As winter approaches, the weather becomes increasingly cold. Experts in Jiangsu Province remind us that during cold snaps, it is best to consume more foods with disease-preventing properties to enhance the body's resistance. During this season, drinking more chicken soup is a good idea.
People in their daily lives know more or less about nourishing and beautifying foods, but their understanding of the effects of chicken soup may be superficial. Experts have found that chicken soup has a certain effect in alleviating symptoms such as nasal congestion and sore throat, and in improving the body's immune function.
Winter is an easy time to catch colds, and it is also the peak season for influenza. Unlike a common cold, influenza strikes suddenly and violently, typically with symptoms of aches, high fever, and fatigue, accompanied by coughing, nasal congestion, and sore throat.
When the body is attacked by the influenza virus, it secretes a large amount of mucus. Research has proven that chicken soup can inhibit the production of mucus, therefore, drinking chicken soup helps reduce nasal congestion and sore throat, and the frequency of coughing will also decrease. Furthermore, experimental results on the medicinal effects of chicken soup show that it can inhibit the activity of a type of white blood cell in the blood that has anti-infective properties. Although the function of these white blood cells is to eliminate bacteria in the human body, they produce a large amount of mucus during their "battle," which makes people with colds and flu very uncomfortable. At this point, the inhibitory effect of chicken soup on mucus can significantly alleviate the patient's symptoms.
Chicken soup can improve the body's immune function, so its role in fighting colds and influenza should not be underestimated. During the peak flu season, drinking a moderate amount of chicken soup can help healthy people improve their immune system. For those who have already been infected with the influenza virus, it helps to suppress the inflammation and excessive mucus production caused by the cold, thereby alleviating the patient's suffering. (By Zhu Xudong, Reporter)