Congested chest? 4 concoctions will help your body break down mucus

Apart from the chills, winter months are unpopular for the onset of cold and flu. Every second person is found nursing a cold or suffering from a nagging cold. Nutritionist Luke Coutinho often gets queries where people ask him how they can fight congested chests. In an Instagram post, he wrote, “If we help the body or lungs to break down the mucous, then we can eliminate it easily, bringing immediate relief. Moreover, the sooner we get it out, the better it is because delaying it can lead to high fever and body aches.”

Here is a recipe that will prevent your congestion from turning into a full blown flu with fever and body ache.

Recipe 1:
Take freshly mashed ginger, 3 peppercorns, cinnamon, elaichi, garlic cloves. Make a tea preparation out of it and drink it warm.

Recipe 2:
Take a glass of fresh carrot juice and add one tablespoon of raw coconut oil.

Recipe 3:
Boil water and add one tablespoon ajwain and inhale steam for five minutes. This steam will also help with the breakdown of mucus.

Recipe 4:
Take a tablespoon of pure raw honey plainly or add some of it to ginger tea.

All these home remedies can help deal with congestion in a big way. In this post, many people asked Luke Coutinho if honey can be added to anything hot, since recent reports suggested that honey turns toxic if it is taken with anything warm. Well, let us dispel this myth. When honey is added to something hot, it changes the composition of the honey and weakens its benefits, eliminating certain essential minerals. But when it is raw or at room temperature, it is more beneficial – however, that does not mean that it will get toxic and kill you when heated.