Eat these nine foods this week to fight off colds and flu says gut health expert A dietitian has revealed the top foods for fighting off unwanted winter illnesses such as colds and flu, claiming they will bolster your gut health and immune system.
So if you feel a cold or the flu coming on, or are focusing on prevention ahead of New Year celebrations, then like me, it is time to start tapping into your gut - immune connection to up your first line of defence.”.
Dr Rossi said: “Aim to eat as many of them as possible over the next seven days along with upping your plant diversity as gut microbiome diversity has been linked with a lower risk of respiratory tract infections.”.
“There’s been a rapid increase in flu cases in the UK thanks to the ‘quad-demic’, and Australia also experienced its worst flu season on record.
Registered dietitian and gut health scientist, Dr Megan Rossi took to social media platform Instagram to explain more.
