So this week's responding to your comments is
on coughs Kiki Rose asks hey Abraham please do a video on how to get rid of a cough well let's
not wait around hit that like button if you're fired up about this and let's go so the good news
is that coughs generally clear up on their own within three to four weeks but there are many tips
and tricks that you can do that are going to help and that's what I'm going to teach you today so
let's begin with tip number one do not waste your money with over-the-counter cough syrups I know
this one's controversial but trust me they're not very effective and I'm going to teach you exactly
what you need to do instead so here's what you're gonna do tip number two you're gonna try a warm
water and honeymoon okay Studies have actually shown it to be more effective at helping with
a dry cough compared to over-the-counter cough syrups okay and generally speaking I do tend to
recommend it to a lot of my patients here's how you make your warm water honey mix Kettle water
boil teaspoon of honey play spoon and cut add water mix and your cough remedy is now ready now
there are a few things you need to remember about this mixture one it's not suitable for babies
under the age of one okay two you need to let it cool down make sure it's like lukewarm when
you're having it don't have it when it's piping hot it's just going to make your cough worse
and three you can have as much as this as is needed okay so whatever you need it make some
fresh batch and have some easy as that moving on to tip number three there have been some studies
that have shown that Ginger can be quite effective at relaxing Airways and therefore helping with
a cot so you could potentially add some ginger to this warm water honey mix so if you do have
some ginger tea bags consider adding it to this and letting it Brew however what I like to do
is I like to get some fresh ginger cut off an inch about so and then finely slice it throw it
in there let it root for about 15 minutes and then strain it out tastes delicious and it could
potentially help with this cough moving on to tip number four we need to try and avoid acid reflux
triggers the idea is that it can cause the acid to come up and irritate the back of the throat
causing the cough so some triggers for example are caffeine alcohol chocolate carbonated drinks
as well as acidic foods like citrus for example next up we have tip number five which is all
about staying hydrated I know it sounds basic but you need to make sure you get in your six to
eight glasses of water a day what it's going to do is going to help thin the mucus on the back
of the throat which is going to help relieve the cough also it's going to speed up recovery
time so it's a win-win now please do remember there are scenarios where you should seek medical
attention for a cough and I'm going to leave loads more information in the description below I'd
highly recommend everyone reads it and I really hope these tips help you I hope your cough gets
relieved as soon as possible and as I always say at the end of every single week's video always
remember your awesome and I'll see you next week
