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