Diet with a cold: how to speed up recovery

Timely and correct treatment of colds and organized power mode will quickly recover.
Mode power with a cold rather not diet and only requires some adjustments to the usual menu. The optimal diet with a cold is considered a fractional power – 5-7 times a day. In this case, the food is better absorbed, the patient is recovering faster.
If catarrhal disease proceeds at a low temperature, special diet you can not stick with it. Sometimes recommended to limit the consumption of milk, especially if a person has a bad cold. It is believed that milk can increase mucus, this can lead to even greater nasal congestion. Experts advise in this period abandon oily heavy food exclude smoked, spicy, pickled products.

When the temperature is raised, the appetite in the patient no, he refuses to eat, better not to make it. Sometimes even children refuse to eat, if the disease is quite hard. But make sure that the patient be sure to use enough liquid. It is an indispensable condition for the recovery, liquid (juice, juice, juice, warm water, herbal teas) helps to bring the body of viruses, toxins and promotes recovery. Drinks you can cook yourself. More vitamins remain in cranberry fruit-drink, if you protrete berries through a sieve, resulting juice mix with sugar and boil the fiber with water. In the resulting cold broth pour juice with sugar, stir – mors ready.

If the patient felt relieved, and wants to eat first, ask him a light meal: vegetable salad Apple or juice. But doctors do not recommend completely refuse food older people, as well as suffering from cardiovascular diseases (vegeto-vascular dystonia, hypotonia), if blood sugar is downgraded or the person is severely weakened. Eat in such cases it is necessary. If the patient wants to fish or meat dish, you can make a souffle or light a couple of burgers. Vegetables can make a puree. The dishes should be moderate temperature, not too hot and not too cold.