Fresh, Seasonal & Diversity

Eating a diet rich in vitamins and minerals is key, but did you know you need to include foods that will support the trillions of microbes living in your gut? Gut bacteria is so important to protecting you from life-threatening complications of viruses including Covid-19.

The modern way of eating means we are eating a limited range of foods. Plus eating lots of processed foods, junk food, and unnecessary antibiotics which have had a huge impact on the microbial richness of our gut health.

Summertime in particular means we have the opportunity to eat such a vast variety of fruit and vegetables, boost your gut bacteria now and try new foods. So mix up your meals with numerous new ingredients therefore resulting in having better diversity and variety of bacteria in the gut and keeping the immune system strong.

Green Juice

Protect the nervous system with Magnesium..You may find you do not have time or just do not manage to eat plates of nutritious green vegetables each day. Adding a green juice to your daily routine will not only keep your immune system strong it will increase your energy, motivation, help gain better mental clarity and help you look and feel younger.
Greens help support the nervous system and help keep us calm. Remember too that leafy greens can be frozen, which will prevent you from having to go to the supermarket as often.

Take a few handfuls of spinach or kale and try adding Coconut water, apple, cucumber, ginger, lemon and wheatgrass for a boost. You can also order our Immunity Juice when you fly with Absolute Taste In-flight for London and Geneva.

Vitamin C

We all know that Vitamin C has been shown to help with the common cold, but it also can shorten the length of respiratory infections and numerous studies have looked at this with Covid- 19 prevention applications.

Simply Include, kiwi, broccoli, kale, lemons, oranges, spinach, papayas, chilli peppers, sweet yellow peppers, parsley, thyme and mustard into your meals.

Vitamin D

The underestimated Alli
This fat- soluble nutrient essential to the health and functioning of the immune system. Low Vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infections, including influenza and allergic asthma. The darker your skin the harder it is to absorb this vital vitamin. Add salmon, eggs and mushrooms and get out in that sunshine at the cooler times of the day and get exposure to this important nutrient.

It is also vital to ensure the body absorbs Calcium - so important for bone health! So if you have been staying in to stay safe please now try to get outside each day and consider taking a supplement if you feel you fall into a low vitamin D status category. You can get tested very easily for this, or we can tell you if you're particularly genetically susceptible with our tests.

Seaweed

Edible seaweed (e.g nori sheets or coastal sapphire), are excellent prebiotics packed with vitamins and minerals, fibre and omega-3 acids. Studies have shown those who include this in their diet regularly increased their “friendly” gut bacteria by 15 new varieties. Improving your microbiome’s immunity ability.

You can sprinkle this onto salads, soups, stews or eat mini nori sheets. The salty taste is a perfect salt substitute and to also season food. Which is why The Aviation Nutritionist uses it to add the flavour of food at altitude instead of overdoing the salt.

Side Salad

This may be something you only order when eating out, but by making it a habit particularly over the Summer months means you can increase your daily nutrition status. Add a wide variety of flavour including antibacterial herbs e.g. za'atar, sage and rosemary, and dress with citrus and apple cider vinegar to help with effective stomach acid production which is vital for absorbing mood enhancing b-vitamins and absorbing protective nutrients keeping the immune system strong.

Maca powder boost

Maca is a Peruvian plant grown in the Andes mountains. It is a cruciferous vegetable, meaning that it is related to broccoli, cabbage, and kale. This natural antioxidant, energy and mood booster can help support the immune system, and is a convenient way to up your nutrition when on the go or time is short.

Simply adding to a smoothie is our favourite; we like blending fresh Summer strawberries, almonds, coconut water, coconut milk, cinnamon and honey for a nutritious dairy free Milkshake.