Home Made Chicken Soup Is The Number One Remedy For Colds And The Flu

      Or you might say that chicken soup is the number one choice in a lot of countries around the world for controlling or curing Colds and the Flu. There are also a whole bunch of other effective remedies that seem to work just as well. Some of these remedies will sound familiar while others are unheard of, but those who have used them including myself, claim that they all work.

      As I did my research on  " Home Made Chicken Soup ", I was very impressed as to how many countries around the world has made this Soup the number one Remedy. A list of those countries are as follows:    1. Germany.    2. Russia.    3. Austria.    4. Hungary.    5. Italy.    6. India.    7. Romania.    8. Spain.    9. France.    10. The entire Jewish Nation. 11. Many countries in Africa and most of the Spanish speaking countries in South America.    12. There are also many European countries that are not listed that know about and use Chicken Soup as a Remedy for Colds and the Flu. The people of China will also make chicken soup but they will also add some of their most popular herbs into the soup that will protect them from some of the other common diseases.
      I don't think that Americans from the USA are sold on this Remedy except for the Mountain and the Country Folk. Even many of the American Indians today use Chicken Soup as a cure all.
      One day while I was at work I was attending a safety meeting and our Bosses was showing us a movie on Chicken Soup. But the movie was showing us the negative side of this Remedy and they were making fun of it. It said that we are all being brain-washed into thinking that Chicken Soup was an excellent cure all and they felt that this soup was no better then any other soup. In other words they are saying that Chicken Soup does nothing for you that it is just a plain old soup. Later I talked to my boss and I told him that I disagreed with the movie that the movie makers have it all wrong. I told my boss that often times in life our bodies become unbalanced and this unbalance will make us feel sick. The whole purpose in eating the Chicken Soup was to bring back that balance. You are giving a natural soup to a natural body to make it feel natural again. I have used Chicken Soup many times and I find that it does work for the sickness that I had at that time.
      The Home Made Chicken Soup has fresh carrots, celery, lots of onions and peas. It could also have diced green and/or red bell peppers and I have seen diced potatoes. Of coarse there was the most important part and that was the chicken and the chicken broth. When you make this soup you cook the chicken first until it falls off the bones. If  you want very tender chicken then soak the chicken in salt water over night before you start cooking it. Remove the chicken and the bones and add all the above vegetables and cook them until you can poke a fork into them. Throw the chicken bones away and dice up the chicken meat putting it back into the almost done soup. Season the soup with salt and pepper and also at this time I will add raw onion to the last few minutes of this almost done soup. There are two reasons why I add the raw onion. For flavoring and also the fresh juices of an onion is excellent for Colds and the Flu. You could also add prepared egg noodles or elbow macaroni at this time. If you are one of those who do believe in Chicken Soup as a Cure-All for Colds and the Flu, I want you to know that you do not stand alone. A large per cent of the worlds population also believe in Home Made Chicken Soup.
      There are some wise people out there that will not throw the chicken bones away and they will reboil these bones into a 2nd kind of soup. This soup will have a lot of calcium and bone marrow. You could drink the broth by itself or you could remove the bones and add fresh vegetables to it making it a whole new kind of soup. This soup will fight your Colds and the Flu in a different way then that of the first soup and because of the Calcium and the Bone Marrow this 2nd soup would be more deadlier to Cancer Cells in our bodies then that of the 1st Chicken Soup.
      I know there are many out there who are more then likely to believe in the information of this safety movie that chicken soup is for the birds, so I am adding several natural Home Remedies that will help get rid of those Colds and the Flu that most of us have been unable to stop them from coming into our lives. Some of those Remedies are as follows:

      1. Make a  " Hot Tottie ". This Remedy has been around for a long, long time and this is very safe for children. The instructions are very simple. Put some warm water into a cup and add a tablespoon of organic vinegar. Then add the juice that was squeezed from a half of a lemon. Add a teaspoon of honey and stir well. You can sip on this all day with no side effects and a Hot Tottie is also soothing to a sore throat.
      The Old Timers will add two tablespoons of Blackberry Brandy to this Hot Tottie and the Mountain Folk will add two tablespoons of Whisky. If you choose to use this 2nd or 3rd way then I would suggest that you only drink just one before going to bed. It will help you to relax at night and it will help to kill some of those germs that are present in our bodies. Drinking just one of these with the Brandy will not get you drunk nor will you have a hangover. If you choose to give this type of Hot Tottie to a very sick child, I would suggest that you use One or Two Teaspoons of Blackberry Brandy into an already made Hot Tottie then let the child sip on this just before going to bed. This Brandy has Pectin in it which is excellent for colds and the Flu. The Whisky has no Pectin in it. If that child is very sick, it may be wiser to take that child to see a Doctor.

      2. Taking Vitamin C on a regular bases will protect you from getting a Cold or the Flu. People who took Vitamin C Pills everyday would very rarely catch a cold while others who were not taking Vitamin C they were getting sick.

      3. Ground up Flax Seed is great in preventing Colds and the Flu. I have a neighbor that grinds up Flax Seed on a regular bases and he adds it to his juices, his oatmeal, his yogurt or any other food that this Flax Seed could be sprinkled on. While others around him are getting Colds and the Flu, he never gets sick nor does he ever take a Flu Shot. I will add Flax Seed to my homemade bread, pancakes and my fresh ground hot whole grain breakfast cereal. There is one word of Caution! Flax Seed is a natural laxative and too much of it at one time could cause diarrhea. But with what little I have used and my neighbor also, neither one of us has that problem. My neighbor says his bowel movements are always comfortable.

      4. The eating of Garlic will prevent you from getting a Cold or the Flu. The eating or Garlic will greatly boost up you immunity system. A lady claims that while everyone else all around her are getting sick she seems to always feel, just fine. Throughout the year when this lady makes a meat sandwich she will add a slice of onion, tomato, green pepper and lettuce. She will also add Miracle Whip and slices of Garlic.
      A bus driver told me that when he was a kid he lived with his grandmother all winter and every day she would give him and his brothers a little piece of Garlic and she made them swallow it. He said while others ended up with the Colds and the Flu, he said that he and his brothers never got sick.
      When you feel a Cold coming on boil a few cloves of Garlic in a pan of water and then you sip on this Garlic Tea. Drinking this tea slowly will help a sore throat also. The Garlic needs to be cut up very fine or put it into a blender before boiling it. This Garlic Tea will kiss all Colds Good By!!
      Putting crushed Garlic into a vaporizer will not only cure a Cold but it will disinfect a whole room of its germs. The only thing that is bad this method will give your house a Garlic smell but that problem can be taken care of if you removed the Garlic and add a mint oil or Mentholatum.

      5. A fresh slice of Onion dipped into a cup of hot water a couple of times to make a simple Onion Tea will do wonders to a Cold when you sip on it. Also you will sleep better at night if you cut a Onion so that it can sit on your night stand all night long to where you can breath its fumes. I personally find this Remedy very effective. I will put my Onion on a stool next to my bed. It almost has a magical effect. It helps you to breath all night long with no coughing. This method really does work.

      6. Making a tea from the herb called Horehound. The dried leaves are made into a tea and this is excellent for Colds and the Flu. This tea will also loosen up the gunk that gets caught in you throat. The tea is very bitter and it needs to be sweetened with honey.
      Back in the good old days they use to make a hard tack candy called Horehound Candy. It was a popular candy in the winter time because of its effectiveness against Colds and a Sore Throat. This so called Horehound Candy is commonly sold in many stores throughout the Western part of the United States. But you have to acquire a taste for it. Because of its bitter-sweet taste most first time users will put a piece in their mouth and then they will spit it right back out again. Then they will say " How can anyone eat such awful candy. "  I have seen children eat this candy and very much enjoy it. Like I say, you have to acquire a taste for it. Most people do not like Beer or plain Black Coffee the first time they tried it. Personally I think both of these liquids are very nasty tasting and yet most of the people in the world drink both of these with no complaints.

      7. Both the Russians and the Mountain Folk in the United States will make a tea out of Elderberry Flowers. They will add Lemon Juice to this tea and it was used to cure colds and the Flu. Of course these flowers are probably not available when Cold season comes around but they can be bought at a health food store at a low price.

      8. Birch Bark Tea. The Old Timers claim that this is the Best Remedy when it comes to Colds, the Flu and sore throats. The recipe is as follows:
      You strip the bark from Birch Trees [ Sweet and/or Black Birch will have a wintergreen mint taste to it.] then you wash the bark and boil it until it turns to a murky brown. You strain the tea through a cloth and to each quart add one half of a cup of sugar, one tablespoon of honey and 6 Sage leaves. After you heat this mixture up you add one level teaspoon of Alum. When this liquid has cooled it will be known as  " Birch Bark Tea ", and it was stored in quart sized or half gallon containers.

      9. Sassafras Tea is excellent for Colds and the Flu. I use to drink this a lot when I was a child and I loved its taste. This tree grows commonly all over the Northeastern part of the United States, but not at all in the Mountain States and I am sure it grows in other parts of the world also. Sassafras Tea is commonly sold at health food stores.

    10. " Wild Cherry Bark Tea ". This tea is excellent for getting rid of the gunk in you throat. It is also known as the Chest Cold Tea and a Pep Tonic. This tea will control diarrhea. It will tune up your vocal cords. If you could not sing before you will be able sing now. I have used this tea a lot and it has a chalky texture to it when you gargle with it. I bought mine at a health food store.

    11. Another Tea that was good for a Cold or the Flu was to boil ground up Flax Seed into a tea, and just before you drink it you add Lemon Juice and honey to it.

   12. A Vaporizer is an excellent investment for those who may have the Flu or a Cold or Bronchitis. This one is excellent for children as well as for Adults. It is best to put the vaporizer into a tent next to a bed. In this way you get the full benefit of the vaporizer. You could add Vicks Salve, or Mentholatum or one of the mint oils. A couple sticks of Cinnamon will work also.

  13. At night rub yourself down on the neck and /or the chest with some Vicks Salve or Mentholatum. Then wear a bandanna around your neck to hold the heat in. This always felt good during a cold and this is also great for children.

  14. Eat plenty of fresh fruit during the " Cold Season ". Also fresh carrot juice or fresh apple cider is drank for Colds and the Flu.

 15. This is my own personal Remedy. Because I had to work out side for most of my life, I would wear a bandanna on my neck during the cold weather. This will keep the cold from blowing on your neck and across your chest. This is great for men or women. When it got extra cold outside, I would wear two bandannas because it would keep your neck extra worm. During cold weather I would also wear a stocking cap and a pair of gloves. This not only kept you warm but it also prevented colds. I would also wear three or four pairs of socks to keep my feet warm. During the summer months i would wear two pair of socks to soak up the sweat and prevent blisters from forming on my feet.
      During the summertime, I wear a bandanna on my neck most of the time because it soaks up the sweat on my neck and keeps it cool. It also helps to prevent sunburn on the back of the neck. If you watch any cowboy shows, most of them wear bandannas and long sleeve shirts on the hottest days. These clothes kept the cowboy cool and it also prevented the arms and the back of the neck from getting sunburned. They also used the bandanna to cover their faces during a dust storm. The Indians on the other hand would wear a band on their head. This prevented the sweat from coming off the eyebrows and rolling down their face. I do this also during the summer and wear a bandanna on my head when I am doing a lot of heavy work outside.