Have you got a cold yet?

[MASSEY]

Over the last week or so i have developed a chesty cough and a runny nose. I always seem to get ill during Christmas time.

It makes it difficult to concentrate while working but the one benefit of it is that i now have a good excuse to get out of any family meetings over Christmas.

 

[MikeJ]

I had two in the space of three weeks. I get them quite a lot, mainly when I'm travelling - I don't know if it's because I'm run down or the change in climate/exposure to different bugs gets me. Can't recall being ill over Christmas though.

 

[MASSEY]

I think it is the sudden drops in temperature that mess me up because i am only ever ill during the middle of winter. I feel sorry for people who use public transport as they get exposed to all sorts.

 

[simon field]

Yup. Total blockage here, medicinal remedies beckon.

 

[faradaykeynes]

Regular use of Honey + Black seed is very effective not only for cold but lot of other diseases, its excellent natural cure. Google on black seed usage

 

[Nuno]

If you travel a lot don't shake hands wherever you go. It's a primary way to transfer bacteria and viruses apparently.
Rumour has it that Bill Gates never shakes hands with anyone although that seems a bit urban myth to me.
Still, its one way to cut down infection possibilities.

 

[Nuno]

Regular use of Honey + Black seed is very effective not only for cold but lot of other diseases, its excellent natural cure. Google on black seed usage

Black Seed, aka 'Nigella Sativa'. (Honest guv.)
Best used ground to a fine powder and taken using a £50 note..

 

[simon field]

I'm sure it was a Nigella recipe which led me to the knowledge of cooking gammon in coke.

Mind you, £320 for a joint seems a tad steep with the benefit of hindsight...and no wonder I didn't eat anything else or sleep for six days.

 

[faradaykeynes]

Honey with one tea spoon black seed, once or twice a day is great for general wellness
http://voices.yahoo.com/everything-ever-wanted-know-black-seeds-7580558.html?cat=68

 

[MokaBox]

Garlic! If I get that heavy-headed feeling that accompanies the onset of a cold or the flu I break off a clove of garlic and eat it raw. It tastes vile (of course), but it has never failed to prevent me from being ill...or engaging anybody in conversation.

The other great advice I can offer (from somebody who very seldom gets a cold) is to drink freshly squeezed orange juice as often as you can during the winter months. It's an excellent natural source of Vitamin C and will build up your immune system when you need it the most.

 

[Gillie]

Can't remember last time I had a cold! How come? Live in a draughty old house thats always cold - oh and don't have time for all that messing around and being pathetic!

 

[Matt1959]

I also very rarely get colds.! I work in an unheated workplace and that makes a difference IMO. I can be at home and feeling a bit mushy then go to work and as if by magic I feel better so Gillie is right in what she says re. temperature. Another reason for cold after cold again imo is being run down. people work themselves into the ground then wonder why they fall prey to every bug going....

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Aye but "colds" are not caused by being cold.As mentioned above it is people spreading the virus via sneezing and bodily contact.
I got some disease aftre using the Paris metro.Foreigners all coughing and sneezing in that confined space.I got home and had to go to bed for three days.
The worst experience I have had.

 

[Merchant UK]

I get colds pretty often and a runny nose. i tend to know when i get one as my throat plays up a bit and sure enough its the early stages of a cold for me, each morning i take cold and flu tabs before and during work and usually after about a week of sniffing it clears up. I've never had a day off because of a cold and i seem to beat it by plodding on

 

[MASSEY]

When i used to take public transport i would be ill probably 5 times a year. Some of the colds you can catch are utterly evil, they turn you into a zombie where all you can do is sit and watch tv and sleep.

The less mass human interaction you have in confined spaces the less likely to are to fall ill.

 

[fisicx]

Haven't had a cold in years. Try Tai Chi - none of the people who I do it with have colds. Thought it was a bit of an urban myth but it just seems to keep the bugs away.