Natural tips for flu
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1. Blow your nose correctly - Press your finger over one nostril while you blow gently to clear the other.
2. Rest well. Prop an extra pillow to elevate your head. This relives nose block.
3. Gargle - Mix a teasp of salt with warm water 4x daily. To reduce the tickle, try a type of tea containing tannin which tightens the membrane. Steep one tbsp of raspberry leaves or lemone juice in two cups of hot water, mix with one teasp of honey. Let the mixture cool to room temperature before gargling.
4. Drink hot liquids to prevent dehydration.
5. Take a steamy shower
6. Aromatherapy steam: Fill a deep bowl with boiling water and mix with 2 tbsp of chopped ginger or chamomile (3 tbsp). Or, add a salve i.e Vicks VapoRub to the hot water. Or, add a few drops of eucalyptus oil into a bowl of hot water. Cover your head with a towel as you breathe in the steam.
7. Hot chicken soup is a potent mucus stimulant especially if it's loaded with garlic, pepper, ginger and pungent spices.
8. Add raw garlic to your food- garlic has antimicrobial and immune stimulating properties.
9. Ginger also stimulates nerves that lead to mucus production. Ginger has an antioxidant effect and is anti-inflamatory.
10. Chilli peppers are a great source of capsacin, an antioxidant that also acts as a natural decongestant and expectorant.
2. Rest well. Prop an extra pillow to elevate your head. This relives nose block.
3. Gargle - Mix a teasp of salt with warm water 4x daily. To reduce the tickle, try a type of tea containing tannin which tightens the membrane. Steep one tbsp of raspberry leaves or lemone juice in two cups of hot water, mix with one teasp of honey. Let the mixture cool to room temperature before gargling.
4. Drink hot liquids to prevent dehydration.
5. Take a steamy shower
6. Aromatherapy steam: Fill a deep bowl with boiling water and mix with 2 tbsp of chopped ginger or chamomile (3 tbsp). Or, add a salve i.e Vicks VapoRub to the hot water. Or, add a few drops of eucalyptus oil into a bowl of hot water. Cover your head with a towel as you breathe in the steam.
7. Hot chicken soup is a potent mucus stimulant especially if it's loaded with garlic, pepper, ginger and pungent spices.
8. Add raw garlic to your food- garlic has antimicrobial and immune stimulating properties.
9. Ginger also stimulates nerves that lead to mucus production. Ginger has an antioxidant effect and is anti-inflamatory.
10. Chilli peppers are a great source of capsacin, an antioxidant that also acts as a natural decongestant and expectorant.
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