Best way to clear a cold?

[sparks_E39]

I've had this bloody cold for a few days now, to be honest I feel fine apart from a blocked up nose, I normally sit them out but I really want to be clear from it by the weekend, any ideas?

[mechsympathy]

Curry. A hot one

[Marf]

mechsympathy said:

Curry. A hot one

Yup, anything spicy will cause your nose to turn into a waterfall.

You can even buy chili flavoured boiled sweets which would do the job

[Shabs]

raw garlic, munch it

[BoRED S2upid]

Shabs said:

raw garlic, munch it

That is rank. Id want a blocked nose if someone was using this remedy.

[BEN66]

A clothes peg on your nose for 24Hrs raises the temprature inside your nose, where the cold virus/germ lives, denatures it's enzymes and kills it- no cold.

Has it's down side though....

[The Tea Boy]

its swine flu.....

your gonna die....


(sorry)

[M400 NBL]

I always have a very hot, long sauna. I read once that viruses can't take the heat. Not sure how true it is but I always feel better afterwards, if not a little knackered.

And also use plenty of eucalyptus mixed with the water if using a normal sauna with hot coals. Or put some in a metal dish near the heaters if using as infra red sauna, like I do.

[Marf]

Infra red sauna?

[AndyAudi]

I asked this very question to a Bio Chemist Freind a while back

Bio Chemist Friend said:

Vit C has shown a little beneficial effect but high levels also cause neurological damage.
As there is no cure for the cold I'd recommend an OTC version of a cold and flu remedy. Either get some crap like lemsip (I hate these though) or a decongestant and ibuprofen (same thing).

I wouldn't recommend anything else apart from sleep and food.

A hippy I worked with swore by echinachea and hot chilli con carne to cure a cold. She was happy......

I opted to try the chilli's and bought some echinachea tablets, and was much improved in a few days (when it had probably run it's course naturally)

Edited by AndyAudi on Friday 19th June 14:20

[M400 NBL]

Marf said:

Infra red sauna?

Not much different to look at, but i'm pretty sure they all have cd players which makes the time seem to pass a lot faster.

[PPPPPP]

Suck Zinc + Vit C lozenges - inhibits replication of the cold virus.

[Lucie W]

BEN66 said:

A clothes peg on your nose for 24Hrs raises the temprature inside your nose, where the cold virus/germ lives, denatures it's enzymes and kills it- no cold.

Has it's down side though....

Not saying your method doesn't work...but you can't 'kill' a virus - they're not alive to start with

[OllieWinchester]

Drink your way through it.