Health and Fitness Contest:5 Home Remidies for Soar Throat

Although nothing beats the saltwater gargle. Dissolve a half-teaspoon salt in a glass of warm water, gargle and spit out. Repeat up to four times a day.

gargle with a baking-soda solution. Dissolve one-half teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of warm water.

With a sore throat that seems to come back time and time again, buy a new toothbrush. Bacteria collect on the bristles, and if you keep using it germs can enter your system and re-infect you.

vitamins C and E and D are anti inflamitory, the minerals zinc and magnesium, and immune-boosting herbs such as goldenseal and the root of ginger. 

Honey has long been used as a sore-throat remedy. It has antibacterial properties, which can help speed healing.