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health advisory
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Alternative Medicine
2007-11-16 3:13:28
Get healthy and your colds will only last a few days
Try zinc -- it's been shown to work.
I like the old wives tale about drinking OJ, soup & avoiding milk that may cause phlem & contribute to congestion. Usually they just have to run their course. Hope you get over it, soon! I also suck on cough drops sometimes or a hard candy to keep throat moist. Lots of water to cleanse. I usually don't use the dayquil or nyquil type medicine or pills. (Hubby does/did & liked them around in case he ever needed them.) I used decongestion pills once when I had my first and only bad sinus congestion. Other times just the home-peutic remedies, worked for me. Also, very fortunate that we don't usually get a cold every year & can't remember the last time we came down with the flu. Sorry you got a case of it!
Have you considered going to the doctor for this? You could have something more serious. If it's just the common cold, take 2 capsules of garlic and two of Goldenseal to start. You can get these at any drug store. Then reduce the dose to 1 capsule 4 times a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime. Take with food because it can cause an upset stomach. Garlic contains a natural antibiotic, Allicin and Goldenseal will boost the immune system and the effectiveness of the Garlic. Continue this for 5 days.
Stay away from eggs, dairy products of any kind and extremely cold foods. Drink plenty of hot decaf tea when you are thirsty, no coffee or caffeine. Hope you feel better real soon.
Drink ginger tea.The effective herbal remedy since ages.