Strengthening the immune system of children and the whole family with nutrition - Mario and Alberto Berveglieri

We are used to thinking that the only way to intervene when any discomfort occurs is to have our trusted doctor prescribe a drug. But there is also another way to take care of our health: strengthening the immune system through a healthy and balanced diet, regular physical activity and maintaining our psychological well-being. The first part of this book explains the mechanisms that underlie the functioning of our immune system, the most suitable foods to strengthen it (seasonal fruit and vegetables, whole grains, vegetable proteins) and those to avoid (simple sugars added to foods and beverages, and refined and hydrogenated fats). Given his long experience as a pediatrician, Dr. Mario Berveglieri mainly addresses the little ones, even if his advice is invaluable for the whole family. It is clear, in fact, that a correct lifestyle and diet are all the more effective the more they are shared by those around us. In the second part of the book, 90 recipes are presented, useful for putting the two authors' food advice into practice. Snacks, breakfasts, first and second courses, all prepared mainly based on vegetables, vegetable proteins (legumes, oilseeds and dried fruit), cereals and wholemeal flours. The book also makes use of the collaboration of Miria Sprega, herbalist and phytopreparator, who dedicates some pages to plants capable of preventing and treating ailments in younger people.