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

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.   You can get VOCALEZE products right here! Get your 15% off through my link:  http://vocaleze.refr.cc/tarabrueske   For more info about this episode and to hear other episodes, go to: www.theengagingvoice.com    You can find this and other episodes at Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart radio, and Apple Podcasts.   Please go to Apple Podcast and click on RATINGS AND REVIEWS to rate this podcast. I would be so grateful! Thank you! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-engaging-voice/id1448497465