Comments on: Super Cold-Treatment Reference Spectacular!

By: paindepices

paindepices — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:10:30 +0000

J’adore votre pain d’épices. J’adore aussi déguster le pain d’épices de Gascogne( farine bio et pur miel),un régal que je veux partager avec vous.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:46:37 +0000

“It’s not clear that stress has an effect – because when we’re exposed to a cold virus, even a slight exposure, can be sufficient for an infection.”

Then why do people catch just a few colds per year? They’re exposed to a new cold virus only a few times per year?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:25:01 +0000

Can vibrating the sinuses decongest them? Is there a risk of retinal detachment or other eye damage?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:15:24 +0000

“Vicks is an example of a ‘counter irritant’ and they still give them that name, even though the idea that you can cure internal problems by creating external irritations has been discarded. The idea was that you’d draw the blood and toxins out by irritating the skin.”

They say its “medicated vapors” suppress coughing, but I never understood why you can’t just breathe the vapors without rubbing anything on your skin.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:00:46 +0000

“Dextromethorphan, which may be on the label as ‘DM’ is a cough suppressant. There is a lack of evidence showing it works for colds though – in adults and children. Codeine is the other cough suppressant you may see in cold medications, but appears to be ineffective as well.”

Then why are they still used in cold medications? If they’re ineffective AND have side effects, aren’t they worse than homeopathy?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:50:24 +0000

Can you catch a cold from eating contaminated food? Would drinking alcohol or gargling with mouthwash after eating contaminated food kill the cold virus?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:34:25 +0000

It might help remove mucus from the pharynx, but it probably doesn’t reach down into the trachea. To rinse the nasal cavity, you could expel the water out your nose. I think the salt just keeps the solution isotonic to prevent swelling and irritation.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:17:17 +0000

Johns Hopkins did a study in the last couple years that showed a 50% drop in colds among subjects who gargled with warm salt water daily. Anecdotally, I’ve gone well over a year without a cold since I started doing it, and my office is a damn incubator.

By: unclediana1

unclediana1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:02:46 +0000

I’ve never bothered eating garlic as a way to prevent colds, but I have found that it seems to do a good job of getting rid of a sore throat, if eaten raw. Is there any science behind that?

By: Modern Girl

Modern Girl — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:59:06 +0000

What about salt? The salt-water gurgle is the throat-cold fighting remedy in my family. is there any science to back it?