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Milk with honey and milk with garlic is an old proven recipe for the common cold. These are not everyone’s drinks that can entice you with their aroma and taste (especially milk with garlic), but their healing properties were already known to our grandmothers and even great-grandmothers. How to make milk with garlic or milk with honey?
What is the phenomenon of this mixture? Why, some of us prefer to reach for milk with garlic instead of drugs from the pharmacy during a cold or flu?
Milk with garlic – properties
It is not difficult to catch a cold, especially in the autumn and winter season. Then it is worth supplementing your home first aid kit not only with target drugs, but also with appropriate dietary supplements. It is also important to prevent the development of the disease. In a situation where we have the impression that something is happening to our body and we know that this is the beginning of the disease, because, for example, we were overwhelmed, we got wet, then it is worth reaching for proven methods to fight a runny nose, sneezing or sore throat.
Milk with garlic, milk with honey is an effective way to fight the disease, which is why patients often resort to such a solution. Home remedies, such as herbal infusions or garlic milk, are as effective as drugs from the pharmacy, but unlike them, they do not cause side effects.
Each of the ingredients, i.e. milk and garlic, have health properties that have a positive effect on our body. Milk is a whole list of vitamins and minerals that support the immune system, for example vitamin A, which keeps our mucous membranes in good condition. There is zinc and B vitamins in milk.
You can also combine milk and garlic with honey. Not only will the taste of the drink change for the better, but the bactericidal properties of honey will add to the listed properties. This golden product contains antibiotic compounds such as lysozyme, apidicin and inhibin. These compounds are active against streptococci, staphylococci, Candida fungi. Honey is also rich in micronutrients: iron, calcium, cobalt, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, folic acid and biotin. Unfortunately, honey cannot be consumed by everyone because it can cause allergies.
Milk with garlic is recommended for people who have throat problems, as garlic is a natural antibiotic, thanks to its flavonoid compounds, B vitamins, mineral salts and trace elements. Additionally, garlic contains essential oils that inhibit the growth of bacteria and thus infection.
If you do not have time to prepare a drink, you can reach for a dietary supplement with unscented garlic, which will also support the immune system. It is available on Medonet Market, as is garlic oil in capsules.
It is also beneficial for the body to combine milk with, for example, turmeric. You can buy ready-made Golden Milk mixture, which you just need to mix with milk. It has a positive effect on the digestive system, liver and the body’s immunity.
It is best to consult a doctor or pharmacist when taking herbal preparations, because the selection of an appropriate herbal preparation requires as much knowledge as in the case of a chemical preparation. It should be remembered that these types of preparations may interact with the medications taken, posing a threat to our health. Some herbal preparations can have a very strong effect, therefore all recommendations and restrictions provided by the manufacturer should be followed. Pregnant women and nursing mothers must exercise particular caution when using them.
Milk with garlic – recipe
Milk with garlic is a drink that is not complicated to make. Just 250 ml of milk, a tablespoon of honey, a clove of garlic and butter to taste. The milk should be warmed up and while it is still warm, add honey, crush a clove of garlic and add it together with the butter at the very end. The drink should be drunk warm, twice a day, preferably in the morning and evening.
Of course, milk with garlic is a solution for colds, but in its initial stage, when symptoms are accompanied by high fever, persistent cough, you should see a doctor who may prescribe other medications. It is also very important that the patient is not allergic to any of the ingredients of the medicinal drink. Garlic milk is also not recommended for people who have stomach problems, because garlic can irritate the damaged lining of the stomach. Too much milk when the stomach is weakened can cause diarrhea, for example.
However, if diarrhea occurs too often, it is worth getting a food allergy test available on Medonet Market. The package also includes tests for inhalation allergy.
Not everyone is able to drink milk with garlic because of its characteristic taste, so to support immunity, it is worth drinking Oxymel with onions, garlic and ginger, which can be added 1-2 teaspoons a day to your favorite drink.
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