adolescent group is organized mainly around the use of alcoholic beverages even before the appearance of clear signs of dependence on alcohol or alcoholism in individual members of the group. For many, the period of young age has been and is a chain of alcoholic excesses. This is due to the wide availability of alcohol and the significant spread of alcohol customs and traditions. The most dangerous are alcoholic groups, organized around leaders with initial manifestations of alcoholism, sociable, enterprising, endowed with a sense of humor. It is around such people that teenagers are easily grouped.

Teenagers and escape from real life can lead to the alcohol group. Failure in the main activity (study or work) can push to self-assertion in this area. In this case, a very important psychological mechanism may come into play: having failed to achieve success in socially acceptable forms of life activity and ♦sliding into the alcohol group, a young person extends his personal negative attitude to the norms and values ​​accepted in the healthy environment that rejected him. Including the prohibitions associated with the intake of alcohol are ignored.

The most important area of ​​work to overcome bad habits is to increase attention to the formation of the personality of a teenager, the elevation of his needs, the assimilation of cultural values ​​mowed down by mankind, i.e. ensuring the spiritual health of youth.

Specific methods of prevention include the system of anti-alcohol education and anti-alcohol education of youth. When conducting anti-alcohol education at school, it is advisable to be guided by the following principles:

early start of anti-alcohol orientation of schoolchildren. Considering that the formation of individual alcohol attitudes begins at the age of 9-10, anti-alcohol education should be deployed already in elementary school;

purposefulness and continuity in the conduct of anti-alcohol education and anti-alcohol propaganda. This provides for a gradual, multiple disclosure of the effects of alcohol, which becomes more complicated with age, from the simplest visual experiments to showing the deep links of alcohol with the damage that is caused to society, and therefore to ourselves;

planning of anti-alcohol work in accordance with the phases and stages of the formation of attitudes in children regarding the use of alcohol; "ZL B v nPOTHBOaJIKOrOJ , bHOft the work of mental characteristics of different age groups students;

compliance with the hygienic and moral, emotional and content aspects in the anti-alcohol orientation of students;

organization of high-grade leisure and increase of socially and hygienically useful activity of children;

an integrated approach to anti-alcohol work. Teaching teams should work together with the family, medical specialists, including narcologists, non-governmental organizations;

personal participation of senior students in anti-alcohol work. It is expedient to involve high school students in anti-alcohol education more widely. It is mutually beneficial for both the elders and the younger. The latter often trust the opinion and position of high school students more than parents and teachers in these matters.

Accent anti-alcohol propaganda in the teen audience on defeat internal organs in alcoholism and return negative consequences, as a rule, makes it ineffective. Anti-alcohol work should be guided by positive values ​​and guidelines that are significant for children and adolescents, such as the full disclosure of abilities, self-realization of the individual, family, children, status in society.

Anti-alcohol propaganda should be based on positive content, include structural element, to appeal to the healthy sides of human nature.

A healthy lifestyle for children is largely determined by the way life parents, the environment in which the child grows and is brought up.

Effective to form a healthy lifestyle for children and adolescents kov can, erasing on knowledge of the real way of life of children lazy sex, age, team.

Autumn and winter are the season of colds, and they must be approached with strong immunity. To do this, it is necessary to start measures to strengthen it today. Of course, you need morning exercises, walks in the fresh air and hardening, but nutrition is also important, which will help activate the body's defenses.

All fresh foods, one way or another, help in strengthening the immune system, are sources of vitamins, minerals and nutrients. However, among them there are several recognized leaders. Regular inclusion of them in the daily diet will strengthen the body and protect it from infections. Experiment, prepare new dishes, the ingredients of which will be these foods rich in vitamins. They are available to everyone, they can be added to familiar dishes, cooked with them or eaten separately.

Here are 10 foods that can boost your immune system and improve your health quickly.

Broccoli

Separate the broccoli into florets, wash and dip in boiling water for a minute or two. Take out, cool. Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt a little, you can add sugar. Wash celery stalks, finely chop. Peel apples, cut into slices, also sprinkle with lemon juice. Dress the salad with soy sauce and olive oil.

Pepper

Both sweet and hot (hot) peppers are champions in vitamin content, so we included them in our “golden” ten.

Sweet peppers contain a lot of nutrients with a low calorie content. This vegetable is rich in vitamin C, beta-carotene and phytochemicals. Peppers contain more vitamin C than other vegetables and fruits, including citrus fruits.

Hot red pepper contains almost all B vitamins, essential oils, nitrogen substances, potassium, sodium, iron, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine and silicon. It also contains enough carotene and vitamin C. Pepper makes breathing easier because it has antihistamine properties.

Steak with sweet and sour pepper

500 g pork (tenderloin), 2-3 pcs. sweet pepper (preferably multi-colored), 2 onions, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 sprigs of basil, 2 sprigs of rosemary, 2 tbsp. spoons of balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp. sugar, 50 g butter, 50 g olive oil, salt, pepper - to taste.

Onion, cut into half rings. Remove seeds from peppers, cut into strips. In a frying pan, heat the oil well, add onion and pepper, salt, pepper, sugar (due to sugar, the vegetables caramelize) and quickly fry over high heat. Add balsamic vinegar, stir and remove from heat.

Cut the meat across the fibers into pieces 1.5-2 cm thick. Season the pork on both sides with salt, black pepper and lightly beat off. So that during frying the meat does not curl and is fried evenly, it should be slightly cut along the edges (the distance between the cuts should be 2-3 cm). Lightly crush the garlic cloves with a knife and peel. Put the pieces of meat, garlic and twigs into a well-heated pan with olive oil. Fry over high heat for 4 minutes. Then turn the meat over to the other side (the garlic should also be turned from time to time so that it does not burn), add and continue to fry over high heat for another 4-5 minutes. In this case, the meat must be constantly poured with hot oil, in which it is fried. Set the fried chops aside for a few minutes to “rest”.

Serve chops with carmelized peppers and garnish with basil sprigs.

Hot pepper sauce

And here is a very simple recipe for boosting immunity:

3 pcs. red sweet pepper, 3 pcs. chili pepper, 150 g sugar, 25 ml lemon juice, salt

Peppers (both sweet and hot), wash, remove seeds, cut into pieces arbitrarily, grind in a meat grinder or so that small pieces remain. Mix sugar with lemon juice and three tablespoons of water. Heat over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add a mass of peppers to the syrup, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cook for 45-50 minutes. Store in a cold place. The sauce can be served with meat dishes, pasta, rice.

Pumpkin

- a very useful product that is appreciated all over the world. It contains vitamins of groups B, C, E, D, PP, as well as a rare vitamin T, which affects the metabolic processes in the body. Vegetable pectins contained in pumpkin remove excess salt, toxins, excess cholesterol, toxins from the body and reduce high blood pressure.

Rice porridge with pumpkin

300 g pumpkin, 0.5 cup rice, 0.5 cup milk, 30 g butter, 1.5 cup water, 1 teaspoon sugar, salt to taste.

Peel the pumpkin and cut into large cubes. Boil the milk in a saucepan, add the pumpkin and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft.

Rinse. Pour clean water and put on fire. When it boils, add salt, sugar and cook further over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15-20 minutes.

Transfer the finished pumpkin to boiled rice, mix, add butter and leave on low heat for 2-3 minutes, so that the porridge with pumpkin reaches. Serve pumpkin porridge hot. You can decorate with raisins, toasted pumpkin seeds or chopped nuts.

Mushrooms

Mushrooms are unique in that they contain up to 18 amino acids essential for humans.
Due to the content of beta-glucans, mushrooms are prescribed to restore the immune system, they strengthen the body and fight infectious diseases. That is why boiled mushrooms are prescribed for viruses, when a large number of people become infected with SARS and need to strengthen the immune system.

They have a lot of fiber, which improves digestion, cleanses the body and promotes weight loss.

In terms of vitamin content, this product surpasses some vegetables and fruits. Mushrooms contain a lot of vitamin B, boletus and aspen mushrooms contain as much vitamin PP as liver and yeast. Just imagine that vitamin D in this product is almost as much as in butter. There is also vitamin A in mushrooms, especially in chanterelles, porcini and saffron milk mushrooms. Harvested in summer or autumn, carefully selected and dried mushrooms retain all their nutritional and taste properties for a long time.

Mushroom soup

50 g dried porcini mushrooms, 3-4 potatoes, 1 onion. 1-2 carrots, dill, green onions, salt, pepper - to taste.

Rinse dried mushrooms with cold water and soak in a small amount of clean water. cold water. Soak mushrooms for 2-3 hours. Then remove the mushrooms from the water, filter the water through gauze in 2-3 layers or through a sieve. Rinse the mushrooms under running water and put in a strained infusion, add required amount cold water and cook over medium heat for 30-40 minutes. Boiled large mushrooms cut into small pieces.

Prepare vegetables: chop carrots and potatoes. While cooking mushrooms, add one medium peeled onion. Throw potatoes and carrots into the mushroom broth. Cook until vegetables are tender (15-20 minutes). Salt, pepper. If you want to get a thick soup, then even before laying vegetables, you can add pearl barley. Then the pearl barley must first be soaked in cold water.

Mushroom stew after cooking can be served immediately to the table, but the next day the ear will have a richer and brighter taste.

Yogurt

Yogurt contains a large number of beneficial bacteria - probiotics. This fermented milk product increases the content of vitamin D in the body, increases the number of leukocytes in the blood. Thereby it increases immune system and reduces the risk of respiratory disease. Train yourself to drink one glass of yogurt a day and not know what a cold is.

During the propagation process, yoghurt cultures produce folic acid and vitamin B12 - vitamins that are especially valuable for female body. Yogurt lowers cholesterol levels. Yogurt strengthens the immune system, protects the body from cancer and nourishes white blood cells, thereby increasing their efficiency.

Yogurt fights harmful bacteria. There are between 100 and 500 trillion good and bad bacteria in our gut. And when antibiotics get there, they destroy everything in a row, without analyzing whether they are good or bad. Therefore, to control the balance of bacteria in the intestines, include a daily serving of yogurt in your diet during the course of antibiotic therapy.

Regular consumption of yogurt helps to absorb nutrients not only from yogurt itself, but also from other foods. According to nutritionists, 240 grams of natural yogurt contains only 140 calories.

homemade yogurt

Making natural yogurt at home is not as difficult as it might seem.

For this, only milk and yogurt starter are needed. It can be bought at a pharmacy or in specialized stores. healthy eating. Do not use store-bought yogurt instead of starter (even if it does not contain additives): the extra microflora contained in it can harm the fermentation of your yogurt. This sourdough contains Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.

Choose pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized milk (but not sterilized - it is devoid of nutrients) with a short shelf life. Milk can be cow, goat, sheep or soy.

Preparation of yogurt Bring 200 ml of milk to a boil, then cool to 45 degrees. Add 1 tsp of sourdough to it and mix: the sourdough should dissolve well in milk. Add the sourdough milk to the milk that is left (as much as you want to get yogurt).

Pour the resulting mixture into a thermos or yogurt maker. Place the container in a warm place, cover with a blanket or place it next to the battery. The fermentation process lasts 6-8 hours at a temperature of 42-45 C. Remember: the longer the yogurt is fermented, the more acidic it is. During this time, the container should not be opened, especially shaken or mixed.

To complete the fermentation process, the yogurt must be cooled: place it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Thanks to this, yogurt will not only be dense and tender, but also increase its shelf life.

To make creamy yogurt, use full-fat milk and add industrial (heat-treated) cream to it just before sourdough.

You can flavor yogurt by adding fruits, jam, nuts, dried fruits, chocolate, muesli, etc. It is best to do this either at the end of the fermentation process, that is, before cooling, or add them directly to the finished yogurt. Otherwise, yogurt bacteria will start to ferment NOT milk sugar and lactose, but fructose.
Remember: homemade yogurt will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week, and sourdough starter for up to two weeks.

Lemon

Lemon not only saves from seasonal colds and infections, but also thanks to a powerful antioxidant - ascorbic acid - prevents premature aging. Lemon pulp is rich in pectins, which remove toxins and toxins from the body, protecting it from cardiovascular diseases. And in the lemon peel there are bioflavonoids that help maintain the tone of the capillaries. Lemon contains many B vitamins that help fight insomnia and depression. Vitamin A is responsible for good vision and the condition of the mucous membranes, and vitamin P helps the body absorb ascorbic acid.

If you eat a slice of lemon a day, it will give you a boost of energy and a dose of vitamin C to support immune defenses. You can grind the lemon in a meat grinder or chop in a blender, mix with honey, and eat this mixture twice a day.

Lemon dessert "Tenderness"

120 ml lemon juice, 1 lemon, 2 tsp. zest, 15 g (1 sachet) of gelatin, 60 ml of cold water, 3 eggs, 120 g of sugar, 250 ml of cream (30%).

Pour gelatin into cold water. Then heat the soaked gelatin in a water bath and heat until completely dissolved. Beat the yolks with sugar until thick. Add the dissolved gelatin, lemon juice and zest to the yolks.

Beat the chilled cream with a mixer until thick. Gently fold them into the egg-lemon mixture. Whisk egg whites in a separate bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of sugar and beat again. Stirring lightly, add to lemon mixture.

Arrange the lemon dessert in molds, cover them with cling film and refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Garnish with lemon slices before serving.

Ginger

Ginger root is rich in essential oils, amino acids, vitamin B1, B2, C, A. This makes it very useful product. Ginger root contains gingerol, an element that is also found in chili peppers that bake. increases the body's defenses, protects against viruses and infections, reduces nausea. To constantly keep your body in shape, ginger should be used as a seasoning for various dishes. It will not only protect the immune system, but also add spice to ordinary products. It also makes delicious tea.

Ginger energy drink

20 g of ginger root, 2.5 liters of water, 2 apples, 0.5 lemons, 100 g of sugar.

Grate the ginger root on a grater with large holes, put in an enamel pan and pour water. Put on fire, when it boils, reduce heat, add apples washed and cut into small cubes. Boil on low heat for 3-5 minutes. Turn off the fire and insist tea for 10 minutes. Add the juice of half a lemon and sugar.

The drink is ready. Sugar can be replaced with fructose or you can sweeten a slightly cooled drink with honey.

nuts

Nuts contain zinc, selenium and omega-3 acids. These elements increase immunity, help the body recover faster after an illness. Omega acids stimulate mental activity and successfully resist respiratory disease. Be sure to include in your diet for beriberi. Nut kernels contain all useful trace elements for the human body: iron, iodine, magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, etc. They have a set of vitamins: A, E, B1, B2, B3, B6, PP, C., proteins and carbohydrates. Nuts are also included in the diet after a long illness, with a breakdown. Nuts give strength and vigor.

Get into the habit of eating nuts every day. Eat them for breakfast: chop them up and add them to porridge, yogurt or smoothies. Sprinkle them on fried vegetables, salads. Add to cooked rice or chicken dishes. However, it should be remembered that any nuts are quite high-calorie foods.

vitamin bomb

Pass 300 g of peeled walnuts, 300 g of dried apricots, 300 g of raisins and 3 lemons with zest through a meat grinder and add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey

Take 1 tablespoon (adults) and 1 teaspoon (children) daily. Better in the morning on an empty stomach or before dinner, an hour before meals. It can also be consumed at night. Store in refrigerator.

Honey

Delicious complex of vitamins and minerals. It contains glucose, fructose, iron, iodine, magnesium, potassium, calcium and other useful elements for our body, which have an immune-stimulating effect. One spoonful of honey a day is enough for the body to be resistant to colds. It is best to combine it with dried fruits and nuts.

Honey is a unique natural product that has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral effects on the body. It helps people suffering from anemia, is allowed for people with diabetes, improves the condition of bones and teeth, saturating the body with calcium, and also retains it in the body. Did you know that honey is a natural aphrodisiac? It increases the speed of sperm movement and enhances their activity, and therefore helps some couples to give birth to a long-awaited child.

Garlic

The simplest and cheapest "doctor" is. It contains potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulfuric acid, vitamins C, D, B, phytosterols, selenium, phytoncides, essential oils and antioxidants. It is a natural antibiotic. It thins the blood and lowers blood pressure. It has antitoxic and antimicrobial effects. This is one of the few products in which, during heat treatment, beneficial features are not lost. Therefore, it is not necessary to eat raw garlic, it can be used as a spice for various dishes.

It is useful to take 1 tbsp once a day 30 minutes before meals. a spoonful of prophylactic mixture prepared from a medium-sized head of garlic.

Grind the garlic, add half a finely chopped lemon along with the zest to it. Pour the mixture with cold boiled water (0.5 l) and leave for 4-5 days in a dark place. As a prophylactic, you can take until spring.