Coronavirus and nutrition: what you need to eat to strengthen immunity and improve health

The coronavirus pandemic, which is gaining momentum in the United States, has forced ever-busy people to slow down their constant rush and think about their health.

Photo: LifeWayKefir

Strengthening immunity and tips to prevent infection have become key topics in recent weeks. And if with the second everything is quite simple - wash your hands often, avoid crowds and observe quarantine, then with the first many have more questions.

But in fact, with immunity, everything is also quite easy ...

"We are what we eat. All diseases begin in the intestines,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Hippocrates hundreds of years ago. “The fate of nations depends on the way they eat,” echoed the Frenchman Brillat-Savarin in his book “The Physiology of Taste,” written in the 19th century.

Centuries have passed, science has made more than one breakthrough since then, but this truth has remained unshakable: our nutrition is the basis of immunity.

To strengthen it, you need to use a variety of vitamins and minerals that are found in vegetables and fruits. But no less important are the probiotics contained in fermented milk products, in particular, in kefir.

Ella Salganik - homeopath, certified acupuncturist, auricular specialist medicine and founder of the functional medicine center Health Dimensions - recommends consuming kefir daily.

“The most important thing we get from consuming kefir are cultures or strains (scientific name) of beneficial bacteria. Our intestines contain a huge number of different bacteria - “good” and “bad”. And we need to make sure that the percentage of “good” bacteria is constantly higher than the percentage of “bad” bacteria. And drinking kefir is the best way to achieve this goal,” explained Salganik.

What probiotics give

Once in the body, probiotics with the help of bacteria produce useful acids:

1. Lactic acid - the main defender of the human body from pathogens (pathogenic bacteria, etc.). While our body tolerates this acid comfortably, pathogens that often enter our bodies through food cannot multiply in a fermented milk environment. In addition, it is important in the formation of the acid-base balance of the body, as well as for the process of absorption of minerals in the intestinal tract.
2. Butyric acid - this acid and its salts create a favorable environment in the intestine for the development of beneficial bacteria and an inhibitory environment for the development of pathogens, such as salmonella, E. coli, etc. It also helps regulate water and electrolyte balance in the intestines, regulates its motility, reduces blood sugar levels, and the general level of inflammatory processes in the body.

Thus, only two of these acids are able to tune our body so that it is able to suppress and repel pathogenic pathogens that have penetrated into it as much as possible.

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Kefir is the most effective drink for providing the body with probiotics, because it contains more strains of beneficial bacteria than any other drinks. But not all yogurt is equally useful.

How to choose the right kefir

When choosing kefir, it is important to pay attention to such indicators:

• the number of cultures of beneficial bacteria - the more, the better;
• their level of activity - they must be alive and active because non-dead bacteria are unable to produce acids;
• CFU is the ability of bacteria to form colonies; this is the most effective way of their existence in the body.

Which brand should be preferred in the USA?

From the huge assortment of kefirs in the USA, attention should be paid to the LifeWay trademark, which outperforms competitors in several respects.

8 ounces kefir Lifeway contain 12 cultures of beneficial bacteria. This is a lot - other companies only offer 4 crops. Moreover, in LifeWay kefirs all these cultures are alive and active, which ensures maximum efficiency of their positive effects on the body.

An 8-ounce serving of LifeWay Kefir contains 25-30 billion CFU—units that can form colonies of beneficial bacteria in our intestines—which is very high.

Infographic: LifeWay

A pleasant and healthy bonus - these kefirs also contain vitamin D and amino acids, which helps to generally strengthen the immune system, improve digestion and bone health.

Many institutions choose kefir Lifeway as one of the ways to maintain health and increase immunity during this difficult time. Therefore, the company decided to support those who are at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus by providing their products free of charge to doctors, police officers, as well as older people who are at increased risk in case of infection.

Photo: LifeWayKefir

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