tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post3602059163537173220..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: Salt Water Gargles and Colds: Frugal HealthcareFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-3003630857673590262010-10-08T14:02:28.225-05:002010-10-08T14:02:28.225-05:00@Terri--ALL the time. But see below for Duchesse&#...@Terri--ALL the time. But see below for Duchesse's alternative.<br /><br />@Funny--Oh yeah--honey and lemon juice. Do people still do that, I wonder?<br /><br />@Duchesse-I will try your Dad's method. No way I could do that neti. Thanks.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-49140691157090803542010-10-07T08:00:45.524-05:002010-10-07T08:00:45.524-05:00Dad was an opthamologist and otolaryngologist who ...Dad was an opthamologist and otolaryngologist who always advised the salt water gargle and what he called "nasal irrigation", which has gained some trendiness with the neti pot. But Dad just had you soak a clean cloth in saline solution and inhale/exhale through nose.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-64675563816035583902010-10-06T08:27:25.944-05:002010-10-06T08:27:25.944-05:00LOL! I never found that saltwater gargle did much ...LOL! I never found that saltwater gargle did much good. My parents also were sold on it. It may help a little, temporarily...but just a teaspoon of salt in a whole glass of water doesn't make it. More like three or four tablespoons is the recipe.<br /><br />The efficacy of honey and warm water is much helped be the addition of a jigger of rum...Funny about Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188173788063351801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-39186596771253572642010-10-05T18:52:14.935-05:002010-10-05T18:52:14.935-05:00But the neti pots work great! Does he do this as ...But the neti pots work great! Does he do this as a preventative or only when he is fighting symptoms? I tend to wait until I have symptoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-30081042085031256902010-10-05T18:29:51.147-05:002010-10-05T18:29:51.147-05:00Those neti pots are scary! I would do it wrong and...Those neti pots are scary! I would do it wrong and drown. No way!I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-22904484005977241902010-10-05T17:51:05.207-05:002010-10-05T17:51:05.207-05:00@Iam--Note that I didn't say I did it. Mr. FS ...@Iam--Note that I didn't say I did it. Mr. FS also uses a neti pot. I leave the room.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-46019909245943240322010-10-05T17:12:50.354-05:002010-10-05T17:12:50.354-05:00Yuck! My parents used to try to get me to gargle s...Yuck! My parents used to try to get me to gargle saltwater when I was little and lost baby teeth. Even as a small child I let them know I actually preferred the taste of blood to saltwater. :)I'm so picky. Glad this works for those that can stand it.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.com