Cold weather brings the sniffles and that usually means stocking up on cold and flu drugs and trying to ride it out. Or course, prevention is often better than cure and stocking up on vitamins can head off the worst the season can throw at you.
However, if you are struck down, there’s a good chance you’ll sink into self-pity and just want to be comfortable. You’ll reach for all the remedies you can, both natural and man-made. A nice comforting hot whiskey is often recommended to soothe your weary self, but it actually does have some medicinal properties too.
Now, it must be stated that at this stage that too much alcohol will end up making you feel much worse. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means it deprives the body of liquids – the very opposite of what you need to do when you have a cold or flu.
The good thing is that you just need one hot whiskey to derive all the benefits of it. Scientists have said that alcohol can dilate the blood vessels, which will in turn allow mucus membranes to fight the infection. The hot water in the ‘hot toddy’ can also help free up your nasal passages which have been blocked by the cold or flu.
If you want to make a hot whiskey, all you need to do is put a small measure of whiskey in a warmed glass (swirling round a bit of hot water in it should do the trick). Top up the glass with more hot water and add lemon and cloves and a bit of honey or sugar to taste.
A hot toddy is also a great accompaniment to a good book which you can find at www.vujar.com.
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