A list of the best foods to eat when sick.
Are you feeling sick or unwell? Perhaps you have caught a cold or flu infection
and want to know how to fight off fast.
Luckily there are certain foods that you can eat which will help to not only ease your symptoms,
but also speed up the healing process.
Let's take a look at the best 10 foods to eat when sick to speed up the path to recovery.
1. Garlic Garlic contains an natural ingredient called
allicin which is antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal. Consume 1-2 cloves of garlic per day
to help your immune system fight off infectious microbes in your body so that you can heal faster.
2. Chicken Broth We recommend making a chicken soup,
with boiled chicken bones, vegetables with garlic and onion. This is a fantastic source of vitamins,
minerals and proteins which your body needs more of when you're sick.
3. Bananas If you have had diarrhea
or have vomited then bananas are good to replenish your minerals. These are a good source of
potassium to help balance your blood pressure, and slow releasing carbohydrates for energy.
4. Ginger Fresh ginger is a time tested cold and flu remedy,
which helps to settle an upset stomach. It has natural ingredients which ease nausea and help
to strengthen your immune system, so that your body can fight off infections. Simply boil a few
slices of ginger with hot water for 10 minutes and drink as a herbal tea 2-3 times per day.
5. Honey Raw honey is ram packed
full of antioxidants which speed up healing in the body. Consuming 1 tablespoon helps kill harmful
bacteria in the throat if you have a sore throat. We recommend adding this to your ginger tea.
6. Shellfish Some of the best immune boosters
are Oysters, Crab Meat, Mussels and Shrimp. These shellfish are absolutely loaded with zinc,
the key mineral which rapidly speeds up your immune system.
This helps to kill of harmful viruses in particular and helps to repair the bodies tissues.
7. Apple Cider Vinegar Mix 2 tablespoons of apple cider
vinegar in a glass of water and drink this 3 times per day. This drink helps to boost
lymphatic drainage, and help to reduce swollen glands for faster healing.
This is one of the most effective remedies for shortening the duration of a cold.
8. Cod Liver Oil This is an age old remedy used in
Europe as a traditional medicine. A good quality virgin cod liver oil is loaded with Vitamin D,
the vitamin that controls and modulates your immunity. 1 teaspoon per day is very effective.
9. Lemon Freshly squeezed lemon
juice is amazing for removing phlegm and mucous in the throat. Add this to a glass of cold water
and sip this through the day. The Vitamin C and Citric Acid helps you to breathe easier
and ease a sore throat. You can also add your honey to this.
10. Sauerkraut Last but not least,
sauerkraut is one of the richest sources of Vitamin C in the world for helping to
kick a cold or infection. This fermented cabbage is loaded with friendly bacteria
and vitamin C to quickly bring back balance to your system.
As you can see there are some fantastic foods that you can eat when you are sick
to help make you feel better and speed up recovery time.
Be sure to cut out sugary foods and grains when you are poorly,
because these tend to feed harmful pathogens and weaken your body.
You want to consume lots of lightly cooked vegetables and leafy greens
like cauliflower, broccoli and kale to boost your minerals and nutrients to fight off the infection.
Try adding your vegetables to a healthy chicken broth with some meat, bones and fresh herbs,
simmered for a few hours. This is easy to digest and will provide amino acids,
minerals, and vitamins to speed up your recovery.
By consuming some of these foods you can at least
half the lifecycle of a cold or flu infection from a couple of weeks to less than 3-7 days.
If feel well enough to go outside, try to get a little sunshine and wrap up warm if it's cold out.
20 minutes of sunshine on the skin helps the body to produce more Vitamin D,
which rapidly boosts your immune system.
On a final note, if you wish to take something a little stronger,
consume 2-3 drops of wild oregano oil in a glass of water 3 times per day. This is one
of the most effective natural remedies in the world for fighting off any type of infection.
To learn more about fighting off infections and diseases, please select our "Immunity" playlist
at the end.
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