Eating lots of soups may keep you well during cold and flu
season! And some can help to heal you if
something does settle in.
I first learned about the healing power of soups when I
arrived in Phoenix, Arizona in 1978. After days of traveling, limited
nutrition, and very little sleep, I found myself with a severe case of flu.
A
neighbor directed me to an unusual doctor. He was an M.D. from the Phillipines,
who believed strongly in food as medicine. He introduced himself, and asked abruptly, “Do you have
insurance?” When I shook my head, he
said sternly, “Then you can’t afford to be sick in Arizona!” After examining me, and deducing that I did
indeed have the flu, he wrote me an unusual prescription.
He said, “You can get these items at any grocery store. Go
and get them right now!”
Here is the shopping list and recipe he gave me, as nearly
as I can remember:
- A package of chicken backs
- A bulb of garlic
- An onion
- A piece of fresh ginger
- Some black pepper
- Some brown rice
Chop up the onion, garlic, and ginger. Put them in a large pot with the chicken
backs, and add the brown rice and pepper.
Fill the pot to the top with water and bring it to a boil. Once it’s boiling, lower the heat to simmer
until the chicken falls from the bones. Keep it on the stove simmering and keep
eating until it’s all gone. You should
be feeling better soon.
I did exactly as he said, and was amazed that I had mostly recovered by the time the soup was gone. I’ve used this recipe with similar results,
numerous times since.
Check out these additional healing soup recipes and
resources:
- The Healing Properties of Homemade Broths, Stocks, and Soups
- Immunity-boosting chicken soup
- 3 Healing Soups
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