Re: OT - If you get a cold...

[Guest guest]

Hi Adria,

No - it's an inhaler, believe it or not! The active ingredient is Zincum

Gluconicum 2x. Still no symptoms - day four!

JoJo

[Guest guest]

For about the past 10 years, I've been a faithful believer in the

power of zinc in decreasing the symptoms/length of the common cold.

I just caught my first cold in I can't tell you how long - hmmm...

could it have something to do with eating VERY little food, having a

few drinks and partying my patootie off at an outdoor wedding

reception, on a chilly evening, wearing a sleeveless dress? hahahaha

Even though I don't feel 100% it is NOTHING compared to how I would

feel if I hadn't taken my magic bullet ;-)

Along with Zicam, there is Cold-Eze (in either " hard candy " or " gum "

form). I swear by these zinc products :-)

Also just my 0.02

-Marlena in DC

> Hi all,

> I just had to put my .02 in for Zicam - the " new " over the counter

cold

> remedy. It is awesome! I was sick as a dog on Saturday with a

sore throat,

> stuffy nose, etc, etc, and I went to Walgreens and got all my

goodies - Alka

> Seltzer for cold and sinus, Puffs, and lots of chocolate & oj

(lol). My

> mother had told me to try this stuff - she saw it on CNN. Well, I

hate to

> say it, but Mama was right (this time)! I have absolutely no

symptoms today

> - the Zicam worked really great. I don't really understand how it

works -

> something about ionized zinc attacking the rhinovirus in your nasal

passages

> - I just know it works! The only catch is, you have to use it as

soon as

> you get the symptoms.

> Please give it a try if you find yourself catching a cold - it

really worked

> great for me. If I had money I'd buy stock in the company, lol!!!!!!

> A completely unsolicited, happy(and healthy) consumer,

> JoJo

[Guest guest]

Wow, I really have to check my pharamcy, thanks for the info!

adria

Hotheron@... wrote:

>

> Hi Adria,

> No - it's an inhaler, believe it or not! The active ingredient is

> Zincum

> Gluconicum 2x. Still no symptoms - day four!

> JoJo

>

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[Guest guest]

This sounds like a homepathic remedy rather than a zinc supplement.

Homeopathic remedies are so diluted that virtually none of the

original ingredients remain - supposedly they leave a cellular energy

imprint or something like that that that is supposed to stimulate the

immune system into healing itself. This is very different from an

herbal remedy or a vitamin or mineral supplement, which has specific

natural chemicals that react in a fairly predictable way. I'm glad

it worked for you, many are avid believers in homeopathy, I am not,

but I'm also a big proponent of live & let live.

Beth in TX

JoJo wrote:

> >

<<The active ingredient is Zincum Gluconicum 2x. >>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 00-10-31 16:00:21 EST, you write:

<<

This sounds like a homepathic remedy rather than a zinc supplement. >>

Hi Beth and all,

Yes it is a homeopathic remedy. I checked out their website at

www.zicam.com, and it seems that the Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal stated

that there was an independent double-blind placebo study done, and 75% of the

Zicam recipients showed improvement. All I know is that it works - I should

be really sick right now, and I'm not. And I am happy about that!

JoJo

[Guest guest]

Meenie,

It's a nose spray, and Rite Aid has a generic knock-off . . . twice the

volume at 2/3 the price. Same ingredients.

Terry