11 Tips to Get Your Voice Back on Track FAST!

Have you suffered from a strained voice? No doubt, this is very common among singers and speakers who use their voice to a great extent. Many people suffer from chronic laryngitis, which can also strain their voice, but we often target the throat, I think many factors contribute to this.

I think a few other factors that may be overlooked for chronic laryngitis or strained voice from my personal experience, clinical practice, and TCM point of view, a few meridians are actively involved, especially the spleen, stomach, small intestine, and lung meridians. From a western medicine point of view, the digestive issues have to be addressed first, along with the Yin energy deficiency in the lung meridian. Some health practitioners may overdress the inflammation in the throat and offer herbs and remedies that may hurt the stomach and spleen meridians and cause the condition to relapse and become chronic. Here are some self-healing tips that you can apply to get your throat and voice back on track fast.

1. REST Your Voice

Rest your voice; this is the first and also the most important tip to heal a strained voice, lots of patience, and hydration throughout the day to prevent a dry throat. Reduce unnecessary speech and rest your voice as much as you can. It may take a couple of weeks before you feel better when you talk. Sip on honey and gargle your mouth frequently with sea salt water, these remedies can help soothe your vocal cords and relieve the discomfort in your throat.

2. Control acid reflux

Chronic acid reflux can damage the esophagus and vocal cords especially when you lie in bed at night when the bad acid is not under control. Any people who suffer from acid reflux usually take anti-acid drugs to cover the symptoms, but that will not solve the issue. The cause of acid reflux has to be addressed and resolved. Acid reflux is usually caused by the bad acids from the gut traveling up through the gastric tract and reaching the upper GI tract that contributes to heartburn and acid reflux. A high fat and high protein diet is one of the main cause of Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) because the dense proteins put more stress on your digestive system and liver due to the high protein and high-fat content, which requires more sufficient amount of stomach acids and bile to breakdown the proteins and fat. When these dense proteins are not properly digested, they end up in your gut and feed off unproductive bacteria in your gut and lead to lots of gut issues, such as bloating, compromised bowel functions, candida overgrowth, increased waistline, etc...In addition, the protein you eat produces most nitrogenous waste that can lead to ammonia permeability in your gut and damage the lining of your digestive tract, which can cause the inflammation of the intestine lining and contributes to a series of digestive related issues, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, and colitis. Animal proteins also have a high-fat content, which requires more bile and digestive enzymes to breakdown; this adds more stress on your liver and pancreas. When the fat is not being digested properly, it becomes rancid in your gut and feeds unproductive bacteria and pathogens, which also contributes to SIBO and other gut issues. These unproductive bacteria produce bad acids that travel up through your digestive tracts and contribute to gastric reflux (GERD). Then you wonder where the amino acids come from if you give up your high protein and high-fat diet. Many people are not aware that the most bioavailable amino acids are from leafy greens. Your liver and body cells can reassemble them easily for your body’s function. All you need is a functional liver to start with and add more leafy greens to your diet.

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