Please nobody laugh, but I learned this about 3 years ago when I got a pretty bad cold. My sister brought over a relatively small container of homemade chicken noodle soup. I laughed, sort of (being sick), but took it from her with thanks. I ate the soup at about 3pm. By 9pm, I felt amazing.
Since then, the couple other times I’ve come down with a cold, I’ve made the soup. Frankly, I can barely wait to get it into my body. I call it magic soup now, because it always works to make me feel better, and lessen the duration of the cold. I’m sure it’s a combination of the liquid, and the nutrients provided, but…it works like magic. The soup is most powerful on the day it’s made, but it freezes well too and can be used later with great results. Anyway, you can find the recipe here. I don’t usually make the noodles from scratch, personally, I used good quality pasta, usually wide egg noodles.
Believe me, this stuff works. And if nothing else, it’s delicious. Good luck.