Although the temperature rises in spring, the difference between morning and evening temperatures is quite large, and people with weaker constitutions are more likely to catch a cold. What should you do if you catch a cold in spring? You can also deal with a cold through your diet. When you have a cold, you can drink more chicken soup and eat more ginger and radishes.
What to eat when you have a cold in spring?
Patients with a cold in spring should have a lighter diet, and can eat some easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as congee and noodles. At the same time, you can also eat more of the following foods that have the effect of treating a cold:
Chicken Soup
American scientists have found that chicken soup can effectively inhibit inflammation in our respiratory tract; it can effectively treat situations such as nasal congestion, cough, and sore throat caused by a cold. This is because chicken contains a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, which enhances the body's resistance to viruses.
Mushroom Chicken Soup
Radish
The carotene in radishes has a unique effect in treating and preventing spring colds.
Chop fresh radishes and juice them; mash ginger and then juice it, then mix it with radish juice, and add an appropriate amount of sugar or honey. Stir well and add boiling water to take. Drink it three times a day for two consecutive days to effectively treat a cold.
Ginger
The spicy components of ginger mainly include zingerone, gingerol, and shogaol, which are somewhat volatile. They can enhance and accelerate blood circulation, stimulate gastric juice secretion, aid digestion, and have a stomach-strengthening function. Ginger also has the effects of inducing sweat to release the exterior and warming the middle to stop vomiting. When you catch a cold from being chilled, drinking some ginger soup can have a very good therapeutic effect. Therefore, when you have a cold, if you have no appetite, fever, or vomiting, eating some ginger soup can help your body recover quickly.
Honey Water
Honey water contains a large number of active substances. Drinking more honey water can effectively stimulate the body's immune function and improve immunity. Drinking a glass of honey water in the morning and evening every day can effectively treat and prevent spring colds.
Lemon
Vitamin C can enhance immunity, and therefore, foods containing Vitamin C have the effect of shortening the duration of a cold. Lemon is one of the most medicinal fruits in the world. The rich Vitamin C it contains acts like a natural antibiotic for the human body, with multiple effects such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and enhancing human immunity. It should be noted that while Vitamin C can indeed reduce the number of days you have a cold, it cannot cure a cold, nor can it directly relieve the severity of cold symptoms. Therefore, when supplementing with Vitamin C, it is also important to supplement with other nutrients.
Mushroom chicken soup