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A simple homemade cold and sore throat remedy, made from lemons, ginger and honey to soothe your throat and cough. Plus DIY Sinus Bombs for congestion relief.
Cold and flu season is upon us and having either one is never fun. Last year over Christmas break my daughter and I had a bad case of the flu. We had our flu shots, but still got pretty sick. There isn't a whole lot you can do for the flu except help relieve the symptoms as you let the virus runs it's course.
Growing up when my siblings and I got sick I remember my mother did things the old school way. She thought honey, lemons, homemade cough medicines, and Vicks Vapor Rub cured it all. She always took Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup, emptied the bottle into a pan and…
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