What to take in every meal when you have flu?

What to take in every meal when you have flu?

In winter season a lot of people complaint about having flu, cough or fever. Having flu is disaster for everyone but especially to those who are working, mother who feed their babies must take care and try to get rid of flu soon. Cough to sore throat, nasal congestion, aches and chills can cause a world of misery. If you tried every home remedies then you should go for a checkup.

Here are couples of home remedies which you need to do after every meal you take.

Drinking:-

Drink a lot of water from morning till night, when woke up take a warm shower, which will keep your body moist and can open your nasal cavities. In case of sore throat take goggles of salt water, add two tablespoon of salt in half warm water and goggle it. This should be done after waking and before going to bed. Take a cup of green tea, add one tablespoon honey and squeeze one lemon, stir it well and take it after every meal. Take a lot of fluids, water, juices, soda, carbonated drinks are fine but you need to stay away from caffeinated drinks. You must observe your urine for confirmation that you are taking enough fluids. Your urine should be pale yellow or almost colorless.

Lunch:-

                In lunch take warm cup of chicken soup or you can take chicken stock by adding salt and black pepper to your taste, chicken soup help with the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections like flu, beside this chicken soup is healthy and enriched with enough calories which don’t let you feel dizzy.

                Don’t take raw vegetables like carrot, radish, cucumber etc these are cold vegetables.

Rest:-

                Rest is more important than your diet, you should take more rest so that your body can fight with the infections, when you feel you can walk do it, or exercise but don’t get much exhausted. Try to keep yourself warm.

Dinner:-

                Don’t take too much oil or fatty things, it can cause your throat more infected. Take more boiled vegetables, soups etc in case of sore throat, if you don’t have sore throat than you should take food which can keep you warm like fish, boiled egg etc. Before going to bed take herbal tea along with honey and lemon, also take warm breaths.