Hi everybody, today I am inspired to share with you on ways to take care of your throat so that you don’t damage your voice. It is important to take care of your voice so that you can do more acting, singing, and speaking work consistently. So how do you take care of your voice? Here are the five (5) tips from me on how to take care of your throat:-

1. Always Drink Warm Drinks. If Can, Avoid Cold Drinks

Warm drinks soothe and lubricate your throat. If your throat is dry, your voice is easier to become hoarse and will damage your throat. Do you know that cold drinks can shock your vocal cords. But doesn’t mean that hot water is good because if the drinks are too hot, it can cause inflammation to the throat and mucus production will be increased too. This will affect your singing. So my advice is, stick with warm drinks.

2. Avoid Eating Fried, Oily and Spicy Food

Unless you are already getting used to eating these things and it won’t affect your singing. If it’s not, better avoid consuming food like these because it will produce phlegms and sometimes triggers mucus production too because these food are heaty to the body.

3. Try Doing Some Meditation

This helps me. When my body is relaxed, the muscles and organs in my body are relaxed as well. It will help to clear out the phlegms and mucus easily and you will be able to breathe easily too. When you are relaxed, it’s easy for you to sing and hit a higher pitch too.

4. Avoid Talking, Shouting and/or Yelling Too Much When It’s Unnecessary 

Do you know if you talk too much, your vocal cords will sound tired. It’s easy to know when somebody else is listening to your voice. Talking too much and not drinking a lot of fluid to lubricate your throat will dry out your throat very fast. So, avoid talking, shouting, and/or yelling when it’s not necessary.

5. Take Honey and Always Gargle Salt Water

Honey is able to coat your throat and relieve soreness and dryness of your throat. So take a tablespoon of honey every day is good. Saltwater is able to eliminate all the viruses and bacterias that are sticking inside your throat. So, try to gargle salt water first thing in the morning and before sleep will help to keep your throat healthy.

I hope this article enlightens you on how to take care of your throat. I’ll share more tips in the future.