Six Soups to Soothe a Cold
Recipes for Cold Comfort: Chicken Noodle, Portuguese Bean and More
We've all heard the age-old recommendation: Starve a cold.
Doesn't work.
And what about: Chicken soup will cure the common cold?
Not exactly, but there might be a little truth to the old wive's tale.
There's no question hydration helps the body fight illness. Not to mention that warm liquids can comfort those clogged nasal passages. But recent research indicates that chicken soup, specifically, may help you feel better in other ways.
"It does actually have an anti-inflammatory effect," says Dr. Lisa Bernstein, an associate professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta and a participant in the ABCNews.com OnCall+ Cold & Flu section.
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"It's important to just keep your nutrition up, keep hydrated, and if you like chicken soup, go right ahead," Bernstein says.
Sure, the canned soup standards can do the job just fine, but why not consider soup from scratch?
We've assembled six delicious recipes to try, including the classic chicken noodle soup.
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None of these recipes is guaranteed in any way to speed up an illness, but they will fill your stomach and soothe you, nonetheless.
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