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Colds become a disease in the rainy season like now. To overcome this, you can regularly consume healthy foods, such as oranges and ginger.
The rainy season usually attacks the immune system, causing colds or flu attacks. Symptoms of having the flu can be characterized by a blocked nose, making the respiratory tract difficult.
To stay fit in an uncertain season like the recent one, you should pay attention to a healthy and nutritionally balanced diet. To overcome colds and blocked noses, you can consume several healthy foods that contain high levels of antioxidants, anti-inflammatories and vitamin C.
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Reporting from Breathe Freely and Food NDTV, here are 5 foods that can treat colds and blocked noses.
1. Ginger
 Ginger tea. Photo: Getty Images/imageBROKER RF/imageBROKER/Juergen Pfeiffer |
Ginger is a spice commonly used as a kitchen spice. Apart from being a cooking spice, ginger can also be used in hot drinks, because it has long been trusted as a natural medicine.
This spice, which has a spicy taste sensation, contains high levels of antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory substances. So it can help in overcoming flu that attacks the body. The method is to make ginger tea.
You can boil ginger with a glass of water until it boils. Then consume it while warm. Ginger can warm the body and relieve a blocked nose.
2. Orange
Oranges are known to be fruits that contain high levels of vitamin C. Quoting the USDA, 100 grams of oranges contain 53.2 milligrams of vitamin C. Vitamin C is needed to maintain the body’s immunity.
Apart from the high vitamin C content, oranges are also rich in antioxidants. This antioxidant substance can help the body stay fit and not easily catch a cold which causes a blocked nose.
Routinely consuming oranges every day can keep the body’s immunity maintained. Can be consumed directly or made into juice. Warm orange juice is also perfect to enjoy during the rainy season.
