I attributed it to pollen. During my last day in Georgia, pollenologists tallied record-setting pollen levels of 9,369 particles of pollen per cubic meter of air, smashing the previous day's record of 8,164 particles. The previous high was recorded in August of 1999. To put that in perspective,15 particles per cubic foot can cause sniffling and sneezing in people with bad allergies.
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| Teabags travel well |
Pollen or not, I had a sore throat. Time healed it, of course, but it got an assist from gallons of green tea, honey, and cayenne pepper inspired by the first clickable choice from Sore Throat Cures. More than 400 people had weighed in on this topic, more than three times the second choice (apple cider vinegar with 131).
For one cup of tea
( I now drink this all day, every day, using Bigelow Green Tea With Lemon and Green Tea Decaffeinated with Lemon.)
For a kick-starter gargle:
Fill a microwave safe cup with hot water. Heat for one minute. Add 1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne and 1/2 tsp honey. Gargle every 15 minutes for two hours.
3 comments:
Hi Susan, It works best if you use raw, local honey, Honey!!
Why don't you just boil the water? Or is that a silly question? (puzzled in Aus with sore throat and no microwave)
@Taccolina -- I could boil water on the stove, but my microwave is faster for a single cup. If I were to use the stove, though, I would fill a teapot with this.
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