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I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you were able to spend some quality time with family. My family had a fabulous time in beautiful Southern Utah. We spent the week with my family and were able to enjoy family traditions that I grew up with. My small little home town has the tradition of putting on a live nativity with the local children playing all the parts. The music is always beautiful and the children are so entertaining to watch. This takes place every Christmas Eve and has done since my mom was a little girl. After the program we head to my aunt's cafe were we share a meal with family and track Santa's progress. After the meal we always go to the local cemetery were we place a lighted Christmas tree of Christmas lights on my deceased twin brothers headstone and we sing Christmas carols.
While spending time with family some of the kids came down with colds...not the way anyone wants to spend their holidays. Unfortunately the colds made it so my brother with Leukemia couldn't visit because he is at the point that he has no immune system and it takes him a long time to get over sickness.
One of my natural remedies that I use is a cold tonic. It doesn't taste great but it soothes a sore throat. You could put stevia in it to make it taste better, but I usually just take a tablespoon when I need it and I don't really mind the taste. Fresh ginger will make it even more effective but I don't always have that on hand so the recipe calls for ground ginger.
Cold Tonic
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne
1/4 teaspoon Ginger
1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Tablespoon Water
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 slice of onion (optional, not in the orgininal recipe but onion is great in breaking up mucus.)
In a small jar combine all ingredients and mix well. Just leave the onion slice in the jar with all the other ingredients. Take one tablespoon through out the day as needed. Shake the jar well before each use. Take 1 tablespoon as needed.
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