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Noticed this om the shelf when buying nightnurse (zillionth cold caught with an 18 month old).
https://coldzyme.co.uk/
Is it effective?
https://coldzyme.co.uk/
Is it effective?
Day of going to Le Mans with mates a few years back, pretty pissed off as I felt like I was coming down with a cold.
Local pharmacist suggested it saying he knew a few people swore by it. Took it religiously on the trip down every 2 hours until the bottle ran out and thankfully symptoms didn’t get any worse, the cold never materialised.
So..seems to work for me, although need to start using as soon as I get the familiar dry itchy throat when a cold is rearing it’s head.
It’s pricey though,… I’m a tight git, but small price to not having a bloody cold.
Local pharmacist suggested it saying he knew a few people swore by it. Took it religiously on the trip down every 2 hours until the bottle ran out and thankfully symptoms didn’t get any worse, the cold never materialised.
So..seems to work for me, although need to start using as soon as I get the familiar dry itchy throat when a cold is rearing it’s head.
It’s pricey though,… I’m a tight git, but small price to not having a bloody cold.
fourstardan said:
Yeh coldzyme was 15 quid.
I assumed it was some sort of daily supplement but I guess its used to prevent getting a cold at certain times.
Im sick of colds/sinus infections since my little germ monster arrived I really am.
I would try working naturally on supporting your own immune system.I assumed it was some sort of daily supplement but I guess its used to prevent getting a cold at certain times.
Im sick of colds/sinus infections since my little germ monster arrived I really am.
Vitamin D, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin E, magnesium, eat lots of nutritious food with lots of antioxidants, stress management, good quality sleep, cut out processed junk food, exercise regularly etc.....I finally succumbed to covid the other day, that was my first illness for 5 years (I'm 33 years old), I do think "being healthy" makes a massive difference.
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
I would try working naturally on supporting your own immune system.
Vitamin D, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin E, magnesium, eat lots of nutritious food with lots of antioxidants, stress management, good quality sleep, cut out processed junk food, exercise regularly etc.....I finally succumbed to covid the other day, that was my first illness for 5 years (I'm 33 years old), I do think "being healthy" makes a massive difference.
Yes, I've started vitamins last year, Ive got a lot on at work so stress could had got me with this one, felt groggy then it went away.Vitamin D, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin E, magnesium, eat lots of nutritious food with lots of antioxidants, stress management, good quality sleep, cut out processed junk food, exercise regularly etc.....I finally succumbed to covid the other day, that was my first illness for 5 years (I'm 33 years old), I do think "being healthy" makes a massive difference.
Done LFT and doesn't appear to be CV.
Such a pisser with the weather being like it is this week.
fourstardan said:
Yes, I've started vitamins last year, Ive got a lot on at work so stress could had got me with this one, felt groggy then it went away.
Done LFT and doesn't appear to be CV.
Such a pisser with the weather being like it is this week.
Most multivitamins are garbage. Check vitamin D dose, for most people I tend to recommend 5000iu/day in winter (more if obese, less if very lean), not if you are undergoing cancer treatment or if you suffer with sarcoidosis. Magnesium (preferably citrate or bisglycinate) 300-500mg/day too - don't bother with magnesium oxide, sulphate etc.... Absorption rate is poor).Done LFT and doesn't appear to be CV.
Such a pisser with the weather being like it is this week.
So much we can do to help our own immune system, but we need the right stuff, in the right quantity. The stuff in generic multivitamins is usually crap.
rfisher said:
He's a back cracker.
Really really really needs to start making it clear that he is not a registered medical practitioner.
Still waiting to find out how he 'boosted' his immune system to beat CV19.
The reference to it being unpleasant has me intrigued.
Boosted? I didn't do anything out of the ordinary except take these high dose for 3 days, for which there is a fairly good amount of evidence for other coronaviruses (I find them a little unpleasant after 2-3 days of these every 2 hours, I'm sure you would too).Really really really needs to start making it clear that he is not a registered medical practitioner.
Still waiting to find out how he 'boosted' his immune system to beat CV19.
The reference to it being unpleasant has me intrigued.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Life-Extension-Enhanced...
I increased my vitamin D dose to 10,000iu per day for 5 days (again, fair chunk of evidence for vitamin D) and used a neti pot sinus rinse (I figured this couldn't hurt - again, not exactly pleasant but not bad either). The only other thing I took "extra" was liposomal glutathione, which is not something I usually take - this is distinctly unpleasant unless you get a flavoured one (usually weaker concentration though).
If that is so called "boosting" your immune system then so be it, I just call it giving it a bit of extra support when it's under more pressure. I look after my general health by exercising regularly and eating a diet that isn't pro-inflammatory and full of processed garbage. If that isn't evidence based then I'm not sure what is, we have decades of research showing those who have a nutrient-dense diet and an active lifestyle get ill less frequently and less severely compared to those with health problems such as metabolic syndromes etc etc.
Abundance of research out there for the roles of various vitamins and minerals in immune function, it's not hocus pocus or witchcraft.
I don't appreciate the "just a back cracker" comment, but I won't let it bother me too much because you don't know the way I practice, but I will say a "back crack" won't be boosting anyone's immune system
I am on covid day 14, I went for a 5 mile run yesterday and another run today too and feeling back to normal
Enjoy the rest of your evening
Edited by TyrannosauRoss Lex on Sunday 27th March 20:09
I’m surprised at the recommendations you’ve blanket handed out on the vit D thread. It was those that made me suspect you weren’t a HPC. I’m sure you’re very safe in your practice but think you should make it very clear what you’re qualified in and let people decide if they’re going to accept what you think they should’ve taking.
Badda said:
I’m surprised at the recommendations you’ve blanket handed out on the vit D thread. It was those that made me suspect you weren’t a HPC. I’m sure you’re very safe in your practice but think you should make it very clear what you’re qualified in and let people decide if they’re going to accept what you think they should’ve taking.
Fair enough, I'm not sure if you've read all of the thread, but for my recommendations I have provided research articles to explain my reasoning and safety, with the caveats of things like sarcoidosis, cancer etc Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff