On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:03:16 -0700, Jack Oughton <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:

> does anyone have any dietary remedies recommended to treat these things  
> as fast as possible? I'm not too keen on the drugs and I want this  
> affliction to go away as it's come at a time in my life where I need to  
> be healthy :)

Chicken soup? paleo as can be, and more effective than OTC medicine.  Hot  
and sour
chicken soup is even more effective in my experience. ("Hot-and-sour" it
with vinegar and ground black pepper)

Hot ginger tea: Slice about 1" of fresh ginger thinly, put in 2 cups of  
water
with 2 tsp lemon juice and 1 tbs honey.  Simmer about 10 minutes and drink.

I have good luck with taking Cold Snap (Chinese herbal medicine) but you  
need to
take it at the first sign of a cold or flu for it to be effective.  Once  
the
virus is established the Cold Snap does not help much.

	Lynnet