Why Take Cough Syrup When You Can Have Pineapple Juice?

My ideology about medicine is simple: if there is an alternative, I'll have it over drugs. Even sweet tasting medicine like syrups and tonics still taste like drugs. The good thing is that there are quite a lot of natural remedies from common fruits and foods that can replace certain drugs. They are quite effective too, and more pleasant to take most of the time. For example, for those of us who catch colds and coughs easily, pineapple juice is an excellent alternative to cough syrup - it even works faster! You've got to try it to believe it. Of course, it also tastes way better than cough syrup!

Making the case for pineapple juice...

• Fresh pineapples contain a substance known as Bromelain; a specific type of enzyme that has anti-inflammatory characteristics which can combat infections and eradicate bacteria.

• One glass pineapple juice also contains nearly half the amount of vitamin C that you require per day. 

• Taking pineapple juice doesn’t just help to soothe the irritation of nasty coughs; it also helps to loosen up any annoying mucus.

• More recent studies have concluded that extract from natural pineapple juice gets rid of mucus five times quicker than other OTC cough medicines on sale in pharmacies, thereby helping people suffering from accumulations of mucus, to recover 4.8 times faster than those taking conventional medicines.

So, won't you rather make some pineapple juice when next you have a bout of cold? Notice I said make your own, not buy from the store. What you are aiming for is the undiluted goodness of fresh pineapples, not something mixed with sugar and preservatives. here is how to make your own pineapple juice at home:

• 1 cup of fresh pineapple juice – preferably home juiced

• Some fresh lemon juice – approximately a quarter of a cup

• A small piece of ginger – about 3 inches long

• 1 tablespoon of unprocessed honey

• Half a teaspoon of hot cayenne pepper 

If you are like me, you'd skip the pepper. It works pretty well without too! Live healthy and strong.


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