Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Ok all of you who have been doing this forever-any tips on cold remedies? Ben's not sick yet, but three of us have a pretty nasty cold, so it's probably a matter of time. Any ideas and home remedies would be welcome. Thank you all for being such a valuable resource! Teena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Here's a non traditional drug way that our entire family finds extremely effective. Drinking warm lemon water will break up a lot of the nasties. You can also use 5 drops each tea tree oil, lavender oil and eucalyptus oil in a table spoon of oil-rub on the lung line in the front AND back lung line. It will help break up congestion, help them to relax and prevent it from getting worse. We do this at the first sign and continue for about 3 ish days-a couple of times a day. We also use a few drops of the same oils in a humidifier. Hope it helps, :)Aimee 2yr son, healing leaky gut, SCD 7 weeks cold relief Ok all of you who have been doing this forever-any tips on cold remedies? Ben's not sick yet, but three of us have a pretty nasty cold, so it's probably a matter of time. Any ideas and home remedies would be welcome. Thank you all for being such a valuable resource! Teena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Hi Teena, << Ok all of you who have been doing this forever-any tips on cold > remedies? Ben's not sick yet, but three of us have a pretty nasty > cold, so it's probably a matter of time. Any ideas and home remedies > would be welcome.>> Originally posted by Patti: " COLD REMEDIES Most of these would not work if you're avoiding honey.... but here goes..... Ginger and honey make a wonderful cough " syrup " ..... you can use regular powdered ginger like you use for baking. Add about 1/4 teaspoon to 2 Tablespoons of honey..... mix well and then give one teaspoon or less at a time. Fresh carrot juice with a small chunk of fresh ginger and a little fresh garlic in it would be very healing..... but dilute, dilute!! May have a strong taste. Fresh lemon juice in water, heated up.... sweetened w/ honey is great for colds and sore throats. Just keep the liquids up for that cough. A little cayenne pepper and garlic added to SCD chicken soup would be great, too..... especially if you can't do honey right now. Cayenne opens up the small capillaries in the body and helps relieve pain.... and battles infection. I think it helps loosen up the tight chest congestion. Let fever run if you can........ let it do it's job. Unless a fever is VERY high...... and for a child as young as Hannah, pedicatricians don't consider even 104 to be all that high (but call YOUR doc to ask).... you should not try to suppress it because it's battling the virus. I only give Tylenol if there is pain involved.... headache, sore throat.... that is just unbearable. There seem to be drawbacks to using either Tylenol (bad for kids w/ autism) or ibuprofen (very bad for the gut)..... so best to avoid both of these. Someone posted the other day about peppermint oil for fever.... but I didn't save the post. Tepid baths..... or sponge baths.... can work well to cool down a high fever..... but unless it's really raging high, you should think of fever as your friend. SUDDEN HIGH FEVERS can be a danger sign for something like meningicoccal disease so don't mess around with that.... call the doctor!! " Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Wow, I am now competently armed for many illnesses that may strike, and Ben does indeed have a cold this morning. Thanks so much to every one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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