What should the elderly do if they often catch a cold?
1, drinking 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. 2. The practice of eating more radishes proves that carotene in radishes plays 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, sugar ginger tea to drink because colds are mostly exogenous cold pathogens, often have headaches, nasal congestion, runny nose and joint pain, and even chills, fever and other symptoms. 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. The experiment of eating less salt proves that eating less 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, taking honey honey contains a variety of bioactive substances, which can stimulate the immune function of the human body. Taking it twice every morning and evening can effectively treat and prevent viral diseases such as colds. 6. Take yeast as an example. Professor dasgupta of the University of California found in the experiment that the yeast for making bread contains a component that can prevent the cold virus from propagating and spreading in human cells, and can treat the common cold, but it is ineffective against the flu.