Cold Remedies

[Kid Dynamite]

I am currently suffering from a shitty cough and cold, and i wanna ask if any of you lot have any funky home remedies or advice. I want to get it cleared up so i can celebrate my birthday on saturday, but the over the counter medicine i've been using is totally useless.

Anyway and suggestions would be much appreciated :thumbsup:

[Perp]

Try ice cold drinks, I use orange juice. Very cold. Knocks down the symptoms in about a day.

[Storm Crow]

Ok, viruses often require a certain temperature to multiply. This is one of the reasons that many viruses cannot infect different species; our temperatures are different. A few viruses aren't as picky about the temperature of their hosts and can hit different species.

Now a fever is your body's way of fighting the virus! Your temperature goes up and the virus can't multiply. Your body (although stressed by its high temperature) can make more antibodies, while the virus is stalled.

So, here's what I do at the first sign of a cold! I turn on my electric blanket. Then I brew up a cup of hot tea- usually herbal, with chamomile in it, Sleepytime tea by Celestial Seasoning is good. Lastly, I fill the tub with really hot water. Then I take my vitamins with the tea, slip into the hot tub and soak as long as the water is hot while finishing the tea. After my bath, I pop into the well warmed bed and sleep as long as I can!

What I have done is basically give myself a "fever", given my body extra vitamins, calming herbs and rest. I work at a school, so I am exposed to EVERYTHING! I am rarely sick. This trick works best at the beginning of a cold or flu. since you are further along, I don't know how well it will work for you. - Granny:hippy:

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

KidDynamite, I have tried this method myself and it works beautifully every time. Each day take 400IU Vitamin E, then gradually over the course of the day consume 8 grams of Vitamin-C. I know it sounds like a lot, that's 16 500mg tabs, but it's 100% safe and will utterly destroy the virus within a day or two. The absolute guaranteed cure is 24 grams, but that much may initiate a diuretic effect in some people, or give you mild heartburn. 8 grams is a solid suggested use though.