Ways to fight off Flu

Ha! I'm finally recovering from the one-month-long flu!

This is such a terrible ordeal! After seeing 4 doctors over the past month and taking many advices from friends, families and doctors, I've learnt quite a bit from this experience. I feel that I've done a lot to combat the sickness and thought it'll be good to share some of the ways to fight off the flu.

1. Drink plenty of hot (but not scalding) water. They'll soothe your throat, relieve nasal congestion, and replace bodily fluids lost through perspiration caused by fever.
2. Gargle with tepid, strong tea or warm salt water.
3. Suck on lozenges or hard candies to lubricate your throat.
4. Avoid drinking milk or eating cheese and other dairy products for a couple of days-they can thicken mucus secretions, making them difficult to expel.
5. Avoid eating chicken and red meat. They form mucus and can worsen clogged sinuses.
6. Take one or more of the expectorant herbs — lobelia, licorice, wild cherry bark, horehound or guaifenesin — for a cough or bronchitis.
7. Buzz away sore throats and cough by taking bee pollen or propolis. Caution: Not recommended if you're allergic to bee stings.
8. Sip hot ginger tea. Ginger stimulates circulation and helps clear sinuses and lungs of mucus.
9. Take chinese throat tablets or loquat syrup (川贝枇杷露) for soothing the throat.
10. Get plenty of rest.

Web References:
Seven Ways to Fight Off the Flu
50 Ways to Fight Colds and Flu