So, I thought I would write about the home-made "cures" that people believe will help them get better when they are feeling sick.
- For me, I go with the traditional bowl of chicken soup. The chicken soup I eat probably only makes me feel better psychologically, but then again, when I was growing up, this is what my mom served me when I was sick, so it's logical that I continue to eat the soup as an adult.
- One of my coworkers said while growing up, her mom would soften some butter with sugar, salt, and pepper. It's a paste texture and you were to eat a couple of teaspoons. Then later have some honey.
- Another coworker said when she had a sore throat as a kid, her mom would make her gargle baking soda and water.
- A friend of mine suggested to boil onion peel, garlic, lemon to make a tea out of it. When the tea is ready add some honey.
When I lived in Nicaragua, my host told me that if I swam in the volcanic crater in the afternoon, I would get sick the next day. I scoffed at her old wives tale.. but sure enough, the next day, I had the sniffles and was all congested.
ReplyDeleteMy host told me to make hot limeade - squeeze the juice of several limes into boiling water, add a pinch of salt and a generous amount of sugar, and drink hot. Hot limeade would decongest me and make me better. The vitamin C part I could believe, but I was skeptical about the decongestive powers of hot limeade.
Well, I was totally wrong - the old wives tale was correct. I was decongested, and got to enjoy a tasty treat. Hot limeade is still my favorite treatment for congestion, whether or not the congestion comes from swimming in a volcanic crater.