STEP FOUR: IF YOU HAVE A SORE THROAT, START TO TAKE SLIPPERY ELM LOZENGES. STEP FIVES: DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS
This traditional herbal remedy is available in most health food stores.
Step fives. Try to drink half a glass of water or other non-alcoholic fluid every half hour throughout the day. This is needed to replace fluids lost during the healing process and by fever, is
Hot drinks and soups also act as expectorants by helping loosen secretions from the chest. The one best cold-fighting beverage is considered to be onion soup liberally flavored with garlic and cayenne pepper. Miso broth is also excellent as are unsweetened fruit and vegetable juices, especially orange, grapefruit, apple or grape, and carrot or tomato juice. Ideally, they should be freshly squeezed; fruit juices may be cut with an equal amount of water. Carob drinks and herb teas, especially chamomile, are also recommended. Lemon tea is particularly soothing.
Equally good is this lemon beverage; cut up two lemons and steep in a pot of boiling water for twelve to fifteen minutes. Serve in a cup with a tablespoon of honey and sip slowly.
Alternatively, you can squeeze the juice from a large lemon and mix into a glass of warm water. Sip it slowly. Each of these lemon-based drinks increases the acid level of mucosa in the throat, a condition that helps soothe throat discomfort and also destroys invading viruses.
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