I googled some herbal rememdies and went to target to buy supplies after work. I bought this adorable penguin humidifier. He blows out a nice cool mist, that I found quite soothing, and he's just fun to look at.
I drank a tea made of honey, lemon and sugar, which helped and made me nice and sleepy. Then i put a cold wet washcloth on my throat and covered it with a dry towel. This is said to create steam inside your body and clear your airways. It felt really good, but didn't completely stop my coughing. But the most effect and strange remedy I found last night... Vicks Vapor Rub on your feet. Yup, you lather the bottoms of your feet with Vicks, then put cotton socks on while you are laying down in bed. It was crazy how well this worked. I did wake up a few times last night with coughing spells, but I just put more Vicks on my feet and was able to stop coughing right away and fall right back to sleep. Crazy.
I have found that these natural remedies always work better for me and you don't have any stupid side effects. I tried chugging Nyquil for 2 nights and didn't get anywhere. I put Vicks on my feet and a towel on my neck and I get 8 hours of nearly uninterrupted sleep. I'm not saying I don't believe in modern medicine at all... I probably wouldn't trust herbal birth control pills.... but I do think we over medicate in our society.
Anywho, I'm off to make some peppermint tea and rub the tea bag on my chest after it steeps.
2 comments:
First of all, love the penguin! How cute can you get? That should be a remedy in itself. Second, Vicks should be a household staple along with Hydrogen peroxide and ibuprofen. Atta girl>
Thank you, I love the penguin too, but last night nothing worked! I might cave today and see what modern medicine can do for me, I'm coughing like a 59 year old chain smoker.
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