Grandma's Recipes For Cold Relief

Stuffy head, coughing, aches...ugh...being sick is awful. So other than watching cute kitty videos online and bad rom-coms what's a girl to do? Search the web for home grown remedies, of course!

First, from  Yahoo.com, homemade chicken soup! Chicken has an enzyme in it that promotes sleep and relaxation, the pepper and onion are excellent for promoting bronchial relief for stuffy noses and congestion, sage also helps promote bronchial health and is also commonly used to relieve sinus pressure and the broth is good for sensitive stomachs as well as relieving soreness in the throat.

Or how about this suggestion from www.ecognitive.com. One of Grandma's oldest remedies for congestion is also one of the easiest to do. Inhaling steam helps decongest you because it gets mucus moving. Here's how to do it: Fill a cooking pot one-quarter full with water. Bring it almost to a boil, then turn off the heat, and add a couple of drops of essential oil of eucalyptus. Carefully remove the pot from the stove, and place it on a protected counter or table. Drape a towel over your head, lean over the pot, and inhale. Caution: Keep your face at a very safe distance from the scalding hot water, so you don't get burned.

Why not fix yourself a nice cup of tea? This tea recipe is from from www.hubpages.com. Crush a few cloves of garlic and grate some ginger. Boil the garlic and ginger with the amount of water you want for your tea in a small saucepan. After it has boiled for a few minutes, pour into a mug. Stir a spoonful of honey into the tea. Squeeze a wedge of lemon into it. Sip slowly, inhaling the steam from the tea as you drink it.

Is anything more soothing than a hot toddy. Mix up this recipe from from www.grandmas-wisdom.com to soothe coughing and congestion and to help you sleep as well! The secret to this hot toddy and home remedy for chest congestion is that these ingredients have to be heated to slow boil, on the stove in a saucepan, not in the microwave. Bringing honey and lemon to a boil changes its chemistry and instead of being a food it turns into homeopathic medicine. Squeeze the juice from 2 lemons and put into a saucepan (fresh lemons, not lemon juice from a bottle). Add ¼ cup of honey to saucepan, bring to a boil. Set boiled honey and lemon aside and let cool for a few minutes. Add a generous shot of rum. Let everything cool until it's just warm. You can take this mixture a tablespoon at a time as needed or you can mix it with a hot cup of tea. You can also mix the honey and lemon with a shot of whiskey, either way it's a tasty home remedy for chest congestion.

I think Grandma might have had the best recipes for alleviating those nasty cold symptoms. I know I feel better already!

Be Well!