3 Types of food that keep your body warmer

 As usual in the winter, the temperature outside decreases, however when we go out, our bodies also need thermal energy. Our bodies keep a high temperature despite wearing clothes, but there is a way to keep our bodies preserving that heat by eating healthy and caloric foods.

Today we offer you 5 types of healthy food that help us prevent a cold :

01- LEAN MEATS :

If you always seem to have cold hands and feet, you may have iron deficiency (or, anemia). Some people with the condition get enough of the nutrient, but have trouble absorbing it; others simply aren't eating enough iron-rich foods. If you chat with your doctor and find out it's the latter, adding foods rich in the mineral can help warm you up. Lean beef, poultry and pork tenderloin all fit the bill while remaining low in saturated fat. Although there are plant-based sources of the nutrient, like iron-fortified cereals and beans, the body absorbs more iron from meat than it does from other sources, notes Minchen. And don't forget to add a tangerine into your spinach salad mix, since the citrus fruit helps your body to absorb the iron from your spinach.

02- BANANAS :

This uber-popular fruit is rich in B vitamins and magnesium, which "helps the thyroid and adrenal glands regulate the body's temperature in cold weather," explains Minchen. One large banana serves up about ten percent of the day's magnesium and a healthy dose of B vitamins. Add it to your breakfast cereal or top with two tablespoons of natural peanut butter for an afternoon snack. Make a PB and banana sandwich on whole grain bread to add more magnesium and B vitamins to your plate. Aren't the benefits of bananas amazing?

03- Cumin :

Despite popular belief, spicy foods—like hot peppers—won't help keep you warm. Since they make you perspire, they actually cool you down—not exactly what you want when it's a blizzardy tundra outside. Cumin, on the other hand, generates less intense heat that will warm you up without drenching you in sweat. How does it work? That's not exactly known yet, says Minchen. But we're confident plenty of scientists are working to understand the mechanism.

ENJOY !