Food for infections and immunity

Eating in a healthy and nutritious way helps your body to fight infection and boost your immune system. Depending on the time of year and your general health, it could be beneficial to eat different foods to boost particular vitamin and mineral intake.

Preparing for the cold: boost your immune system!

With the coldest finally setting in, it is important that we do everything in our power to prepare ourselves for the cold (both the weather and winter illnesses). Boost your immune system by considering your dietary and drinking habits.
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Foods to fight infection

To keep energy levels up and infections at bay, you need to fill up on... antioxidants! Vitamins A, E and C, beat-carotene and zinc, which are all found in daily food items, play a role in immunity and form the basis for immune defence. Without them, you’re lost! Some have a particularly...
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10 magical spices

Fat-burning, anti-ageing, breath freshening, antiseptic… many spices have surprising and truly magical virtues...
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Microbiota: friendly bacteria

Bacteria are not just harmful microbes. On the contrary, the bacteria inhabiting the digestive tract, called microbiota (or intestinal flora), are vital for good health.
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Hospital remedy: Honey helps healing!

A study of the antibacterial and healing powers of honey carried out by Limoges University Hospital has shown how dressings and treatments with honey could reduce healing time significantly, without infection or side-effects. A research group1 is currently attempting to understand exactly how...
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