After "Yangkang", you can take nutrients in moderation

Song Tianli, Director of the Treatment and Sub-health Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research

In winter, people's metabolic capacity is generally reduced, their bodies are weak, and they are more susceptible to infection with the virus
.
Most patients infected with the new crown "Yangkang", although the first symptoms such as fever, dry cough, sore throat and other symptoms are relieved, but there is a loss of appetite, malaise, abdominal pain diarrhea, dry cough and less phlegm "new crown sequelae", seriously affecting people's normal life, the following will introduce various nutrients
specifically for the above symptoms.

vitamin A

Recommended foods: liver, carrots, spinach, eggs, onions, mangoes
.

Reason for recommendation: Vitamin A helps to promote skin metabolism, etc.
, vitamin A is a fat-soluble nutrient, can be absorbed by intestinal epithelial cells and converted into retinol, essential for intestinal adaptive immunity, and participate in the synthesis of mucopolysaccharides in the interstitium of epithelial tissue, which has a protective effect on the gastric mucosa, so it has the effect
of promoting digestion and protecting the gastric mucosa.

Vitamin B1

Recommended foods: sunflower seeds, peanuts, lean meat, soybeans, black rice
.

Reason for recommendation: Vitamin B1 can promote the growth and development of the brain, maintain the stability and normal activity
of the nervous system.
Vitamin B1 can also relieve fatigue and have a good effect on general fatigue
.
At the same time, it can also increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and promote digestion
in the body.

vitamin C

Recommended foods: dates, kiwi, green peppers, lemons, strawberries, apples, cherries, cauliflower
.

Reason for recommendation: Vitamin C can regulate and improve the state of the endocrine system, enhance the body's immunity and resistance, and have a certain effect
on effectively reducing "secondary infection".
Vitamin C can enhance the antiviral ability of respiratory endothelial cells, enhance the body's tolerance to respiratory diseases, help resist respiratory infectious diseases, reduce the incidence of colds, and effectively alleviate the severe disease of the new crown
.
It is worth noting that vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, not resistant to high temperature, should be freshly washed, washed and cut, stir-fried over high heat, and vegetables can be put with vinegar to minimize the loss
of vitamin C.

magnesium

Recommended foods: seaweed, amaranth, mushrooms, soybeans, tofu, peas, broad beans, spinach
.

Reason for recommendation: Magnesium is one of the essential elements of the human body, but also an important element of the body, has the ability to promote protein synthesis, maintain muscle contraction, maintain bone health, and regulate the body's normal energy metabolism and other aspects have a certain role
.
In addition, it can protect human blood vessels and heart health, and to a certain extent, it can prevent the onset
of heart disease and viral myocarditis caused by the new coronavirus.

potassium

Recommended foods: watermelon, banana, orange, peach, pomegranate, prune, jackfruit, longan, apricot, fig, coconut, lychee, enoki mushroom, adzuki beans
.

Reason for recommendation: Potassium is a very important cation in the human body, the main role is to maintain acid-base balance, participate in energy metabolism and maintain the normal function
of neuromuscles.
When the body is deficient in potassium, it will cause general weakness, fatigue, weakened heartbeat, and dizziness, so it has a certain relief
effect on the fatigue and dizziness of the sequelae of the new crown.

China Food News(2023.
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(Responsible editor: Zhu Meiqiao)