Many moons ago, my father was a bank manager in a less well off area of Manchester. Every few months he had a "traveller" customer come in the branch and he often asked to see the manager. Ofer his time ther ehe had many conversations with the traveller and one of them relates quite nicely to the original thread.
Alledgedly, the traveller had not required medical attention for almost 2 decades. He put this down to the fact that he "cleansed" his sinuses as part of his daily hygene practices. I do not recollect the tale involving salt, just water. I suppose it makes sence, ma great many of the common bugs are transmitted through airbourne mechnisms, if we breath through the nose, it does not take much to guess how they get in.....
It is a cure / defense I have never really tried in earnest until this winter, and i am still using it in an attempt to rid myself of the mother of all colds...... It is uncomfortable (still), but strangly refreshing after the disscomfort fades.
I have also found that if you slice an onion really thin, sprinkle a decent amount of brown sugar on it and leave overnight. The juices leeched out of the onion by the sugar makes a great cough / anti catargh syrup.
I have tried this one on many an occaision and it works for me. You can not overdose on it and it does not taste that bad either.
And on the urine front, a sore throat aint usually that bad to live with.... certainly not that bad!!
Alledgedly, the traveller had not required medical attention for almost 2 decades. He put this down to the fact that he "cleansed" his sinuses as part of his daily hygene practices. I do not recollect the tale involving salt, just water. I suppose it makes sence, ma great many of the common bugs are transmitted through airbourne mechnisms, if we breath through the nose, it does not take much to guess how they get in.....
It is a cure / defense I have never really tried in earnest until this winter, and i am still using it in an attempt to rid myself of the mother of all colds...... It is uncomfortable (still), but strangly refreshing after the disscomfort fades.
I have also found that if you slice an onion really thin, sprinkle a decent amount of brown sugar on it and leave overnight. The juices leeched out of the onion by the sugar makes a great cough / anti catargh syrup.
I have tried this one on many an occaision and it works for me. You can not overdose on it and it does not taste that bad either.
And on the urine front, a sore throat aint usually that bad to live with.... certainly not that bad!!