I've currently got a bit of a head cold with a sore throat and headaches. While I'm quite happy to give the running to a miss for a few days I was wondering if the old adage 'feed a cold, starve a fever' stands true or if it's just an old wives tale (please tell me I can stuff my face!)
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Best way to get rid of a cold, as well as eating healthiliy: put on some warm clothes and boil up some red wine (just a glass full). Drink it before bedtime and go to bed with all the warm clothes on. Sweat it out.
In the mean time take cold tabs and Vit C.
Actually any alcohol will do in effect.
Correct, I'm being a pedantic Scotsman.
Whisky (without the 'e') is the correct spelling of whisky but, by international law, it can only be applied to Scottish whisky. To be classed as a Scottish whisky it must have been produced and fermented for at least 5 years in Scotland. The amber nectar from anywhere else in the world must include the 'e' in it's spelling.
You have learned something totally useless today but I feel more patriotic for teaching you.
I havent tried it yet myself!
Those Zinc Lozenges are supposed to be good for boosting the immune system, I tend to cook lots of dishes that have plenty of onions and garlic as they are supposed to help (not your social life of course) beat colds.
OB
1. Curry. As hot as you can bear, preferably. Something in the chilli might stimulate your mucus-producing cells to produce more of a virus-inhibiting enzyme.
2. Chicken soup. Any sort, from Jewish mother's special all the way down the social scale to chicken cup-a-soup. Nobody is quite sure why.
Decongestants, paracetamol and hot drinks will make you feel better. Keep the air around you on the chilly side as your nose gets stuffier and drippier in a warm atmosphere.
It's like tarka dahl but 'otter!