Preventing and curings colds and flus

[donnydarkoIRL]

Thanks guys, very helpfull. I appreciate it.

Manuka Honey is a good way of boosting the immune system, although it is expensive!

Cancer patients use it to boost their defences and athletes may benefit from it as it does help you.
I take it daily.

Never heard of this, but ill check it out. How much do you take per day??

It depends, but two sppons in a cup of boiling water has been doing the trick for me.
It's horrible mind you!

When you train hard its inevitable you'll feel bad from time to time.

[wesrman]

It depends, but two sppons in a cup of boiling water has been doing the trick for me.
It's horrible mind you!

When you train hard its inevitable you'll feel bad from time to time.

I agree, but 4 times since September is ridiculous.

[donnydarkoIRL]

It depends, but two sppons in a cup of boiling water has been doing the trick for me.
It's horrible mind you!

When you train hard its inevitable you'll feel bad from time to time.

I agree, but 4 times since September is ridiculous.

That is pretty tough.

I find if I'm stressed for prolonged periods I get unwell....times of exams, that sort of thing.

[Youngblood]

Been that way myself as you know wesrman. I think it is a combination of things. This year there seems to be a lot of viruses hitting Ontario. As well I let my weight cutting and adding in short periods wear my system down. You have worked lot of hours at work plus are working out hard on top of it. Just one of those things and years maybe, for I haven't been this consistantly sick in a long time. I see lots of others getting it too in these parts.

[Andre]

Olive leaf extract.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Thanks guys, very helpfull. I appreciate it.

Manuka Honey is a good way of boosting the immune system, although it is expensive!

Cancer patients use it to boost their defences and athletes may benefit from it as it does help you.
I take it daily.

Never heard of this, but ill check it out. How much do you take per day??

It depends, but two sppons in a cup of boiling water has been doing the trick for me.
It's horrible mind you!

When you train hard its inevitable you'll feel bad from time to time.

NO!!!! Not in hot water. It knackers the properties of manuka. Take it off the spoon.

And yes, it doesn't taste like regular honey. If you've ever been round stables it tastes of that.

[RDJ]

Eat more vegetables, add garlic, onion, herbs and spices to your foods, drink more green teas, etc. In general make sure you take in more phytochemicals because many of them have anti-bacterial traits, like for example allicin, found in garlic. Chicken soup is known as Jewish penicillin for that same reason, phytochemicals. Often forgotten because they do not supply any energy but they're very important for our well being.

[AdamGB]

I also often find that steam baths/showers/rooms etc help to either prevent or reduce the symptoms and duration of a cold.