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the cold
i've taken echinacea, zinc, vit c, garlic tabs, any ideas how i can stop it coming on altogether or delay it a few days?
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I usually get the flu jab annually and I find that also tackles the cold. All I tend to get is a slight sore throat for a couple of days and that's it.
I don't get it for free at the doc's but buy it at Boots. For me it's well worth the money. I haven't been ill with flu or cold for the last 3 years.
So next autumn it might be something for you to consider if you want to stay germ free.
Try taking the echinacea every day, I take two on the first day at the first sign of a cold or sore throat, then one every day for around seven days, also a Vit C fizzy tablet every day. Echinacea seems to stop colds, coughs, sore throats etc from getting worse.
But dont take Echinacea longer than a couple of weeks, I think you may get immune to them, you're not supposed to take them all the time. They seem more effective if you just 'use them when you need to'.