Actress Vidya Malvade shares her remedy for fighting cold and cough

A runny nose, cough and cold can weaken anyone’s immunity; be it an adult or a kid. Recently, actress Vidya Malvade also caught this seasonal change and instead of popping a few pills, she took the herbal route and regularly took pineapple juice in her diet.

In one of her Instagram posts, the Inside Edge actress revealed that she has been diligently having pineapple juice for the last few days in order to deal with her cold and cough. Disclosing further, the Chak De, India actress said, “I can feel the coughing bouts have reduced & my nose is not super blocked or running constantly anymore.”

Vidya further revealed that she has been drinking homemade kadha and ginger tea concoction and it has helped her tremendously. It has helped her lose weight as well. She also shared on her Instagram post that pineapple has a compound called bromelain, which helps get rid of the phlegm from the body during colds coughs. (Imag courtesy: Official Instagram page)

One cup of pineapple juice is packed with vitamins and minerals like - vitamin C, copper, manganese and vitamin B6, which are known to increase your immunity while relieving you of cold and cough. It has just 132 calories in 1 cup and the regular intake of this juice can also help you in knocking down a few inches. Here are some of the other benefits of pineapple juice.

The enzyme present in pineapple, also known as bromelain aids digestion and guards against harmful bacterias that cause diarrhoea. This juice also reduces inflammation in inflammatory bowel disorders.

The amount of bromelain and vitamin C present in pineapple can reduce bronchoconstriction, which is a symptom of allergic asthma.

Various researches have shown that drinking pineapple juice on a regular basis can strengthen your immune system while increasing the effectiveness of antibiotics.