ideas?

[elmstreetbaby.livejournal.com]

I am home sick and it's raining (boo!). Does anyone have any good homemade cold remedies to offer? I don't want to walk to Starmarket in the rain, and I have no chicken soup here.

Comments

[catbird.livejournal.com]

Water and rest.

I also like this when I'm sick, and _only_ when I'm sick!

2 splashes of apple cider vinegar (white vinegar is nasty don't use it!)
liberal dose of honey
hot water

Hope you feel better soon.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

I do hot water + honey + lemon juice -- same idea.

[etana.livejournal.com]

the lemon juice doesn't contain the properties that the apple cider vinegar does - but that does help if you have a mucus-esque throat

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Oh? What sort of properties? I assumed it was all about the acid.

[etana.livejournal.com]

nope not so much - if you do a quick search (I'm too lazy to type it all out) on apple cider vinegar you can read all about it's homeopathic remedies. That's why you've got to use acv instead of any other type of vinegar. It's got a million amazing uses. You can purchase it in pill form (called Mother acv) but it's not as affective.

[etana.livejournal.com]

for sinus infections/allergy-related colds: make the honey organic and from a local hive - contains local allergens :)