Garlic Soup: A Winter Immune System Booster

Last Updated on 5 March 2025 by Brisbane Livewell Clinic

A Great Immune System Boost Recipe.

Can you boost your Immune System while eating tasty foods? Yes, you can and certain foods can accelerate your healing from cold & flu and still taste great!

Do you have a cough? Have you been sneezing lately? Feeling tired and low on energy? These symptoms may indicate a cold. Before popping pills, try natural remedies, such as raw honey or essential oils. From taking steamy showers to eating garlic, there are plenty of ways to stop a cold in its tracks. Drugs and pills carry side effects that are not worth the risk. They can make you sleepy, drain your energy, and create an imbalance with your gut flora.

The immune system comprises special organs, cells and chemicals that fight infection (microbes). The immune system’s main parts are white blood cells, antibodies, the complement system, the lymphatic system, the spleen, the thymus, and the bone marrow. These are the parts of your immune system that actively fight infection.

Load Up on Cold-Busting Foods

What you eat has a direct impact on immune function. Certain foods can accelerate healing from cold and flu while boosting your defence mechanisms and Immune System. For instance, Garlic is considered nature’s best antibiotic. It kills harmful bacteria, protects your cells from oxidative stress, and prevents viral infections. Its healing power is backed up by science. Hot soup can help too as it relieves both flu and cold symptoms. Make sure you also eat foods rich in vitamin C, such as kiwi, oranges, lemon, and berries.

For a meal that will pack a powerful punch and help stop any cold in its tracks, try our nourishing garlic soup.


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Nourishing Garlic Soup

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Beat the cold and flu this winter with this quick, easy, delicious and nourishing garlic soup.

 
  • 3 Cup Vegetable stock ((homemade preferably))
  • 3 Cup Water
  • 4 Potatoes (peeled and diced)
  • 1 Lg Carrot (roughly chopped)
  • 3 Celery stalks (roughly chopped (with leaves))
  • 1 Onion (peeled and diced)
  • 1 – 2 Lg Bulbs of garlic (peeled (add as much or as little as desired))
  • 2 Tbsp Thyme (fresh leaves)
  • 1 pinch Cayenne pepper ((optional))
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
  1. In a large soup pot, bring the stock and the water to a boil.
  2. Add all the vegetables, garlic and spices.
  3. Cook covered over medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes.
  4. Either use a stick blender to puree the soup in the pot or transfer the soup to a food processor or blender in batches to process to desired consistency.
  5. Once pureed, check temperature of the soup, return to pot to reheat if needed.
  6. Ladle between serving bowls and serve immediately.

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