What do you do......

Karalopolous
Karalopolous Posts: 574
in Food and Nutrition
When you know you are starting to feel sick? Any specific home remedies you use? I feel a sore throat and a fuzzy head. Suggestions welcome

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  • Xaspar
    Xaspar Posts: 726 Member
    My grandmother's cure was a shot of whiskey and a wedge of lemon every half hour until you fell asleep ... Wake up the next day with a hangover, but not sick ... LOL
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    chicken soup, warm socks, (hot bath), and all the vitamin c you can get your hands on.
  • lijparsons
    lijparsons Posts: 258
    Start taking Zinc right away. YOu can get a bottle of tablets cheaply at the drug store. Whenever my kids get sick I start taking it. It boosts your immune system.
  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    My grandmother's cure was a shot of whiskey and a wedge of lemon every half hour until you fell asleep ... Wake up the next day with a hangover, but not sick ... LOL


    lol, I dunno if I wanna trade it for a hangover but I have heard of the whiskey for sleeping
  • mjbrenner
    mjbrenner Posts: 222 Member
    Sleep. It is not terribly exciting or innovative, but getting extra sleep will help your body to fight off the sickness before it gets settled in.
  • LoveLivingHealthy
    LoveLivingHealthy Posts: 52
    Start taking Zinc right away. YOu can get a bottle of tablets cheaply at the drug store. Whenever my kids get sick I start taking it. It boosts your immune system.

    i 2nd this. i swear by zinc!
  • verapamil
    verapamil Posts: 94
    When you know you are starting to feel sick? Any specific home remedies you use? I feel a sore throat and a fuzzy head. Suggestions welcome

    I always take echinacea when I'm starting to get sick. I found it only works if you take it RIGHT AWAY when you're starting to feel sick (scratchy throat, head pressure etc). I think the directions on my bottle say something like once or twice a day but I normally take it at least 3 times a day when I'm starting to get sick. If I can start it soon enough, I have good results.

    And zinc too, like the previous posters said.
  • katemme
    katemme Posts: 191
    Sleep. It is not terribly exciting or innovative, but getting extra sleep will help your body to fight off the sickness before it gets settled in.

    This. saltines, soup. I don't drink pop, but I only will drink sprite, or preferably ginger ale when i'm sick. I think the bubbles help loosen up the mucous and eases my throat a little.
  • Balance27
    Balance27 Posts: 76 Member
    Green tea with ginseng and honey. AriZona makes one. Good hot or cold. They make a diet version too.

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