Another wellness weapon in the do it yourself healthcare arsenal

Here's to your health - ginger root! Thank God for low cost, do it yourself healthcare!

It began a couple decades ago. A friend and I were producing "A Most Unusual Christmas Show".

"Christmas" was not politically incorrect then. It was as normal, traditional and acceptable as apple pie.

Wow! what changes a couple decades can bring! I guess I'm digressing here and that's a whole 'nother subject... well, maybe not... maybe it relates to "health" in America more than we may think - food for thought.

Anyway, I was coming down with a cold - not good, since I was doing a lot of singing in the "Show". One of the moms of an up and coming little actress shared a tip from her homemade health recipes.

She told me to start drinking Ginger tea. I put a tablespoon of vinegar and about a tablespoon of honey in a cup of hot water and sprinkled ginger from my spice cupboard liberally into it (maybe a half teaspoon worth).

It did the trick... yippee! and it didn't cost and arm and a leg. My voice was preserved and the cold progressed no further and I've drunk ginger tea ever since at the first sign of a cold. Just ask my kids. It's a family tradition and more fondly remembered than the garlic peanut butter blast.

The vinegar helps rebalance your system's PH and the honey is soothing and healing itself. You've probably heard of hot lemon and honey for colds and flu and lemon works a lot like vinegar so you can do the above using lemon instead.

My library's closing so gotta go but again I say, I am thankful for healthcare alternatives that don't make me pay through the nose.