is necessary to resupply vitamins in the fall, to be protected from cold and flu and to increase mood not to give in to a seasonal depression. The fall is a season of gold foliage, steady rains and colds. Unstable weather (frosts in the mornings, cold wind gusts, steady rains) increases risk to ache with flu or to catch a cold. That it did not happen, seasonal vegetables and fruit will help.
The most useful products of October:
- Guelder-rose. This traditional remedy. It is used in the medical purposes and today. Juice from a guelder-rose or tea with a guelder-rose perfectly help at colds. The guelder-rose has anti-inflammatory effect, strengthens immunity, stops bleedings, cleans an organism, supports a cardiovascular system and regulates arterial blood pressure.
The guelder-rose is contraindicated at the increased blood clotting and at tendency to a clotting.
- Pumpkin. Contain in pumpkin:
- rare vitamin T: influences a metabolism,
- vitamin A: improves work of digestive tract, removes slags and toxins,
- minerals: copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus,
- amino acids: zinc, calcium, selenium, potassium, niatsin, arginine, folic acid, glyutaminovy acid, linolenic acid.
- Cabbage. Some grades of cabbage keep up only by October. At this time hostesses begin to make sour cabbage for the winter. Contain in it: rare vitamin U and vitamin C. Vitamin U treats stomach ulcer and a duodenum, gastritises, ulcer colitis and slackness of intestines.
LifeGid recommends: Cabbage and growth of a breast
- Mountain ash. The best decoration of fall is a mountain ash. It contains record amount of carotene and potassium. It is often used at avitaminosis therefore it should be prepared for the winter. Also the mountain ash contains PP, B1 and B2 vitamins. The mountain ash surpasses in efficiency of fight against bacteria and viruses even onions.
- Beet. This is the best fighter against autumn melancholy and a depression. It contains vitamins: And, With, In, E, P, RR; minerals: molybdenum, magnesium, iron, calcium and potassium. Beet surpasses other vegetables in amount of iodine.
- Fig. Fresh fig keeps up in the fall in the Caucasus therefore now it can be seen on counters of shops. It contains vitamins A, With, In, amino acids and antioxidants. Besides, it interferes with transformation of sugar into fat.