Flu season: The Best Monsoon Herbal Drink to Prevent Cold

Monsoon is here and most of you perhaps already caught a cold. Didn’t you?

When you catch a cold, you probably hear it over and over – “Get plenty of fluids”. That’s because your body requires an extra dose of hydration while you’re sick. 

 

Drinking plenty of fluids is the best way to overcome sickness. Especially when you have a cold or flu accompanied by fever, your body loses water thus causing dehydration. Also, drinking plenty of fluids helps to loosen mucus in your nose and relieves congestion.

Staying hydrated ensures you a speedy recovery from a cold or flu, the body can function properly, and your body can defend itself from infections causing the flu.

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When you caught a cold, drink upto 8 250ml cups of fluids per hour. Children can drink upto 60-100 ml of fluids per hour. 

But what kind of fluids you can sip every day when sick? In this article, we’ve included an efficacious remedy to fight off infections from your body and relieve cold symptoms.

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Healthy Turmeric Drink to fight Cold

Pretty well known as the Golden drink, Turmeric is used as a herbal treatment to cure many health ailments in every Indian household from ages ago because of it’s impeccable medicinal benefits. This herbal ingredient with many magical medicinal properties is used as a staple ingredient in every Indian dish even today.

From skin problems to a common cold, Turmeric can cure any sort of issues. It’s a potent antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory properties which can purify and cleanse your body.

Turmeric increases mucus production, thereby flushes out bacteria that clog your respiratory tract. The antibacterial properties of turmeric can fight cold-causing infections. The anti-inflammatory properties help in relieving from a cold or cough.

So, why not you include this incredible ingredient to your cup in order to get relief from a cold. 

 

How to prepare Turmeric Drink?

Required Ingredients

• Coconut Milk/ Almond Milk – 1 cup
• Turmeric – 1 tsp
• Ginger powder – 1/4 tsp
• Cinnamon powder – 1/4 tsp
• Coconut Oil – 1 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Star Anise – 1
• Jaggery powder/ Honey – 1 tsp

Method

In a saucepan, Warm-up a cup of coconut milk or almond milk. To that add all the other ingredients – turmeric, grated ginger, cinnamon powder, coconut oil, pepper powder, star anise. Later, strain the mixture and add honey or jaggery as a sweetener.

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Benefits of Turmeric Milk

Turmeric milk when combined with other wholesome ingredients, it can benefit your health and skin in many ways.

• Turmeric milk is one of the best drink to consume when you’re suffering from a cold, cough, or sore throat. It’s instant relief for such illness.
•  The other ingredients in this drink such as star anise and ginger are good for digestion. Therefore, this turmeric milk can also be used for weight loss.
• The anti-inflammatory properties in this turmeric drink can help reducing joint aches or other pains
• All the powerful ingredients can give you glowing skin since it flushes out toxins from your body
• The curcumin present in turmeric can improve your mood and thus reduce depression

Remember, this drink can give relief from a cold or cough only when you follow a few preventive steps such as avoiding cold water, soft drinks, sports drinks, sugary drinks, and other foods which might weaken your immune system.

 

Up to the very end!

This is one of the best and effective remedies to cure a cold, cough or any such health ailments. It’s a quick approach to instantly boost your metabolism and immunity. So, without any delay, quickly grab all the above-mentioned ingredients and make your cup of wholesome drink and stay healthy.

 

Disclaimer: Tips and suggestions mentioned in this article are for general information purpose only and should not be interpreted as professional medical advice. Always consult your health care professional before making any changes to your diet.