How to reduce Cough and Cold:
While a cough that won’t go away can be caused by something other than a cold
(e.g., bronchitis, sinusitis, allergies, pneumonia), for many, a nagging cough
can linger around for up to three weeks after the other symptoms of a cold have
passed. Use a humidifier: Running a humidifier moisturizes
the air, which helps sooth inflamed respiratory track tissues. A cool mist humidifier,
works fine. Uses less energy than a warm mist humidifier, and prevents the risk of
anyone getting burned.
Dairy products are known to increase the build-up of mucus, which is the
last thing we need to do while trying to rid our bodies of phlegm.
Water: Staying well-hydrated is always
a good thing, optimizing our bodies’ functioning, including our immune systems.
While both warm and cool water can sooth raw throats, cool water has the
added benefit of slightly reducing swelling.
Eat honey: Quality raw honey is anti-viral
and anti-bacterial, and can be eaten by itself, in tea, or used in a number of
remedies for coughs and colds. Night time coughing was reduced
in children who took the honey.
Try these natural remedies:
• Ginger and garlic are both having powerful medicinal properties, including
the ability to help relieve coughs. You can chew on either one of these raw.
Boiling either freshly sliced ginger or a few cloves of garlic in water
to make a tea. Drink this 2-3 times daily.
• Over a low flame, heat chopped onion mixed with a generous dose of honey.
When warm, take a spoonful of mixture or just honey and hold it in the back of
your throat.
• Eat a spoonful of raw honey with some chopped garlic
• Eat a spoonful of raw honey mixed with a pinch of ground white or black pepper several times a day.
To be sure that your prolonged coughing isn’t a symptom of a more serious condition, visit a trusted doctor.
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