COLD & FLU FIGHTING FOODS – FACT OR FICTION

Coming up to cold and flu season has us wanting to amp up our protection against sickness whatever way we can. We know that traditionally, things like chicken soup and vitamin C have been touted as flu busters, but are they really? Or are we wasting our time with these home remedies? We decided to dig a little deeper into some supposed flu-fighting foods to see what’s based in fact, and what’s pure fiction.

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Selected Sources

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/sweet-news-honeys-powerful-anti-flu-properties-confirmed-2

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/09/23/garlic-health-benefits.aspx

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2252167/Souper-broth-An-old-wives-tale-No-chicken-soup-really-CAN-fight-cold-say-scientists.html