A sore throat can be the result of exposure to dry air, cold winds, too much talking, smoke, post-nasal drip, or a variety of other irritants. Regardless of cause, one of the best things you can do for your throat is to gargle with salt water. Put a half-cup of hot water in a glass, add a half-teaspoon of salt, and mix until the salt is mostly dissolved and the water is cool enough to drink. Don’t drink the water. You want to gargle with it, as far back in your throat as you can without swallo

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