HOW TO FIGHT WITH COMMON COLD AND COUGH

CHICKEN SOUP:

• It’s been called nature’s penicillin and is at the top of the list for its curative powers.

• Hot chicken soup helps clear clogged airways.

• If possible add ginger and garlic and spicy peppers to your chicken soup

STEAM TAKING:

• For cold, steam inhalation is the best home remedy.

 HOT AND SPICY FOOD:

• Chilies or spicy sauces to help ease congestion. 

• Cook Indian or other ethnic foods that contain these ingredients,(OR)

• Simply add a spicy sauce to foods for extra zip 

GINGER  AND LEMON: 

Ingredients:

1 cup water

Ginger root roughly chopped

1 lemon

Instructions:

• Bring water and ginger to boil under low flame.

• Later, squeeze lemon juice into it and remain it for some time.

• Next pour the liquid into a mug and have it.

MILK WITH GINGER, TURMERIC POWDER AND HONEY:

• Add turmeric powder, ginger powder and a teaspoon of honey to warm milk.

• This not only helps in curing cough but also relieves from body ache, cold and headache.

GINGER AND CINNAMON:

• Put 3 cups of water in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon  or cinnamon powder into it.

• Boil it around 20 minutes and later take it.

LIQUIDS:

• You may not feel like eating solid foods, but make sure to take in plenty of fluids.

GINGER:

• Many people find fresh ginger root helps treat the coughing and fever that often accompany

colds and flu.

• Try making a ginger tea by boiling ginger pieces in water for around 20 minutes.

HOT DRINKS LIKE COFFEE:

• Keep drinking hot drinks like coffee and tea or simply luke warm water.

YOGURT:

• In a German study, the probiotics in yogurt have been found to shorten your cold or flu

by almost two days

GARLIC:

• This fragrant bulb contains a flavoring agent called allicin which acts as a decongestant.

• Garlic is also believed to act as an antioxidant and destroy free-radicals, the active oxygen

molecules that damage cells.

• Consume between 1 and 2 whole cloves of garlic every day.(OR)

• You can take garlic tea by boiling cloves in water for around 20 minutes.

FOODS RICH IN VITAMINS B6 AND B12:

• Vitamins B6 and B12 are healing nutrients, and foods that are high in protein are often great

sources of B vitamins.

•  So get your fill of fish, milk, nutritional yeast, fortified soy milk and cereals, potatoes,

spinach, and turkey.

 CITRUS FRUITS:

• Reach for citrus fruits to increase your vitamin C intake.

• Drink orange juice for breakfast, snack on half a grapefruit.

•  Getting an increased amount of vitamin C is especially important if you smoke, As smoking

increases both your risk of catching a cold and your body’s need for this protective vitamin.

GARGLING WITH HOT WATER:

• Gargle with hot water by adding a pinch of salt into it, it helps in curing the sore throat.

TEA WITH TULSI LEAVES:

• While preparing your tea, add few tulsi leaves and crushed ginger to it along with black pepper,

it is much relief for cough and cold.

VITAMIN C  SOURCES:

• Citrus fruits aren’t the only foods high in vitamin C.

• Potatoes, green peppers, strawberries and pineapple can help as your daily cold-fighting

 food arsenal.

• The anti-viral properties in lemon fight infections and halt the progress of a cold.