Nutritious food has direct impact on your body’s immune system. If you have proper intake of these nutritious food, then you will be actually increasing your immune system to fight off ailments such as common cold. Here is a list of some of the great foods that you need to include in your diet not only to fight off cold and flu, but also to maintain your overall health.

Water: Inculcate the habit of drinking plenty of water. It becomes vital if you are suffering from common cold because, your body gets dehydrated. As a result, it becomes easier for the germs to take hold. So, drink clear bottled mineral water. Remember, your water should be CLEAN!

Garlic: If you get the initial feeling of common cold, count on garlic which has a lot of health benefits. Garlic has the ability to banish common cold during initial stages. Garlic produces a chemical called allicin which has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties to ward off common cold. Get the most of it by eating one or two cloves of raw garlic.

Withdraw solid foods: If you have reached the acute stage of cold and when fever is present, you should avoid eating solid food. Instead, drink fruit and vegetable juices diluted with water.

Seeds, nuts: If you have surpassed the acute symptoms, you can eat a balanced diet. Include seeds, nuts, vegetables, fruits and nuts. Avoid meat, fish, eggs and starchy foods.

Oranges: Who can forget oranges when it comes to common cold? They are effect weapons to fight colds. The credit goes to its high content of Vitamin C which is regarded as the best Vitamin to fight cold and flu. An orange a day keeps common cold away! When you feel cold coming on, drink a full glass of fresh orange juice to frighten away the cold.

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