Fight Colds and Flu Naturally With This Lemon Peel Syrup

Did you know that lemon peel syrup can help in the natural treatment of respiratory diseases? Both the flu and colds are infectious diseases caused by different viruses. Flu is caused by influenza A, B, and C, and affects especially children, pregnant women, elderly people, immunosuppressed people, and patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Symptoms are dry cough, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, and fever above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit that lasts at least three days. These symptoms may last for over a week, but there is a risk of complications, like pneumonia. The symptoms of a cold are cough, congestion, runny nose, body aches, and sore throat, but lighter than in a flu case. It goes away in a few days. An excellent way of treating colds and flu is using natural syrups. The one you will learn in today's video has lemon, apple, garlic, ginger, black pepper, and turmeric. All of them contribute to the natural treatment of respiratory diseases. Learn about the benefits of each one of the ingredients. Lemon is rich in vitamin C, strengthens the immune system, and reduces the symptoms of cold and flu. Also, it has expectorating, antioxidant, analgesic, and antiallergic properties. Also rich in vitamin C, apple has properties that act against the flu and cold. It also contains vitamins B1, B2, B5, C, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Garlic has a compound called allicin, which has antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal actions. If you want to learn more about the benefits of garlic, watch the suggested video. Ginger is another ingredient that we talk a lot about on the channel. It has anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, and expectorating actions, helping reduce the phlegm produced during a cold. And black pepper has antioxidant and antibacterial properties that help strengthen the immune system and prevent or treat infections. Last but not least, turmeric. It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic, and antibacterial actions, which strengthens the immune system. Are you enjoying the video so far? Then give us your opinion to let us know that we are contributing to you and your health. Don't forget to leave a thumbs up to help the channel! Now that you know the benefits of the ingredients, let's go to the recipe! 1 lemon 2 apples 1 garlic clove 1 small piece 0.8 inches ginger, peeled 8.45 oz. water ½ teaspoon black pepper ground ½ tablespoon turmeric Note, if you don't like or can't eat ginger, exclude it from the recipe. Directions Cut the lemon in half and squeeze. Set the juice aside and keep the peels. Crush the garlic clove and put it inside one of the halves of the lemon. In the other half, put the ginger slice, if you opt for using it. Next, place the two lemon halves in a pan with some water. Close and let it boil for 5 minutes, as if it were a tea. Then, let it cool until warm. Peel the apples, remove the seeds, and dice. Put them in a blender. Add the pepper, turmeric, lemon juice, and the lemon peels that were boiled. Set aside the water in which the lemon was boiled. Blend everything until well mixed. Then, add this mixture to the tea water and mix well. Boil the mixture for 2 minutes, until it reaches a puree consistency. Store it in a closed glass jar, keep it in the fridge, and consume a tablespoon of this syrup every day. If you have any symptoms of cold or flu, try this recipe and share your opinion with us.