Cinnamon & milk sore throat tea

I’ve been feeling kinda crummy lately and after dealing with a sore throat, coughing and sneezing I finally went to the doctor. I was forced to, but I digress. The doctor told me I have a virus (which is apparently going around) and allergies.

She didn’t really instruct me to do anything other than what I was doing. So since I had no official prescription I did what I was doing — homeopathic remedies.

I’ve talked about this before and I’ll say it again. If I can find a natural remedy for an illness or health issue rather than resort to medication then I’ll try it. I admit on my first few days of sickness I tried the store bought lozenges and expectorants. They worked temporarily and so I hit the Internet first and my pantry second.

Google sore throat remedies and you come up with lots of pantry items that have been shown to help cure a sore throat — honey is at the top of the list. No matter what sore throat remedy I try I always include honey even if it’s a honey cough drop.

My quick go-to remedy is simply any hot tea and a honey lemon cough drop. I suck on the cough drop a bit and then drop it in to melt. I breathe in the menthol from the cough drop and drink in the tea.

I wanted to try something different because I was sick the other day with a sore throat and I was nauseated. My mom said drink some warm milk and then she quickly followed that up with eat a spoonful of honey. She always suggests a spoonful of honey. I think she saw that on Dr. Oz.

It takes me back to when we were kids and she would suggest we use Vaseline — on everything. We would get a burn. Vaseline. We would get a paper cut. Vaseline. We would get a scratch. Vaseline. You get it.

So I’d like to say I created the following remedy, but it was a Pinterest find. Surprise!

The ingredients are simple: milk, ginger, honey and cinnamon.

Milk

Contrary to what people think that drinking dairy will increase phlegm production warm milk can be of benefit if you have a dry or raw sore throat.

Ginger

Loosens and expels mucus as well as fights bacteria. It has powerful antioxidant effects. It will soothe a sore throat and reduce coughing. Fresh ginger is also said to be effective against the RSV virus (a common cause of respiratory infections).

Honey

Has antibacterial and antifungal properties. It also reduces throat irritation and coughs. Even a spoonful of honey alone can soothe and coat your throat.

Cinnamon

Has antibacterial, antiseptic and antiviral properties. It’s full of antioxidants and reduces inflammation. It also thins mucus.

A few ingredients that I had in my pantry and fridge created this warming, soothing cinnamon & milk sore throat tea. https://thehousethatwalkerbuilt.wordpress.com/

So if you have a sore throat and try this cinnamon & milk sore throat tea please let me know how it turns out because it did wonders for me. Or if you have your own sore throat remedy leave me a comment below, post to facebook or tell me via twitter or snap a pic via instagram.

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