Gargling with salt water to prevent the flu
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Unfavorable weather or damp in the rainy season seems to be a very appropriate time for flu viruses to attack. Most people believe that gargling with salt water will be very effective to relieve the symptoms of flu.
By rinsing using a saline solution will be to remove excess fluid from the inflamed tissue in the throat so that uncomfortable feeling in the throat can be reduced.And also gargle with salt water to remove thick mucus and can eliminate the allergens that cause irritation, such as bacteria and fungi from the throat.
From a study conducted at random in 2005, experts have observed about 400 healthy people for 60 days in the flu season. Some of them were asked to gargle three times daily. And at the end of the study, a group that gargling with salt water has a risk of upper respiratory infections reduced by 40 percent when compared with people who do not rinse.
In addition to reducing infections, gargling with salt water also proved to make the symptoms milder cough. Another study also revealed that gargling with salt water also helps prevent nasal congestion. In order to get the best results, dissolve half a teaspoon of salt into a glass of warm water which is then used to rinse the mouth for a few seconds.
