Reduce the following three ingredients to speed up your recovery.
1. Sugar If you eat a lot of sugar, your immune system is not good. An easy way to reduce sugar intake is to avoid drinks with added sugars.
2. Dairy
It is not scientifically proven, but in some people dairy causes more mucus to be produced. Do you seem to get more stuffy after eating cheese or yogurt? Leave dairy for what it is if you already suffer from too much mucus and cough.
3. Alcohol
Alcohol dries out your body and that does not promote recovery from an infection.
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