Cure a Cold: Fighting a Virus The Natural Way

In fighting a virus, as it turns out, Grandma’s Chicken Soup may be one of the best cures for curing a cold. If you make it yourself and you have a better chance of retaining more of the vitamins, minerals and nutrient from the chicken and vegetables. But, whether you make it yourself or buy it, add a bit of cayenne and a clove of garlic to the soup. The cayenne and garlic with enhance the soups properties, making it more potent for healing, not to mention cayenne and garlic have antibacterial properties.

Here is a great virus fighting chicken soup recipe:
6 cups of chicken broth
1 tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar
4 carrots sliced with skins
1/2 large onion cut into small pieces
1 clove of garlic crushed
Boil lightly only until carrots are soft

Then juice:
The other half of the onion
2 garlic cloves
1 zucchini with skins
1 parsnip with skins
1 turnip with skins
1 rutabaga with skins
1 sweet potato with skins
Add to the broth.
Heat soup just before boiling point
Serve and enjoy. Serves 8

Not in the mood for chicken soup? Make up a tasty cup of warm lemon water add honey, or dark molasses, a stick of cinnamon and a few cloves. This will relieve a sore throat heal a stuffy nose and warm your body.

Vitamin C is another key to fighting a virus and curing a cold. Try this cool recipe:
Juice and mix together:
2 peeled oranges (leave the white pulp)
4 rings of pineapple
or substitute the pineapple for a lemon, a peeled mango, 6 strawberries, or a pink grapefruit
2 apples

Healing a cold sore: There are natural topical applications to reduce swelling and speed healing. But people who consistently have cold sores are proven to have low lysine an essential amino acid that promotes tissue repair and produces antibodies.

Lima beans, soy and fresh water salmon are high in lysine, so eat these often along with raw fresh fruits and vegetables. It's important to keep the immune system strong. If you are fighting a virus for several months and still have many cold sores you may want to ask your doctor to test your thyroid.

If you already have a cold sore and want to get rid of it quickly try applying Aloe Vera to the the infected area. Aloe is great for healing skin problems. Plum juice has also been proven to be helpful in healing cold sores, along with cabbage and papaya. Taken internally and applied directly to the cold sore.

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