Choco for Sniffles
This post is lovingly dedicated to Heidi, the author of Health Nut Wannabee Mom. She loves chocolate as much as I do and I'm sure she's going to love this yummy way of treating a cold.
With the cold months coming, here's a sweet way of relieving nasal congestion: A cup of delicious, decadent hot chocolate spiced with cayenne pepper. Now, who wouldn't love that? That's a great way to treat a cold!
Studies show that the capsaicin in cayenne has powerful antibacterial properties that can relieve nasal congestion, while the theobromine found in chocolate proves to be an effective cough treatment. Cayenne, by the way are made from ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum.
If you feel a cold coming on, melt a few ounces of chocolate [ the dark ones are better] in a cup of fat-free/low-fat milk, sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Then snuggle up with a good book or put on a good movie and sip away the sniffles.
With the cold months coming, here's a sweet way of relieving nasal congestion: A cup of delicious, decadent hot chocolate spiced with cayenne pepper. Now, who wouldn't love that? That's a great way to treat a cold!
Studies show that the capsaicin in cayenne has powerful antibacterial properties that can relieve nasal congestion, while the theobromine found in chocolate proves to be an effective cough treatment. Cayenne, by the way are made from ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum.
If you feel a cold coming on, melt a few ounces of chocolate [ the dark ones are better] in a cup of fat-free/low-fat milk, sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Then snuggle up with a good book or put on a good movie and sip away the sniffles.
9 comments:
Boy do I wish I had known about this a few days ago before I got hit with a killer cold. Great info to have, though! Thanks!
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Yes! Finally! I have been waiting my whole life for wonderful news like this!!! You just made my day, year, month! I am printing this and would love it if I can put this on my blog as a quick tip with a link to you. I don't know where you discovered this but woooohhooo! I think I feel a cold now and need this. How sweet for the dedication. I needed this!
Cold or not, this is a fine remedy for feeling down even if you don't have the sniffles. Thanks for sharing this.
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Thanks for this wonderful tip Liz, I'm one person who doesn't take medicine right away till I have to. I will try home remedies first while I can manage it, lol. Have a nice Sunday!
What a great natural way of relieving nasal congestion. I believe a lot of people will love this! :)
wow! nice tip. I usually catch cold during the first quarter of the year. This will be a yummy alternative to my usual nasal decongestion tables...thanks for sharing!
That sounds actually pretty good! I'll keep it in mind.
Mommie
This is a great remedy. I also love chocolate truffles with chili. It sounds strange but Haute Chocolaté does a great version which is very yummy.
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