Some good, basic tips for beating the flu. Among them:
“Drink hot tea. A Harvard study shows that sipping tea may boost your body’s defenses against infection. Researchers discovered that the blood cells in tea drinkers’ immune systems responded five times more efficiently to germs than the blood cells of coffee drinkers. That’s because tea contains a potent class of chemicals called catechins, which may spur your system to fight viruses. White tea is best: A Pace University study found that it was the most effective at fending off germs.
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Try ginseng. People who took 200 mg of ginseng twice daily during cold and flu season had shorter colds than those who just popped a placebo (11 days versus 16.5 days), according to a study performed at the University of Alberta. Look for products that contain at least 1.5 to 2 percent total ginsenosides, which means they contain enough ginseng to be effective.”
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