Karl wrote: > As long as I'm composing, does anyone have any suggestions for > alternatives to Nyquil? I bought a bottle before discovering that > indeed the main ingredient is High Fructose Corn Syrup Death > Liquid. Amazingly, I found a Contradiction that does help: salt. > Salt is actually quite soothing for a sore throat. Don't ask me > how it can make a person less thirsty, but it does. gack. If my object is somewhat improved sleep I drop 3mg melatonin within an hour of crashing. If my object is relieving a sore throat I suck on a Fisherman's Friend (tm) thing. Or some mouth dissolving Zn-vitC tab. And despite the disgusting tv ads Ricola (tm) kinda works. Dick [log in to unmask] http://smith.syr.edu/~ddawson SU Rifle Club: http://smith.syr.edu/~ddawson/surifleclub.html