Are Dates An Effective Way to Treat Cold?
Date syrup is rich, treacly natural sweetener made from cooking dates down into a sticky syrup. Proper date syrup shouldn’t contain anything but dates, of check the ingredients. Use it sparingly – it’s very sweet in dressings for salads or steamed vegetables, to sweeten stews or just drizzle over yoghurt or porridge in the morning. Also try mixing date syrup with tahini and spread on toast for a quick energy pick-me-up. Colds and flu in the form of an infusion, decoction, syrup or paste, dates are a traditional remedy for sore throat, colds and bronchial catarrh. If you have a scratchy throat try date syrup as an alternative to traditional honey.
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