I’ve all but recovered from a cold (only the second proper one since September, which is impressive compared to previous years), however today’s G2 has some useful hints for dealing with them. Such as:
…help doesn’t have to be hi-tech: a hot toddy, while it won’t prevent a cold, is certainly medicinal. “One or two units of alcohol in a hot toddy can be a great sedative,” says Eccles. Doctor’s orders, then.
Excellent. A trip to the pub is warranted, I think.
February 15, 2005 at 22:35
I think getting pissed at the corner pub solves a number of ailments.
As for colds, I am a firm believer in “Airborne” and “Zicam.” Those two, along with frequent hand-washing in antibacterial soap has saved me from many a cold in the season.
February 16, 2005 at 06:17
as discussed at Lost Pilgrim.. alcohol is definitely a goer for at least the symptoms of a cold
The other thing I do to avoid colds, aside from not using public transport much, is to breath out whenever you walk past someone. So if they’ve just breathed out a lungful of virus-infected air, it’s disappated at least a bit by the time you inhale it a couple of metres away..
February 16, 2005 at 07:06
As I was once told…
Makes sense to me really…
February 16, 2005 at 08:56
My grandmother (a wise old farmer’s wife from the heart of New York… I bet you didn’t know there were farmer’s wives in New York…) used to tell me: “If you take care of yourself, when you have a cold, you will probably have it for about 10 days… and if you don’t take care of yourself, you’ll have it for a week and a half…”
February 17, 2005 at 04:16
Get better!
Some chicken soup might help…
February 23, 2005 at 12:45
Ever since I started getting a flu shot 10 years ago, I don’t catch very many colds. I think it’s because immune system would get run down after the flu and I was more susceptible to other viruses.