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Constant fluids, khichdi and soups, protein as appetite returns - the sick-season Indian kitchen is already the right swine flu diet.
No food fights the H1N1 virus directly, but during flu the body needs specific support: fluids against fever dehydration, easy energy when appetite vanishes, and protein for repair. The Indian sick-kitchen already knows most of this.
Ayurvedic view (interpretive): Classical jwara regimens prescribe exactly this pattern - light, warm, easily digested food, easing back to normal as fever clears. One of the nicer places where tradition and evidence agree.
Remember: Constant fluids, khichdi and soups, protein as appetite returns, and no force-feeding or fasting. The sick-season Indian kitchen - dal paani, khichdi, chaas - is already the right diet.
Written By
Sanatan Ayurveda
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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