Natural Cold Remedies and Flu Remedies

What To Do?

Cold and Flu season is the worst. However, with natural cold remedies and natural flu remedies, you can make it through the illness much quicker.

Did you know that there are well over 200 viruses that can cause a cold. You may be more than too familiar with the head congestion, headache, watery eyes, fever, sneezing, aches and pains.

The first thing I do when it hits me is to reframe it. Instead of thinking “I have a cold, I feel awful,” I say to myself, “oh great, my body is doing some spring cleaning.” This helps me deal with the symptoms better as it reminds me that my body is actually working in my best interest.

Also, I know the doctor has said this to you, get plenty of rest. For me there is nothing better than a day in bed (if at all possible) when I first get hit. I take that time for myself and the worst of it is over very quickly.

Although I am not a real fan of lots of TV, when the kids are sick, it goes on so they will lay still and rest.

So to help you out, here are some of the things from Nature’s Medicine Cabinet that I do for my family when the bug hits our house.

Drink plenty of water...purified if you can - You probably hear this one all the time but it really is important. Not only does drinking lost of water help flush the cold through you but it can actually help prevent the cold in the first place. Staying hydrated is a key to keeping colds and flu away from you.

Drink Emergen-C or Airborne - We keep both in the house. I love them and my kids love them to. This will help replenish the body with much needed nutrients to help your body fight off colds and flu. Both come in a variety of very tasty flavors and both help to keep the cold and flu away too.

Vitamin C - Some people say to me, “yes, I take vitamin C, about 500 mg a day”...not enough! Do you know that you can use up all of your vitamin C in one stressful moment or with a puff of a cigarette. So when you have a cold or the flu, you should take at least 1000 mg every hour until you reach bowel tolerance. What is bowel tolerance? (not for the squeamish here) --- It is when you start to have diarrhea, then cut back on the amount you are taking.

Echinacea/Goldenseal Combo - This is the BEST herbal combination that helps boosts your immune system and keep the virus from multiplying. Take a dropperful every 2-3 hours for the first couple of days. (Neither of these herbs should be taken on an ongoing basis and don’t take goldenseal if you are allergic to ragweed or are pregnant.) For the kids do 8-10 drops just as often.

Clear Your Sinuses - You have 2 options for natural cold remedies here. You can use a netipot. It will help flush your sinuses and/or use eucalyptus oil. With the netipot, you literally rinse out your sinuses and the eucalyptus oil is best when mixed with steamy water and inhaled.

And I will repeat myself here: getting plenty of rest is one of the best natural cold remedies that you can employ.

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