Can you explain how hot honey and lemon helps fight of the common cold?!


Question: Can you explain how hot honey and lemon helps fight of the common cold!?
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Both honey and lemon are known to be anti-bacterial individually!.

Honey has been used since ancient times to clean wounds!. The Greeks and Romans used to paste war wounds with honey to prevent infection!.!.!.and it does work!.

Lemon has so much acidity that it kills bacteria and viruses as well!.

In combination, they enhance each other's effectiveness and are helpful to kill off harmful cold bacteria and viruses in your throat!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Linus Pauling suggested to add Vitamin C for enhance immunity against infection!. Lemon is a good natural source for Vitamin C, it is good to your health!. Honey can be regarded as a "perfect food", to help you fight against common cold, you can use some substance found in honey to act as antibacterial/ anti infective agent!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Honey
How it helps

Honey coats and soothes the throat and helps tame a cough!.

In a study conducted by Pennsylvania State University's College of Medicine, parents of 105 children ages 2 to 18 rated honey helpful and better than cough syrup for treating children's nighttime coughs!.
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The honey doesn't do anything except relax the throat a little!. It actually is detrimental to take it because it provides ready food for the virus to feed on!. The citric acid in the lemon along with the Vitamin C helps to kill off the virus!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Doesn't help fight the common cold!.!.!.it just makes you feel good!. There is not enough vitamin C in a slice of lemon to do anything!. Lemon may also break up phlegm!. Honey soothes your throat if it is scratchy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If you purchase locally made honey it can help with allergies!. When they make cough syrup that is flavored with honey and lemon, it's just supposed to help soothe your aches and pains!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

hiya, i don't know about that!.but i do know its great for bad throats!.just put a teaspoon of honey in a mug of hot water!.then sip it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

lemon - vitamin C
Honey - medicinal properties

Ginger is good too, mix them together and hey presto, a cold fighting medicine that tastes ace! Get better soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Lemon - high in vitamin c
Honey - sugary and gives you energy

at least that's what i think!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Lemon juice is antiseptic, and honey has antibiotic properties!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I love this drink!.!.!.!.i always squeeze half a lemon, spoon full of honey and a glass of hot water!!!

yummy!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I don't know!.!.!.but it sure tastes good:)
it's very soothing and the heat feels good on you throat !. Www@Answer-Health@Com

they have vitamin C that fights colds xDWww@Answer-Health@Com





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