How to Heal a Sore Throat with Cayenne Pepper

I can't remember a time when I had to miss work due to a sore throat, but I answer a high volume of calls for a living and the pain was unbearable. I tried everything, chamomile tea, gargling with apple cider and sucking on a lozenger, which actually made my throat burn. A lozenger that made my throat feel like it was on fire? That was not normal nor was the pain, so I went to the doctor who gave me antibiotics, but no relief. It wasn't until I had dinner with my sister that I began to feel some comfort. I was tired of sipping on soup and decided to suffer the consequence of swallowing something harder than mashed potatoes. After the first swallow I began to feel a warm sensation that wasn't painful and by the second intake I could actually swallow without grimacing. I asked my sister what she put in her food and she said Cayenne Pepper and then she offered to make me her special lemon tea, which I gladly accepted. The lemon tea actually turned out to be a cleansing and about 5 to 6 cups later I was completely healed by the next day. Take a look at the recipe below, it may be just what you need to feel better again.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Cup
• Hot water
• Cayene Pepper
• Grade B/Maple Syrup
• Half of a Lemon

1. tea Boil water as you would for tea.
2. lemon Cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice inside your cup of water.
3. level Measure the amount of Cayenne pepper according to the level of heat you can take.
4. maple Sweeten to taste with grade B/maple syrup and stir.

Tips & Warnings

• Sip on the tea
• Make more than one cup
• Try and increase the amount of Cayenne pepper gradually
• Try gargling if the tea upsets your stomach
• Could upset stomach and possibly cause diarrhea