How about that vitamin C? Common cold helper?
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vitamin C is an antioxidant, that is also involved in the immune system.  if you're maintaining enough vitamin C in your body, then taking more is just going to make your urine very expensive, and you will simply excrete it.  having enough vitamin C will aid in warding off illnesses, but will not guarantee it.  not having enough may incline you towards becoming sick easier as your body's immune system isn't at it's fullest.  although, while you are sick, your body may use up more vitamin C as it's fighting off the infection, so that increasing your intake to offset the increased utilization would be recommended.\n\ncolds and flus are caused by viruses however, and so there is no direct relation between not getting sick and vitamin C (again this is in your case where you probably are fine).  to defeat a virus, your body must mount the appropriate defense - this based on your previous exposures and your immune system (which for unknown reasons can vary greatly from person to person).  viruses and colds are also shared by contact with infective agents.  perhaps the reason you did not get sick, was because you were not in direct contact with your bosses (typing on the same keyboard, sharing common space) or perhaps your hygiene is better (washing your hands for 30 seconds with soap and warm water, not touching your eyes and mouth).  Finally, you could have been exposed, but your body either recognized the virus and was able to mount a quick immune response, or your immune system is simply better at fighting off infection.  Note that by the time you start showing actual symptoms, the virus has already established itself.  The symptoms are your body's response to get rid of the virus (fever, runny nose, sore throat, etc).
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vitamin C and oranges
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take lots of vitamin c to boost your immune system, and zinc will help your cold go away a little faster. coldeeze drops work very well, and ive heard that Zicam swabs work great too but i havent tried them.\nother than that, just drink lots of fluids, get lots of rest, and take some cold medicine to relieve your symptoms. \nhope you feel better soon!
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vitamin c and i heard that stuff airborne works...
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Honey with whiskey.  It's an old rememdy but it works.\n\nIf that won't work with you due to age or morals, try lots of peppermint tea.  Keep your throat covered at night, and make sure that it's comfortably warm in your bedroom.\n\nIf you're still having problems, or if it leads into an infection go to your doctor and ask for an antibiotic like Keflex or Zithromax.\n\nAlso, keep yourself super hydrated.  \n\nVitamin C is good for the immune system, but I know that when I've had colds a raw throat isn't good with orange juice, or any other fruits with "stearic acid" -- which is what Vitamin C is -- in it.\n\nTry Vitamin E.  It really will help.
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about 1-2 times, change of seasons spring and fall seems to be my problem.. A serious hand washer, and carefull about going around people with colds.. I take high Vit C and other vits,  and a  Oranges, strawberries. apples, Blueberries, etc.. Take flu shots..
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lots of vitamin c, and\nthey thin your blood, that could be good or bad. too much is bad, obviously.
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Vitamin c\nI think it was called\ngraduation (friends forever)
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Drink a lot of orange juice.  They also have cold lozenges at the pharmacy that contain zinc, they are suppose to reduce the length and symptoms of a cold.  Good luck.  Also don't over due it on the vitamin C, it can upset your stomach.
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Actually no.  While data shows that vitamin C certainly boosts the immune system, it has never been proven that it prevents illness.\nHOWEVER, it has been proven that vitamin C can reduce the duration of a cold... so, about 1000 mg per day once you begin to feel the onset of a cold, and it's likely to shorten the length of your illness.\n\noh and p.s. too much vitamin C can NOT hurt you.  It is a water soluble vitamin, which means your body will use what it can, and excrete the rest in urine.
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Vitamin C, fluids, rest, basically everything your mother told you =)
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I tried ZINC. (Coldeeze [sp?] was the specific product);  The cold and all it's symptoms were gone in seconds, like magic. \nThen, a few hours later, I drank some orange juice, and the cold came back.  I was tired, my sinesses (sp, again) began to fill up... I had to go back to bed.\nMore ZINC, gone again.  Maybe I just got lucky.\nBigBadJohnny
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finding a cure for the common cold
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1.Get rest. 2.drink lots of fluid water or tea is best. 3. chicken soup is great for colds and get some sleeeeeeeeeepppppppppp.
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buy some vitamin c tablets with zinc in them, this will get rid of the ulcer quicker and stop them coming back. Taking these will also strengthen the bodies immunity which at this time of year will protect us from colds.
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echinacea is an herb that you can take that helps build up your immune system. \nAlso, the mass dose of vitamin C.  Only, more than once.  Get the vit C chews or roll that looks like hard candy and take 3-4 a day.  Linus Pauling was the scientist who researched and discovered that.  It won't "cure the cold", but it does help.  \nHave you had a chance to just take a day or two off to rest as well?   If not, your body may just be worn down.  \nGood luck.  Hope this helps.
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Since it is taking so long for you to get sick, that is the hallmark of a viral infection (bacterial infections make you sick within hours, not days).  A few years ago, some research published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that zinc supplementation cuts the average length of such infections in half.  This is a similar treatment effect to antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections (antibiotics do nothing for viral infections).  You can get zinc in the form of pleasant tasting honey lemon cough drops at almost any grocery store.  Suck on a bunch of these to get the effect.  It's the only thing I know of, shown to do anything for colds.  However, it does alot and is easily and cheaply obtainable.  Vitamin C, btw, has been shown to do nothing.