What should I do if I have a cold in the summer and don t want to take medicine

Hello, if you don't take medicine for a cold, you have to adjust your diet. There are several foods that can be eaten:

1. Chicken broth. Drinking chicken soup can inhibit inflammation in the throat and respiratory tract, and is extremely effective in eliminating symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and sore throat caused by colds. Because chicken contains a variety of amino acids necessary for the human body, it is rich in nutrients and can significantly enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses, and chicken also contains a special chemical substance, which has the effect of enhancing pharyngeal blood circulation and nasal fluid secretion, which has a good effect on protecting the respiratory tract, removing respiratory viruses, and accelerating the recovery of colds.

2. Eat more radish. Practice has proved that the carotene in radish has a unique effect on the prevention and development of colds. The specific method is to chop the sweet, crisp and juicy radish, press out half a teacup of juice, then mash the ginger, squeeze out a small amount of ginger juice, add it to the radish juice, then add sugar or honey, mix well and then rush into boiling water as a drink to drink, three times a day, for two days, can clear heat, detoxify, dispel cold, and prevent and treat colds.

3. Sugar, ginger and tea are combined. Because colds are mostly caused by external wind and cold, they often have headaches, nasal congestion, runny nose and joint aches, and even sensitivity to cold and fever. You can use an appropriate amount of brown sugar, ginger and black tea to cook soup and drink, 1-2 times a day, not only to warm up the body and remove the cold, but also to have a good function of preventing and treating colds.

4. Eat less salt. Experiments have proved that eating less salt can increase the content of lysozyme in saliva, protect the epithelial cells of the mucosa of the mouth and throat, and let them secrete more immunoglobulin A and interferon to deal with cold viruses. Therefore, the daily salt intake is controlled within 5 grams, which is very beneficial for the prevention and treatment of colds.

5. Mix honey. Honey contains a variety of bioactive substances that can stimulate the body's immune function, and can be taken twice a day in the morning and evening, which can effectively prevent colds and other viral diseases.

Hello, if you don't want to take medicine during a cold, it is recommended that you can choose a diet therapy method to relieve the cold. Here are a few ways to prevent colds:

1. Soak your feet in hot water.

Soak your feet in hot water (until the temperature is unbearable) for 15 minutes every night, and pay attention to the amount of water that does not exceed the surface of your feet when soaking your feet, and your feet should be red after soaking to prevent colds.

2. Eat green onions raw.

When eating green onions raw, you can pour oil over the finely chopped green onions, and then eat them with tofu and other cold salads, which is not only delicious, but also can prevent colds.

3. Rinse your mouth with salt water.

Rinse your mouth with light salt water every morning and evening and after meals to remove oral bacteria. In the event of an influenza epidemic, it is more important to rinse the mouth with salt water, and at this time, it is better to raise the head and rinse the throat with salt water to fully rinse the throat.

Fourth, cold water bath surface.

When washing your face every day, you should use cold water, wash your nostrils with a handful of water, that is, gently inhale a little water through your nostrils (be careful not to inhale too deeply to avoid choking) and then blow it out, repeat many times.

5. Massage the nasal folds.

Rub your hands together, massage the Yingxiang acupoint (located in the nasal groove, the midpoint of the outer edge of the horizontal nose) more than ten times, which can prevent colds and reduce nasal congestion symptoms after colds.

Hope these are helpful to you.