Cold Remedies that are Available At Home
Cold remedies
- Posted:
4/3/2009
So you've got colds that won't let go and you'd love to know just who or what to blame?. Colds are transmitted thru alot of suspects that have been taking a bum rap. They include:
* Sharing food or beverages with someone who has colds * Kissing someone with colds
* Sitting in a draft
* Stepping outside with a wet head
The real carrier, of course is a virus that is transmitted through the air. You can catch it, when a cold sufferer coughs, sneezes, or does a sloppy job of blowing his/her nose, sending the virus floating in your path. Here are some tips on how to get out of your colds fast, by simply following these simple steps to do:
BE POSITIVE. A positive attitude about your body's ability to heal itself can actually mobilize immune system forces.
REST AND RELAX. Extra rest enables you to put all your energy into getting well. It can also help you avoid complication like bronchitis and pneumonia.
TURN OF THE PARTY LIGHTS. When you're sick, parties and other good times can wear you out physically, compromising your immune systemand causing your cold to linger.
WARM UP. Keep bundled up against the cold. This keeps the
immune system 
cozily focused on fighting your cold infection instead of displacing energy to protect you from the cold.
TAKE A WALK. Mild exercises improves circulation, helping your immune system circulate infection fighting antibodies.
FEED A COLD-LIGHTLY. The very fact that you have a cold in the first place may point your eating "too congesting diet" that puts a strain in your body's metabolism. Counteract it, by eating fewer fatty foods, meat and milk products and more fresh fruits and vegetables.
SIP A CHICKEN SOUP. A long-time folk remedy is now a proven fact. A cup of chicken soup can help unclog your nasal passages.
LOAD UP ON LIQUIDS. Drink six to eight glasses of water, juice, tea, and other mostly clear liquids daily. This will replace important fluids lost during a cold and help flush out impurities that may be preying on your system.
BUTT OUT. Smoking aggravates a throat that may already feel irritated from a cold. It also interferes with the infection-fighting activity of cilia, the microscopic "fingers" that sweep bacteria out of your lungs and throat.
SOOTHE WITH SALTWATER. Relieve an irritated throat by gargling, morning, noon, and night- or whenever it hurts most. Fill a glass of warm water and mix with 1 teaspoon of salt.
SIP A HOT TODDY. Clear your stuffed-up nose and help yourself to a good night's sleep by drinking a "hot toddy" or half a glass of wine before bedtime. Do not use this remedy if you are taking any drug or medication for your cold.
GET YOURSELF IN HOT WATER. Taking a steamy shower can help clear congestion. To relieve your cough by moistening your dry throat.
GO FOR THE GREASE. Relieve a nose raw from blowing by appllying a lubricating layer of petroleum jelly around and slightly inside your nostrils with cotton sawb.
MEDICATE AT NIGHT. Medications for colds sometimes make you drowsy or feel sleepy. So you need to take them at night to decrease there effects.
These are just simple home remedies for your colds and
if symptoms persist consult your doctor.
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