Remedies for cough & cold

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My son started having one of his cold/cough bouts yesterday

accompanied with fever. After using Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) in both his

ears and also for gargling, his fever and other symptoms have gone

away (knock on wood).

However his cough and sneezes are continuing and the congestion has

taken hold. Please share you ideas/experiences for getting rid of the

congestion, coughing & sneezing.

Thanks

Sanjay

[Guest guest]

Increasing probiotics intake either in supplements or fermented foods, yogurt,

kefir, etc has proven to work for my children. For probiotic supplements, I

like the new Primal Defense Ultra from Garden of Life or other soil based

probiotics are the more effective probiotics, IMO.

Adeline

Remedies for cough & cold

My son started having one of his cold/cough bouts yesterday

accompanied with fever. After using Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) in both his

ears and also for gargling, his fever and other symptoms have gone

away (knock on wood).

However his cough and sneezes are continuing and the congestion has

taken hold. Please share you ideas/experiences for getting rid of the

congestion, coughing & sneezing.

Thanks

Sanjay

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Hi

Therapuetic grade essential oils and homeopathic remedies are very effective and

even better is that they are great preventatives. I use young living brand

essential oils. They have some oil blends that are great for colds

-Thieves(preventative, sore throat), R.C (congestion, runny nose)., Melrose

(sore throat, boo boos, etc.) as well as oregano and thyme ( & many others). you

will NOT get the same results from oils you typically find in a store, etc. The

" complicated " thing (IMO) is that the company is a multi-level marketing sort of

thing, but they are very strong, pure and effective and i wont use anything but

their oils. I have heard there is a company out of Canada that is close - some

of you may know of other sources etc. I would actually love to hear about it if

you do know of other sources, if you feel there is somewhere out there as good.

You can buy the Essential Oil Desk Reference (EDR)book from Essential Science

Publishing (online) - this book explains

each oil and gives recommendations for ailments and then some (directly related

to the YL products). oils can be rubbed on feet, or affected areas)

Garden of Life has a very awesome product called SEASONAL RELIEF (FDA made them

change the name from Cold & Flu). I disolve a tablet in water for my little

ones. We use the GOL probiotic in powder form for the kids.

homeopathically - Boiron has a product for flu - oscillococcinum. Hylands has

many childrens remedies etc. belladonna is a good one to keep on hand for fever

etc. - i recommend getting a good book on homeopathy to understand the basis of

it if this is an avenue you would like to explore. Remedies are chosen

according to symptoms and characteristics etc.

Breastmilk is the most effective remedy for earaches - drops into ears. (pink

eye also). I am no longer nursing a child but have some in the freezer (from a

friend) just in case..... 2 nights ago one of my kids had 2 earraches. one

treatment of breastmilk, she went to bed and woke up doing cartwheels. my

experience is that it only takes one or two applications. it is a rarity in our

house for earraches to appear.

our daily vitamin is a liquid vitamin that consists of seaweed in a base of

aloe, honey and cherry. Body Balance is the brand (another MLM) it is 98%

absorbed and is a food so it is considered safe for all ages. I have tried

other brands but this one works the best for us. I have used it as a prenatal

(with twins) as well. I up there amount when they area fighting something off.

For Vit C - I give them Emergen-C. There is a type without sugar (Lite)

I also use echinacea tincture. There is a brand specifically for kids - Herbs

for Kids.

that should be a good start. There are a lot of good things out there - they

are just not as easy to find as the bad things (just like food).

Toni

Remedies for cough & cold

My son started having one of his cold/cough bouts yesterday

accompanied with fever. After using Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) in both his

ears and also for gargling, his fever and other symptoms have gone

away (knock on wood).

However his cough and sneezes are continuing and the congestion has

taken hold. Please share you ideas/experiences for getting rid of the

congestion, coughing & sneezing.

Thanks

Sanjay

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[Guest guest]

This one has a few studies to back it up:

http://www.coldcure.com

I can't say for sure whether or not it works as it's one of those

things where if you take it quickly enough (i.e. just when you feel a

cold coming on), it will completely eliminate the cold. This is

pretty much what happened for me, but it could always be that I wasn't

really getting sick.

At any rate, he's sold the patent to a drug company so it will likely

be prescription-only fairly soon.

Good luck!

Colin

>

> My son started having one of his cold/cough bouts yesterday

> accompanied with fever. After using Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) in both his

> ears and also for gargling, his fever and other symptoms have gone

> away (knock on wood).

>

> However his cough and sneezes are continuing and the congestion has

> taken hold. Please share you ideas/experiences for getting rid of the

> congestion, coughing & sneezing.

>

> Thanks

> Sanjay

>

[Guest guest]

I swear by garlic and ginger....garlic is a natural antibiotic and

antiviral...If I can get it in the kids by chopping and covering with honey

on a spoon I do (little one will take it this way). I also make garlic

lemonade (steep a few cloves of minced garlic in about 2 c. hot water...use

this water to make lemonade with fresh lemon and honey)...the kids will take

this fine.

For myself, I prefer ginger tea (1/2 inch of ginger minced and steeped in 8

oz hot water then I add about 2 T. lemon juice). I love garlic, so I don't

add it to my drink since I get alot...but you can add the garlic to this if

you want...I have another one called west indies cocktail...I just shared it

on another group...you have to slug it because it is so strong....it

definitely clears you out though...

Combine 1/2 cup lemon juice, 2 T. vinegar, 1 clove crushed garlic, 1 t.

grated ginger, and a dash of cayenne.

Also, I will take extra vitamin C and I like echinacea tea....make sure it

has the angustifola (sp?) variety in it...not as common in most of the

common ones, but it is the better one for you.

I haven't had a cold in several years...started getting one right about my

due date with youngest, but did the above and it only lasted about 2

days....mine always used to last 2-3 weeks.

Carli

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Carli T.

Mom to:

Drake 11/8/04

Sarina 7/28/96

Kara 11/22/94

Brock 6/25/93

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions.

I often tend to forget something or the other that I have used before.

This time I completely forgot the " Eucalyptus Oil " even though it was

right there in front of my eyes.

Thanks for the reminder and lots of other useful information. My son

is doing better now.

Regards

Sanjay