Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Man, I used to have sore throats every single year growing up.

And I haven't had one in probably 15, 20 years, which is good.

But I wish I would have had a better remedy back then because most sore throats are viral. That means antibiotics don't work.

So here you are. You take the medication. It doesn't work. And you got to suffer for a week to

two weeks. Now, sometimes it does come from a bacterial infection, but most of the time, it's a virus.

Now, how do you know if it's viral versus bacterial?

If it's bacterial, you may have more nausea, you might have more digestive issues, like a stomach

ache, but you're not usually going to have a cough versus a viral. You're going to have a cough,

a runny nose, and you're going to have a lot of swelling back in your throat. Now, the cool thing about this natural remedy, it addresses

both areas. And the remedy is bay leaves, okay? And I'm going to show you how to take it. But

bay leaves have both antiviral properties, as well as antivacterial

properties, specifically for strep infections. So there's some really great research on that, which I'll put a link down below. Now, bay leaves, those little leaves that you see in your stews or your soups have some amazing properties that I want to go through.

And one of the properties that will help you with the sore throat is that they are analgesic.

They help you reduce pain, swelling, and inflammation. Bay leaves are a great remedy for a cough,

especially a chronic cough at night. So if your kids are starting to cough,

you can give this remedy to them as well. Bay leaves have certain compounds that help stimulate

the immune system, that help reduce mucus, that help reduce headaches, especially sinus headaches.

And you can use it as an insect repellent as you're trying to fix your sore throat.

But there's insects around.

Bayleaves are good for wound healing.

They have anti-cancer effects.

They're good for all sorts of digestive issues, whether it's bloating or indigestion or even

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