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Karalopolous
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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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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 ... LOL0
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chicken soup, warm socks, (hot bath), and all the vitamin c you can get your hands on.0
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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.0
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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 sleeping0 -
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.0
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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!0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
Green tea with ginseng and honey. AriZona makes one. Good hot or cold. They make a diet version too.0
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