Friday, June 26, 2009

ILLNESS

Whenever you’re sick, it can be harder than normal to stick to a diet. When you feel weak and sick, dieting is usually the last thing on your mind. Plus, your body needs extra nutrition to make it stronger.

While illness often makes it so you don’t feel hungry at all, it’s very important to eat to keep up your strength. You need to feed you immune system with plenty of vitamins and minerals to keep it working well.

But you must eat healthy foods, not junk. You may be feeling tired and depressed, but it’s important to make sure the food you do eat is the highest quality possible.

When you are feeling really poorly, eat lighter foods and liquids like broth, light soups, fruit, and juices. These are mostly low in fat and calories and can give you energy without making you feel tired.

When you feel a bit better, eat heartier, but bland foods like whole wheat toast, brown rice, steamed or roasted vegetables, and heartier soups.

You should stick with your general diet plan, but make sure you don’t eat anything that could make you feel worse. It’s best to avoid meats when you’re sick, because meat has the potential to harbor bacteria that could attack you when your immune system is weakened.

Illness can certainly derail your diet if you let it. Be sure you keep your strength up by eating plenty of healthy food. If you let your body weaken because you don’t eat enough, you will start experiencing cravings that you may satisfy with junk food. Not only could this harm your diet, but it could cause your immune system to weaken and it could take even longer to heal.

If your doctor has specific instructions for what you should eat, you should follow his or her instructions. Don’t worry about your diet if the instructions go against it. Your health is more important than the diet! You can always go back on your diet once your healthcare providers says it’s ok to do so.

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