We’ve been hearing that this year’s strain of the flu, H3N2, is going to be one of the worst we’ve seen in a long time. Naturally, this has us wanting to amp up our protection against the virus 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.
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
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