In the winter period, our metabolism cooperates with our brain before every movement; He thinks about heat preservation, whether he will lose his immunity, and the diseases waiting in front of the door.
As the light and dark times of the day; The body, which works harder in the bright time of the year, is inclined to rest in the dark. On the other hand, thermal insulation for protection against cold is adjusted by increasing body fat. These are the first things that come to mind under the title of many issues that make weight gain reasonable in the winter period…
It turns out that winter is a period when it is easier to spare time for ourselves and we have to deal with less distractions for time planning. Evening activities, wedding arrangements, holiday plans leave their place to compulsory indoor activities; We enter a period in which diseases, low resistance and flu epidemics are encountered more frequently.
First of all, it is necessary to move the body more in order to increase the fat ratio in order to provide its own heat insulation; Afterwards, we should know that we can increase our consumption of fruits and raw vegetables aimed at protection from diseases and epidemics in a controlled manner. In addition, our immune-friendly herbal teas; Lemon, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, mint, natural honey or fruits should be added to it and it should accompany us during the day and late hours.
Our diet is free from the influence of the well-known diets of the summer period, containing all the food groups in a healthy and stable state, controlled in liquid consumption, consumption of vegetable-based fat (walnut, hazelnut, almond, olive oil) is ahead of the consumption of animal-derived fat, simple and Finally, if our definitions of healthy cooked vegetable meals and low-fat and protein-rich soups are added to a nutrition system in which the power taken from artificial carbohydrate sources (such as sugar, refined flour..) is replaced by whole grain clusters and the natural sugar of fruit (all of which must be controlled), If one of our meals is planned with one of the healthy protein sources (meat, turkey, legumes..), the winter period can be both fit and disease-free.
Stay healthy…
Dietitian Ekin ÇİLİNGİR
