| A diet rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, salads, low | | | | cough is there. People with high blood pressure should |
| saturated fats and whole cereals will ensure near | | | | avoid eating liquorice as it can retain sodium and |
| adequate protection against infective organism. Raw | | | | deplete potassium in the body. |
| fruits and vegetables are better than the cooked | | | | Try to steer clear of anyone who smokes or who |
| one. Still with all these precautions if you get cold try | | | | has a cold. Virus particles can travel up to 12 feet (3.7 |
| out these simple remedies, which are used by our | | | | meters) through the air when someone with a cold |
| grand mothers and found to be very effective. Try | | | | coughs or sneezes, and even secondhand smoke can |
| out these harmless traditional medicines before | | | | make your child more likely to get sick. |
| swallowing the chemicals. Remember these remedies | | | | Prevent upper respiratory infections by enjoying the |
| are part of our tradition and not many scientific | | | | common cold remedies on a regular basis. |
| studies are carried out. | | | | Use the remedies ingredients for spa and beauty |
| There's no real proof that eating this soothing, warm | | | | treatments. Directions are included in your book. |
| concoction can cure a cold, but sick people have | | | | Cassia roots are effective in treating cold. The roots |
| been swearing by it for more than 800 years. Why? | | | | are burnt and the smoke from them is inhaled. The |
| Chicken soup contains a mucus-thinning amino acid | | | | mucus discharge will increase after such a treatment, |
| called cysteine, and some research shows that | | | | but within a while it will stop completely. |
| chicken soup helps control congestion-causing white | | | | Common cold patients are typically advised to fast |
| cells, called neutrophils. | | | | for one day so that the body toxins wash out. Then |
| Mix 1tsp of black pepper powder, 1tsp dried ginger | | | | the patients can have hot vegetable soups, or |
| powder, 1tsp long pepper powder, 1tsp liquorice root | | | | steamed vegetables with little or no spices in them. |
| powder and 3- 4 sugar candy. It can be had when | | | | Foods that are difficult to digest such as cheese, |
| cough is there. People with high blood pressure should | | | | yoghurt, milk, oily and spicy foods and sweets must |
| avoid eating liquorice as it can retain sodium and | | | | be avoided. |
| deplete potassium in the body. | | | | The beauty of home remedies is that they are |
| A tablespoon of ajwain crushed in the palms and tied | | | | accessible and easy to prepare. Many of the |
| up in a thin kerchief and can be used for inhalation to | | | | remedies contained in this section have been passed |
| relieve nasal block. This can be used for small children | | | | down through the generations by word of mouth - |
| also. This tied bundle can be kept on the pillow while | | | | others have surpassed all expectations in clinical trials. |
| sleeping and is found very effective. | | | | Some you will remember from the old nursery |
| Take 1 tbsp of fresh gooseberry with 1/2 tsp ginger | | | | rhymes. Remember when Jack fell down and broke |
| juice added to it is also found to be very effective. | | | | his crown and Jill fixed it with vinegar and brown |
| This can be taken regularly to prevent recurrence of | | | | paper? It may have sounded a strange remedy for a |
| cold. Gooseberry has got the highest vitamin C. | | | | bad head, but in fact this used to be a remedy for |
| Mix 1tsp of black pepper powder, 1tsp dried ginger | | | | headaches and migraine! |
| powder, 1tsp long pepper powder, 1tsp liquorice root | | | | Read about Diet and Recipes and Upload and Share |
| powder and 3- 4 sugar candy. It can be had when | | | | Videos, Photos. |