Swine flu will have the greatest impact on people with weakened immune
systems or who are malnourished. Everyone should take great care to build a strong immune system through a nutritionally balanced diet.
Anyone wishing to build a strong immune system and avoid swine flu
should eat:
- Foods rich in protein, like meat,
chicken, eggs, fish, milk, beans, nuts, seeds and
soy-based foods. Having a minimum of 3 servings of these foods per day will help build
a barrier against viral infections like swine flu. - Lots of bright orange (carrots, pumpkins, apricots, and mangoes) and green
(spinach and
cabbage) fruits and vegetables. The vitamin A in these foods help strengthen the
respiratory membranes. - Vitamin C-rich foods like peppers, spinach, citrus
fruits, berries, and peas, which have anti-viral
properties and help mobilize bug-eating macrophage cells. - Beef, eggs and seafood (especially crabs, oysters
and sardines) for Zinc, which helps to form antibodies to fight the infection of swine flu. - Whole grains and pumpkin seeds, which also build antibodies against swine flu.
- Apples, spinach, and other
greens with iron in them. - Cloves and raw garlic (a source of allicin), another defense against swine flu.
- Two echinacea
tablets and a 300mg tablet of St
Johns Wort three times a day. - Herbal tea with
equal parts mint, elderflower and yarrow.
Take immediate action to include these healthy foods
in your diet to build up immunity and avoid the swine flu.