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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:14 PM
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Shit. I'm catching a cold. Anyway to head it off at the pass?
So to speak...

What should I do to keep it from getting worse?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:15 PM
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1. Orange juice
Go get a few BIG containers and just sip it all day.

That and chai tea should do the trick.
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:17 PM
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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.
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snacker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:17 PM
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3. Vitamin C---lots of it and zinc tablets.
Seems to help me if I catch it early enough.
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A HERETIC I AM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:21 PM
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7. I agree/ 3000 to 4000 Mg of Vit. C tabs
Edited on Tue Mar-14-06 05:27 PM by A HERETIC I AM
helps boost your immune system
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:17 PM
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4. Take zinc now...
It comes in tablets that taste kind of like sweet tarts; and it's helped me before.

~sending healthy vibes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:20 PM
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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.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:21 PM
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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:
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:22 PM
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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.
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:31 PM
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9. "That technology does not exist in the galaxy"
Edited on Tue Mar-14-06 05:32 PM by gwbsamoron
Though a shot of slivovitz couldn't hurt.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:35 PM
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10. Plenty of rest, lots of fluids, keep warm and dry
and consume vast quantities of hot, lemony beverages and garlic-coated foods.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:37 PM
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11. Elderberry anything--ASAP.
That stuff works LOADS better than echinacea ever has for me.
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 05:41 PM
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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.
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 06:57 PM
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13. Wellness Formula by Source Naturals. Works like a charm.
plus, Emegen-C, powdery stuff.

Good luck, be well.
:hi:
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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 08:52 PM
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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
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 08:56 PM
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15. I've heard a lot about ColdFX.
But I havn't used it myself.

http://www.cvtechnologies.com/coldfx/testimonials.aspx
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 08:59 PM
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16. Replace the starter solenoid




:think:




Oops... wrong thread. :blush:
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 09:00 PM
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17. LOL!
:highfive:
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eeyore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 09:08 PM
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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!

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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 09:14 PM
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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.
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Merrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 09:54 PM
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20. weed
and zinc
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