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Feeling feverish or having a cold is horrid, and when you lose your appetite on top of it, it just seems to add to the misery. Our grandma’s may have just been right about chicken soup — it seems to be good for the soul and it helps fight the symptoms of a cold. Just how it does this isn’t clear. What is clear though is that it’s comfort food at its best.
The hot steam and liquid helps ease congestion and hydrates your body, and typical ingredients like garlic, ginger and lemon all help fight inflammation — plus they have other health benefits too.
Preparing the soup with homemade instead of a shop-bought stock means that you can control the amount of salt in the soup and we all know that salt makes us thirsty — which is the last thing you need when you’re already feeling dehydrated. Also, by adding loads of fresh vegetables and herbs you increase the nutritional value of the soup, as they’re packed with vitamins and minerals. The chicken also cooks in the liquid, adding even more taste and goodness.
You’ll definitely feel better after a bowl of this homemade remedy.
You can find all of Heleen Meyer’s Recipes on the Hello Doctor website – http://www.hellodoctor.co.za/recipes/
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Thank u .. my little brother was sick and I didn’t know what to do and u
helped a lot .. though I didn’t add wine lol