DIY Cold Remedies for Kids
We are so sick over here. I told our pediatrician this week that I think we have the plague. He wasn’t convinced, but let me tell you, IT FEELS LIKE IT.
Seriously, you might catch a germ even from reading something typed in my house.
We’ve got nasty coughs, sticky and green noses, rashes, high fevers, massive ear infections and general malaise.
It’s been a LONG week.
So since we’re not going anywhere, there’s no time like the present to start creating some DIY cold remedies for the kids…and at this point, mine could use ALL of them…
Warm Garlic Oil for Ear Infections by eHow Health
Honey for Coughs from ABC NEWS (FOR CHILDREN OVER TWO ONLY)
Warm Salt Water…Gargle, Gargle from iVillage
Wet Socks Therapy as told to us by Erica
Can you see the germs floating around her?
Health!
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Tags: DIY, DIY Cold remedies, Featured, germs, sick kids
Howdy! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this write-up to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Many thanks for sharing!
For just cough/noses, I keep a bottle of zarbees on hand at all times. Its rated from 1 year up until adult, and its all natural! Thanks to my mom, I also pop 3 liquid garlic tabs a day, and so far I’ve had the stomach flu once in 22 years – despite only getting 2 flu shots, both while I was pregnant, and both were for the respiratory flu. Garlic is a natural antibiotic – and if you get the right kind, its odorless/tasteless (even if you bite the capsule). Good for preventing cold, flu, infection, and even fleas if you feed it to your dogs
try thyme tea infusion for coughs…its a natural anti-expectorant and antispectic (its what they make vicks rub and cough drops from..”thymol”). Steep some dried thyme leaves in hot water for 5 minutes; add honey; drink 3 times a day!
Another remedy (for sinuses): hot peppers (cook them with your food or make a bowl of chilli)! will clear those sinuses right up!
yes! we use warm salt water, honey, garlic( in chicken soup), lots of sleep and elderberry.