I gargle this solution 3 times a day:
1 TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar1 TBSP Lemon Juice1 tsp Salt dissolved in just enough hot water to dissolve the salt
In my
experience the heat of the salt
water is no big deal as it gets cooled off with the room temperature vinegar and lemon juice. But wait for it to cool if you think it is too hot to gargle.
Step 1: Take a sip and gargle as long as you can manage, spit it out. If you see little red bits of yuckiness after you spit- that's the nasty sore from the back of your throat coming loose :)
Step 2: Repeat step 1 until solution is gone
Lately I have only ever remembered to do this once a day because I forget to get to it 3 times a day like I
should, but even then it has proven very successful in preventing sore throats from fully developing when caught early enough and it has helped worse ones to heal in record time.