voice and cheese

Subject: voice and cheese
From: The Sandman
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 07:45 AM

having previously cut out milk in my diet,but am still having problems with catarrh.
I have decided to cut out cheese,and am treating my problem with elderfower tea,just wondered if any other singers had had a problem with catarrh,and whether they had looked carefully at their diet.I thought I read somewhere that Martin Carthy had said that cheese had created problems for his voice.DickMiles

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: CupOfTea
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 08:28 AM

When he sings "Oh, the Hard Cheeses of England" he doesn't seem to have any problems...

I know several singers who've cut out milk & milk products from their diet for this reason. Elderflower tea wasn't on their regimen, but daily use of a neti pot was.

Joanne in Cleveland

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: sian, west wales
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 09:31 AM

A lot of actors I know stick to goats' cheese (and milk). Something to do with the size of fat globules or such like - doesn't 'gum up' the voice, so they (the actors) say.

sian

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: Surreysinger
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 10:44 AM

Dick - any dairy products are bad for you if you suffer from catarrh ... so that includes cheese, milk, cream etc. I have the same problem. Do you find the elderflower tea works for you ? Not one I've heard suggested before, but I might well give it a go if it's worth it.

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 11:34 AM

Blame it on those edam foreigners.

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: The Sandman
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 12:56 PM

sian,I was in fact milking goats up to 18 months ago,and have just realised the catarrh problem has got worse since I was drinking cows milk,have not drunk cows milk for 6 months,and its still bad ,so cheese is next out.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: Bert
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 02:31 PM

Ginger tea also helps.

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 04:47 PM

Hi Dick.
I never use milk products before a gig. Coats the old vocal cords, so the first few songs is an exercise in throat-clearing and loogie-hawking.
Embarassing when you're busking...

To help clear phlegm, etc off the vocal cords I use candied ginger.

Seamus

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 01:26 AM

Plucking ones' catarrh....

The mind boggles....

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 03:15 AM

I dunno. They always used to feed cheese to people with TB. I think its good for the lungs. But its just a dumb belief - I have never heard it advanced as a theory.

Subject: RE: voice and cheese
From: Escapee
Date: 26 Jul 08 - 01:17 AM

I had trouble with my catarrh and switched to banjogh.