3 homemade cough remedies

When you feel a sore throat coming on, raid your pantry instead of your medicine cabinet to prepare affordable all-natural cough remedies that really work
                                                                                 

Ditch the chemical syrups

Chemical-laden cold and flu syrups leave much to be desired. In fact, according to Leslie Solomonian, naturopathic doctor and assistant professor at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, studies have demonstrated that over-the-counter cough and cold remedies for kids are actually potentially harmful and no better in addressing symptoms than homemade syrups prepared with honey. Here’s how you can whip up your own all-natural cough and cold-fighting mixtures.

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