In true form of my self-reliant nature, I’m not a big fan of taking medicine. When I feel a cold creeping up on me I have several natural remedies that I try and try again before finally resorting to the medicine cabinet.
- Here are a few of the natural remedies that I use prior and during:
- Vitamin C tablets
- Hot Tea with lemon and honey (The acid in the lemon clears your throat and the honey soothes it.)
- Orange Juice with honey (I gave this to Bug the last time she got a sore throat/cough and it calmed her cough.)
- Vick’s on my chest and under my nose. If the cold has really settled in my chest, I put the
- Vick’s on my chest and then put a warm towel (I heat it in the microwave) over my chest and then drink the hot tea.
- Vick’s on the bottoms of my feet and then socks (This is for a cough. I have no idea why this works, but it does.
- Homemade chicken noodle soup
What natural remedies do you have when you’re sick?
Everyone in my house has had a cold (Hubby is the worst) except me and Little Duck. We held out for a long time, but no more it seems. Yesterday the sinus drainage started and my throat was sore and Little Duck was stuffy in the night and has a little drippy nose this morning. It's always my sinuses. I started right away with the extra vitamin C, Oregamax, and Echinacea twice a day. I also started employing my twice daily sinus rinse. This morning, the sore throat is gone. The drainage is still there, but not nearly as bad. Yay!
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