Autumn is a season of transition and our body is not always able to keep up with climate change, which is why it is easier to get sick in the first cold of autumn.

A cold shot immediately lowers our immune defenses, especially if we are not healthy, and it is easy to find ourselves with a cold, cough, flu or a backache.

The greater defense force our body takes from food and it is always good to choose the most suitable one.

In autumn, a season characterized by a cool climate, it will be necessary to reduce foods of a refreshing nature, preferring warming and invigorating ones .

Tips for a Natural Food in Autumn

• Limit raw and cold foods, watery fruits and vegetables, ice creams and frozen drinks, cereals and refined sugars, which poison the body and weaken the immune system
• Prefer whole grains, cooked seasonal vegetables, pulses, aromatic herbs, spices and dried fruit.
• Consume foods rich in Vit C, present above all in citrus fruits, in kiwis, in pomegranates, in apples, in cabbages
• Consume regular seasonal vegetables such as pumpkins, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, radicchio, less watery than summer vegetables and richer in mineral salts
• Among the seasonal vegetables, the pumpkin is rich in fundamental nutrients
• Among the fruit, grapes provide minerals, vitamins, antioxidants and resveratrol; figs and chestnuts are remineralizing and energizing, excellent for growth phases; the purifying and draining pomegranate, the refreshing pear
• Prefer soups and soups with cereals such as oats with a tonic and warming action; brown rice, the best source of mineral salts to strengthen hair and skin, buckwheat
• Consume the right amount of fiber to maintain regular bowel functions
• Promote the purification of the body with herbal teas and warm drinks
• Drink warm water with a few drops of lemon every morning when you wake up
• Increase the consumption of oil seeds such as walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etc ...
• Consume legume and cereal soups regularly which can replace animal proteins
• Strengthen the intestinal bacterial flora to fight infections and support the immune system through the use of probiotics to be taken as supplements or through fermented products, such as kefir, yogurt, sauerkraut, sourdough bread and fermented vegetables. These foods should be prepared at home because they are richer in bacteria than industrial ones

By following these indications nature will be respected and the needs of our organism will be satisfied, allowing us to face this change of season with energy and vitality, keeping us healthy throughout the winter.

Happy Autumn to All!

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