Is there anyhting I can take so I won't get a cold

shelzyp Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:10 PM

Is there anyhting I can take so I won't get a cold

I will be visiting my new niece next wekend, and I am scared that with my luck I will have a cold, is there anythignI can do to prevent one. I have no signs of one starting.

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:11 PM

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just drink lots of OJ, maybe take vitamin c pills or something, get plenty of rest and eat right

jenny2penny Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:13 PM

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vitamines, rest, fluids, wash your hands (skin is your primary protector from germs)! Exercise helps boost your immune system too.

Zinc, bee pollen I heard too

allure Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:13 PM

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Vitamin C

MarcellaBella Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:13 PM

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echinacea

Lunatrek Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:13 PM

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A chinese herb called GAN MAO LING. Either that or YIN XIAO.

Honest!

It's a shame so many people aren't interested or don't believe in Eastern medicine because it really works!!!

Jenn P Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:16 PM

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Vitamin C has helped me before.

Anniegrl Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:18 PM

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Echinacea with golden seal.

BoogieDownBride Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:24 PM

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Zicam!

Sage10.03 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:42 PM

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Posted by MarcellaBella

echinacea

ditto...

yabbobay Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:46 PM

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John's friend got the flu (all of a sudden type) when they were out playing pool...he came home and told me...and I made him wash his hands right away and kept feeding him Vitamin C pills...He did get a little sick...but nothing compared to how bad his friend was...

my MIL just gave me royal bee honey (the honey from a queen bee - in a capsule) to get rid of allergies...haven't tried it yet...

shelzyp Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:54 PM

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My brother won't let me come if I am even a tiny bit sick, since the abby is under a month old. I will definitly try vitamin c pills

Ang&Rich Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:34 PM

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I don't know what you can take but I'm all for staying away from anyone that even looks sick - no matter how rude that might seem - seeing the baby is more important. You'll be fine - enjoy the visit!

N&L2004 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:45 PM

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'airborne'.
My friend just told me about it because i am sick. She claims she never gets sick anymore because of it.
i looked up the ingridients and it does look good.

Ingredients: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Manganese, Potassium Organic Herbal Extracts: Lonicera, Forsythia, Schizonepeta, Ginger, Chinese Vitex, Isatis Root, Echinacea Amino Acids: Glutamine, Lysine

kmcwed Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:46 PM

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Wash your hands frequently, especially after you come home from shopping (esp. the supermarket!). Try not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth, that's how most cold germs are transferred.

Stay hydrated, get plenty of rest, don't stress out.

You can take Olive Leaf Extract, too. It works wonders. If I feel a cold coming on, I start the Olive Leaf, one pill every five hours, until I feel better. It almost always gets rid of the cold before it can take hold. I only use a brand called Ameriden.

I think you'll be fine if you just keep your hands clean and don't stress out about it too much.

anna Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:56 PM

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my husband used to swear by those Cold Eeze candies to prevent colds

Xelindrya Posted: Jan 14, 2004 02:07 PM

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Posted by jenny2penny

vitamines, rest, fluids, wash your hands (skin is your primary protector from germs)!

I TOTALLY agree with this.
Im a maniac about cleaning my hands when it's cold season. Think of it this way.. door handles, subway poles, doors, phones.. all of it exposed. If you touch any of that and then get close to your eyes, nose or mouth.. you're a gonner.

Im so bad I wash my hands before I use the restroom, after I use it, let the water run and get a paper towel (or get the papertowel prepped first if its one of those you have to touch) then turn off the water with the towel, NOT my hands and use the damp towel to get more papertowels if it's one of those you have to touch, dry my hands and leave a bit extra to use on the handle to leave the bathroom.

I just assume everyone around me is sick and I try to work hard to not let their germs get me. I take nothing for granted, hand me paper or file, a pen or object??? Then I don't touch my eyes without santizer first, if none around I use a clean tissue to rub an itch if I must.

Get a good nights rest often.

antoinette Posted: Jan 14, 2004 02:40 PM

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Black elderberry extract- It works wonderfully- miracle.

Kelly9904 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 02:44 PM

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I say drink OJ! I do this and I also keep in my bag Halls Defense Candies, they are Vitamin Supplements with VC and they are good and seem to work! My FH is always sick, but (knock on wood) I havent gotten a full cold in over 2 years!!

Have fun with your neice!