SPICES NOT ONLY ADD FLAVOR TO OUR FOOD, BUT THEY ALSO BOOST OUR IMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. CERTAIN SPICES CONTAIN ANTI-VIRAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES. GARLIC, WHICH IS LOADED WITH ALLION AND ALLICIN, CONTAINS ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIVIRAL, ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIPROTOZIAL PROPERTIES. TO GET THE MOST BENEFIT FOR YOUR COLD AND FLU SYMPTOMS, IT SHOULD BE CONSUMED RAW. RATHER THAN CHEWING ON A CLOVE OF GARLIC, (AND AVOIDING BEING IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS), IT CAN BE MINCED AND ADDED TO SALADS OR COOKED FOODS. THIS MAKES IT A BIT EASIER TO CONSUME.
CAYENNE PEPPER, MOST OFTEN USED IN MEXICAN, SOUTHWESTERN AND INDIAN FOODS, CONTAINS CAPSAICIN, WHICH HELPS CLEAR UP SINUS PASSAGES AND REDUCES THE SEVERITY OF COLDS.
CINNAMON IS HELPFUL IN RELIEVING VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. CINNAMON MIXED WITH HONEY EASES A SORE THROAT.
TURMERIC, THE NATURAL INGREDIENT FOUND IN CURRY, ALSO IS NOTED FOR ITS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIVIRAL, ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES. ADD THIS SPICE TO SOUPS, STEWS, MEATLOAF AND CHICKEN DISHES TO BRING OUT THE EXTRA FLAVOR. IT IS VERY POWERFUL IN RELIEVING COLD SYMPTOMS.
GINGER, GOOD FOR THE LUNGS, DIGESTION, AND CIRCULATION, IS ALSO EXCELLENT IN TREATING COLDS AND FLU. IT HELPS TO CLEAR PHLEGM AND HELPS US TO SWEAT, ANOTHER PLUS IN REDUCING COLD AND FLU SYMPTOMS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, ADD THESE SPICES TO YOUR CUPBOARD AND THE NEXT TIME YOU FEEL A COLD COMING ON OR HAVE FLU SYMPTOMS, MAKE USE OF THESE SPICES TO EASE THEIR SEVERITY.
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