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KITCHEN CURES: FOR SPRING HEALTH BOTHERS
First for Women
|April 21, 2025
These pantry staples are powerful healers that will help you feel your best all season
FIGHTS ALLERGY FLARES
A spicy sip
Few things will wreck a warm, sunny day faster than a nose full of pollen. What can help? A daily cup of fresh ginger tea. Experts say the compounds that give ginger its spicy kick are natural antihistamines. And in a study out of Thailand, a daily dose of these allergy tamers prevented congestion, sneezing and other symptoms as effectively as Claritin did. To make your own tea, simmer 2 tsp. of grated ginger in 8 oz. of hot water for 5 minutes, then strain and sweeten to taste.
PREVENTS SPRING COLDSSweet potatoes
Up to 50% of us will encounter a nasty spring cold virus in the next few weeks. Thankfully, working ¼ cup of sweet potatoes into your daily diet can help you breeze through this germy season illness-free. Scientists reporting in the journal
This story is from the April 21, 2025 edition of First for Women.
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