According to Western Medical theory, the Common Cold is caused by the rhino-virus, a very adaptable virus that infects the nose, sinuses, ears, and bronchial tubes. An average duration for the Common Cold is one week. If the infection is severe, it could last for a couple of weeks.
Proven ways of fighting the common cold
Salt water
DR PHILIP HAGEN EXPLAINS, IN THE MAYO CLINIC BOOK OF HOME
REMEDIES, That gargling with warm salt water, “Draws excess fluid from inflamed
tissues,” This soothes the pain of a sore throat and loosens thick catarrh,
making it easier to dislodge pathogens and cough them up. Warm salt also works
well to irrigate the sinuses and clear nasal congestion.
Garlic
In the Merck medical manual, Ara Dermarderosian PhD spoke of
the “general antimicrobial effects” of high dose garlic. This means that no
self-respecting pathogen or virus will go anywhere near garlic. When you crush
a fresh garlic clove, it releases the active chemical compound allicin. Allicin
promotes the activity of white blood cells, which destroy cold and flu viruses.
A suggested dose is three crushed cloves of row garlic daily to combat a cold.
Vitamin C
Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling concluded from controlled
clinical trials that Vitamin C “decreases the incidence and ameliorates the
severity of the common cold.” He revealed that Vitamin C produces therapeutic
effects when used in high doses, ranging from one to 10 grams per day. Pauling
recommended 1 to 2 grams per hour at the first sign of a cold until symptoms
disappears.
Sleep
DID YOU KNOW? Man is the only mammals that willingly delays
sleep. The number one remedy for a cold is to give your body what it is crying
for - rest. Most of us try to power through it because we do not want to miss
work. It is better to take one rest day and sleep off a bug. At the onset of a
cold, instead of being stuck in bed for four days the following week (after
spreading it to the entire team at the office). Stop trying to be a hero - slow
down immediately or face the consequences later.
Ginger tea
Fresh ginger root is soothing, pain relieving and
anti-inflammatory. Ayurvedic medicine recommends slow-brewed Ginger tea as a
tonic for ENT
Honey
Raw honey contains beneficial enzymes and is a sweet,
soothing immune booster.
Lemon juice
The juice of a lemon helps balance your electrolytic or lost
minerals salts during illness, vital for hydration.
