Try These Medically Approved Natural Remedies For Your Cold

The natural remedies that we can take when it comes to getting rid of a cold. These aren’t just my words they’ve been medically approved in this post we’re going to talk about them, so let’s begin.

1. Honey

Are you wondering why I used honey in my lemon tea instead of sugar well to begin with honey has various antibacterial and antimicrobial properties? When you have honey and tea instead of sugar, it can ease throat pain. It kills the bacteria that cause inflammation in your throat; the same logic can be applied. When it comes to a cold the same properties of honey, that make it such a dangerous nemesis against cough also makes it effective against a cold if you’re struggling with an awful cold and it’s been going on for days honey can help you ward it off once honey enters your bloodstream it destroys the bacteria that gets collected in your lungs this reduces inflammation in your lungs thus helping you deal with the cold it also boosts your immune system forming a shield against other microorganisms perhaps this is the reason why honey is so revered in alternative medicine speaking of which let’s talk about the next ingredient in my drink

2. Lemon

Of course, lemon can’t cure a cold on its own, but it can help your body fight it better lemon contains an essential nutrient vitamin C it’s this nutrient that helps to develop tissues in your body and strengthen your bones when it comes to a cold vitamin C’s antimicrobial properties come into play it can help clear up respiratory tracts this reduces the inflammation that made its way to your nose from your lungs as you can see I’m drinking lemon in my tea, and I’ve added honey and ginger too it’s helping me feel better, and I wish I had it earlier I wouldn’t have had to call in sick to work lemon and honey complement each other honey kills the infection and lemon amplifies the effects of honey in your body they’re like the two best friends that ride together in old western movies alone they’re effective but together they’re deadly for a cold this brings me to the third ingredient in my drink

3. Ginger

People have raved about the benefits of ginger for a long time guess what they were right it’s been scientifically proven that ginger has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties even a few slices of ginger in warm water can do wonders for your throat, but when it comes to a cold you need a little bit more help this is why the combination of honey lemon and ginger go together what more could you ask for ginger can soothe your lungs and provide the much-needed relief that you require even adding ginger and black tea can be helpful for you make sure that you aren’t having Raj injure or for that matter having too much of it ginger has a high pH level this means it can cause acid reflux in your system you wouldn’t want that to happen in your body enough about my drink let’s move on to another remedy

4. Probiotic

yogurt what if we told you that not all bacteria are bad for your body sounds crazy but bear with me because you’re in for a surprise your body contains a certain amount of bacteria and yeast that can help your body’s immune system they can help your digestive system function smoothly, more importantly, they can reduce risks of upper respiratory infections by the way that’s the thing that causes a cold or a flu in the first place all of a sudden bacteria doesn’t seem so bad well this is where we bring in probiotic yogurt this is the yogurt you give to anyone who’s having digestive problems cold flu and throat problems the bacteria present helps to kill the infection although I would suggest looking for the label live bacteria whenever you’re buying probiotic yogurt it’s also a good source of calcium and protein so it can help in boosting your immune system apart from that it strengthens your tissues muscles and bones achoo ah moving on to the next one

5. Echinacea

the benefits of this herbal plant was introduced to the outer world by Native Americans they were the ones to first include it into their medicine one of the reasons why echinacea is so effective is because of flavonoids these compounds have a therapeutic effect on your body what type of therapeutic effect it can reduce inflammation and boost your immune system not convinced yet well we aren’t done if you’re facing a reoccurring problem of the cold then I would suggest taking echinacea root or herb as tea it would lower your chances of getting a cold by a whopping 50% it can also reduce the length of the cold when you’re suffering from it keep one thing in mind don’t take in more than a week one week is all your body needs to absorb the nutrients from this root speaking of which there’s another thing we need to talk about

6. Garlic

Many of you don’t like garlic, and I don’t blame you for it I mean the smell of garlic isn’t pleasing although if you don’t have it at all, then you’re seriously missing out garlic contains allicin which contains antimicrobial properties we’ve already told you what happens when food with antimicrobial properties enter your body if you can add garlic to your diet regularly then you’ll have lesser chances of developing a cold according to a study it has been found that garlic can fight symptoms regarding sickness now that sounds like good news don’t celebrate yet though much like ginger garlic also has a high pH level so while you may want to consume more garlic try not to overdo it keep it to a maximum of one a day alright time to talk about the next one

7. Chicken soup

A bowl of chicken soup can help slow down the movement of neutrophils are a type of white blood cells that help to protect your body from infection when they slow down they’ll stay in the areas that require more attention. Therefore, it will help the areas that may be infected in one study it was found that chicken soup helps to reduce the risk of respiratory problems additionally if you can reduce the amount of salt in soup it can help you stay hydrated low sodium soup also has great nutritional value add a bit of ginger and garlic in the soup. You have yourself one of the best homemade remedies for a cold. We don’t know if chicken soup is good for the soul but it is definitely good for your health. Chicken soup can’t completely cure a cold, but it can prevent it from happening achoo now that we’ve talked about alternative remedies let’s look at some other remedies you don’t have to consume but are equally helpful number one topical ointments we know that topical ointments don’t necessarily smell very nice but they’re extremely useful so the next time you have a fever you should consider applying these ointments on your shoulder chest and near the nasal area you can also massage your chest or your shoulders with topical ointments they’re very helpful in dealing with a cold they also help in combating congestion and improving sleep moving on to the next point number two gargling with salt water salt water helps reduce infections in the upper part of your respiratory system it can also help in loosening and reducing mucus in your body usually bacteria microorganisms and other allergens are found in mucus if you’re someone who feels congestion in your chest then gargling with salt water is good for you it can also help in easing a sore throat and clearing nasal congestion now let’s talk about the next point number three warm baths for children warm baths have been shown to reduce the risk of fever among children if you can add Epsom salt to the bath it can help in dealing with body aches you can also reduce the symptoms of cold and flu through warm baths so make sure that you’re giving them to your child it’s great for them do you get colds easily have you tried any of these remedies