How To Support Immunity In These Days

So, celery juice was drunk, zinc pills were bought, and even yoga turned from stretching exercises into a means of fighting inflammation. What else can you eat or drink to strengthen your immunity and fend off  diseases .

Breakfast according to Miranda Kerr's recipe - a vitamin charge for the whole day

Breakfast is the main meal. Many follow this rule even in quarantine , pouring their first cup of coffee around mid-day. But the true potential of a morning portion of oatmeal and fresh fruit is revealed only with proper menu planning, nutritionists and celebrities who are passionate about healthy fats are sure. Such, for example, as Miranda Kerr.

Recently, Miranda shared with her followers an approximate menu of her breakfasts during quarantine - and this is a real charge of vitamins and fiber, capable of strengthening immunity and improving metabolism. Everything from a glass of celery juice to an iron-rich avocado will help you start your day off right.

So, we write:

• A glass of fresh celery on an empty stomach. Miranda Kerr emphasizes that she drinks fresh at least 20 minutes before the main breakfast and reminds of its anti-inflammatory and alkaline properties.

• Banana-based vitamin smoothie. Miranda prefers a smoothie called Medical Medium Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie. It includes blueberries, sprouted barley, spirulina and cilantro.

• Oatmeal or avocado toast on gluten-free bread. If you are still hungry after the smoothie.

Astragalus is another magical herb against condemnation

What else can be added to the arsenal of means to strengthen immunity ? The answer lies in herbs, or rather, in herbal collections. On pharmacy shelves, among other boxes and bags with phytotea, you should look for astragalus - a new helper in the fight against respiratory diseases .

Rumors about the healing properties of astragalus sometimes arise, then die down again. Most likely, your mothers or grandmothers heard about meetings with astragalus as an effective remedy against hypertension and cardiovascular diseases . Astragalus decoction was used as a local wound-healing agent for stomatitis and tonsillitis, and the infusion was used as an antibacterial solution for douching. However, the list of useful properties of the plant does not end there.

Recent studies - admittedly conducted on fish - proved that astragalus is a powerful immune stimulant that suppresses the tumor activity of cells. The same conclusions were reached by other scientists who conducted a number of preclinical studies of astragalus extract as a promising therapeutic agent for people with immunodeficiency. And although there is no exact data on the immune -stimulating property of the plant yet, researchers agree that astragalus has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, and with regular consumption in decoctions and in the composition of herbal teas, it helps to tolerate flu and other cold-like respiratory diseases more easily .