What supplements should you take to a beat cold?
Want a sniffle-free winter? Us too! So, what supplements should you take to a beat cold?
These vitamins can act like a magic bullet to stop pesky colds and flu in their tracks
If you want to side-step colds and flu this season, investing in your health is key. Prioritising your diet works as an excellent preventative measure to help your body prepare for the freezing days ahead, so eat a balanced diet full of healthy foods like nuts and seeds, oily fish and brown rice, and load up on brightly coloured fruit and veg like tomatoes, carrots, kiwis and avocados. These are all a great source of antioxidants which help to maximise wellbeing and minimise bouts of illness.
Keeping active will also ensure an immunity overhaul this season. Regular exercise like cycling or walking helps to stimulate macrophages – the cells that fight disease in our bodies by attacking bacteria, however make sure you don’t go overboard on the workout front as too much high intensity exercise can stress out your body leaving it more susceptible to illness – around 3-4 sessions of moderate exercise will do just nicely.
And if you really want to step up your health status this winter, keep an array of health boosters close at hand. When chosen carefully, these can act like a magic bullet to stop pesky colds and flu in their tracks. From hot drinks to super powders, pills and more, we’ve rounded up our top buys for a sniffle-free winter.
1. Quest Forte D 4000 ( £12.19, nutricentre.com)
Your body is more prone to illness as the days get shorter and darker. With the sun making fewer and fewer appearances these days it’s a good idea to boost levels of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, through supplementation, as it’s difficult to get the recommended daily intake through food. Since this vitamin plays a vital role in keeping the immune system healthy, a daily supplement is advisable. Try these chewable vitamin tablets for a tasty way to top up levels.
