Do Hot Toddys really work?!
Question: Do Hot Toddys really work!?
I have a cold and my mother in law swears by hot toddys- she's Irish, and I was wondering do they really work and how!?
I make them by boiling lemonade, adding honey and lemon then pouring it into a mug with a shot of whiskey!. I this how you make yours!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
I make them by boiling lemonade, adding honey and lemon then pouring it into a mug with a shot of whiskey!. I this how you make yours!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Pharmaceutical companies include alcohol in there cough medicines for a reason!. They don't just add unnecessary ingredients!. The medicines that help the most, are the ones that are "night-time" cough syrups!. It isn't a coincidence!.
Now getting a straight answer about why it works is a bit more challenging!. There are several theories I was able to track down!. First is the theory that it dilates your blood vessels allowing more oxygen to flow more quickly through your body, making you feel better!.
Second train of thought is that it relaxes your muscles, making it easier to take a deep breath or a deeper breath, which in turn supplies you with more oxygen!. More oxygen, more energy!.
Thirdly, the alcohol eases you into sleep so that you are more rested, thus making you feel better!. This one is a bit far fetched if you ask me (and wait!.!.!.!.you did), since you could take any number of sleeping medications when you have a cold and not feel any better!.
And finally, it alters your mental ever so slightly, and you no longer notice how bad you feel!. The truth is it doesn't matter!. If it works for you, take it!. If it doesn't, then don't!. Not all medicines work for everyone!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Now getting a straight answer about why it works is a bit more challenging!. There are several theories I was able to track down!. First is the theory that it dilates your blood vessels allowing more oxygen to flow more quickly through your body, making you feel better!.
Second train of thought is that it relaxes your muscles, making it easier to take a deep breath or a deeper breath, which in turn supplies you with more oxygen!. More oxygen, more energy!.
Thirdly, the alcohol eases you into sleep so that you are more rested, thus making you feel better!. This one is a bit far fetched if you ask me (and wait!.!.!.!.you did), since you could take any number of sleeping medications when you have a cold and not feel any better!.
And finally, it alters your mental ever so slightly, and you no longer notice how bad you feel!. The truth is it doesn't matter!. If it works for you, take it!. If it doesn't, then don't!. Not all medicines work for everyone!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well Nemesis if it makes you feel better - why not! Whatever works for you!
But yep, we were brought up on hot toddys coming from a good scottish clan!.
We never used lemonade though!
It was always a spoonful of Gees linctus (oh good god it was horrible!)
then a tablespoon of honey, a jolly good shot of whisky, the rougher the better, a teaspoon of brown sugar and then fill the mug up with hot water that had been boiled!.
You had to inhale the steam from the mug before drinking and then drink it all down!. Actually it was great and all the grandparents and parents in the family swore by it and it really did work! Especially just before bed!.
We still do it now!Www@Answer-Health@Com
But yep, we were brought up on hot toddys coming from a good scottish clan!.
We never used lemonade though!
It was always a spoonful of Gees linctus (oh good god it was horrible!)
then a tablespoon of honey, a jolly good shot of whisky, the rougher the better, a teaspoon of brown sugar and then fill the mug up with hot water that had been boiled!.
You had to inhale the steam from the mug before drinking and then drink it all down!. Actually it was great and all the grandparents and parents in the family swore by it and it really did work! Especially just before bed!.
We still do it now!Www@Answer-Health@Com
The alcohol works as a painkiller, the honey sooths the throat and stomach and the lemon gives vitamin C!. The alcohol will also make you sleep! I love it personally, though prefer hot milk with honey and a paracetamol!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
that is not how you make a hot toddy!!!!
You get a (half) slice of lemon and stick in it 4 or 5 cloves, put in a glass with a spoon full of sugar,
A good measure of whiskey
and top with boiling water!!
lemonade and honey!!!! never heard the like!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
You get a (half) slice of lemon and stick in it 4 or 5 cloves, put in a glass with a spoon full of sugar,
A good measure of whiskey
and top with boiling water!!
lemonade and honey!!!! never heard the like!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
They may taste nice, but unfortunately contribute nothing to resolving viral illnesses!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It has never worked for me!. A slow walk in fresh air and deep breathing is the bast way i know to relieve a stuffy cold!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
A bit of hot totty is better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
TH EY shert*-ainly dO!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
just an excuse for a bevy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Helped us when we had flu !.
Brilliant!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Brilliant!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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