cold remedies – Plum Joyful https://plumjoyful.com Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:05:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 https://i2.wp.com/plumjoyful.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-favorite.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cold remedies – Plum Joyful https://plumjoyful.com 32 32 101224769 Stop a cold before it starts : My favorite natural remedies https://plumjoyful.com/stop-cold-starts-favorite-natural-remedies/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:05:00 +0000 http://plumjoyful.com/?p=1176 The weather her in Los Angeles has been all over the place. We had an unbearable heat wave, followed by very cool temps, followed by rain, and now we are back to 80 and 90 degree days. The drastic swings in temperature coupled with the change of seasons make for the ideal conditions for catching a cold. I am currently fighting one as we speak. I woke up with what I thought were allergies, and as the day progressed it became clear that a cold was trying to take hold. But my defense game is tight, so that cold better watch it’s back is all I’m saying. Anyhoo, with cold and flu season gearing up, I thought I would share my favorite ways to stop a cold before it can really take hold. Natural Cold Remedies 1. Zinc Zinc is one of the best ways to fight a cold as long as you start right when you begin to feel symptoms. It has been shown in studies to reduce the duration of a cold if taken within 24 hours of the first symptoms. It has been shown to inhibit the rhinovirus which is the virus that causes the common cold. […]

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