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I woke up yesterday morning with some achiness and a stuffed up head, sure signs that a cold was coming my way. My standard method of dealing with the moments when cold and flu season hit me is lots of orange juice and a large pot of chicken and rice soup. This is mostly because that's how my mom handled it when my sister and I were growing up.
According to Sally Squires, who writes the Lean Plate Club column at the Washington Post, chicken soup is supposed to help clear up a cold. Scientists have found that the steam from the soup bowl "helps soothe and open bronchioles." The carrots, tomatoes and garlic aren't bad for you either. She dug around a little bit more, to discover other natural ways to ease the effects of a cold or flu. In talking to the experts, what she learned is that honey, especially the natural, unprocessed is good. Cherry bark extract can also help and most natural food stores carry it (it is also one of the ingredients in throat coat tea). Mint and black elderberry can also help calm a cough.
However, time is really the only dependable cure for the standard cold or flu. Frustrating, isn't it!
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2-21-2008 @2:23PM Rita said... My mom tells me that radish sprouts are a natural expectorant, so I tend to use those and some pieces of fresh ginger in soup as well, since ginger is known to help calm an upset stomach.
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2-21-2008 @2:40PM Stephen said... whenever I feel a flu or cold coming on, Olive leaf tablets 3 times a day will stop it before it starts.
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2-21-2008 @2:42PM Stephen said... Also, a glass of hot water with lemon honey and an insane ammount of fresh finely minced ginger can help you sweat it out
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2-21-2008 @2:57PM Bear Silber said... Whenever I feel a cold coming on I make sure to take lots of vitamin C, that'll usually nip it in the bud beforehand for me.
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2-21-2008 @3:41PM Lindsey said... Feel better, Marisa!
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2-21-2008 @8:32PM Tonia said... I love to make chicken stock when I'm staying home from work with a cold or flu. The work is a pleasant break from the sickbed, it humidifies the house, it smells comforting and its good to drink when it's finished. I've written about this on my food blog: http://biscuitpower.com. Search for "sick day stew."
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2-21-2008 @11:44PM Jacqueline said... I always like to eat really spicy foods - like a chicken tortilla soup with lots of chili peppers! I'm not sure what it is about the heat, but it seems to clear everything up.
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2-22-2008 @10:28AM MJ said... Im sick too.........it seems that what ever you grew up on works. Even if it doesnt really if you think it does it will! Get better soon
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2-25-2008 @10:59AM MZ said... Jacqueline: that actually doesn't help long-term, and the effect depends upon what it is that you're eating. the body's automatic reaction to spicy foods is for the nostrils to flare, forcing you to take in more air at a time. it doesn't actually clear anything up, and in the case of some spicy foods (off the top of my head, wasabi, but i'm not sure about anything else,) it actually makes you more congested. the best thing to clear congestion is lots of liquid, and the steam from soups and such is always good. not only does it open bronchioles, but if you're inhaling more humidified air, you lose less water humidifying it. when you have a cold, your upper respiratory tract is already drier than usual; if you keep losing water by breathing relatively dry air, it'll just irritate your throat and make it worse. i typically have tons of chicken noodle soup when i'm sick (you need to get carbs somewhere, and the noodles reduce the need for solid foods) and i drink mint tea with lots of honey. sometimes, i add a dab of thai spice to the soup, but i try not to do that too often so i have a more realistic idea of whether or not i'm actually getting better.
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2-26-2008 @9:11AM MZ said... and another thing: i sing as well, so if i start coming down with something before a concert, i mix a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of olive oil and drink that before going to bed. it tastes pretty awful, but it does help keep you from sounding hoarse the next day.
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