Eating more zinc-rich seafood, such as oysters, is also conducive to regulating the body's cellular immune state and preventing colds. In addition, vegetables and fruits are alkaline foods, which can maintain a certain alkaline environment of the body after eating, which is not conducive to the reproduction of microorganisms such as viruses.
From the point of view of Chinese medicine, cold patients should eat thin and soft food, such as porridge, lotus root starch, noodles and so on. And choose food according to the condition.
People with wind-cold type can eat more foods such as pepper, onion, ginger, garlic and so on. Wind-heat type should eat more foods that help dispel wind and clear heat, such as mung beans, radishes, Chinese cabbage and pears.
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Six taboos of fever
Avoid eating more eggs: eggs are indeed nutritious, but it is not advisable to eat more eggs during a fever. This is because protein in eggs will generate some extra heat after decomposition in the body, which will increase the body heat, aggravate the fever symptoms, prolong the fever time and increase the pain of patients.
Second, avoid drinking more tea: drinking strong tea will keep the brain excited, and make the pulse faster and blood pressure rise, which in turn will make the patient's body temperature rise and fidgety. At the same time, tea will affect the decomposition and absorption of drugs and reduce the curative effect of drugs.
Three bogeys: drink more cold drinks: if it is a fever caused by infectious diseases such as bacillary dysentery caused by unclean food, the gastrointestinal function will decline, and drinking more cold drinks will aggravate the condition, even aggravate it and endanger life.
Four bogeys eat more honey: during fever, heat should be given priority to, not nourishing. Honey is a tonic for invigorating qi and strengthening the middle energizer. If you eat too much honey, the patient's internal heat can't be cleaned and eliminated well, and it is easy to be complicated with other diseases.
Five taboos to eat spicy food: due to the rising body temperature, the metabolism in the body is strong. In this case, eating warm and spicy food such as ginger, garlic and pepper is helpful to clear away heat with heat, which aggravates the illness and is not conducive to fever reduction and early recovery.
Six taboos: when some children have a fever, parents often think that fever consumes nutrition, and it is even worse not to eat. So, they force their children to eat, and some even try their best to give them nutritious food. In fact, this practice is counterproductive, not only can not promote appetite, but also turn off appetite, and even cause vomiting and diarrhea. , make the condition worse.
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