A few more excellent tips for beating the common cold:
– Reader Hallie recommends adding lots of garlic to chicken soup: check out my post on the benefits of garlic here and my mom’s chicken stew recipe here.
– Reader Elizabeth recommends eating spicy foods to boost immunity and to drain the sinuses. She’s also a garlic advocate…check out her delicious, garlic-heavy orecchiette here.
– Reader Jenny recommends elderberry syrup (elderberry pictured above) for its infection-inhibiting properties.
– Reader Gabrielle recommends Gypsy Cold Care tea.
– Reader Emma recommends nasal lavage (yeah, gross, but I do it occasionally and it works wonders) and Mucinex (another standby of mine).
– Reader Erin recommends this Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, added to decaf green tea.