sick, what should i eat?

At this point it pretty much just has to run it's course. But I find taking a lot of zinc in the first 24-48 hours helps a lot.

Salt water gargles help a little. Honey and lots of hot tea or hot water with lemon soothe the throat a little. Chloraseptic spray is best for temporarily numbing the throat. Eat or juice as much oranges, grapefruits, and pomegranate as you can handle for antioxidants. Ginger has anti-viral, anti-inflamatory, and anti-naseua properties. You can get ginger candied, add it to a veggie juice, or boil a few slivers and make a ginger tea with honey. There actually have been studies on chicken soup. I like to add turmeric to it. Turmeric has strong anti-inflammatory properties.

If I'm very congested I use the Neilmed sinus rinse to flush out the infected mucus. Infected mucus causes inflammation and scaring. A humidifier, breathing in steam, and saline sprays are good to keep things moist & flowing. Guafenesin and sudafed are the best drugs for bad congestion. I only pull out the NyQuil to knock me out if the congestion is keeping me up.

Stay hydrated. Rest. Avoiding sugar is nonsense- although you're better off with sugar from citrus fruit than skittles.

I used to do acupuncture and the acupuncturists told me to stay away from sugar as well, including carbs such as the noodles in chicken noodle soup. I did this and took a LOT of hot baths as well as piled on the blankets to sweat stuff out whenever I got sick (which I very seldom do anymore) and it did help. I hope you feel better soon!

Curcumin has been studied quite a but for it’s anti-inflammatory properties. It is now even believed to be important for Alzheimer’s prevention. Curcumin is in turmeric and some curries. So eat your Indian food!!

Ginger tea is very easy to make. Just peel a small piece of fresh ginger root and cut 4-6 thin slices. Put it on the stove in 2 cups of water and boil it for 10-20 mins. The more ginger you add and the longer you boil it the stronger it will be. Try a lighter tea at first- it can be very harsh. When it’s done squeeze in some lime and add some honey or agave. Honey is better if you're sick. Not only does it soothe the throat but it has some antioxidant & anti-bacterial properties.

Candied ginger is supposed to be easy to make but I just buy it at asian markets. It should be relatively soft and not too stringy. I love it any time but it’s fantastic if you’re nauseous.

I never really heard about the sugar or carb thing so I did a little looking. It seems many people, even some pediatricians, believe refined sugars and carbohydrates are slightly immunosuppressive. OTOH there are no studies that indicate that. From my standpoint you need food energy to battle the infection. When you’re very sick it can be hard to eat more than crackers or toast or chicken noodle soup. I’m not sure how to test this out or follow those instructions even if the evidence were compelling...