7 Healing Foods to fight common cold
 
  1. Chicken soup  why: It's been called nature's penicillin and is at the top of the list for its curative powers. Hot chicken soup helps clear clogged airways,   2. Hot and spicy food  Chilies or spicy sauces to help ease congestion. Cook Indian or other ethnic foods that contain  these ingredients, or simply add a spicy sauce to foods for extra zip   3. Garlic  This fragrant bulb contains a flavoring agent called alliin which acts as a decongestant. Garlic is also believed to act as an antioxidant and destroy free- radicals, the active oxygen molecules that damage cells   4. Fluids  To keep you liquefied.   5. Citrus fruits  Reach for citrus fruits to increase your vitamin C intake. Drink orange juice for breakfast, snack on half a grapefruit, or add tangerine slices to a lunchtime salad. Getting an increased  amount of vitamin C is especially important if you smoke, as smoking increases both your risk  of catching a cold and your body's need for this protective vitamin....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
