Miracle Sore Throat Cure

Tis the season for cold and flu! As wonderful and magical as winter time is, I could really do without the sniffles and other sickly symptoms that come along with it. For the past few days I've had what I assume is a severe cold. It started with a horrible sore throat, you know the kind. When you feel like you just swallowed a bucket of sand followed by some crushed glass. Sore throats are the worst. I tried drinking hot beverages and taking cough syrup and cough drops, all to no avail. So of course my next plan of action was to turn to Pinterest! (Who needs doctors when you have Pinterest?!) Of course when I searched "sore throat" I found about 31,268 home remedies for sore throats. I chose a homemade drink consisting of lemon juice, honey, apple cider vinegar and cinnamon. It sounded yummy and all of the ingredients have healing properties, so I figured it was worth a try. I modified the recipe a little from the original and ended up with a pretty tasty drink that worked WONDERS on my throat. Without further ado, I give you my Miracle Sore Throat Cure. 

The original recipe I found called for 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar and a dash of cinnamon mixed with hot water. It didn't say how much water to use, so I decided instead of just hot water I would make a cup of my favorite tea and mix the ingredients with that. I used 2/3 cup hot water and a STASH Chai Spice Black Tea bag for the tea (but you can use any flavor you like). Once the tea was ready I stirred in all the ingredients, using 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar instead of 2. Just from the smell of the concoction I decided it probably wouldn't taste too great as it was, so I added a few spoonfuls of sugar. You can add how ever many you like, depending on how sweet you want it to be. Finally, I took the plunge and tried a sip. It was actually quite tasty and it warmed me up and soothed my throat immediately! I'm telling you people, by the time I finished the entire cup my sore throat was COMPLETELY GONE and IT DIDN'T COME BACK! It was amazing. I am absolutely in love with this drink and I will definitely be drinking it whenever I get sick. The best part is if you drink it a few times a day it will help shorten your cold because of the healing/antibacterial properties of the ingredients. So next time you get sick, give this awesome drink a try and let me know how it works for you! xoxo, Jessica.

Miracle Sore Throat Cure:

• 2/3 cup hot water (for tea)
• 1 tea bag (Any flavor you like. I used STASH Chai Spice Black Tea.)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• dash of cinnamon
• sugar to taste

Brew your tea, then stir in the rest of the ingredients. Drink up and be amazed/relieved when your sore throat disappears! Drink 2-5 times daily to help shorten a cold.