7 Tips on Fighting Off a Cold

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it said 7 ways but only put in 6....lieng isn't cool....

jay of AR 8:05PM February 02, 2009

Everyone wants to believe in echinacea, but multiple research studies have shown no effect and I don't know of any true study (published in a peer reviewed journal) that showed a significant effect.
Washing hands can help stop the spread of germs, but you're pretty much guaranteed to be exposed, especially if you have small children or work in a large office. Keeping up your immunity with practices like the ones outlined in this article are your best defense.

Rifkin of AL 4:02PM January 15, 2009

I once lived in a mosquito environment and happened to notice that when I was taking 3000 units of C daily the bites initially developed normally but disappeared after 15 minures. I tested that three times and it worked each time. I found that impressive.

John of NJ 7:56AM January 15, 2009

How did the study rule out the possibility that bad sleep was caused by the onset of a cold, rather than the other way around?

Mike Maxwell of MD 10:36PM January 13, 2009

Taking enough Vitamin D (I take 4000 IU daily during the Winter) is enough to prevent the cold and flu. And it makes perfect sense since the body naturally produces Vitamin D from sunlight during the Summer, and cold/flu only occurs in Winter when your exposure to the sun is lessened. I'm using this season as a test run, If I don't get a cold like usual, I'm sold on Vitamin D.

brody of MA 11:36AM January 13, 2009

cold showers has boosted my immunity against colds.

mehul of NY 11:11AM January 13, 2009

1. Wash your Hands Frequently
-after blowing nose
-sneezing, coughing
-after going to bathroom
-before eating
-after being in public places
-after shaking hands etc...
Take it from a nurse...

RN's of NH 10:52AM January 13, 2009

I don't know if there has been any research on smoking vrs colds but as a past smoker, I would get a BAD cold at least 4 times a year. Since quiting 25 years ago, my cold rate has dropped to less than 1 every few years.
I may get the 'sniffels' now and then but my last BAD cold was more then 4 years ago. Just my thoughts.

davybel of MN 10:42AM January 13, 2009

"Fresh" bread is still the number one vector for influenza.
Any mixture of yeast and flour is a deadly concoction.
Back during the days of bubonic plague the misinformers refused to
say anything about fleas lice and ticks.
Today it is white washing yeast.
Yeast can carry doazens of other deadly diseases as well.

John Legit of DC 7:42AM January 13, 2009

I have never had a problem sleeping and I have never had many colds. However, During the last 2.5 years I have experienced a drastic change in my sleep patterns ( I became pregnant with my second child when my first was 9 months). I get an average of about 4 hours a night. I have never been so sick. I never realized how dramatically sleep deprivation can effect your health. My little sleep bandits have settled down over the last two months and predictably, I haven't had a cold in about 4 weeks.

Jeanette of TX 9:22PM January 12, 2009