Top five healthy foods for a warm body
Beat the Rustenburg cold weather with foods that’ll warm you up, as well as keep you healthy and fit. When the weather is cold, the body maintains its temperature by shutting off the blood flow to the hands and feet.
This ensures that the main organs, such as the heart and brain, stay at the temperature necessary for them to functions properly.
1. Eat food that contains Vitamin B3, which helps to stabilize the nervous system as well as boosting system circulation. Its role is to expand the capillaries, thus getting more blood to warm up the hands and feet. Foods such as milk, eggs, cheese, animal liver, sesame, coffee, peanuts, all-wheat products, and more, all contain a good quantity of Vitamin B3.
2. Not only will Vitamin C vegetables and fruits help you stay healthy, it’ll also keep the Rustenburg winter chills away. Winter is a season for Oranges and Tangerine better known as ‘Naartjie’- these are two most significant fruits to eat in winter, as they are good in boosting immunity thus fighting flu. Include on to your daily diet veggies like leeks, carrots, and spinach, and fruits such as peaches, apricots and papaya to keep your body warm.
3. Fried noodles, hot tea, fried rice, pepper seasoned soup, and spicy seasoning all are good in boosting blood circulation, thus keeping cold temperatures away. Make a habit of adding some chillies or hot stuff in your food to keep your blood boiling.
4. Have some tonic treats during this dry and cold season. Ginseng tea, longan tea, ginger, rooibos, and sweet dumplings will all help to keep your body warm.
5. Healthy snacks such as oat bars, Provitas and other healthy snacks are good, avoid hunger by eating them throughout the day.
Three do’s
If you’re sensitive to cold, pay attention to the following three do’s:
1 Avoid cold beverages such as cold drinks and icy dessert.
2 Steam foods, rather than eating them raw.
3. Soak both your feet and hands in cold water for a while and dry them. Rub a small amount of petroleum jelly on both, and then wear socks and gloves, and lastly sleep with a warm water bottle in your blankets to keep the same body temperature throughout the night.
Article: Tshireletso Maripile