Got a home remedy?

Dec 11th 2007

By: RL Policar

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Usually I’ll get some snot build up and the riding starts to loosen it and all I have to really do is a Snot Rocket and out it goes.

But I remember when I got on my bike after a night of body aches and fevers…I felt horrible! But I didn’t want to miss riding my bike because I love it so much. However, about a mile or two later, I went back home to go rest.

I’ve heard of home remedies such as Apple Cider Vinegar, honey in green tea, or chicken soup to nurse the body back to health. But I’m curious to know if there is a super quick way to get back on the saddle with some of your suggestions for a home remedy?

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Evan

December 12th, 2007 at 00:46

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I’ve found there’s really no quick way to get rid of a bad cold… and believe me I’ve tried!

However I do feel that there are some steps you can take to prevent getting one in the first place. I try to drink a packet of Emergen-C every day during cold season. I really think it works for me.

Couldn’t hurt to give it a try. If your body is not used to the massive quantities of vitamin C that is contains, it might help jump start your immune system.

The thing I like about Emergen-C over other vitamin pills is that you mix it with water so it has the added benefit of keeping you hydrated.
Max

December 12th, 2007 at 03:48

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The line of Airborne vitamin tabs. I’ve found they can lessen the length of an illness, or make me believe they do.
James

December 12th, 2007 at 04:54

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Good food and rest are the thing. Most N.Americans are a couple of hours short of sleep per day; and most N.Americans watch a couple of hours of TV per day. I’ve been in better health since I tossed the idiot box.
Ghost Rider

December 12th, 2007 at 05:21

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Inhale saltwater through your nose — either in spray form or out of a cup. It stings, but it works!
Ghost Rider

December 12th, 2007 at 07:02

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Oh, and echinacea too…not the tablets or capsules, but the tincture — it smells and tastes godawful. Take some the minute you feel a tickle in the back of your throat and it will often curtail a full-blown illness. When I worked at a healthfood store, our staff swore by it!
Nord

December 12th, 2007 at 07:34

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Second Ghost Rider’s first suggestion. Simply Saline makes a great product you can find at the drugstore – its compressed saline in a can. It’s kind of expensive, but it comes in two strengths, white is light and the blue one tastes like the ocean. I swear by it.
Mike

December 12th, 2007 at 07:49

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Airborne. Emergen-C. Also modified chicken soup–I get “Noodle Soup with Chicken” from the local Chinese place and ask for the little tub of hot mustard. Dump the entire tub of hot mustard into the soup and slurp it down. Feels like your face is melting and everything runs out of your nose. I don’t know if it gets you over a cold any faster, but it certainly clears a bunch of congestion and the spicy-hot endorphin rush helps with the general misery for a short while.
Moe

December 12th, 2007 at 09:27

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Tequila!!!!
Quinn

December 12th, 2007 at 09:39

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Well having gone through 10 days in the hospital with pneumonia last year, Proper gear/attire, This year I was directed to use Mucinex-D, I do get the after-ride snots, but over all it keeps me clear,
Other than that, I have an Ultra-Marathoner friend that mixes up Lemon Juice and Cyanne Pepper, 1 tsp Cyanne to 10 oz lemon juice.
Sound gross but the pros out way the cons, personal experience.
brklynsurfer

December 12th, 2007 at 09:56

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http://www.amazon.com/tag/netty%20pot
a netty pot will help you get warm salt water(use sea salt, you don’t need the extra iodine) through your nose will clear you out so that you can breath. an Antihistamine and a decongestant will help clear your sinuses. Drink lots and lots of water. Get extra rest. and the extra vitamin C will help too. Stay away from dairy for a few days
Lance

December 12th, 2007 at 10:25

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GR, my mom used to give me that tincture stuff too. OH man is that stuff bad but I found it helped.

Another extreme method my mom used to “suggest” for congestion was taking about a nailhead size snort of cayenne powder through each nostril(one at a time). I tried it once when I just couldn’t breath and, while it feels like that half of your skull is on fire for 5 minutes, the after effects are great. Clears you right up. CAUTION, if you try it. It is a bit painful and you may gag a lot and cough up gross stuff, but I still use this method to this day, although when i do my wife stands next to me and watches with amusement.
Ghost Rider

December 12th, 2007 at 11:28

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Good LORD! I ain’t sniffin’ no cayenne pepper!

I think I’d rather just eat spicy Thai or Jamaican food…that probably works almost as well to relieve congestion…things are hot enough when your eyelids begin to sweat!
Moe

December 12th, 2007 at 11:41

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Hey Lance, next time you snort some pepper, let me know so I can video tape it! It does sound amusing! Have you tried wasabe?
RL

December 12th, 2007 at 13:14

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Lance that’s just wrong…

Max and Mike, I did bring some Airborne with me today and drank some on the way to work.

Moe, Priscilla knew that you’d say “tequilla”…But I do find what James is saying about getting some rest to be the most helpful. I wanted to go for a mountain bike ride this morning, but when I woke up, I was already congested and my throat started hurting. So I went back to bed for another hour and I felt pretty good when I got ready for work.
Moe

December 12th, 2007 at 15:21

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You don’t believe me? Take about 5 shots of tequila and see if you don’t feel better… Tomorrow will be a different story though…
Priscilla

December 12th, 2007 at 15:45

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lol Moe! I tried the tequila thing a couple of times…didn’t work for me..but apparantly I just didn’t have enough. Funny thing is when I drink a lot I end up with a cold. Monday I woke up sick…and although I didn’t get drunk at the Christmas bash I did drink quite a bit. And I am sure it didn’t help that I had a lot of dairy that weekend..that seems to aggravate it. I think i’ll try the lemon juice/cayenne drink mix. I’ve cleansed on something similar to that before….
UltraRob

December 12th, 2007 at 16:38

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As soon as I start feeling like I’m getting sick or somebody else in the house is sick I start taking zinc lozenges, Ariborne, and vitiamin C.

The thing I started using this year that has made a huge difference for me is the Sinus Rinse. Especially in the winter I have trouble with sinus infections and for the last several winters over half the time I’ve gotten a cold it’s turned into a sinus infection. Even without getting sick, I’ve gotten several sinus infections. So far this winter the Sinus Rinse has kept the sinus infections away. I have more at http://tinyurl.com/yvzzkl
RL Policar

December 12th, 2007 at 16:53

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I’m drinking some Airborne as I type…Dangit! I just got some on my keybiaeddddd….
Max

December 12th, 2007 at 18:58

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I use a netty during the pollen season and it rocks!
Gabriel

December 13th, 2007 at 09:42

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I use Saltwater, like GhostRider, and I’ve been known to use a 1 Tbsp Tomato Juice+ 1 tbsp tabasco+ lemon, too, but my favorite cure is my great-grandfather’s “Two Hats” cure.

You get a hat, and a bottle of bourbon, and get in bed. Put the hat on the bed post, and drink until you see two hats.

It doesn’t really help the cold so much, (except sometimes the sore throat) but I usually feel better!
Lance

December 13th, 2007 at 10:23

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I’ve not tried Wasabe, Moe. My mom was into hollistic stuff so that’s how I came across the Cayene method.

Gabriel, haha, love the 2 Hats cure. I’ve never tried drinking off a sore throat but I’m giving it a try next time around!

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