| Feeling a little rundown or have the common | | | | hydration our body fluids get thicker and do |
| cold? At one point or another it happens to | | | | not work as efficiently as they should. Just |
| us all, so do not feel bad about it. What I | | | | imagine having a cold and having all that |
| have found to be true is that the old | | | | mucus stuck inside you. That mucus gets out |
| standbys are still the best remedies for the | | | | of your body much faster when it's thinned |
| common cold. | | | | out by water. Your blood pumps easier when |
| | | | hydrated properly., moving the healing |
| 1. Sleep like you have never slept before. | | | | nutrients throughout your body. Drink more |
| | | | and more water the next time you just start |
| Sleeping is probably one of the best remedies | | | | to feel sick and watch how much faster you |
| for the common cold. When you sleep your body | | | | heal. Proper hydration is an excellent |
| gets a chance to build up its strength and | | | | preventive measure as well. |
| natural healing abilities which ward off | | | | |
| those pesky mutants invading your body. Not | | | | 4. Nature's Cold Medications |
| only is sleep good for getting over a cold in | | | | |
| no time, it is very inexpensive. | | | | I try to stay away from the laboratory drugs |
| | | | and stick with Mother Nature's remedies. |
| 2. Feel good mentally and you will most | | | | Garlic, Mushrooms and chicken broth all lend |
| likely feel much better physically. Typically | | | | themselves to healing. Garlic and mushrooms |
| when our body is run down we usually aren't | | | | are both believed to be natural immune system |
| in the best of moods. This negative mood can | | | | boosters. Plus they go along great in chicken |
| actually make our sickness worse. I know for | | | | soup. Remember our mothers and grandmothers |
| myself, when I get sick, I am usually upset | | | | pushing chicken soup on you when you were a |
| that I am not doing the activities I really | | | | kid. Well, she had something right. A team of |
| enjoy doing. This compounds the effects of | | | | Nebraska University Researchers found that |
| the cold or infection. So it is important to | | | | chicken soup has natural anti-inflammatory |
| remind ourselves that we are only temporarily | | | | agents that sooth sore throats and colds. |
| ill and the rest of our life will not be this | | | | They also found that chicken soup and many of |
| bad. If you want to get over a cold sooner | | | | its ingredients helped stop the movement of |
| than later, accept that you have cold, think | | | | neutrophils - white blood cells that |
| well about it and just go with the flow. | | | | stimulate the release of the mucus believed |
| Maybe take a nap. | | | | to cause cold symptoms such as coughing and |
| | | | stuffy-nose. |
| 3. Drink water and drink some more water. | | | | |
| | | | So remember, take it easy, think positive, |
| Proper hydration allows the right chemicals | | | | drink water and rely on some old fashion |
| and nutrients to move around our body in a | | | | advice and you will be feeling like a million |
| much easier fashion. Without the proper | | | | bucks in no time. |