What is the best way to beat a cold before you get sick?I eat oranges everyday and i feel a cold coming on .?
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Oranges are good.  Also those Zinc pills when you feel a cold coming on.\n\nWhen I feel a sore throat starting to take root I drink some hot tea with honey and a touch of lemon.  Also I will Wear a warm scarf around my throat when I go to bed.\n\nDrink plenty of fludis.  Jucies, teas, water.  Stay away from sodas.
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LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.\n\nI have a HORRIBLE cold right now (why else would I be on this site?!) and I realized that this is the one time I feel like my body has control over me, not the other way around. And it's probably because I wasn't taking good enough care of it to keep it going like I was!\n\nThe two most important things you can do are (1) SLEEP, and (2) DRINK...a LOT. I mean like there will be no water tomorrow. If you're like me, you probably get a fourth of what you're supposed to each day. Which means now is the time to make up, because your body is punishing you. :-)\n\nAside from that, take vitamins (that, again, you should be taking every day). Boost up your immune system with things like Vitamin C (OJ!), Zinc, and Selenium. Go with the Nature's Way echinacea if you would like, but make sure to give your doctor's recommendation dibs.\n\nAlso, stay away from work, school, or other places where you might spread your ickyness. Not for too long, but remember there are other people out there (people with kids!) who will be very unhappy with you if you cramp their style by getting them sick.\n\nKeep the foods you eat pretty bland (is this the rationale behind chicken soup and crackers?) so that you don't put your digestive system through the ringer. The key is nice 'n easy.\n\nI am not sure of this, but I was always told to stay away from dairy products (milk, cheese, etc) as they contribute to the production of phlegm. I'm in the draining process now and don't need any more mucus, thank you.\n\nTake the time (when you're not sleeping) to catch up with movies, books, or online shopping (my personal favorite!) to keep yourself indoors. Try to keep your physical activity to a minimum, but depending on how severe your cold is, this might not be a problem. My body protests every time I try to climb a flight of stairs (and I live on the 3rd floor!) so taking it easy is not difficult for me.\n\nThis is just me, but I like to stay away from over-the-counter medication (unless I need it to sleep at night - NyQuil is my legal drug) because I think I can better gauge if I'm getting better without it.\n\nGood luck and feel better!
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Well there isn't a whole lot you can do but there are a few things that can help you recover.\n\nDrink lots of orange juice/anything with vitamin c in it. Vitamin C is essential to your immune system and will help it work properly. Eating healthy foods will also just keep your body healthy and running properly. When your body is running properly it can work better and that includes fighting off nasty colds.\n\nOn that note, get lots of liquids. This includes water especially; it's another one of those things necessary for your body running properly.\n\nGet plenty of rest. Once again you need this so that your body can fight the cold.\n\nAlso, treat the symptoms. There are plenty of medications out there to treat cold symptoms. You can't cure a cold with medication but at least you can make yourself feel better!
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There aren't really medicines that will prevent you from getting a cold, however taking adult multivitamins, and making sure that you are eating healthy and exercises, substantially lowers your risk for getting a cold. Also making sure you wash your hands, or carry hand sanitizer with you can help. Also, avoiding people who have the cold will help too. :) Making sure your immunity is up is KEY!
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Colds are caused by a virus...so there really isn't any medicine that will help. Bolster your immune response with lots of vitamin C, get plenty of rest and eat some Chicken Soup. Stay well hydrated too.
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i don't think the wet hair had anything to do with you getting a cold.\nright now is the best time to start taking echinachia, vitamin c and\nzinc, because you're just at the beginning of getting sick. if you start now taking the above listed, about 3 times a day, you could avoid getting sick all together!
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I'm not a doctor but I can say from experience, you could be feeling sick from something you ate, or you could have a virus.  Try eating saltines ... that always make me feel better.  If you're not feeling any better tomorrow, you should seek medical advice.  Hope you're feeling better soon.
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Orange juice is good source of Vitamin C which helps with immune system.  Are you sure dizziness is from a cold or the flu?  Have you seen a doctor to rule out a potentially serious condition?  Tears might be allergies.
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if the cold symptoms just started, use cold-eeze. it helps! if it's been haning on for a while, the old remedies are best. (lots of rest, liquids, and vitamins!!!) Unfortunately, a real cold just needs to run it's course.
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Try mixing honey with some lemon juice.  That works well for me when I have a sore throat, and it usually doens't develop into a cold if I start that as soon as my throat starts hurting.
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I would suggest that you avoid any cold drink, oily food and smely places including perfumes. Moreover, avoid moving between places of big difference in temperature. If you have to, like going outside to a cold place, cover your nose and mouth with tissue or Handkerchief and vice versa. Avoid using low quality tissues which thier particles might even worsen your cold. Have a quick recovery
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I was talking to an eye, ear, nose, and throat doctor last winter. She says the course of the virus causing cold will normally be about ten to fourteen days. The best further preventative measures can actually keep a person from having the common cold turn into something else.\nAlthough zinc and vitamin C are good, they are absolutely worthless if a person smokes, drinks alcohol, or drinks liquids with caffeine.\nPreventive measures to ease the discomfort and maybe having a prolonged cold, it is important to get as much rest as possible and drink the eight glasses of water you should already be drinking.\nIf people don't take care of the common cold, it could lead to other infections that love a body with lowered resistance. You do not stay away from crowds to keep others from getting a cold; you stay away from crowds to prevent getting further infections that could very well lead to pneumonia or pleurisy; both which are serious.\nFollowing common sense will help you cure the cold quickly. However it still will run its course. As far as vitamin C and zinc, it is OK as long as you do not exceed the daily recommended dosage. If you exceed the dosage, you will be a person with a common cold that has taken too much vitamin C and zinc, which incidentally is not so good for the health.
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Nyquil and Dayquil are awesome...usually when I get sick...I "OD" on that and drink a lot of green tea...\n\n...cold is gone after 3 days...
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Start taking a zinc supplement as soon as you realize you are getting a cold.  Drink lots of water and juice with vitamin c.  If you are congested, you can take decongestants in the form of cold pills and drink warm liquids like chicken broth to help break up the mucus.  Make sure you are washing your hands often (20 seconds of lathering and rinse under warm water) and after you blow your nose or cough - if you are constantly blowing you can use some Purell to sanitize your hands, but you should still wash them with good old soap and warm water before you touch your face/eyes/mouth or eat.  Get plenty of rest.  Once you are better, continue to wash your hands often -as this is the best defense against getting sick.  I hope you feel better soon.
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Start taking Zinc.  Clinically proven to help prevent and shorten colds.
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Every year, as each winter season approaches us, it gets harder and harder for people to avoid getting a cold. It never fails, just as soon as the weather changes a little and starts to turn cold, people begin to sniffle, sneeze and cough and the symptoms of the common cold begin to come around once again. \n\n\nBut before you run out to the nearest store to buy a supply of tissues, cold medicine and soup, you need to understand exactly what you are up against. Your chances of being exposed to a cold germ will increase or decrease depending on the amount of contact you have with other people and how you take care of yourself. \n\n\n \nThe cold germ is spread from person to person when someone, who is infected, sneezes or coughs into the air or on you. The airborne germ then enters someone else’s body through an orifice, like your eyes, nose or mouth. You can also catch a cold by touching something that a person who has been infected has also touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. \n\n\nThere are many things that you can do to prevent yourself from getting a cold. \n\n\n1. You should wash your hands a lot. This frequent hand washing, especially when using any anti-bacterial soap, will help you to get rid of any potential germs that you might have come into contact with. \n\n\n\n2. You should carry and use anti-bacterial hand lotion several times throughout the day. Use it especially when you cannot get to a bathroom and you know you have touched something infected or have been near an infected person. \n\n\n\n3. You should also get plenty of sleep or rest. If you are tired and fatigued, your body’s resistance decreases and you will find that you are more susceptible to colds. \n\n\nThere are many ways that you can fight a cold once you have caught one. \n\n\n1. You should eat spicy foods. Spicy hot foods will cause your body to expel mucus. When you eat these types of foods, your nose will start to run and you will begin to cough up mucus. Spicy foods work just like a natural decongestant but without side effects. This advice is good for those people who cannot take over the counter medication. \n\n\n\n2. You should drink plenty of liquids. Liquids like soup, water, juice and flat ginger ale will keep your body hydrated. This is true especially if you have a fever. During a fever, your body loses a lot of fluids. You will need to replenish what you have lost. Therefore you need to drink often throughout your illness. You should also avoid drinking any dairy drinks because the dairy will cause mucus to form and coat your throat making it very difficult for you to swallow and cough. \n\n\n\n3. You should use a vaporizer. It will keep the air that you breathe moist. If you do not have a vaporizer handy, then just crack open the windows in your home. This is very important if you have an extremely warm and dry home. Cracking the windows will have the same effects that a vaporizer has.
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There is no cure for a cold, but there are some things you can do to ease the symptoms so you can get on your feet faster.\n\nI drinks lots of Orange juice and take zinc. I find a daytime cold medicine during the day alieviates alot of the symptoms and use a night time cold medication at night so I can get as good a nites sleep as possible.\n\nPlan at least 1-2 days of complete rest to start off though to help prevent any relapse.