Favorite cold remedies

[sundial]

Lots of green tea and Zicam lozenges.

I tried buttered rum one time and it seemed to help too.

[Tuckervill]

I use those Zicam nose swipes at the first sign of a cold. It stops it dead. I did use them recently after the cold was further advanced and I think it cleared up more quickly. Colds don't usually do me in, though.

Karen

[LBTC]

Buckleys!

H&B
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[northstar]

I'm a believer in Zicam...just tried it last season, and it was fantastic. Tasted nasty, but it worked wonders. The tablets or the goo in the plastic spoon both!

[Bron]

From one of DH's Finnish relatives: warm milk with sage, honey (so far, so good) and crushed garlic

Probably a shot of vodka too!

[OakLeaf]

Zicam, tons of Ester-C (it has to be 8 grams a day to make a difference, and regular ascorbic acid will leach all the calcium out of my blood), and REST - no intervals, no sign sprints, no hard climbing, no long distances, think of any exercise I do as maintaining and NOT training. Considering how much you have to work, maybe just lay off the bike for now.

If you don't have allergies, echinacea is good. But it tends to ramp up my whole immune system, including the dysfunctional parts, so I definitely skip it this time of year when the molds are high and the pollens are still around. I've read good things about astragalus, but haven't had an occasion to try it yet.

And here's some good vibes --->--->---> .

[Blueberry]

Ginger Drink from my local Asian market. It's crystallized honey and ginger, and you mix with hot water. Works wonders!

This is the stuff: http://www.asiachi.com/gingerdrink.html

CA