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BF moms...what can we take for a cold/sore throat?
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Newly1
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BF moms...what can we take for a cold/sore throat?
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Posted 10/19/10 8:07 AM  |
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Re: BF moms...what can we take for a cold/sore throat?
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Sore, itchy throat and/or cough * Drink strong black tea (use 2 tea bags per cup). * Drink hot lemonade with honey. Or make a mixture of one part lemon juice and two parts honey. Sip throughout the day. * Drink fenugreek tea to relieve head and chest congestion and cough. * Use Zinc gluconate lozenges, but avoid taking large amounts of zinc for more than seven days, because it can interfere with other minerals in the body. * Salt water gargle: Mix a 1 tablespoon of salt in eight ounces of warm water. Gargle the whole mixture (don't swallow) several times a day. * Apple-cider vinegar and water gargle. Mix 1-6 teaspoons (1/3 - 2 tablespoons) vinegar in a glass of water; you can mix it as strong as you can stand it. Gargle one mouthful (swallow afterward or spit it out). Repeat twice. Do this every hour, or as needed. * Slippery elm bark can help with sore throat and cough. It comes in herbal cough drops and throat lozenges (check the other ingredients!), or you can make a tea. For tea, use 1 to 3 teaspoons of powdered bark per cup, boil and simmer 15 minutes. Up to 3 cups per day. * Chamomile tea gargle (you can also drink the tea)
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