Cold and Flu Remedy

The common cold is a contagious viral disease that affects all of us from time to time. The symptoms include runny nose, cough, headaches, fatigue, and sometimes even illness.

The common cold really does not have a remedy or a vaccine. There is, in fact, no cure for the common cold. There are, however, certain remedies which can cure the symptoms of the common cold.

Here are some common cold remedy measures which cure most of the symptoms of the common cold.

• Take Vitamin C regularly - This builds up the immune system and helps combat the cold and flu virus.
• Eat Yogurt Regularly – Studies have shown that people who eat at least a cup of yogurt every day tend to gain some amount of immunity to the common cold virus.
• Drink Ginger tea with lemon - This helps provide relief from nasal congestion and the vitamin C in the lemon helps boost the immune system.
• Take rest - This is one of the easiest methods of dealing with the common cold and its symptoms like headaches and fatigue.
• Blow Your Nose – Nasal congestion is difficult to deal with. The mucus that has collected in your nasal passage needs to get out of your body. Therefore it makes sense to blow your nose. Place your finger on one nostril and blow out of the other one. Do this process with both your nostrils. This helps avoid causing earaches due to excessive nose-blowing.
• Gargling With Warm Water and Salt – Mix a little salt in some warm water and gargle with it 4 times a day. this helps provide relief from sore throat symptoms.
• There are a variety of herbal remedies which one can try, such as Echinacea, goldenseal, Bee Balm, Elderberry Extract etc. One can surely try them out as they tend to reduce the symptoms or even the intensity of the cold.

And last but not the least, one should remember what they say about the effectiveness of any cold and flu remedy – ‘Do nothing and it (the common cold) will last for seven days, do something and it will go away in a week’!

Under normal circumstances, the common cold virus lasts for anywhere between 7 – 14 days. And since there is no cure or vaccine for this disease, the only relief available is for the symptoms of the disease.