honey is more effective than cough syrup.

[dolf]

Honey is better than children’s cough syrups for a silent night

seems you're wasting your money by buying expensive medicines for your child's cough.

Natural honey is a more effective remedy for children’s coughs than over-the-counter medicines, researchers say. A dose of buckwheat honey before bedtime easily outperformed a cough suppressant in a US study.

Honey did a better job of reducing the severity and frequency of night-time coughs. It also improved sleep quality for children and their parents.

according to the study, dextromethorphan doesn't do shit.
and no fear of giving them doo much.

 

[Succulence31]

Isn't it funny, NOT, that a few short years ago children with many colds and such were directed by their Peds. to take this that and the other OTC?

Yet, when I was a child the accepted remedy was honey and lemon and whiskey.

Fast forward a bit and honey is UNACCEPTABLE for children because of BLAH BLAH BLAH.....

Oh, NEVERMIND all that now Folks, it was all a ruse.


Generally I believe, and have always believed, that simple is best. Feeling just a bit vindicated here today.

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Isn't it funny, NOT, that a few short years ago children with many colds and such were directed by their Peds. to take this that and the other OTC?

Yet, when I was a child the accepted remedy was honey and lemon and whiskey.

Fast forward a bit and honey is UNACCEPTABLE for children because of BLAH BLAH BLAH.....

Oh, NEVERMIND all that now Folks, it was all a ruse.


Generally I believe, and have always believed, that simple is best. Feeling just a bit vindicated here today.

Actually, honey is a very bad thing to give to immuno-compromised people and very small children because it contains botulism spores.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

 

[MisterEdMe]

I have strong reactions to most any type of medication. I feel the difference faster than most folks. I indulge in them as little as humanly possible. Sometimes it's too overwhelming for me; in spite of what doctors say.

I do simple stuff to combat colds.

Honey,lemon, and hot water for sore throat. A slice of jalapeno to clear sinuses. Yellow root for bad stomach. Staying in shape and eating right are the main combatant for me.

 

[Succulence31]

Actually, honey is a very bad thing to give to immuno-compromised people and very small children because it contains botulism spores.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

Hence, the BLAH BLAH BLAHs...

I know, We know, I am still alive and most of my generation is too.

Next.

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Hence, the BLAH BLAH BLAHs...

I know, We know, I am still alive and most of my generation is too.

Next.

Thats a pretty serious warning to blow off as "blah blah blah".. Did you even look at the possible outcomes of feeding honey to an infant?

 

[Succulence31]

Thats a pretty serious warning to blow off as "blah blah blah".. Did you even look at the possible outcomes of feeding honey to an infant?

No, not blowing anything off. Just saying that experience is a better form of knowledge sometimes.

I don't know what you know and you don't know what I know. BUT I know that honey has never killed ANYONE I know and that is saying alot.

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Pay attention people.

Just within the last couple of months, two seperate reports have come out on the dangers of child's cold products and their lack of efficacy, so being better is a low threshold...





Turpentine might do the trick too.

 

[leZilla]

Actually, honey is a very bad thing to give to immuno-compromised people and very small children because it contains botulism spores.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

That's only for lil' babies. Bigger kids neednt worry

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Yeah, they eat dirt, snot, and stuff off the floor...

 

[Succulence31]

Yeah, they eat dirt, snot, and stuff off the floor...

Exposure leads to a higher threshold.

IOWs: Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child

 

[dolf]

Actually, honey is a very bad thing to give to immuno-compromised people and very small children because it contains botulism spores.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

which is why all the honey we buy in the shops is pasturised.

 

[dolf]

Thats a pretty serious warning to blow off as "blah blah blah".. Did you even look at the possible outcomes of feeding honey to an infant?

there's a difference between "infant" and "child".

as a parent i'm amazed you've not noticed.

 

[~Avalon~]

my parents cured everything with a hot toddy.
i don't know that it did anything except keep me drunk and easier to manage.

 

[Ishmael]

If you need some expectorant qualities, add some fresh lemon juice to the honey.

Ishmael

 

[smile_n_laugh]

turmeric

Try adding some turmeric to the honey.

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

... and garlic!

Ginsing!

GINGKO BULOBA!

And don't furgit sum stumpwater and the skin of a toad...

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

there's a difference between "infant" and "child".

as a parent i'm amazed you've not noticed.

It's most dangerous for infants, but anyone with a compromised imune system is at risk of botulism poisoning from eating honey, even pasteurized honey.

Botulism spores and Pasteurized Honey

Honey has a high sugar content which does not support the growth of bacteria. One of the benefits of honey is that it can be used as a bactericide and a healing agent for minor cuts, burns and intestinal upsets. Despite this fact, it is possible for Clostridium botulinum spores to exist in honey. Pasteurization or heat treatment of honey does not kill these spores. Many medical professional mistakenly associate the term pasteurization with the heat sterilization method used in the dairy and apple juice industry. Pasteurization in the honey industry is a process that kills sugar tolerant yeasts in order to extend the shelf life. The heating process is not high enough to break the tough coat of a botulism spore.

 

[Ishmael]

On a side note. Taking ANY OTC medicine to treat a cold/flu will extend the symptoms of the disease out as much as two weeks. That research was origianlly done in Oz over a decade ago and has been replicated time and time again.

So if you want to be sick longer, take some Nyquil, or whatever.

Ishmael

 

[Succulence31]

On a side note. Taking ANY OTC medicine to treat a cold/flu will extend the symptoms of the disease out as much as two weeks. That research was origianlly done in Oz over a decade ago and has been replicated time and time again.

So if you want to be sick longer, take some Nyquil, or whatever.

Ishmael

Thank you for that pearl of educated wisdom.

It supports my believe that nature and nuture are best.

Chicken soup anyone?

 

[leZilla]

On a side note. Taking ANY OTC medicine to treat a cold/flu will extend the symptoms of the disease out as much as two weeks. That research was origianlly done in Oz over a decade ago and has been replicated time and time again.

So if you want to be sick longer, take some Nyquil, or whatever.

Ishmael

Eff that, gimmie some Nyquil baby! I want relief NOW!

 

[pink]

my parents cured everything with a hot toddy.
i don't know that it did anything except keep me drunk and easier to manage.

i've never in my 40 years had a hot toddy.

 

[smile_n_laugh]

A good doctor (whats that?) once was taking about common cold..."You take medicines and the cold will go away in one week, do nothing and it will last for seven days"

 

[tactful]

Honey, with lemon and a bit of Brandy, oh yeah.

 

[~Avalon~]

i've never in my 40 years had a hot toddy.

they're hideous
but, having european parents who were 1/2 alcoholic also... they were a staple for me growing up.