Does eating chocolate make a cold worse?
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No. Chocolate is actually good for you. It has anti-oxidants\nin it that help the amune system. So, enjoy you bunny!
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Cows milk and its products are bad for the voice.. things like icecream and fresh milk are the worst.  That´s why they say to cut them out when you have a cold because of it´s effect on your mucous membranes.
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not if you have a cold.
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No.  Colds are caused by germs.  The temperature changes can weaken us and leave us more suseptible to colds.  However it's an old wives tale that the cold outside can cause illness.  Mom used to yell at me for walking barefoot in the grass (especially when it was wet with dew).  I never got sick.\n\nUsually the way colds are transmitted are by coughs and sneezes or touching something like the mouse on your computer at work where someone else has had their snot runny nose wiping fingers allover it.  You touch the mouse then go get a candy bar for a snack.  Bam!  You got it too.  Public phones, door knobs or handles, grocery carts (especially the ones who just had a runny nosed baby sucking on the handle) can be terrible offenders.  Walking in cold wet grass?  Not unless I step on something germy then use my feet to eat a sandwich.  People who live in warm heated houses in the wintertime go out in the cold ALL THE TIME.
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Chocolate contains a neuro-transmitter, seratonin which acts as an anti-depressant. Here's a website to look at for more information: http://chinesefood.about.com/library/weekly/aa013100a.htm
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Try salt water gargling or steam inhalations. Avoid icecreams and other cold stuff. Hot soups definately do alleviate the cold. If too bad try an anti-histamine tablet. It helps.
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No, rain cannot give you a cold.  What it can do, however, is lower your defenses making your body more vulnerable to infection by the virus which actually causes the cold.  This is especially true when the rain is accompanied by lower temperatures and windy conditions.
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There is no cure to the common cold, but Vitamin C (oranges, grapefruit, etc.) helps a lot and you should drink a lot of fluids and rest.
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The secret is to only buy the amount of chocolate that you are planning to eat in that one sitting.  A candy bar is a great example.  You are not going to eat more than the bar if that's all you purchased.  Chocolate is fine in controlled amounts - dark chocolate is actually said to lower blood pressure and also serves as an antioxidant in the body.\n\nPurchasing a large box of chocolates is just too tempting for some people.  Consider purchasing only the amount of chocolate that you plan on eating.
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That is what your mother says so you won't eat too much chocolate.  Your bones will have no effect from eating chocolate.
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Depends on what type of cough.  When I get a really bad cold, I take a few belts of the bottle of Jack Daniels I've had in the pantry for 8 years.
51493
When I feel the first onset of symptoms, I take the lozenges with Zinc.  I find that Zinc really knocks a cold down Hard, at least for me.
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Perhaps in a les tolerant country.  But, no way baby.  Chocolate should be eaten in small amounts.  It is beneficial to the mood and has antioxidants, YUMMMM!\n\nStay away from milk chocolate.  Eat dark chocolates w/ high Cocoa content.  Enjoy w/o guilt!!
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You should avoid dairy products like milk and ice cream because they produce a lot of phlegm (mucus). Also it's best to avoid real hot or cold drinks. Your best bet for a clear throat would entail drinking water or warm tea. Then again, you can try sucking on a cough drop with menthol which  will also open your sinus passages.
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It was thought that drinking milk increased mucas which during a cold would cause more coughing but after testing this was disproved.\n\nhttp://www.mercola.com/2004/aug/28/milk_mucus.htm\n\n\nShould I stop drinking milk when I have a cold since it causes more mucus? \n\nThe belief has been held for centuries that milk causes mucus formation, although the few studies on this topic have failed to demonstrate any effect of milk on mucus production. Many people confuse the temporary, slight thickening of saliva after drinking milk with mucus. There is no scientific research showing that milk produces mucus in the airways or the throat. In fact, drinking lots of fluids when you have a cold is important in speeding up recovery. \n\nhttp://www.dairycouncilofca.org/dairy/dair_milk_main.htm#7\n\nHope this helps!  :)
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When you have a cold or the flu you often have a stuffy nose and sinus congestion. A stuffy nose an cause taste perversion so nothing tastes right. If the food tastes odd, you don't want to eat.
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No...colds are strictly a result of the ingesting in some form or fashion, a virus.  You may use the walmart cart after someone else has wiped their snotty hands on it, or the public phone behind someone who sneezed...but, having a wet head is not what makes you sick...It does make you "feel" cold, shivery and miserable to be outside in the cold when you're wet...your nose may even start to drip...but those things should resolved once you're warmed up...just my opinion...hope it helps!