Dried fruit

To preserve foods longer fit for consumption, people have long since learned to handle them in different ways for long term storage. Take, for example, fruit. It turns out that if you dry them, they almost never lose their useful properties. Of course, dried fruit drying lose ascorbic acid. But the content of other nutrients per unit volume will be even more because of their concentrated form than in the fresh fruit.

Familiar dried fruit – it dates, prunes, dried apricots and raisins. It is known that the highest-quality fruit perfectly dried in the sun. Naturally, this process is not fast. Therefore, to speed up the drying and obtaining use a variety of dried fruit dehydrators. What has been less useful to health and longevity.

Some fruits contain enough sugar. And before drying it must specifically add. This cherry berries, blueberries, cranberries. The berries are soaked before drying in syrup. And only then serves hot air to get the sweet fruits.

Such representatives are in the tropics, such as bananas, kiwi fruit or mangoes are dried with hot air always, because they contain large amounts of moisture. And in the manufacture of dried melon, papaya or pineapple sugar is added to most.

Obviously, with a healthy lifestyle are such fruits that are dried in the sun. Because they are undoubted benefits. And sweet they are due to the natural, they contain fructose. Thus obtained dried fruits also contain fiber, cellulose, vitamins and trace elements, polyphenols (antioxidants), pectin, inulin. This composition has beneficial effects on intestinal microflora, prevents the development of various diseases.

Strengthening the immune system in winter

In the winter we like to walk through the beautiful streets covered with white snow, ski and inhale pure frosty air. But unfortunately in winter there are unpleasant things that afflict us. When winter winds begin to blow cold. And the most unpleasant, and weakened immunity inevitable colds such as influenza, which knocks us out of everyday life.
And we have nothing to do but lie in bed and drink drugs. If you can protect from frost warm clothes from the “winter disease” can also protect themselves. One way – buy creams or medications Cough. But the most natural and safe way – to strengthen its forces from within. Proper nutrition – your health. Special winter diet will help you not only to strengthen the immune system, but also to lose 5.2 pounds. On the length of time it takes you about 7 to 14 days.

Its component – complete proteins, whose value lies in the amino acid content of synthesizing immunoglobulin. That immunoglobulin reflects the “danger”. Therefore, if the body receives an insufficient number of proteins, built the fortress of immunoglobulin falls, access is open to infection. Only 100 grams of animal protein or vegetable in daily diet and you are safe from unnecessary problems. This means, in your icebox first to take such products – fish, eggs, meat, mushrooms, soy beans and legumes.

Major role in strengthening the immune system are lipids (fats). They are the foundation of immune system cells, it is because they are the walls of lymphocytes and macrophages. To maintain their important animal fats (lard, butter fat), including vegetable (olive, sunflower, soybean oil, walnuts, sesame seeds). Do not worry, you will not get better, most importantly to respect – no more than 25-30 grams of fat per day.

Doing an audit products:
The guiding principle of the winter diet for immunity – not fast, but on the contrary, the right approach to ration their food, make it a balanced and varied. Your health depends on what products you include in the daily diet. List of winter product is not too skimpy, so you have to choose.

Protein – it’s dairy products, beans, peas, beans, soybeans, asparagus, buckwheat, lean meats, fish and seafood.
Fats – various vegetable oils, nuts and seeds.
Carbohydrates – oatmeal, rye bread and bran, sprouted wheat.
Fruits – lemons, oranges, apples, kiwis, tangerines, bananas.
Dried fruits – prunes, dried apricots, raisins and figs.
Vegetables – squash, carrots, cabbage, beets, garlic, onions.
Beverages – Herbal teas, fruit and vegetable juice.
Condiments – mustard, horseradish and ginger.

Delete:
Forget the candy, pastries, cakes and chocolate. Not only are they well treated for depression. There are other products that – as oranges, tangerines, bulgarian pepper, carrots. All in orange – psychologically products in paint “sunlight”. They will improve your mood and improve digestion. Avoid alcoholic beverages, coffee, canned juices and soft drinks.

Several advantages immune diets:

1 – enrichment of the organism of plant fiber. What makes it possible to open the bowels, which is our second immune system.
2 – receiving vitamin E by using vegetable oils and nuts. “Energize” antioxidants, immune cells are protected from attack by free radicals.
3 – compliance with low-calorie food (minus the pastry and sweet products).
4 – improvement of the gastrointestinal tract, and strengthening the nervous system.

Food intake should be at least 4-6 times a day. Often, but little by little – the motto of power, thanks to which you are not subject weight. A balanced diet will provide the body with nutrients and improves metabolism. Dinner plan to 19.00. Should not remain in the physical activity side. Pick up his charge for the benefit and pleasure. And do not forget to laugh! It turns out that our laughter positively affects the entire body, accelerates gas exchange, strengthens the immune system.