How To Cope With The Common Cold

asadhamdani

The Common Cold virus can live up to four hours. So make sure you don't touch things that are in common use between you and your fellows at home or work. Keyboards and Mice at work are very common places. Also, make sure that your nose blown used tissue papers directly go into the dust bin and you wash your hands before touching utensils etc. Thanks.

sleep and rest are the best cure, take it easy otherwise you will just prolong the misery!

some part of that area useful help but other area not help at all.. but there is another way is eat plenty of fluid and eat more spicy which is good for colds etc. I reali hates getting flu or colds argh.. last few months i been fall illness with colds average 4/5 times in 3 months... well that is life..

dtmaddog

This video shows you How to Cure a Cold. Actually it shows you How to Survive a Cold. You could also say it shows How To Cure Flu. Be careful you don't get a lung infection though!

Katiepants27

I have not had a cold in years. My secret is to gargle regularly with antiseptic when I feel the very first symptoms of a cold, usually a tickly throat or runny nose. It works everytime!

GeneralLatency

I find this information correct and helpful but incomplete in some areas and unhelpful in the supplement area. Take off work. Definitely. But sleep is not mentioned. While common sense, several hours of extra sleep alone can help dramatically. So lay off the late hours of Internet and TV and sleep in untill you can't sleep anymore. Lay off caffiene of any kind. They mention dehydration but people don't realise that their colas and coffee dehydrate them. Lay off sodas, candy, and other simple sugars. They can hinder your body's ability to kill the infection. Supplements can help you get better twice as fast. Forget the OJ because it has lots of sugar, natural or otherwise. Instead, take 1000mg of -natural- vitamin C twice a day, and a good multi-v containing 100%-ish D.R.V. of Zink (among other things) at the natural healthfood store. Multi-V brands you buy at the grocery store or drugstore are usually junk. Get something made with natural green sources. If the pills are white or anything but green/speckled brown, or you dont see various plant sources on the label, it's probably worthless. Garlic, garlic, garlic. I cannot emphasize this enough. Garlic has excellent anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. Fresh garlic is best but you can only eat so much right? Look for a garlic supplement with "supercritical garlic" on the label at your natural healthfood store. Otherwise try to avoid ones made from powdered or freeze dried garlic. Look for high Allicin content. Eat fresh or pickled ginger. If you arent going to bother with fresh or pickled ginger dont bother with it at all. Gargle warm salt water. This old home remedy soothes the mucous membranes in your throat and helps them heal for the duration of your cold. Take hot showers, or hot baths. They can help you sweat out a cold/flu and easy your aches. MyQuil: While less 'healing' I think than is reported. A shot of whisky will help your body 'sweat it out' or at least warm your body (especially extremities) and help you sleep. A glass of red wine, or decent japanese sake (you can even warm the sake), is probably a far better choice with their antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. Not too much though, you can dehydrate yourself with too much alcohol. If you arent sure, drink the volume of water = to volume of wine/sake consumption, and 2x water or more = to whisky volume. This is far better for you than a certain green colored night-time cough medicine. Avoid taking any over-the-counter medicine containing Ephedrine HCL within 6-8 hours before bed or you will never sleep. You can also save cash and often get better results taking things seperately. For example, instead of your favorite cold medicine. You can get small bottles of Ephedrine HCL (decongestant/opens air pathways) in tablets with the expectorant Guaifenesin at gas stations and random places sold as Asthma relief for $4-6. You can then take generic asprin or acetaminophen (the stuff thats in Tylenol) if you have a sensitive stomach. 3 tablets of the store brand stuff (generally 325-333mg/tab) which = approx 1000mg of asprin or acetaminophen, and that = 2 extra strength Bayer and extra strength Tylenol respectively. Then you have all the ingredients in your standard cold medicine adjustable to your bodyweight and sensitivity. You can also do small things like change your bathroom towels daily (use your own if living with others to spare them the cold/flu), change your bed clothes, get a decent air purifier with a HEPA and charcoal filter suitable for your room size, use a hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse/gargle (yes the brown bottle stuff), and get a germicidal warm-mist air humidifier. Disinfect your keyboard, mouse, phone, faucet handles, and door knobs with hand sanitizing gel. (like Germ-X or Purell) Gels evaporate more slowly which has a greater sanitizing effect. The active ingredient is the long used and very safe alcohol, not something shady that you can't pronounce. Be sure to moderately coat your hands with the gel to apply to the keyboard and mouse or you could damage the internal components. You are also bound to have used tissues laying around. Try to make sure they go and stay in the trash. Wash your hands after emptying your nose or carry hand sanitizing gel with you.