Top 5 Foods That Keep You Warm During Winter Season

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How is winter treating you this season?

Did you stay at home covered from head to toe in a blanket, wearing some long underwear, your grandpa’s jacket and still freezing?
While this could be normal during the last couple of days due to the storm that hit Beirut, here are some foods that can make you feel plain warm and cozy.

 

Why some people are more sensitive to temperature than others?

The reason behind these winter contrasts can be answered by taking a look at a person’s Blood pH. Blood pH tends to become more acidic (lower) during the winter. Typically people with acidic blood pH tend to feel cold all the time. Eating the right food will help keep your body chemistry stay in balance and help keep you comfortable this winter.

 

Top 5 Foods That Keep You Warm During Winter Season

Hot Drinks

Herbal tea is a great antioxidant and will help relax you, improve immunity, and flush your system out if you have a cold. Green tea is a powerful tea to fight infection. Stay away from coffee (ph 5) because it will only lower your blood pH more. Too bad because me personally I love coffee 🙁 However I am sticking to tea during this week (compromises we make in life)

Soups

When the temperature dips, it’s time to shift from salads to soups. It’s still a good idea to get some raw foods, but have them in the afternoon when your body is at its warmest.
In the evening, a hearty soup or stew with lots of well-cooked root vegetables and spices will warm you up right to your frozen toes. Yum Yum!

Garlic

It is not only effective as a cholesterol-lowering agent, but also as a warming food. Winter is also a bad time for people with bronchitis and asthma.
And here we’re not talking abou the garlic you eat with your big “farrouj”. Just add some fresh garlic to your soup and enjoy it.

Ginger

Widely used as a herbal remedy for a number of conditions-including those involving the digestive tract, headaches and nausea – the pungent principles of ginger (gingerols and shogaols) also have thermogenic properties that can keep you warm.

Meat

Try eating more meat during winter. Red meat contains iron that triggers the thyroid hormone to stimulate heat production.

 

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Fares Saad is the Chief Fitness Officer of Healthy Lifestyle in Antelias. Fares is a certified personal trainer who holds multiple specialty certifications including Sports Medicine Specialist, Technical Aspect of Weight Training, Lifestyle Fitness Coaching and Certified Sports Nutritionist. Recognized for his expertise, dedication and ethics as well as for his personal charisma, Fares continues to positively change lives with his specialized understanding of fitness and nutrition and how they apply to overall health and well-being.

One Response to "Top 5 Foods That Keep You Warm During Winter Season"

  1. ahmad eido Posted on January 8, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    very well written article indeed

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