Top-10 useful products for colds and flu
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Nutrition for colds and flu is very important, because getting the necessary nutrients and vitamins, the body will be easier to fight the infection.
Frozen fruit ice
Surprisingly, the fact is: the coldest product that can cause sore throat, can give the opposite effect - to finish the irritated, dry and sore throat. But there is a prerequisite - a sweet treat should be made from 100% natural fruit juice, and not just sweetened water. This will ensure the receipt of the necessary vitamins and trace elements.
Turkey
With the flu and cold, the body needs a proper, healthy diet that will ensure a speedy recovery. The turkey, for example, will become an excellent source of low-fat protein, which will give the body energy to fight the disease.
Vegetable juice
To restore after the disease, vegetable salads will be very useful, but sometimes an exhausted person simply can not eat a plate of salad, so instead he can drink salted vegetable juice, which will enrich the body with antioxidants that stimulate immunity and at the same time help to avoid dehydration.
Chicken bouillon
The fact that chicken broth is very useful for flu and colds is a proven fact. It not only prevents dehydration of the body, but also has anti-inflammatory and therapeutic effect. And with the inhalation of chicken broth flavor, the ability of hairs that are in the nasal passages to improve protects the body from viruses and infections.
Garlic
If you are normal to garlic and you do not have allergies to it, then safely add it to the soup, because garlic has immunostimulating antimicrobial properties and even facilitates breathing with nasal congestion.
Ginger
Very useful for colds. Tea with the addition of ginger and lemon has anti-inflammatory and warming properties. Ginger is also able to relieve pain in the abdomen and nausea.
Hot tea
Green tea contains more antioxidants than black tea. And if you add a lemon and a spoonful of honey to a cup of tea, it can relieve the pain in the throat.
Bananas
Bananas are very well absorbed and perfectly suited for such symptoms as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting that can occur with the flu, especially in children.
Toasts
When the stomach is hard to cope with a lot of food, toasts will be a perfect addition to the light chicken broth and will become a convenient meal for struggling with the disease of the body.
Sour-milk drinks
When after illness, the appetite comes back to normal, the body needs nutrients, the source of which may be liquid fermented milk products. Preference should be given to those drinks that contain a minimum of sugar and more protein.