Topical tips to prevent a cold!

[afraafra]

1 Step One
Keep the stress level low. The minute I feel stressed out at work, I

literally stop in my tracks, take a deep breath and imagine I’m coming

back to center. It means not taking on too much work, it means not

taking on other people’s stress. There is no mandate from on high you

must burn the candle at both ends to get ahead in life. Who are those

voices in your head yelling at you to push harder? Parents? God?

Society? Cultivate a supporting voice who tells you to breathe.

2 Step Two
Exercise. I do something every day of the week. I walk, I hike, I bike.

Rain or shine. Even if it’s just 30 minutes. If I’m at a job and not

working from home, I walk on my lunch hour to shake off the stress,

both physical and mental.

3 Step Three
Cut down on the sweets. Sugar jacks me up and that means more stress. I

can also feel my nose dripping when I have too much sugar (not from a

cold but from allergies), so I know sugar whacks out my immune system.

4 Step Four
Get enough sleep and eat foods that are good for you. I think of sleep

and good nutrition as the foundation of a house. If you don’t have

that, the whole thing is off kilter.

5Step Five
Wash your hands frequently. Duh. Simple but it works.

6 Step Six
At the first sign of a cold, or the first sign of a cold that someone

else in the office has, I take the combo tablet or capsule of Echinacea

and Goldenseal. Works like a dream. I’ll take it for a week or two, all

the way through the cold going around the office. I’ve warded off many

a cold this way.

7Step Seven
I take a zinc supplement year-round in calcium-magnesium-zinc. My

acupuncturist once told me we don’t get enough zinc in our vegetables

because the ground they grow in is often depleted of minerals. I

noticed that when I sucked on a zinc lozenge at the first sign of a

sore throat, the soreness would clear up quickly. I connected the dots

and realized zinc could help me even before I got a cold and sore

throat.
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[suzisco]

Thanks for that, it came at the right time, i woke up with a cold this morning, i feel crap (sniff)

[VN Purohit]

What abt after catcing severe cold. Any remedy at home

[spiritalk]

Lots of vitamin C.  Taking Bee Pollen keeps the allergies to plants at bay - it would also help keep the sniffles away.

[Annu]

Thanks for the information. It is helpful

[bluebell10]

what works for me
1.
when the sniffles /sore throat starts- gargle throat with salt water--1 teaspoon per cup--several times aday- on rising--going to bed.

2. breath in steam via nose ,from a jug hot water with eucalyptus oil/tea tree oil / in it. one or two drops. with towel enclosing the head.

3.eat garlic raw or in cooked food

4. eat lots of citrus fruit

5. avoid draft/wind/cold

6.avoid air conditioning

7. avoid people with colds

8.colds are said to last 24 hrs. avoid developing into flue or bronchitis etc

9. dont sniff in through nose, always blow out, dont draw in

10.cold germ are said to originate in sinus and travel to nose/throat/chest/lungs

11. clean nose daily via jala neti

12 avoid smoking

13. live in clean air

14. wrap up, keep warm.

15 seek medical advise if complications of asthma/lung disease/airway disease etc

[DragonKnight]

Dont forget chicken soup science says there a good chemical in it 'names lost to me lol'
Yum and with noodles :D

[Sommerstars8o8]

Airbourn is  really  good  as well  ,  saddly  i have a head cold right now

[Nicole]

Dont forget chicken soup science says there a good chemical in it 'names lost to me lol'
Yum and with noodles :D

Yesss~!!

That works for me to and Chicken broth and beef broth, with my spices added..
Airborne does not work for me, but worked for my husband so he says, and sister-in-law......lol
I stopped smoking 9 months today and my cold only lasted 4 days as to it being 4 to 6 weeks crawling needing meds 3 kinds to help me recover..lol
I can't tell you how long it's been not having bronchitis from second hand smoke to my smoking,,
Always sick first time for something... rofl

I'm proud of myself.. WhoOoHoOo~!! LoL
Don't mind me I woke up happy this am... Ha-Ha~!!

p.s
I made Chicken chili that will kick butt~!!
WOW, no colds in my home this week..LoL

Have a good one~!!  :smt006

[sophie03]

very cool, thanks for the tips, have a good new year

[Gem]

heehee, I personally do not believe in colds, they are a manifestation of stress, allergies or irritated mucous membranes from central heating or fumes or chemicals such as hairspray. Fresh Air is whats needed.  But there are lots of viruses.....