EPT[?]Remedies for the common cold? - Page 3
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Karl Maka
Canada55 Posts
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undyinglight
United States611 Posts
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/10/a-closer-look-at-vitamin-d/ Vitamin D upregulates natural anti-microbial peptides (cathelicidin, defensins) that obliterate viruses, bacteria, etc. and turn on T-lymphocytes which help stimulate immune response against foreign pathogens. Ever wonder why colds, and the flu always happen during the winter? Less sunlight = less vitamin D. Vitamin C does NOT work. No studies support the use of vitamin C, especially megadosing it to solve anything. It's a placebo if it helps you. Sleep is the most effective agent of course. Sleep allows your body to recover. | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
Here's the wiki on it (well referenced) too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_and_influenza Also, referenced wiki on vitamin C and common cold all of which studies show NO EVIDENCE that it helps prevent or treat it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C_and_the_common_cold | ||
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
Whenever I get a cold nowadays, my regimen is 1-2 gallons of orange juice per day coupled with a great supplement called Airborne (note, both of these contain Vitamin D as well, if you feel like hedging your bets). If I have a fever, I shock it with ice cold baths three times per day and take Tylenol. If I have a flu and am constantly vomiting, I eat a lot of ginger snaps, and the ice baths help as well. I do not play ANY GAMES, that is very important, Starcraft is incredibly stressful and it will keep you sick much longer. Just rest and watch TV. Using this method, I have never been sick for longer than 2 days in my adult life. | ||
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potchip
Australia260 Posts
On November 22 2010 14:10 eshlow wrote: 10,000-20,000 IU of vitamin D. YOur cold will be gone in a day. Influenza may take a bit more.... I've dosed 30k IU before and had my flu gone in one night whereas others who I got it from had it a week or longer. http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/10/a-closer-look-at-vitamin-d/ Vitamin D upregulates natural anti-microbial peptides (cathelicidin, defensins) that obliterate viruses, bacteria, etc. and turn on T-lymphocytes which help stimulate immune response against foreign pathogens. Ever wonder why colds, and the flu always happen during the winter? Less sunlight = less vitamin D. Vitamin C does NOT work. No studies support the use of vitamin C, especially megadosing it to solve anything. It's a placebo if it helps you. Sleep is the most effective agent of course. Sleep allows your body to recover. Mmm intake of Vitamin D doesn't mean absorbtion though. I thought flu is seasonal because flu virus in general do not cope well with temperature above 35 celcius (they partically becomes dormant, so in general not as infectious, and are destroyed at like 70 degrees or something), whereas in winter, they are active. Bottom line, sunlight sure helps | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11601 Posts
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KhaosKreator
Canada145 Posts
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Owarida
United States333 Posts
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holydog
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RyuChus
Canada442 Posts
I'm not sure what gargling salt water is about, but apparently it works pretty well. | ||
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Gummy
United States2180 Posts
For all the selfish bastards out there, however, your best shot is just to cover up some of the symptoms with OTC drugs or good ol' chicken soup.  | ||
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On November 22 2010 14:55 holydog wrote: There is no cure for the common cold. That's not exactly true. Your immune system is the cure. If you have a weak immune system, it will take much longer to get rid of the cold. Vitamin C and other supplements make your immune system strong enough to hold off the cold. Mental determination, good physical condition, and lack of stress will also help to make the cold disappear quicker. | ||
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Blyadischa
419 Posts
my solution : lemon honey tea chicken soup raging bull + taxi driver + king of comedy + sound of music marathon get better in a day or two for colds, 5-7 for the flu | ||
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iCanada
Canada10660 Posts
My 'cures' for the common cold are simple: Pop Vitamin C & D like candy, drink a fuckload of water, and wash your hands more times than you believe is necessary. When a say a fuckload, i mean like enough so that regardless of the the two or three pills of both vitamins taken everyday, your pee is still crystal clear. Quite honestly, i can't remember the last cold i had. /shrug | ||
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Captain Mayhem
Sweden774 Posts
Eat fruit. I mean a shitload of it. Guzzled down like 5 pears, 3 oranges, 5 apples and 10ish plums. Also two big glasses of multivitamine juice. The next day, absolutely nothing of the cold left. My nose wasn't even a little runny. So tried it these two other times (mom and myself again), still works like a charm. Feeding the body energy to fight it off on its own seems to be a pretty damn good idea! | ||
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Koagel
Austria167 Posts
On November 22 2010 14:10 eshlow wrote: 10,000-20,000 IU of vitamin D. YOur cold will be gone in a day. Influenza may take a bit more.... I've dosed 30k IU before and had my flu gone in one night whereas others who I got it from had it a week or longer. http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/10/a-closer-look-at-vitamin-d/ Vitamin D upregulates natural anti-microbial peptides (cathelicidin, defensins) that obliterate viruses, bacteria, etc. and turn on T-lymphocytes which help stimulate immune response against foreign pathogens. Ever wonder why colds, and the flu always happen during the winter? Less sunlight = less vitamin D. Vitamin C does NOT work. No studies support the use of vitamin C, especially megadosing it to solve anything. It's a placebo if it helps you. Sleep is the most effective agent of course. Sleep allows your body to recover. I there really enough evidence to show that Vit. D can be used as a treatment already? I thought it could be used for prevention and there was not enough evidence for it to be a viable remedy so far. | ||
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
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Gnosis
Scotland912 Posts
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Archerofaiur
United States4101 Posts
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