Remember when your mom used to bring you a piping hot bowl of chicken soup when you were feeling under the weather? Turns out, Mom might have been on to something.
Recently, researchers decided to put the old chicken soup remedy to the test. They tested a number of store-bought and homemade chicken soups to determine their effects on cold symptoms. The result? Chicken soup actually helps alleviate congestion by reducing inflammation in air passages and also helps keep us hydrated.
Have you had any success treating cold symptoms with chicken soup? If so, share your story and your chicken soup recipe!
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May 27th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I think that this is so funny – To think that it’s been PROVEN that chicken soup really does have healing power is amazing. I recall being sick as a child, and having unwaivering trust in the fact that Mom’s chicken soup would heal me. What an interesting article!