Homemade raspberry drink recipe labelled 'perfect remedy' for common cold symptoms
Now that the weather is getting colder as autumn arrives, many people are finding that they're suffering from the common cold.
With symptoms like a blocked or running nose, sneezing, a sore throat and feeling tired, having the infection doesn't make you feel that great.
Many people head for medicines such as Lemsip to make them feel better when suffering. However, one influencer has now shared a homemade raspberry drink you can make to perk you up too.
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Armen Adamjan, known on Instagram as @creative_explained, often shares his hacks, tips and tricks with his 8.3million followers on the site. And they were certainly loving his DIY raspberry recipe, which has racked up more than 106,000 likes from fans.
The video sees raspberries being thrown into a saucepan, as overlay text reads: "Did you know that if you put some raspberries in a pot, add about a cup of water, then bring it to the boil, grab a whisk and mash 'em up... and let it sit for about five minutes, then strain it out... and boom. What you have right now is a natural remedy to fight those cold symptoms!"
Armen is seen showing off the red drink as he adds: "Raspberries are packed with anti-oxidants, vitamins, and little men that enter your body and start fighting infections!"
He is then seen giving it to his partner in bed who seems to be suffering from the infection.
Armen wasn't done there though, as he also revealed another homemade 'cure' for coughs. This one involved adding milk to a pot and heating it up to "activate the enzymes and make them anti-bacterial". The influencer explained: "When your body absorbs it, it'll cure your cold."
He showed the milk foaming up in the pot as he told fans: "When it starts to foam like this, it's done. Pour this in a cup, add a little bit of honey and boom. Drink this before bed and you'll be good to go!"
Armen said the natural remedies had 'been in his family for a long time', before adding: "They work, try them out."
One person exclaimed: "Doing this today, thank you!" While another added: "Really interesting content! Green tea is also good for your immune system."
However, despite the positivity, many had one big question about the raspberry drink. "Cant you just eat the raspberries?", asked one person, while another added: "Why not just eat the raspberries and get the prebiotic fibre that’s good for your gut instead of the big jolt of highly bio-available sugar entering your bloodstream?"
A third chimed in: "Thought the same thing. Especially as heating them will destroy the vitamins and also you drink pure fructose sugar that way rather than eating the fruit with the fibre, which is how fruit is supposed to be eaten."
According to the BBC, although cooking fruit can cause the loss of some vitamins and minerals, it can also make it easier for your body to absorb them.
Many also complained about the milk hack too, saying it would "cause mucus" in the body
However, according to mayoclinic.org, research has shown milk is not the cause of increased mucus. It added: "Recent research suggests milk may play a trick on the senses that makes some people think it causes phlegm. When milk and saliva mix in the mouth, they create a somewhat thick liquid that can briefly coat the mouth and throat. The feeling that lingers may be mistaken for extra mucus."