Your body regulates blood pH very tightly, and drinking or gargling apple cider vinegar isn’t a way to meaningfully “balance” it.
Also avoid smoking and secondhand smoke when you’re congested. Smoke can further irritate the respiratory tract and worsen coughing.
Should You Always Try to Stop a Cough?
Not necessarily.
Coughing is one of the mechanisms your body uses to clear mucus and other material from your airways.
Mayo Clinic notes that coughing can help clear mucus when you have an infection or allergy.
The goal isn’t always to eliminate every cough.
Sometimes the more useful approach is making thick mucus easier to clear while addressing whatever is causing the symptoms.
Why Does Mucus
