Bronchitis
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
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Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
- Fruits: Apricots, clementines, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, pears, tangerines
- Vegetables: arugula, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, kale, onions, red & green bell peppers, romaine lettuce, spinach, turnips, watercress
- Cinnamon, garlic (raw if you can), ginger, thyme
- Legumes/Beans, seeds (especially sesame, sunflower & pumpkin)
- Soy products and horseradish
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Meat and diary products
- Excessive salt and sugar
- Refined flour and alcohol
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Basil, bergamot, birch, cedarwood, chamomile, clary sage, clove, cypress, eucalyptus, fir, frankincense, ginger, lavender, lemon, marjoram, tea tree, myrtle, myrrh, peppermint, pine, raven, rosemary, sandalwood and/or spruce (apply over lung area, bottom of feet or diffuse).
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Horehound tea: 3-4 cups daily (use 1-2 teaspoons per cup; add honey to taste).
- Hot water with fresh squeezed lemon juice (add honey and a dash of cayenne pepper for added effect).
- Anise, black cohosh (avoid if pregnant), cayenne, cinnamon, echinacea, eucalyptus, elderberries, fenugreek seeds, garlic, ginger, goldenrod, hyssop, marshmallow, peppermint, stinging nettle, thyme, valerian, wood betony
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Vitamin C/ Flavonoids: 1,000 mg vitamin C and 500 mg flavonoids 3 times daily (reduce dose if it causes diarrhea).
- Vitamin A: 25,000 IU daily for 1 month (pregnant women should not exceed 5,000 IU daily).
- NAC: 500 mg (acute) or 250 mg (chronic) 3 times daily (take between meals; for long term use add 30 mg zinc and 2 mg copper daily).
- Echinacea: 200 mg 4 times daily (acute) or twice daily (chronic) - should contain 3.5% echinacosides).
- Astragalus: 200 mg 4 times daily (acute) or twice daily (chronic) - should have 0.5% glucosides and 70% polysaccharides.
Mind-Body Connection:
- Can represent an inflamed family environment (either with loud arguments or silent stewing).
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- Basic Fruit Smoothie (V, GF)
- Cranberry-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
- Green Smoothie (GF)
- Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
- Orange Smoothie (GF)
- Tropical Smoothie (V, GF)
- Yogi Tea (V, GF)
Meals:
- Adult Ramen (V, GF)
- Black Bean Chili (V)
- Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
- Garlic Soup (V, GF)
- Miso Soup (V, GF)
- Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
- Spiced Lentil Soup (V, GF)
- Spicy Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
Sides & Salads: