1, drink chicken soup
Two clinical medical centers in the United States reported that drinking chicken soup can inhibit inflammation of the throat and respiratory tract, and is extremely effective in eliminating symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose, cough and sore throat caused by colds. Because chicken contains a variety of essential amino acids, it is nutritious and can significantly enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses. Chicken also contains some special chemicals, which can enhance the blood circulation in the pharynx and the secretion of nasal liquid, and play a very good role in protecting the respiratory tract, removing respiratory viruses and accelerating the recovery of colds.
Step 2 eat more radishes
Practice has proved that carotene in radish has a unique role in preventing and treating colds. The specific method is to chop sweet, crisp and juicy radish, squeeze out half a teacup juice, mash ginger, squeeze out a small amount of ginger juice, add sugar or honey, mix well, and then pour it into boiling water as a drink, three times a day for two days, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, dispel cold and prevent colds.
3. Drink sugar, ginger and tea together
Because colds are mostly caused by exogenous wind and cold, there are often symptoms such as headache, stuffy nose, runny nose and joint pain, and even chills and fever. You can make soup with proper amount of brown sugar, ginger and black tea, 1-2 times a day, which can not only warm your body and dispel cold, but also have a good effect on preventing and treating colds.
4. Eat less salt
Experiments show that eating less sodium salt can increase the content of lysozyme in saliva, protect the epithelial cells of mouth and throat, and make them secrete more immunoglobulin A and interferon to deal with cold virus. Therefore, controlling the daily salt content within 5 grams is of great benefit to the prevention and treatment of colds.
5. Take honey for example.
Honey contains a variety of bioactive substances, which can stimulate the immune function of human body. Taking it twice every morning and evening can effectively treat and prevent viral diseases such as colds.
Step 6 eat more condiments
According to the research of the University of Wisconsin, ginger and dried pepper can help people to expel cold virus, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. The American Institute for Cancer Research recently revealed that garlic can enhance the immune function of the human body. Add more seasoning when cooking, which can make the cold recover early.
Nutritionists and experts have made an answer from the perspective of TCM health preservation: If you have a cold, you can eat the following eight foods to relieve symptoms and help you recover quickly.
1, bacterial killer-onion
Functional characteristics: cold resistance, sterilization, gastrointestinal stimulation, and digestion promotion.
Onion has the function of dispelling wind and cold, has a pungent smell, can resist colds and influenza, and has a strong bactericidal effect. Onion is rich in nutrition, which can stimulate the secretion of stomach, intestine and digestive gland, stimulate appetite, promote digestion and promote the excretion of sodium salt, thus lowering blood pressure, so it has a good health care effect on patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
2, mosquito repellent expert-garlic
Functional characteristics: sterilization, insecticidal, anti-influenza, anti-infection
Garlic is an indispensable condiment in diet. Garlic contains capsaicin of "propylene sulfide", which can kill one tenth of penicillin. It has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites, and can prevent influenza, prevent wound infection, treat infectious diseases and repel insects.
3, detoxification panacea-pumpkin
Functional features: satisfy hunger and detoxify
Pumpkin can be used as both food and food, because it can not only satisfy hunger, but also has certain therapeutic value. Pumpkin contains vitamins and pectin, which has good adsorption, can combine and eliminate bacterial toxins and other toxic substances in the body, and can play a role in detoxification.
4, anti-cancer panacea-beans
Functional features: spleen and stomach strengthening, anti-cancer.
Beans are rich in protein and various amino acids. Regular consumption can strengthen the spleen and stomach and stimulate appetite. Beans can activate lymphocytes of tumor patients, produce immune antibodies, have very specific damage and inhibition effects on cancer cells, and have many medicinal values, such as being rich in high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids.
5, nourishing holy products-red beans
Functional characteristics: expelling pus and promoting blood circulation, nourishing and strengthening, invigorating spleen and nourishing stomach.
It is no exaggeration to say that red beans have good medicinal value. In Compendium of Materia Medica, it is mentioned that the functions of red beans are "promoting fluid production and diuresis, relieving bloating and swelling, treating vomiting, diarrhea, hangover, dispelling cold and heat, expelling pus and dispersing blood." Chinese medicine believes that red beans can clear away heat and detoxify, strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish and strengthen the body, and are a very nourishing food.
6.B2 Vitamin Specialist-Soybean Sprouts
Functional features: Prevention and treatment of vitamin B2 deficiency and anemia.
Soybean sprouts are rich in vitamin B2. In the season of frequent vitamin B2 deficiency, eating soybean sprouts can effectively prevent vitamin B2 deficiency. Soybean sprouts are rich in vitamin C, which is beneficial to growth and development and prevent anemia.
7, kidney master-cowpea
Functional characteristics: anti-virus, invigorating spleen and tonifying kidney
Cowpea is rich in high-quality protein, which is easily absorbed by human body. Vitamin C contained in cowpea can promote the synthesis of antibodies and improve the antiviral effect of the body. Chinese medicine believes that cowpea has the effect of strengthening spleen and tonifying kidney, especially for frequent urination and some gynecological functional diseases.
8, spleen one yuan-rice
Functional features: invigorating spleen and stomach, clearing lung.
Although rice is not nutritious, it has high nutritional efficacy and is a basic food for supplementing nutrition. The porridge cooked with rice has the effects of invigorating spleen, regulating stomach and clearing lung heat. Doctors believe that rice is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and it has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and stomach, nourishing essence and brain, harmonizing the five internal organs, dredging blood vessels, improving hearing and eyesight, quenching thirst and stopping diarrhea. Eating more rice can make people "keep fit and look good".