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Alternative Natural Remedies for Respiratory Infections

June 23, 2009


I remember being nursed to health with a bowl of chicken soup when I was a child. The stories that my mother told me about the healing powers of the soup are still fresh in my mind as if it were yesterday. Research has got me to a point where I believe in the cure of any respiratory disease with the help of the chicken soup.

If you are sneezing constantly; then garlic will come to your rescue. Eating a few cloves of raw garlic helps to reduce the infection and thus reduces the spread of the germs. This will automatically take care of the sneezing.

Cold can also cause bad breath. To take care of this you must eat a clove of garlic followed by a few leaves of mint. The garlic kills the bacteria that cause the odor and the mint leaves your breath freshen up.

If you have sore throat, then there are a few effective remedies. You can add turmeric, pepper and honey to hot milk and drink it as hot as possible. This help to heal a sore throat. If you are not a fan of milk then, brew tea with chamomile and honey and drink it. A warm water gargle with salt is also effective as the salts reacts with the tissues in your throat and soothe the inflammation.

You are most likely to suffer from an earache as well, due to the cold and constant sneezing. In order to take care of this you need to place a hot water compress on your pillow when you sleep at night. This helps to take care of the ear ache and reduces the numbness in the area.

For a chest congestion you can try a menthol inhalation or soaking in a warm bath with menthol or peppermint oil infused with the water. Using an electric diffuser with chamomile oil when you are suffering from a respiratory disease also helps to reduce the congestion and gets rid of the bacteria that cause the infection to spread.


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