Essential Dietary Supplements When Getting Covid 19

In addition to Covid 19 treatment measures, enhanced nutritional care is also a key factor in improving physical health, alleviating symptoms, shortening treatment time, and increasing treatment effectiveness. Therefore, patients need to be provided with a healthy diet and dietary supplements, ensuring the variety of necessary nutrients to quickly recover from Covid 19.

Symptoms of Covid 19

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a wide range of symptoms are recognised when people suffer from Covid 19. Symptoms might emerge from 2 to 14 days after being exposed to the virus. These are some popular symptoms of Covid 19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Important nutrition to recover from Covid 19

These above symptoms will more or less make your body tired and lose strength. So that’s why having a good diet with rich in essential nutrition will facilitate the process of restoring your health after getting infectious with Covid 19. Below are supplements you should add to your daily meals:

Protein 

Typically, people affected by Covid 19 have reduced nutritional intake due to shortness of breath or loss of appetite. If you’re struggling to maintain normal cravings during your Covid 19 diagnosis, focus on protein. Animal protein is also a good choice. However, a study published in the journal Current Development in Nutrition suggests that plant-based proteins may be a better anti-inflammatory agent than animal proteins. Make sure to get your protein from various sources such as nuts, mushrooms, and nut butters.

Fatty Acid

Sources of omega-3 fatty acids including fatty fish like salmon, cod and sardines may help reduce inflammation caused by COVID-19, according to a research review published in the journal Infections & Chemotherapy.

Researchers have suggested that omega-3 fatty acids have been shown through previous research to be incorporated throughout the body into a certain layer of your cell membranes. They note that the process can help reduce inflammation and may have antiviral effects. 

Vitamins 

Vitamins A, C, D, E and minerals such as iron, zinc, etc. have a role in anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, which improves the immune system and recovery. Vegetables and fruits are great sources of vitamins and minerals. In addition, vegetables also contribute to better digestion, limit cholesterol absorption, limit constipation. The demand for green vegetables and fruits is from 400 to 600 g/person/day.

Electrolytes

Electrolytes are mineral fluids such as Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Chlorine, Phosphate, bicarbonate… that can be dissolved in body fluids to generate charged ions, some ions will be positively charged and some ions negatively charged. They play an important role in metabolism, promoting muscle activity and other processes taking place in the body easier and more efficiently.

When being infected with Covid 19, the patient often has fever symptoms. This causes the body to lose water and some electrolytes. Therefore, increasing the amount of water to replenish the lost water to help the body recover quickly is important. Water, smoothies and milk are all electrolyte-rich drinks. Drinking enough water each day is a necessity to accelerate Covid 19 recovery.

Foods should be limited

• Foods with high cholesterol such as: animal organs, red meat…
• Do not eat salty foods and foods with a lot of salt such as sausages, canned goods, seafood, dry foods, pickled foods…
• Limit foods and drinks with a lot of gas. 

Good nutrition combined with efficient treatments helps prevent, support and overcome infections, contributing to the fight against the Covid 19 pandemic, and saving costs and resources for the system. health care as well as for patients and your families.

FAQs about Foods and Covid 19

Can a dietary supplement protect us from getting Covid 19?

No. There is no supplement that can treat or prevent Covid 19.

How can I stock up foods in the best way during the outbreak?

To limit the probability of being exposed to corona virus, you should decrease the time you go to the supermarket or grocery store. Buying healthy products that are unlikely to be spoiled in the short term is an optimal choice in the context of the pandemic.

Can eating garlic or ginger allow us to prevent Covid 19?

No. Although garlic and ginger have some antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, there is no evidence that eating them has protected people from Covid 19. 

Is there another way to absorb vitamin D when I can not go out and be exposed to sunlight?

Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D is particularly important. Apart from taking vitamin D by sunbathing, you can get it from natural sources such as fatty fishes, fish liver oils, beef liver, cheese and egg yolks, or from vitamin D-fortified foods or vitamin D-containing supplements.

Can I prepare meal when getting Covid 19?

Yes, but make sure your hands are made clean by soap and water before cooking. 

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