Tips for Fighting Colds
Ayurveda and Yoga offer many useful remedies to help your body fight and overcome cough and colds. Here is the best tip from each of these great sciences.
Ayurveda Remedy for Cough & Colds:
According to Ayurveda, colds are a Kapha and vata disorder and the best herbal remedy for overcoming them is ginger. There are many concoctions you can make using ginger, all of which would be useful, but the following is my choice as it is one that tastes good, so even your kids won't mind taking it.
Mix 1/4 teaspoon of ginger powder and 1/8 teaspoon of turmeric powder, with enough honey to make a paste in a tablespoon. Then take by licking slowly. The ginger will help soothe the cough and cold, the honey will help the throat and the turmeric will act as an antiseptic. It is the medicine of choice at my house :-).
Another variation which is also excellent for cough and colds, is to take the same portions of ginger powder, turmeric powder and a teaspoon of honey in about 2 ounces of hot water, as the last thing before sleeping. This is also a very effective remedy.
Yoga Remedy for Colds:
To help fight off colds and better still, to help prevent them in the first place, practice Kapalbati Pranayama. This pranayama is one of the best ways to boost your health and immune system. It also generates heat in the body to offset the Kapha/Vata imbalance and helps clear of system of congestion.
