Your health in autumn.

Try to get through the autumn months in good health with the following tips:

• Give preference to cabbage vegetables! Now is the time for cabbage in the colours red, green and white. Cabbage is rich in vitamins C and E and contains secondary plant compounds that are important for many metabolic processes and help protect against cancer.
  
  
• Strengthen your defences! In autumn, you should actively strengthen your immune system: get out into the fresh air and get plenty of exercise. Eat fruit and vegetables to replenish vitamins A, C and E. Consciously take breaks with relaxation exercises.
  
  
• Get your flu shot! People over 60 years of age or with a health risk profile should get vaccinated from October at the latest to be well prepared against the upcoming wave of flu.
  
  
• Stock up your medicine cabinet! You will need disinfectants, bandages, a fever thermometer and non-prescription medicines for pain, fever, cough, cold, throat infections, heartburn and diarrhoea.
  
  
• Exercise your back muscles! Strong back and shoulder muscles help prevent persistent aches and pains. Strengthening and stretching exercises should be done three times a week, preferably with a trained coach at the beginning.