Colds and influenza are highly contagious viral infections of your respiratory system. A cold is a minor infection that affects your nose and throat. The flu is more serious and can lead to other problems,such as pneumonia.
Cold symptoms:
Stuffy and/or runny nose
Sore Throat
Sneezing
Coughing
Flu symptoms:
Cold symptoms plus
Fatigue
Headache
Muscle aches
Fever, chills
Pluck a Pomegranate to cure a cold.
On the outside this fruit looks a little like old leather. But on the inside is a different story. Cut open a pomegranate and you will find bright, red delicious fruit that is high in Vitamin C ~ just what you need for a cold.
Sweet pomegranate juice will treat your sore throat, cough, and congestion. It's also a delicious way to keep up your fluids.
Chicken soup as a cold rememdy goes back long before your grandmother, or even your great-grandmother. In 60 AD, an army surgeon to Roman emperor Nero wrote of it in his journals. A thousand years later, another physician states: "Chicken soup is recommended as an excellent food as well as medication."
Garlic ~ the natural penicillin.
Garlic not only zests up your meal, it will boost your immune system ~ thanks to allicin. This natural compound is released when you crush the garlic cloves. Allicin works to fight colds and the flu by breaking down into smaller chemicals called sulphur compounds. They jump-start your immune system, helping your body get rid of harmful toxins and microorganisms naturally.
To get all the benefits of Allicin experts recommend eating from one-half to three cloves a day. You can also try garlic powder or supplements.
Save yourself with Selenium. Found in meat, wheat, rice and other grains, selenium is part of an antioxidant that helps your body fight off infections. A shortage of selenium could weaken your immune system and lead to a more severe case of the flu.
Experts agree that Echinacea can cut the time you spend sick and lessen the severity of your symptoms. Start as soon as you feel the cold symptoms coming on and keep taking it for one to two weeks. But be careful to use it only on a short term basis. Using echinacea on a regular basis can actually weaken the immune system.
Washing your hands may be the best way to get rid of those bugs before they get you, but don't buy special anti-bacterial soap to get the job done. Because viruses cause colds and flu, the anti-bacterial chemical in these soaps will have no effect on them anyway. It is the actual motion of washing your hands that gets rid of most bacteria. Besides, the anti-bacterial soap is probably killing just as many good bacteria as bad, and creating anti-biotic resistant super bugs in the process.
Walk in Beauty,
Linda
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