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Home Remedies For Colds Natural Remedies For Colds

Friday 25 March, 2016.

Home remedies for colds, natural remedies for colds, common cold treatment, vitamin c and colds. Simple everyday tips for beating colds and flu without prescription meds!

With no cure for the common cold in sight, it makes sense to get to know how to use natural home remedies for colds instead of popping drug store medications.

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And you can find most of the ingredients for natural remedies for colds in your kitchen.

The important thing to remember about a cold is that it is more likely to attack you when your resistance is low. If you get more than one or two colds a year, it is likely that your immune system needs boosting and our tips on natural immune system boosters will set you on the right path. In general, to prevent colds, you need to eat healthily, get enough sleep, exercise regulary, manage your stress and take a good daily vitamin.

My Best Home Remedies For Colds

To lessen the symptoms and duration of a cold, you need to be willing to take time off – usually about two days – to let your system fight it off. If you try to suppress the symptoms, you may feel better temporarily but the cold often lasts longer.

Here are my top 10 natural home remedies for colds!

 

    • Get Plenty Of Rest

      Most colds are not serious enough to send you to bed, but if possible, take it easy for a few days. Resting often when you first come down with a cold helps your body to direct energy toward the immune battle. It is hard work for your body to fight those viruses. That is why you feel so tired when you have a cold!

    • Drink Hot Fluids

      There are a number of good reasons why you should sip hot teas when you feel a cold coming on…
      Cold viruses reproduce best at slightly below normal body temperatures. Hot fluids warm the throat and slow down the viral attack. They also prevent dehydration.

      natural cold rememdiesHerbal teas are a great natural remedy for dealing with a common cold. Simply sip on a hot herbal tea like ginger or peppermint to get relief from a sore throat and cough.

      Hot liquids also have a mild decongestant effect that helps relieve a stuffy nose.

      Keeping hydrated also helps your body flush the cold bugs out of your system.

    • Take Enough Vit C

      Vitamin C is still one of the most effective home remedies for colds. Whilst its usefulness has been questioned by medical research, it does increase the production of virus-fighting white blood cells and can also impair the multiplication of viruses. Vit C for colds also reduces mucus and inflammation in the nasal passageways.

      You can take vitamin C capsules, but there are many foods that are packed full of vitamin C! Remember to include oranges, peaches, kiwi, lemons, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, strawberries, tomatoes, and parsley in your diet as natural rememdies for colds.

      Find out more about Vit C and colds.

    • Try Chicken Soup

      Chicken soup apparently helps, but so do soups without chicken. Research has shown that chicken soup does indeed relieve nasal congestion better than plain hot water.

      Other experiments have shown that chicken soup significantly reduced the inflammation producing action of certain white blood cells – but, surprisingly the soup showed its beneficial effect even before the chicken was added, when it was still just vegetable soup containing onions, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips and parsnips. Further studies showed that onions have an anti-inflammatory effect, and when tested one at a time, all the above vegetables had anti-inflammatory action.

      So do yourself and your family a favour and prepare a steamy pot of chicken soup and enjoy one of my favourite home remedies for colds.

    • Gargle

      Saline gargles are helpful to soothe an itchy and sore throat. Mix about a teaspoon of salt into half a glass of warm water, and stir until all of the salt is dissolved before gargling.

    • Try A Homeopathic Remedy

      An homeopathic remedy for the common cold includes microscopic doses of onion, eyebright and salt. other homeopathic medicines use monkshood, wild hops, Belladonna and Phosphorus. Follow the instructions on the package. All homeopathic medicines are sold over the counter in health food stores, and they rank among the safest medicines available. There have been very few reports of adverse reactions to them.

    • Bath And Steam Inhalations

      Steam inhalation is one of my favourite home remedies for colds, coughing and headaches. It helps with the intensity of the pain and is very relaxing. Headaches associated with a cold are typically because of congestion and the vapors inhaled loosen the mucus, helping to clear congestion.

      Eucalyptus Essential Oil is a favourite in aromatherapy due to its antiseptic properties. When inhaled, it also loosens phlegm that typically accompanies the cold and flu. It’s pain relief qualities make it a great bath oil to relieve cold body aches.

      For night time baths add 10 drops of lavender and 5 drops of cinnamon oil; earlier in the day, use tea tree or eucalyptus (10 drops each).

    • Watch Your Dairy Intake

      A good deal of folklore suggests that milk and dairy products increase nasal production and increase the severity of colds. Some physicians insist that a dairy-free diet reduces the risk and severity of colds, flu and ear infections. Dr Christiane Northrup says, “Dairy is a tremendous mucous producer and a burden on the respiratory, digestive and immune systems. Eliminate dairy foods and you suffer less from colds.”

    • Raid Your Kitchen For Help

      Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Honey, Lemons, Cinnamon – these everyday items in your pantry are your best friends when fighting colds naturally.

      My best is slices of fresh ginger, a tablespoon of honey, half a lemon squeezed in a mug and filled with boiling water. The honey soothes the throat, ginger opens the airwaves and the lemon acts as an antiseptic.

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