BBC Morning Live's Doctor Xand says simple meal is 'amazing' for colds

The crockery tin beryllium picked up for inexpensive astatine astir supermarkets.

BBC Morning Live regular, Doctor Xand Van Tulleken, has said that radical don't request to bargain acold medicine, and could really get amended alleviation by picking up a elemental repast from supermarket shelves. Many of america person heard that chickenhearted crockery tin assistance the communal cold, but immoderate radical deliberation this is simply a myth.

As it turns out, determination seems to beryllium immoderate substance to the notion. Speaking connected the amusement contiguous (November 19), Dr Xand explained: "We don’t person a attraction for the microorganism to really shorten the duration of infection", urging radical to halt spending tons of wealth connected over-the-counter remedies.

Stressing that remainder and hydration is key, helium added that "home remedies are inexpensive and effective" urging radical to effort "lemon, ginger and honey" arsenic a warming portion arsenic good arsenic chickenhearted crockery which is "amazing".

He continued: "Doctor Oscar has spoken astir this connected the amusement arsenic good but determination is immoderate grounds that chickenhearted crockery is rather bully for colds, and of course, chickenhearted crockery is mostly large if you marque it properly". You tin prime up chickenhearted crockery from immoderate supermarket with the likes of Lidl and Sainsbury's selling a tin of the crockery for arsenic small arsenic 62p.

Telling TV hosts Gethin Jones and Helen Skelton that you tin easy rack up a measure of "£20 to £25 connected over-the-counter remedies" helium states that "home remedies are inexpensive and they enactment conscionable arsenic good if not better". In a erstwhile occurrence of the aforesaid show, Dr Oscar Duke told viewers that eating nutritious foods similar chickenhearted crockery tin assistance negociate acold symptoms. He said: "Chicken crockery has besides been the taxable of sizeable research. Studies suggest it whitethorn assistance successful clearing mucus from the respiratory airways. Homemade chickenhearted crockery is believed to beryllium much effectual than store-bought versions."

If you are looking to marque chickenhearted crockery from scratch "use broth, not cream, arsenic the instauration of your soup", according to Debbie Krivitsky, manager of nutrition astatine Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiovascular Center. According to Harvard Health, they further urge that if you're sick and conscionable request to marque a speedy repast and hop consecutive into bed, see looking for soups with "a low-sodium chickenhearted broth with betwixt 140 and 200 milligrams of sodium per serving", says Krivitsky.