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Episode 039 | Tara B | Keeping Our Voice Healthy Through Wholistic Practices

May 25, 2020

We’ve talked often on this show about the health of our voice and the technique behind it. Today, Tara dives into the other parts of our life that can affect our vocal health and what to do about it. This includes foods to eat, those to avoid and other practices that we can add to our lives to keep our voices going strong.

Building our immune system through:

  • Exercise
  • Good sleep
  • A relaxed mindset
  • Supplements
  • Finding foods that don’t cause extra or thick mucus to our voices.  

 

Mucus can be heathy for our vocal tract and cords if it is clear and thin.

What are foods that cause extra mucus?

  • Dairy
  • Eggs
  • Bread, Pasta, Cereal
  • Bananas
  • Cabbage, Potatoes, Corn and corn products
  • Soy products
  • Anything with refined sugar—so any sweet desserts
  • Drinks with caffeine—soda, coffee, tea
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Fried foods

 

The foods that can strip healthy mucus are oranges and orange juice. 

 

Foods that keep phlegm away:

  • Spices like ginger, garlic, cayenne pepper, chamomile, turmeric
  • Meat like salmon, tuna, sardines, flounder, chicken
  • Fruits you can have—lemons, limes, pineapple, grapefruit, watermelon, apples
  • Beverages—decaf tea, herbal tea, chicken broth
  • Pumpkin, seeds, watercress, celery, pickles, cucumbers, onions
  • Raw honey, especially Manuka honey

 

More helps for your voice:

  • Cool mist humidifier
  • Neti Poti for sinus cleansing
  • Gargle with warm salt water
  • Room temp water
  • Vocaleze products
  • Eucalyptus Oil
  • Watch how you are talking—pay attention to not straining and take enough breaths. No vocal fry either.

 

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