9. Salt Water Gargle
Another thing that you can do to combat strep throat is to gargle with saltwater. Remember that strep throat is caused by a bacterial infection in your throat, which is why you want to kill as much bacteria inside your mouth as possible. One of the best types of saltwater to use for this purpose is pink Himalayan saltwater. This particular saltwater reduces the swelling in your throat and soothes the pain that you feel while creating a toxic environment for the bad bacteria that is inside of your mouth.
In addition, the salt itself contributes to the death of those bad bacteria by changing the alkalinity of your mouth โ in essence, increasing the pH balance. Saltwater โ and particularly pink Himalayan saltwater โ are terrific for respiratory conditions and strep throat because of the anti-inflammatory properties, the fact that it removes pathogens from the mouth when it is gargled and lots of other reasons.