You may be able to tolerate the sniffles, the chills, the fatigue,
the shivering and runny noses, but the part of the cold you can’t tolerate-
is the sore throat.
That feeling of sandpaper being rubbed on your throat is pure torture
and today, you’ll learn 2 recipes that’ll help that feeling of sandpaper
on your throat go away.

So, if you want to prevent a sore throat or get relief it if you have one
right now, it’s surprisingly easy.
The Simple Tips:
a) Drink This Tea-
Not green or black, but licorice tea. Drinking strong licorice root tea cuts
your risk of catching a sore throat bug by 25%, and if you’re already experiencing
that scratchy feeling, the tea will dampen the inflammation, soothing the pain.
Licorice root tea kills germs on contact and calms irritated pain nerves.
Look for licorice root tea at health-food stores. To make: Simmer a bag of
licorice tea in a cup of boiling water for 10 mins. Look for Liquorice and
peppermint tea, online at TeaPigs.com

b) Eat Herbs-
Onions, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and oregano, adding 2 Tbs. of these flavorings
to your daily diet can cut your risk of sore throats as much as 40%. The flavonoids
in herbs strengthen airways so viruses can’t get in. They also speed up the healing
of inflamed, irritated mucus membranes if germs do get past your defenses.

c) Go For The Sweet-
Not cake or pie, but sweet potatoes. Orange foods like sweet potatoes, carrots,
pumpkin and butternut squash are nature’s top source of beta-carotene, an
immune-system booster that’s so powerful, just eating 1/2 cup daily can help
you produce 55% more germ-killing white blood cells-which can cut your
recovery time in half.
Important tip:
If acid reflux is amplifying your sore throat pain, choose carrots or sweet potatoes.
Beta-carotene (the pigment that makes those foods orange) accelerates healing
of throat tissues damaged by stomach acid.

d) Go Hawaiian-
No, not travel to Hawaii, but eat their most popular fruit, the pineapple-
especially if your throat is scratchy and raw. Pineapples contain unique
enzymes that reduce tickle-inducing inflammation, plus heal the mucus
membranes lining your throat, helping you end throat irritation 30% faster.
Eat a cup of fresh pineapple daily, and stay away from canned as it’s
pasteurized, which destroys most of the healing enzymes.

e) Take This Vitamin-
It’s vitamin C. Taking 1,000 to 2,000 mg. of C can have you feeling better
25% faster–plus cut your risk of future throat problems in half.
Take vitamin C with bioflavonoids.
And if your throat is already sore, try taking vitamin C plus 12 drops of
wild indigo tincture (mixed with water or juice) three times daily. This combo
will kick-start your healing by increasing your production of the cells that attack
throat-irritating germs by 30%.
Important tip: Always check with your doctor or health-care professional
before taking any type of supplement.

f) Super Sore Throats-
If you find that your throat is way more sore than it’s been in the past,
perhaps you can alleviate the pain with Sea Buckthorn Oil.
Credit this fruit’s palmitoleic acid, an essential building block of healthy
throat cells. Sea Buckthorn oil can shut down throat pain in as little as 2 days.
Look for it online at Amazon.com.

g) Go For a Lozenge-
If you’re out and about and not able to have a cup of licorice tea
or a bowl of steamed sweet potatoes get some throat lozenges.
The best for sore throats: Those made with slippery elm leaves.
The leaves contain a soothing, ant-inflammatory coating in
the throat that provides long-lasting relief by helping to heal irritated
tissues and calm pain nerves.
Take 3 slippery elm lozenges a day and cut your sore throat pain
by 45% in as little as one day.
Look for them at drugstores, (Walgreens or CVS, or online at
Amazon.com.

h) Two Sore Throat Soothing Recipes-
Now that you have some info on how to soothe that sore throat,
here are two recipes to really speed up the healing.
Recipe No. 1-
Roasted Sweet Potato Risotto!
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
4 Tbs. of olive oil
4 cups of vegetable broth
3/4 cup of finely chopped onion
1 Tbs. of minced garlic
1 1/2 cups of brown or white rice (cooked)
cook the night before, refrigerate and reheat
3/4 cup of white wine
1 Tbs. of chopped rosemary (fresh or dried)
1 1/2 tsp. of dried thyme
3 Tbs. of butter
2 Tbs. of Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. of salt
3/4 tsp. of black pepper
To make:
Preheat oven to 350*F. Cut 1 sweet potato into 1/4″ pieces; reserve.
Cut remaining potato into 1″ chunks; toss with 1 Tbs. of oil. Transfer
to a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until soft, 20 to 30 mins. In food
processor, puree roasted potato with 1/2 cup of broth; set aside.
In large pot, heat remaining 3 Tbs. of oil over medium heat. Add onion
and reserved potato; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not
browned, about 5 to 10 mins. Stir in garlic, then rice; cook stirring frequently,
until wine is completely absorbed. Add hot broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring
until each addition is completely absorbed and the broth is used up.
Stir in reserved potato puree, then rosemary, thyme, butter; and sprinkle
on Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Garnish the dish with a sprig of
rosemary. Enough for 4 servings.
Recipe No. 2-
Root Vegetable Medley!
Ingredients:
1 lb. onions
1 lb. carrots
1 lb. parsnips
1lb. turnips
3 Tbs. of butter
1/2 cup of pine nuts
1 1/2 Tbs. of minced garlic
4 to 6 lemon wedges
1 Tbs. of fresh minced parsley
To make:
Trim and peeled onions; cut into thick wedges.Trim and peel carrots
and parsnips; cut into thick diagonal slices. Scrub, trim and cube turnips.
Combine onions, carrots and turnips with 1/2 cup water in 3 to 3 1/2 qt.
microwave-safe baking dish. Cover; microwave on High 8 mins.
Add parsnips, stir; microwave on High until all vegetables are fork
tender, about 13 mins. (stir once during cooking time).
Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt butter. Add pine nuts; cook, stirring occasionally,
1 min. Add garlic; cook; stirring 1 min. Drain vegetables well, Serve topped with
pine nut mixture, a squeeze of lemon juice and sprinkle of parsley.
Enough for 6 servings.

Sources:
* New York University, Research Dept.
* Michael Finkelstein, M.D.
* Barry Sears, Ph. D. author of The Anti-Inflammation Zone
* Yale University, Research Dept.
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