Taking over the counter medication isn’t the only way to feel better when you catch a cold. With the right preventative measures you can usually avoid getting sick altogether. The bad thing is that, no matter how many preventative measures you take, every so often the germs will get in anyway and you’ll start feeling and sounding like those guys hacking away in the medication commercials. You might think that it is a good idea to simply drug yourself into a stupor in the hopes of making your flu symptoms go away but this is a terrible idea. Sure it’s tempting but there are better ways to help yourself feel better and to get over your flu. Nature is full of material that you can use to combat your symptoms and to fight against your cold or flu. Here are natural remedies you can try.

Did you know that scientists have actually proven the health benefits of chicken soup? Chicken soup is full of ingredients that are natural and contain vitamins and nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy-the vegetables and chicken really do contain healing properties-which is why opening the can of chicken soup is better for you than running for the Nyquil when you feel sick.

If you’d like to keep the toxins from setting in at all, eat Garlic. The best way to make sure it has a chance to do its job; you want to take about 500 mgs of garlic three times a day while you’re sick. To get 500mgs into your system, eat one clove of garlic. If you eat three meals per day, each meal should have at least a clove of garlic in it or you can take a supplemental tablet. Garlic is readily available; you can by clove flowers of garlic at the store for low prices or a bottle of the spice pretty inexpensively. A note about garlic: the 500mgs a day 3 times a day remedy should not go beyond five days. If your symptoms haven’t cleared up by then you should call your doctor.

Use tea! When you suffer from an illness you want to look for teas that contain peppermint, elder or yarrow. If you know how to make your own tea, make your own tea using these ingredients. Your body responds to these teas by sweating out the germs and harmful particles that are helping it stay sick. People suffering from illnesses have a wide variety of herbal and other natural health options to choose from when they want to get better. Why spend a bunch of money on over the counter medication when you probably already own all of the cures that you need? This article does not advocate ignoring your doctor but does encourage you to try some natural health remedies if at all possible.

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