A Lowdown On The Best Foods To Eat If You Are COVID Positive

If you have tested positive for the Coronavirus, what you eat is at the center of your healing and recovery. Foods you consume will help you recover from the disease sooner than you can imagine. This blog aims to discuss just that- guide you about your COVID diet. The pandemic is far from over. This isn’t the time to let your guards down. In fact, this is a time to be extra vigilant to stay in the pink of health in light of the rapid Covid surge and emergence of all the newer variants of the virus.

Watch out for the Coronavirus symptoms, which include cough, fever or chills, difficulty breathing, loss of smell or taste, tiredness, vomiting, nasal congestion and headache. You may experience these symptoms 2-14 days post exposure to the virus. If these symptoms appear, get yourself tested and follow your doctor’s instructions as per the results.

Let’s start by first addressing fever if you are experiencing it.

1.      When we have fever, we tend to lose our appetite and not feel like eating. When you eat, the body spends the energy in digesting, but when you don’t eat anything and are just taking rest, this is the time when the body aids in healing, and this is what is desired. This is the time to eat whatever your body desires. Experts recommend increasing intake of fruits and vegetables during this time, or something on the lighter side like whole and plant-based foods. Doctors vouch for herbal tea, vegetable juice, smoothie of green leaves and fruits- some nutritious choices.

2.      Talking about supplements (that should always be taken in consultation with a doctor), vitamin C supplements are a good source of antioxidants, which can help lower inflammation. Then comes zinc to fight Covid that should be taken 30 mg – 50 mg during the 14 days of Covid. Get a consult with your practitioner to start on a good dose of zinc. Last, but not the least is curcumin. Its benefits lie in being a powerful anti-viral, antioxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. According to doctors, 500 mg of Curcumin per day is ideal for mild symptoms and for severe symptoms (chest congestion, cold), the recommended dose is 500 mg twice a day. Curcumin can help ease the strong symptoms.

3.      When it comes to having your meals, it may not be feasible to eat at one go. It is recommended that you take break between your meals- have food every couple of hours. Small frequent meals could be toast with peanut butter, followed by a bowl of yogurt with boiled potatoes, followed by fruits and milk, then a plateful of rice and lentil (consider light spices when cooking), so on and so forth. For an attack of nausea, a little chilled milk or ice cube can help control the nausea and aid in eating and help you overcome fatigue.

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