Halls Defense - My Favorite Lozenge
By Joan Young on
These Vitamin C lozenges sooth my throat during dry weather or when Im hiking, and claim to support the immune system.
Some winters it seems like I live on these lozenges!My throat tends to get just a little bit dry and scratchy, just enough to cause a tiny cough or be uncomfortable. And, of course, if I do have a cold then the throat really needs some lubrication!
These are not medicated drops, but they have Vitamin C, supposedly 100% of the daily requirement in every lozenge.So for those who advocate massive doses of Vitamin C to ward off colds, this is an easy way to get it.I dont know if these have contributed to my success rate, but Ive only had about 3 colds in the past 10 years.
These are fairly inexpensive with 30 drops in a regular package.Ive found them for as cheap as $1.29, or as high as $1.89, but usually they are about $1.49, which makes them 4.7 cents each.
They come in several different flavor packs.I like the citrus assortment which has orange, lemon, and pink grapefruit.Of course there seems to be more orange and less grapefruit, and I would prefer the quantities would be the other way around. There are other packs that are not always available.They are watermelon, strawberry and cherry.I dont like those nearly as much.They seem a lot sweeter. The citrus flavors are all natural. I'm not sure about the others.You can also sometimes find them in sugar free.
I like to use these when Im hiking.Often at the end of the day my throat will get dry and even a drink of water doesnt seem to sooth that tickle. One of these lozenges will last for 20 minutes if I just let it melt naturally in my mouth.This is great, because I can usually walk a mile in 20 minutes, so if Im tired I can say to myself, (for example)one cough drop worth of hiking to go!
