How do you get over a cold/flu fast?

Mauricmo

The timing of this thread may seem ridiculous, but my body seems to work backwards and I always seem to come down with a cold at some point in the summer.

This is more of a health issue rather than the fitnessy stuff. Not looking for any medical advice though, just people's personal preferences of what home remedies they use.

Everyone seems to have their own cures, and I'd like to hear them.

My usual plan is to nuke the cold/flu by inhaling copiuos amounts of vit c, mostly from oranges.

SoCo2009

Careful on taking too much of any one vitamin

But ya, vit C intake, garlic, cinnamon, spicy foods, lemsip and plenty of water is usually my cold/flu routine.

Spicy foods raise your body temp which may slightly help your body to get rid of the virus sooner.

Also find this stuff great if taken in the first one/two days of having the cold/flu:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vicks-First-Defence-Micro-Nasal/dp/B001E1CWPU

Get weel soon

TheReverend

*insert lemsip ad here*

JJayoo

Take as much Vit C as possible

http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/

accensi0n

Lemsip and loads of water.

El Guapo!

Sweat it out of you.
Take loads of vitamin C and go to bed in a tracksuit and socks and everything. I find doing this for a day or two and you'll be right as rain in no time.

Deedsie

man-flu cure-all:

1. Boil water in kettle.
2. Pour about 1/3 pint of orange juice into a pint glass.
3. Place metallic table spoon in pint glass (to absorb the heat and stop glass possibly shattering).
4. Add hot water to pint glass as desired.
5. Add 1 Berocca tablet.
6. Add 1 lemsip sachet.
7. Add honey for sore throat (to taste).
8. Add dash of whiskey (optional).

This concoction will literally boil and bubble when you add the Berocca, which makes it look the business. It doesn't just have the looks though, it packs a punch and will get you back on your feet.

Stolen from another boardsie. Can't remember who though. I can confirm it works, I swear by it.

RacoonQueen

Deedsie wrote: »

man-flu cure-all:

1. Boil water in kettle.
2. Pour about 1/3 pint of orange juice into a pint glass.
3. Place metallic table spoon in pint glass (to absorb the heat and stop glass possibly shattering).
4. Add hot water to pint glass as desired.
5. Add 1 Berocca tablet.
6. Add 1 lemsip sachet.
7. Add honey for sore throat (to taste).
8. Add dash of whiskey (optional).

This concoction will literally boil and bubble when you add the Berocca, which makes it look the business. It doesn't just have the looks though, it packs a punch and will get you back on your feet.

Stolen from another boardsie. Can't remember who though. I can confirm it works, I swear by it.

If you just put it in a big mug you won't have to worry about the glass shattering :pac:

Nonoperational

You can't do much really, but rest is the single most important thing in my opinion. Ideally a few days in bed with plenty sleep is the best thing you can do.

Deedsie

RacoonQueen wrote: »

If you just put it in a big mug you won't have to worry about the glass shattering :pac:

The spectacle of the bubbling would be ruined RC. Its all about presentation :-)