How to maintain your body temperature in the winter?

Weather of the Arabs - The quality of the foods you eat affects the heating of our bodies in the winter greatly. There are certain foods that help warm the body and others that must be avoided on cold days.

What foods actually affect body temperature?

Seeds and nuts

Sudanese almonds and hijaz almonds or beans, peeled, soaked and unsalted, help to keep the body warm for a long time. It also helps to keep the body warm and give it heat.

Spices and seasonings

Cinnamon can be drunk with water or warm milk and a spoonful of honey or ginger, as this spice helps to warm the body and treat colds and chest infections. Cinnamon or ginger can be added to baked goods and soups, or be consumed as a warm drink. A warm ginger with lemon juice and honey helps rid the body of toxins and medicinal deposits in the body.

Cinnamon and ginger also have antiseptic properties that help get rid of bad breath, as well as feel warm on cold winter nights.

Honey

Natural honey is healthy and effective, and it is preferred to be used in sweetening drinks and sweets instead of sugar-rich calories without nutritional value.

Onions and garlic

Their benefit is not only limited to heating the body, but they also help in maintaining a healthy body. Less garlic and onions in power helps treat colds, reduces cholesterol, and eliminates cancerous cells in the body.

vegetables and fruits

A portion of seasonal fruits and vegetables can be added to the winter to help raise the efficiency of the immune system and help blood flow to the body and warm the body completely, so be sure to eat it fresh on a daily basis.

As for the food that is recommended to avoid in the winter or reduce its amounts in eating, it is:

• the rice
• Unnatural cold drinks
• Butter in large quantities
• White bread and pasta, especially at night; the fact that all of the aforementioned foods accelerate the digestion process burns the extra calories the body needs to get heating in addition to feeling.