What's your go-to remedy for a cold or flu?

Pretty much what you're doing now should get you back up to speed soon

•Light eating!!! Eating seems to aggravate things
•Lots of liquids/supplements
•Plenty of sleep

That's a crummy feeling, get well soon kiddo😽

OTC stuff--decongestant, antihistamine, ibuprofen or naproxen sodium, cough medicine

Is anybody prohistamine?

Sleep is my biggest cure when I feel a cold or flu coming on. I also make a chicken broth with cayenne powder that seems to help me.

I'm a firm believer in the medicinal power of chicken noodle soup with plenty of garlic, onions and ginger root during the winter, Cat. I've got some on standby for tomorrow.

I can barely remember the last time I had a cold, much less the flu.

The only thing I can think of for you which you haven't already mentioned is good old fashioned Alka-Seltzer which is almost a panacea for a number of ailments including nausea, headaches, body aches. I've discovered it's ideal for a hangover. It hydrates, is very economical and works quickly. Also, gargling with warm saltwater is very effective for a sore throat. Best of luck.

anything that knocks me out on the first night works like dayquil/contac c. if i sleep on that first night i feel a flu coming on most times the flu is shortened or aborted.

Feel better Catbookss!

I eat tons of garlic and “superfoods” on a regular basis and do all the other health stuff and I’ve been sick once in the last six years. Whenever something starts to creep up, I swear by upping the garlic, including doing sanctified crushed garlic clove in honey bombs, cutting out coffee and substituting in kombucha, fresh raw ginger tea, and magick. Knocks it out every time.

Vodka

Try and make your own chicken broth and keep in in your freezer for such occasions. Make the broth out of bones and give it a nice low simmer for hours and hours and get that marrow out. Try and low simmer for 10 hours or so. Strain it, put it in the fridge and the next morning it will look like jello, that's when you know you've got all the excellence out of them bones. That broth will also help stabilize an upset stomach........... and don't worry when it becomes jello, any heat melts that goodness and it's absolutely so much better than store bought.

Eat a raw clove of garlic with a glass of water or orange juice. If the clove is big just go half. If you don't want to eat raw garlic, dice some up and fold it into a small napkin corner and suck on it, like chewing tobacco. Not a big wad, just enough. This also might help if you ever have an abscess. I had a bad tooth for years. Every few months I'd get an abscessed tooth, same tooth, started doing this onto the gum and tooth and BAM went away. Can also use a combo of garlic and onion.

If you can make a trip to the store, try SuperLysine +, stuff works great for me......... plus it works awesome against cold and canker sores. I get a bottle made by Quantum Health, found at the Vitamin Shop. It's a supplement with Vitamin C, echinacea, licorice, propolus and oderless garlic.

Also you can get some echinacea plus tea to help out. The brand I use is Traditional Medicinals and I find it at Jewel and Woodman's.



If you are starting to get sick more often it might be that your diet isn't as good as it should be, that you are not as active as you should be.

Always remember to wash your hands after going places and doing things. Try and remember to not touch your face so much with your hands.
Make sure you keep your gums nice and clean.