Shit. I'm catching a cold. Anyway to head it off at the pass?

[devilgrrl]

So to speak...

What should I do to keep it from getting worse?

[XemaSab]

1. Orange juice

Go get a few BIG containers and just sip it all day.

That and chai tea should do the trick.

[Love Bug]

2. Try zinc lozenges. They work for me.

My last cold I tried zinc lozenges and they really helped lessen the effects of the cold to the point I didn't need any other medicine. The lozenges taste better than they used to, too. Not so much like sucking on an old can.

[snacker]

3. Vitamin C---lots of it and zinc tablets.

Seems to help me if I catch it early enough.

[A HERETIC I AM]

7. I agree/ 3000 to 4000 Mg of Vit. C tabs

helps boost your immune system

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. Take zinc now...

It comes in tablets that taste kind of like sweet tarts; and it's helped me before.

~sending healthy vibes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gormy Cuss]

5. try Airborne

Multi-vitamin/mineral/magic potion that is designed to keep up your body's defenses. That and drink lots of liquid and sleep as much as you can.

[BikeWriter]

6. Drink a bottle of Jose Cuervo Tequila. I've had it kill a cold before...

If it doesn't, you'll be too drunk to care. :beer:

[leftofthedial]

8. time travel

or zinc-vitamin C-echinacea-green tea-ginger tea and Irish Whiskey.

The first five are to make you feel better and help you fight off the cold. The last is to help you deal with the disappointment when you realize the first 5 didn't work.

[trackfan]

9. "That technology does not exist in the galaxy"

Though a shot of slivovitz couldn't hurt.

[SOteric]

10. Plenty of rest, lots of fluids, keep warm and dry

and consume vast quantities of hot, lemony beverages and garlic-coated foods.

[BlueIris]

11. Elderberry anything--ASAP.

That stuff works LOADS better than echinacea ever has for me.

[Richard Steele]

12. The single HEALTHIEST man I know does this:

As soon as he feels a cold coming on:

1: Lots of vitamin C; tablets washed down with Organic OJ at every meal.

2: Zinc lozenges and Echinacia(sic?) capsules.

3: That weird little teapot thing where you pour
the warm herbal tea down your nose.

And he SWEARS that the nose-teapot is the most useful of all.

We all see each other alot, and generally swap the same viruses every year.
He USED to get over our shared 7-day bugs in 3 days.

But since he discovered the sinus-rinsing thing 2 years ago,
he has cut it to a day and a half.

[Shine]

13. Wellness Formula by Source Naturals. Works like a charm.

plus, Emegen-C, powdery stuff.

Good luck, be well.
:hi:

[Laelth]

14. Herbal tea.

No guarantees, of course, but you need more water (which the tea has), and some antioxidants never hurt. Plus, it tastes soooo good. :)

-Laelth

[Swede]

15. I've heard a lot about ColdFX.

But I havn't used it myself.

http://www.cvtechnologies.com/coldfx/testimonials.aspx

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Replace the starter solenoid

:think:




Oops... wrong thread. :blush:

[Hugin]

17. LOL!

:highfive:

[eeyore]

18. Try this...

Don't know if it actually works, but I've tried it a few times, and didn't actually progress into a full blow cold. Plus it's delicious and fizzy!

[Digit]

19. Echinacea angustifolia

I take two immediately when symptoms appear, then one every 4/5 hours for first couple of days.
I have not had a cold in two years.
In fact, in the last 4 years, I have had only one cold....and I am a smoker.
(we supposedly have less immunity)

I found the angustifolia type of echinacea at GNC.
Hope you feel better soon.

[Merrick]

20. weed

and zinc