What Are The Best Foods To Eat When Sick?

What are the best foods to eat when sick? There are lots of good foods and herbs to eat that can help with anybody that is sick. The first one is chicken soup.

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Chicken Soup has a good source of fluid and electrolytes that can help with anybody that is at risk for dehydration because of any unusual sweating, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, etc. It also contains a good number of vitamins, minerals, and protein that your body would need to help fight off any minor sickness you may have. Chicken soup is a popular food to take when you are sick.

Bone Broths is a popular food to eat when you are sick. It is rich in amino acids and collagen which can potentially help with faster recovery.  It has an excellent source of fluids and electrolytes that can help relieve sickness.

Garlic– Adding garlic to your food can help with fighting off flu or cold symptoms. Adding garlic to your food or smoothies as a daily preventive method is a common thing to do to help prevent getting sick. There was a study that was done on 146 people where they took a garlic supplement, and it had 70% fewer sick days than the placebo group that didn’t take any garlic supplement.

Tea is a popular remedy to fighting off colds and flus. Hot tea can act as a natural decongestant similar to chicken soup. It is important to know that tea contains polyphenols. And these substances that are found in plants are known to have great health benefits. And those health benefits are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects as well as potential anticancer effects.

Ginger is known as a home remedy and herbal medicine that is used to reduce nausea and sickness.  Research studies have shown it to reduce nausea among women that are pregnant.

Bananas are a great food to eat when you are sick and can help with adding potassium into your diet. The potassium in the banana can help with replenishing your electrolyte stores that you may have lost during dehydration during sickness.

All Types Of Fruits– like oranges, apples, peaches, etc. Any fruit that contains Vitamin C can help with improving your immune system because of the antioxidant effect.

Green Leafy Vegetables– like broccoli, spinach, asparagus, green beans, etc. The compound in these green leafy vegetables contains polyphenols which act as an antioxidant to help fight inflammation. Vegetables are a great thing to eat nutrients wise when you are sick.

The Bottom Line there are a lot of healthy foods that can help with assisting to fight off a variety different colds or flus. Vitamin C is one of the most important things to consume through food or supplements to help fight or manage any type of sickness.

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