Chicken Soup- Grandma may be on to something more than fighting colds!
By redkathy
@redkathy (3374)
United States
October 16, 2008 8:33pm CST
I was drawn to this article on healthier.com because my husband suffers from high blood pressure OR maybe it was because I love chicken soup. LOL Yes, I am a firm believe in Grandmas remedies. It seems the medical community is getting closer to believing too!
Heres a clip of the article -
[i]"Chicken soup, which has been dubbed Grandma's penicillin for its purported cold-fighting abilities, may also help to lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Japanese researchers have found that collagen proteins found in chicken may actually lower blood pressure. These collagens appear to act like the blood pressure medications called ACE inhibitors."[/i]
Very little of these collagen proteins are found in the breast but abundant in the legs and feet. It went on to say researchers gave these proteins to rats with high blood pressure and it was significantly lowered.
You can read the entire article here http://www.healthier.com/Article.jsp?aid=9627
What do you think, Grandmas chicken soup will be the next Blood Pressure medicine? Do you believe the old remedies work? Have a remedy to share?
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9 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Oct 08
my grandmother thought that chicken soup was a cure-all for everything. my other grandmother tought whiskey& honey & seems like there was a 3rd thing was a cure-all for a cold, flu or whatever kind of congestion u had. my aunt who lived w/her said she was going to have to a/a after she got over the flu.
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@Cunning_linguist (104)
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
Well, medicinal properties or not, I still love the taste of chicken soup. Maybe that's the secret to its therapeutic benefits; if it makes you feel good, it releases endorphins which stimulate the body's natural ability to fight illness.
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
17 Oct 08
Thanks for sharing this remedy. I have my doubts whether grandmas remedies work or not. However I do believe that natural food can help us fight colds and other illnesses. I always take soup when I have a cold and it does do miracles.
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
17 Oct 08
That's very interesting. Thanks for supplying the link to the article. It makes me want to cook chicken soup this weekend. 
And I just heard it will be turning cooler here next week 
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Oct 08
i have a remedy for leg cramps at night. for some reason i used to get them and they wake me. someone told me put a bar of soap under your sheet near the feet. this is crazy and i have no idea why. but it works
@belk89 (1103)
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
I am not sure if your grandmas soup will be the next medicine for blood pressure but i believe that a lot of herbal medicine helps people who suffer from high blood pressure. There are certain spices and vegetables such as garlic and sayote who is already proven to help lower blood pressure. Sometimes when you also believe that a certain can cure you it will also help you recover sooner. Our mind is powerful and can also help a person to have a fast recovery.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 08
hi redkathy yep I think Grandma really knew what she was
doing as the doctors have proved over the last few
years, something thats good to eat and is good for
you, that sure cannot be beat.I think a lot of the old
remedies work. I know when I have indigestion or an upset'
tummy that a cup of peppermint tea usually does away'
with the upset feeling and the indigestion too.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
17 Oct 08
For years my Dad always wanted chicken soup when he was sick and my Mom, a nurse, would gently make fun of him for being superstitious. Then a newspaper article came out saying basically the same thing as this article here! He gleefully waved it under her nose, though I don't recall her being impressed. But even if there weren't scientific evidence about chicken soup as a remedy, it's a comfort food, and anything that helps a sick person feel better mentally is going to help them at least somewhat physically.
@redkathy (3374)
• United States
18 Oct 08
I rarely get sick. I can remember about 10 years ago I was soooo sick I literally could not get up. Bad thing was my youngest had it too. After about three days we both got fevers over 101. My cousin came in with a pot of chicken soup, put it on the stove and left. NO way was she coming anywhere near us! Well in a few days we were good as new.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Hey redkathy, well why not? Grandmas chicken soup was the
best! My Mom made really good to! She made it just like
her Mom did! That was one thing that they made that I
never even tried to. I was always just to lazy. I've
made alot of their dishes, but just no the chicken soup
and I really loved it. It's always been said that when
you're sick you eat some chicken soup and you'll feel
better! Now even the docs are agreeing. Wouldn't it
be something to find out after all these years if it
were really true?
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@redkathy (3374)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Check out the article when you have time. I was impressed. Yes I do make chicken soup and it does work. If one of us had a sneezing fit and got congested, my grandma used to boil water, add chamomile. Then while it was still steaming put a towel over your head and have you breathe it in to clear allergies from your sinus. It worked too.
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