Try This Daily Cold Stopper

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Vitamin C (mega doses) also, helps to prevent and fight colds. We take about 10,000 mg. a day. But we make sure to take them with food and lots of water.

Of course, there's Echinecea, to build your immune system, after you have been sick. Just don't take them more than a week. Vitamin D & E also, helps, as does zinc. We use them all.

Of course the best thing to do, is eat healthy. Find the foods that is right for your body. What works for one, may not work for others in your family. Dad does well on more carbohydrates, with a little protein, and some vegetables and fruits. I need lots of protein, little carbohydrates, and some vegetables and fruits. I gain weight easily and Dad loses weight easily. Just to give you all an idea.

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Try This Daily Cold Stopper

Discovering a cure for the common cold remains even more elusive than growing hair on bald heads. So like all cold-fearing people, we practice good "respiratory etiquette" to avoid catching/spreading the bugs. First, even little kids now know to cough/sneeze into the crook of the elbow ("vampire style"). Second, "wash your hands before eating" is now wash your hands every chance you get, especially after being in public places (offices, groceries, buses, schools). Carry hand sanitizer for emergency germ-bashing. But there's one cold preventer we bet you don't know: staying physically active. In study after study, it boosts your body's ability to combat nasty cold bugs. The latest evidence comes from sports docs who recently found that people who work out at least five days a week -- whether they're 18 or 85 -- get half as many fall/winter colds as those who work up a sweat only once a week, if ever. And when they do catch colds, they have milder symptoms and fewer sick days. So along with lifting your mood, firming your belly and strengthening your heart, being active also seems to increase the immune cells circulating in your body. The surge probably lasts about 24 hours, but it's long enough for revved-up immune cells to go on a search-and-destroy mission for cold viruses. All you have to do is work out again the next day. And the next. Find a buddy you like to work out with or a game you love, and preventing colds can be pure pleasure. ======== The YOU Docs -- Mike Roizen and Mehmet Oz -- are authors of the best-selling "YOU: The Owner's Manual" and "YOU: On a Diet." To submit questions and find ways to grow younger and healthier, go to www.RealAge.com, the docs' online home.