Introduction: Health and Fitness Contest:5 Home Remidies for Soar Throat
Step 1: Salt Water Gargle
Although nothing beats the saltwater gargle. Dissolve a half-teaspoon salt in a glass of warm water, gargle and spit out. Repeat up to four times a day.
Step 2: Baking Soda
gargle with a baking-soda solution. Dissolve one-half teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of warm water.
Step 3: Buy a New Tooth-brush
With a sore throat that seems to come back time and time again, buy a new toothbrush. Bacteria collect on the bristles, and if you keep using it germs can enter your system and re-infect you.
Step 4: Herbal and Supplaments
vitamins C and E and D are anti inflamitory, the minerals zinc and magnesium, and immune-boosting herbs such as goldenseal and the root of ginger.
Step 5: Honey
Honey has long been used as a sore-throat remedy. It has antibacterial properties, which can help speed healing.
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