{"id":182,"date":"2009-02-26T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/how-to-kick-a-cold.html"},"modified":"2009-02-26T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T11:30:00","slug":"how-to-kick-a-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/how-to-kick-a-cold.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Kick a Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_1839.JPG\"<\/a><\/span>Quick, help!  Sore throat\/runny nose emergency!  I need your ideas for how to kick this cold out of Dodge, like NOW.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t be so alarmed about a winter sniffle, except that I am scheduled to visit my newborn nephew this weekend, and I’d hate for his first memory of his aunt to be a) the weirdo who gave me a virtual hug from across the room or b) that lady who smells like Purell.  <\/p>\n

My “nip it in the bud” cold strategies are all of the liquid variety: it’s all about tea.  I busted out my biggest mug, and I’m self-medicating through the healing power of tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Round one<\/b> was a lemongrass green tea with a big blob of honey stirred in (honey is not only an anti-inflammatory, but it is also supposed to boost your immune response).<\/p>\n

Round two<\/b>, which I’m currently sipping, is an orange spice white tea with a hunk of crystallized ginger submerged inside.  Ginger is best known for its properties as a digestive aid, but it is also a decongestant and lends a nice zing to the tea. <\/p>\n

Round three<\/b> will most likely be good old fashioned lemon water<\/a>.  Between the immune-boosting vitamin C and the anti-viral power of this amazingly healing fruit, I should be good to go.<\/p>\n

How do you kick a cold before it takes hold?  Please (please!) share.    <\/p>\n

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