At least 1,019 cases of swine flu have been recorded in Delhi, this year, whereas nearly 32,000 people were found with flu-like symptoms. Eat these foods to treat or reduce your risk of getting H1N1 virus.

• Foods are rich in protein, like meat, chicken, eggs, fish, milk, beans, nuts, seeds and soy-based foods. Having a minimum of 3 servings of these foods per day will help build a barrier against viral infections like swine flu.
• Lots of bright oranges (carrots, pumpkins, apricots, and mangoes) and green (spinach and cabbage) fruits and vegetables. The vitamin A in these foods helps strengthen the respiratory membranes.
• Vitamin C-rich foods like peppers, spinach, citrus fruits, berries, and peas, which have anti-viral properties and help mobilize bug-eating macrophage cells.
• Beef, eggs and seafood (especially crabs, oysters and sardines) for Zinc, which helps to form antibodies to fight the infection of swine flu.
• Whole grains and pumpkin seeds, which also build antibodies against swine flu.
• Apples, spinach, and other greens with iron in them.
• Cloves and raw garlic (a source of allicin), another defense against swine flu.
• Two Echinacea tablets and a 300mg tablet of St Johns Wort three times a day.
• Herbal tea with equal parts mint, elderflower and yarrow.

At least 1,019 cases of swine flu have been recorded in Delhi, this year, whereas nearly 32,000 people were found with flu-like symptoms. Eat these foods to treat or reduce your risk of getting H1N1 virus.

• Foods are rich in protein, like meat, chicken, eggs, fish, milk, beans, nuts, seeds and soy-based foods. Having a minimum of 3 servings of these foods per day will help build a barrier against viral infections like swine flu.
• Lots of bright oranges (carrots, pumpkins, apricots, and mangoes) and green (spinach and cabbage) fruits and vegetables. The vitamin A in these foods helps strengthen the respiratory membranes.
• Vitamin C-rich foods like peppers, spinach, citrus fruits, berries, and peas, which have anti-viral properties and help mobilize bug-eating macrophage cells.
• Beef, eggs and seafood (especially crabs, oysters and sardines) for Zinc, which helps to form antibodies to fight the infection of swine flu.
• Whole grains and pumpkin seeds, which also build antibodies against swine flu.
• Apples, spinach, and other greens with iron in them.
• Cloves and raw garlic (a source of allicin), another defense against swine flu.
• Two Echinacea tablets and a 300mg tablet of St Johns Wort three times a day.
• Herbal tea with equal parts mint, elderflower and yarrow.