Millie’s Prescription for maintaining a healthy voice.

• Keep hydrated. (8 glasses of water a day would be great).

• Tip #1: Avoid caffeine, alcohol and carbonated beverages

• Tip #2: Avoid cough drops with menthol, caffeine and alcohol.

• Breathe through your nose when possible.

• Listen much–speak little. (Excessive yelling and screaming at sports events and talking over loud environmental noise is not beneficial if you want to maintain a rested, ready-to-go voice.)

• Don’t sing too long or too loud. (Each voice is different as to its endurance) Error on the side of too little.

• Don’t smoke anything.

• Your body needs an adequate amount of sleep and so does your voice.