When you fall sick, you feel dull, tired and dehydrated. You must stay hydrated to recover, as it helps to ease down your symptoms. You shouldn’t drink caffeine or alcohol-based drinks, as they dehydrate your body. So in case, you are wondering the types of drinks you should drink while you are sick, take a look at these few easy-to-make beverages which will keep you hydrated, and boost your immunity:

Warm water with lemon
Drinking warm water keeps your body hydrated and helps to decongest and soothe your sore throat. When you add lemon, you get a dose of Vitamin C to help boost your immune system. Vitamin C also helps in reducing the duration of cold symptoms.

Herbal tea
A warm cup of tea with ginger and honey helps to soothe your sore throat and congestion. Ginger has a warming factor, which is ideal for boosting blood circulation and lowering high blood pressures. It’s antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties makes it an ideal drink to have when you are suffering from a cold. Drink 2-3 cups of ginger tea daily.

Tomato juice
Tomato juice can be easily made at home and is extremely nutritious. It is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants and helps boost your immune system and shorten the duration of your cold.

Soup
A bowl of healthy soup is a common cold food, you should eat when you are sick. In addition to keeping yourself hydrated, a bowl of soup can help you break mucous secretions. When you add chicken, it releases cysteine, an amino acid used to treat bronchitis. Also, this chicken soup should have a healthy combination of proteins and veggies, thereby making it an immunity booster. Another important ingredient that can be added to your bowl of soup is garlic – garlic helps maintain a healthy gut flora that removes harmful toxins from your body.

Turmeric milk
Turmeric milk is known as the golden elixir of health. Turmeric is a spice used in Asian cooking and has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that help to fight against common cold. Turmeric is also a natural antibacterial agent, that prevents secondary bacterial infection that could arise from a cold.

So, make yourself a pot of these aromatic, healthy beverages and sip that flu away.