No Cure For The Common Cold, But You Can Fight It
A week ago I woke up with the tickle in the back of my throat that means one thing: a cold is coming.
I immediately started taking Zicam for zinc, Airborne for Echinacea, and using saline nasal spray. Thinking I’d do almost anything to keep from spending the next ten days feeling miserable, I asked my Facebook friends for their cold remedies. I tried as many of their suggestions as I could, and other than three days of annoying sniffles I didn’t really get that I-want-to-remove-my-head-from-my-body sick that I usually do.
For what it’s worth, here’s what my friends suggest:
– Echinacea, two capsules two to three times a day.
– Green tea. Lots of it.
– Sleep and Netflix
– A good curry (Thai or Indian), as spicy hot as you can stand it.
– Hot Toddies – ginger and whiskey
– Lomatium, a native American tincture used for respiratory illness. It works best if taken at first sign of illness.
– Oregano Oil, which comes in pill form.
– Zinc, 50 mg every two hours for four times in one day
– Tom Yum Soup!
– T.o.d.d.y. Not sure if it actually cures anything but you should feel better!
– Umcka Cold and Flu; Sambucus; and Oscillococcinum all work quite well. First and third are homeopathic and the second is herbal.
– Esberitox (branded echinacea)
– Sudafed 24hr from behind the counter to keep your head clear. Once it gets full it’s harder to stop.
– Oranges, tangerines, tangelos, etc.
– Saline solution for nostrils and nasal passages, Neti pot