I usually don't resort to medicine for a cold. I just got rid of a cold last week. Here's what I usually do: 1.) Dress warm. I wore sweats, socks, longsleeve, another longsleeve, and a hoodie. 2.) Keep water intake up. I literally drank 2 gallons per day. 3.) Get those calories in (better if you eat spicy foods) 4.) Sleep (minimum 8 hours or more) 5.) Sweat it out with hot foods/hot water 6.) (extra) Take vitamins/fish oil pills Good luck. I usually get rid of colds in 2-3 days with the above steps. This last cold, however, took me a week (traveling to school in 20-degree weather didn't help).
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2/15/10 at 10:07pm
