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