Home-made brews to boost lung health, break down mucous in the lungs, reduce cough and boost overall immunity. These are great for fever too:
Recipe 1:
- Take 1 tbsp methi/fenugreek seeds
- Boil it in 500 ml water
- Reduce it to 300 ml
- Sip warm (2 glasses a day)
Recipe 2:
- Take 10 g fresh tulsi (holy basil) leaves or 1 tbsp dried tulsi leaves
- Boil in 500 ml water
- Add 2 cardamom/elaichi pods (green)
- Sip warm (2 glasses a day)
Recipe 3:
- Take 1 tbsp saunf/fennel seeds
- Boil in 500 ml of water
- Boil for 2 mins
- Sip warm
Recipe 4:
All in one magic potion:
- 1 tbsp methi seeds
- 10g fresh tulsi leaves or 1 tbsp dried tulsi.
- 2 pods cardamom/elaichi (green)
- 1 to 2 tsp saunf/fennel seeds
- Boil all of the above in 1 litre of water
- Reduce it to 500 ml of water
- Strain and sip warm
Recipe 5:
- 10 g fresh tulsi leaves or 1 tbsp tulsi leaves
- 5 black peppercorns
- 8 cloves crushed/minced garlic
- 2-inch piece mashed ginger
- 2 tbsp fennel/saunf seeds
- 2 tbsp methi/fenugreek seeds
- Boil all of the above in 1 litre water for 5 mins
- Simmer and sip warm
(easily serves 6 to 7)
Watch my video on taking care of your lung health to learn more. Click here.
Disclaimer: None of the above remedies are a replacement for medical treatment. Please review the ingredients with your healthcare expert if you have a medical condition.
Luke Coutinho
Luke Coutinho practices in the field of Holistic Nutrition and Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine. He is the pioneer and founder of the You Care Wellness Program which has consulted and treated over 20,000 patients globally. This integrative lifestyle program revolves around five fundamental pillars - Cellular Nutrition, Adequate Exercise, Quality Sleep, Emotional Detox, and the Spirit. It has now stemmed into a beautiful community with over a million people. His free videos, blogs, challenges, and programs have helped people reverse lifestyle conditions, put cancers into remission, and overcome suicidal tendencies to live happier lives. Luke has authored four bestsellers and won several national and international awards. He is the Champion for Lifestyle and Wellness for PM Narendra Modi’s Fit India Movement. He is the founder of India's first ethical wellness platform, You Care Lifestyle, where all things are verified by Luke and his team. He is also the founder and chief program mentor for Integrative Nutrition and Dietetics courses at the Lifeness Science Institute (LSI). He travels the world to speak on holistic wellness and empower people to live their most extraordinary life.
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