It's Cold and Flu Season! Grab your guinea pig and make a Hot Toddy! 🐹 🤎 💛 🤎 🥃 🌿 🍋 🍯 🐝 🥕

Feeling a bit under the weather, why not try a Hot Toddy & Piggy - definitely a cure for what ails you!

Cough, cough, Achoo! Feel a cold or flu coming on? Don’t despair—just round up the essentials: a mug, a kettle, Scotch, lemon, honey, warming spices… and of course, a guinea pig. Hot water or tea soothes sore throats and helps loosen congestion, lemon brings vitamin C to support normal immune function, honey coats irritated tissues and helps calm coughs, and spices like cinnamon and cloves contribute antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds!

Add a modest splash of Scotch whisky, which contains ellagic acid, a polyphenol derived from oak aging and also found in berries and nuts. Ellagic acid has antioxidant properties that help reduce oxidative stress!

Finally, grab your guinea pig and settle in for a bit of Netflix and Wheek!

Research shows that holding and petting a calm animal lowers cortisol and increases oxytocin, supporting immune regulation and reducing inflammation. Sip slowly, and pet frequently. Just make sure to pick a series that your guinea pig really wants to see.

Maybe, The Great British Baking Show? Calm voices, gentle music, and frequent pauses where nothing explodes, occasional use of carrots in recipes.

Wheek! Wheek!