Guilty Pleasures

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

I particularly love how she talked of using cough drops to help her voice. That **** doesn't do anything. And those moisture machines she used? They probably worked for the first song, but that's it. Any singer worth their salt knows that if you want to loosen up your voice, you down a couple tablespoons of olive oil.

Cough Drops contianing zinc can allow you to sing when you cannot. I know - I have used them

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Cough Drops contianing zinc can allow you to sing when you cannot. I know - I have used them

Gargle salt water. That is the recommended thing to do.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Gargle salt water. That is the recommended thing to do.

That works very well too - but zinc works the best as far as I am concerned. I have gone from being unable to speak outside of a hoarse whisper to full voice with zinc.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Gargle salt water. That is the recommended thing to do.

I've tried that and all it does, for me at least, is soothe my sore throat. Doesn't help me to sing much. I like to drink a little orange juice and then down a little olive oil. Works amazingly.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by dissention

I've tried that and all it does, for me at least, is soothe my sore throat. Doesn't help me to sing much. I like to drink a little orange juice and then down a little olive oil. Works amazingly.

tea mixed with warm/hot honey, That will help yer throat...It worked for me!

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

tea mixed with warm/hot honey, That will help yer throat...It worked for me!

Yep, that's what I use.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

tea mixed with warm/hot honey, That will help yer throat...It worked for me!

I hardly ever get to the point where I can't sing because I know how to sing properly and take care of my voice, but honey and tea only soothes my voice, doesn't really open it up and loosen it much. Spinach does, though, but I hate spinach.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by dissention

Spinach does, though, but I hate spinach.

After mushrooms, spinach is my fav veggie. Actually, I just ate a spinach and mushroom personal pizza.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by dissention

I hardly ever get to the point where I can't sing because I know how to sing properly and take care of my voice, but honey and tea only soothes my voice, doesn't really open it up and loosen it much. Spinach does, though, but I hate spinach.

especially spinach/artichoke quesadillas...Yum!

Nothing can help my throat as of late (Had another choking attack last night) except for another surgery, Which seems inevitable

Brian "Arizona Green Tea w/Ginseng & Honey is great " j.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Cough Drops contianing zinc can allow you to sing when you cannot. I know - I have used them

She doesn't seem to have the knowledge to have sought out those particular drops, I'm sure she went straight for the Vicks.