
Get plenty of water and other clear fluids to help thin mucus.
Studies have shown 1 to 4 grams a day may make your cold shorter and less severe.
At the first signs of a cold, take 3 to 5 ml of this herb as a juice or tincture every two hours to make your cold less severe.
Use lozenges containing zinc gluconate, zinc gluconate-glycine, or zinc acetate, providing 13 to 25 mg every two hours, to help stop the virus and shorten the illness.
Take a standardized extract providing at least 48 mg per day of andrographolides, with or without eleuthero extract (Kan Jang) to reduce the severity of cold symptoms.
Give your body some down time to help it fight off the cold.
Wash your hands frequently to avoid bringing viruses into close contact.
Take at least 500 mg per day if you have a physically demanding lifestyle.
Take a daily extract containing stabilized allicin for fewer colds and illness days.
Use 400 mg per day of a freeze-dried extract to reduce the risk of catching a cold.
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