5 Foods NOT to Eat While Sick or Battling a Cold

5 Foods NOT to Eat While Sick or Battling a Cold

Elizabeth Renter
Activist Post

It’s almost that time of year, where we start passing around colds like
we pass around the holiday dishes. While there are numerous sources out
there for natural cold remedies (garlic, ginger, hydration, etc.), it’s
also good to know which foods to avoid while sick or battling a cold. By
eliminating these foods, while hopefully consuming immune-boosting
foods, you can recover more quickly and reduce the severity of your
symptoms.


1. Alcohol

Alcohol weakens
your immune system and dehydrates you. Both of these can make your
colds more miserable and leave you with an even worse morning. Grandma’s
hot toddy might clear things up for a short time, but take it easy and
don’t overdo it. If you come down with a cold, steer clear of most
alcohol in order to keep your body optimally hydrated and your immune
system functioning on high.

2. Dairy Products

Dairy products may be on the fence (in small portions), as consuming
them may not aggravate some while doing so to others. Dairy products can
increase mucus production, and mucus is one thing you don’t need more
of when you are sick. If ice cream feels good on your throat, opt for a
different frozen dessert like frozen fruit bars. These will numb your
scratchy throat and deliver some useful vitamin C.
3. Juice Drinks

If you enjoy juicing and make your own 100% juices—by all means, drink
them! But if you reach for your run-of-the-mill orange juice when you
get a cold, you’d be better off without. Average juices are loaded with
extra sugar and that sugar can reduce the ability of white blood cells
to fight illness. Any benefits you might get from the vitamin c are
nullified by the sugar inside.



What should also be pointed out from avoiding juices is: avoid sugar.

4. Fried Foods

Stay away from excess fats
when you are sick. This goes for processed snacks and fried foods.
Foods high in fat produce inflammation and inflammation produces a less
active immune system.

5. Fast Food and Processed Foods

Surprise, surprise – it should be most obvious to steer clear of fast
food and processed foods while sick. Fast food and most processed foods
are void of nutritional value; that is, they bring hardly anything to
the table in terms of boosting the immune system or amplifying your
health. Not only are much of these foods made from genetically modified
foods, but they also contain a slew of immune-suppressing ingredients
such as high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, MSG, artificial colors,
FD&C Red #40, dimethylpolysiloxane, and much more. And despite some
irresponsible hospitals serving up McDonald’s to their sick patients, that doesn’t mean these foods are any more valuable.

So this is how to prevent a cold:
avoids those foods that make you sick and consume those foods that
boost your immune system. When you are sick—stick with a diet of whole,
fresh foods and plenty of liquids. Drink tea, eat soup, use spices like
turmeric, ginger, and garlic, consume some honey, and nurse yourself
back to health naturally. Generally, the worst symptoms of a cold will
only last a few days when you have a high functioning immune system. So,
treat your whole body with nutrition and not just your runny nose with
an over-the-counter drug.


Source:-
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/09/5-foods-not-to-eat-while-sick-or.html