Hot Soup Anyone?
October 12, 2006 1:00 am Health and FitnessIf you thought that wolfing down a bowl of chicken soup was some old wife’s tonic for colds, you’re absolutely right! Steaming broth, such as chicken soup, has been around forages an aromatic, tasty remedying a welcome respite from bitter herbs and expensive pills.
What is it that makes soup so good? Chicken soup contains a natural amino acid called cystine that curiously thins mucus in the respiratory lining. Also, a hot and spicy preparation will promote watery secretions. In the mouth and throat the combination loosens phlegm and thick respiratory secretions, making steady to cough and expectorate.
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