We normally think of chicken soup as just a common folk remedy. Still, there must be a reason that people have sworn by its cold-fighting abilities for centuries. There’s no real way to cure a common cold anyway; cold medicines just reduce the symptoms, antibiotics are not recommended, and the best treatment is usually just bed-rest and consuming fluids and vitamins. Chicken soup’s combination of heat, fluid, and salts actually make it about as good a cold treatment as anything else. The National Institutes of Health even lists it as a potential treatment on their website.
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