Best supplement to take when you fell a cold coming on.

**Shreddersteve** · 10-07-2009, 02:58 PM

I haven't been sick in 3 years (I remember because it was before my divorce). Now I have that scratchy feeling in the back of my throat I get before a cold/flu hits me hard.

Is there anything I can take (other than mass amounts of Vitamin C) to lessen the degree of sickness?

**D.d.c.** · 10-07-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Shreddersteve

I haven't been sick in 3 years (I remember because it was before my divorce). Now I have that scratchy feeling in the back of my throat I get before a cold/flu hits me hard.

Is there anything I can take (other than mass amounts of Vitamin C) to lessen the degree of sickness?

Mass amounts of vitamin C is a bad idea. Stick to 1-2 grams a day, TOPS. More might actually be counterproductive.

As for a cold, ALOT can help that, actually. Certain mushroom complexes can actually help with CANCER, so yeah, at half dosages I'm sure they'll kick a colds ass. I'll post a guide that tells you how to make it a little less prohibitively expensive.

Also, I hear that a standalone bioflavanoid complex MAY help. Still not sure about it, but it will definately work with your vitamin C.

**Shreddersteve** · 10-07-2009, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by D.d.c.

Mass amounts of vitamin C is a bad idea. Stick to 1-2 grams a day, TOPS. More might actually be counterproductive.

As for a cold, ALOT can help that, actually. Certain mushroom complexes can actually help with CANCER, so yeah, at half dosages I'm sure they'll kick a colds ass. I'll post a guide that tells you how to make it a little less prohibitively expensive.

Also, I hear that a standalone bioflavanoid complex MAY help. Still not sure about it, but it will definately work with your vitamin C.

Thank you. Repped.

I've only been taking 2.5 grams a day. I'll knock it back a bit.

Thanks again.

**J-Cubed** · 10-07-2009, 03:04 PM

Green Tea can help boost your immune system and so will a getting a good amount of sleep every night (at least 8 hours).

**AtomAnt70** · 10-07-2009, 03:22 PM

Zicam works for a lot of people when taken at the first signs of sickness, just don't use the nasal swabs. Nasal administration of zinc can damage your olfactory cells.

**MBSowards** · 10-07-2009, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by AtomAnt70

Zicam works for a lot of people when taken at the first signs of sickness, just don't use the nasal swabs. Nasal administration of zinc can damage your olfactory cells.

I am downing the Zicam rapidmelts right now. Always seems to help me get over a cold faster.

**Illadelphia** · 10-07-2009, 03:27 PM

Echinacea. 4 caps 2x per day. Seriously.

**Shreddersteve** · 10-07-2009, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by AtomAnt70

Zicam works for a lot of people when taken at the first signs of sickness, just don't use the nasal swabs. Nasal administration of zinc can damage your olfactory cells.

I take ZMA every night. I was afraid of ingesting too much zinc if I took Zicam and ZMA , not to mention there's zinc in my multi.

**MBSowards** · 10-07-2009, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Illadelphia

Echinacea. 4 caps 2x per day. Seriously.

The Zicam rapidmelts I use are the ones with echinacea.

**D.d.c.** · 10-07-2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Shreddersteve

I take ZMA every night. I was afraid of ingesting too much zinc if I took Zicam and ZMA , not to mention there's zinc in my multi.

You want to take zinc and copper in a 10-15Z:1C ratio, or it messes up your minerals ****. I take ZMK for my mineral supplement.
It's like ZMA+a chelated mineral complex that doesn't include calcium (which will **** it up), it's pretty neat. Best of both worlds, if not a tad expensive. Bodybuilding promo codes in that text file I posted will cut the expense down a little.

Alternatively, you could consider getting a low dose copper sup to balance it out.

**DCtrainer** · 10-07-2009, 05:42 PM

you may just want to rest and take it easy for a few days...let it run out. Sometimes I do this...take some hot-tea-looking cold remedy, take your vit C, GO to sleep and SLEEP IN.
This has worked for me before,
good luck

**XCriticalBenchX** · 10-07-2009, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Illadelphia

Echinacea. 4 caps 2x per day. Seriously.

Agreed.. cept I do 3 caps 3 times a day!

I also take a bunch of garlic.. got me over my cold in the summer in 3 days.

**deadpool9** · 10-07-2009, 07:56 PM

Yeah, garlic is said to have tons of health benefits. I have also heard about taking the Echinacea can help.

**trygve** · 10-07-2009, 08:11 PM

I understand that Cold-EEZE (Zinc Gluconate Glycine) especially if taken at the beginning can lessen the duration and severity of colds. I usually have one or a couple of those if I feel the start of a cold or I've been around people who might be infectious--but I get respiratory stuff way too often, so anything that's likely to help is a good thing.

**rezstyle** · 10-07-2009, 08:22 PM

That **** works. Taste like crap, but works. You can get it at any super market.

**factotum** · 10-07-2009, 08:31 PM

Fish oil and lots of it. Oh wait, that's the last thing you want to do. Well, I'll be back later.

**Illadelphia** · 10-07-2009, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by rezstyle

That **** works. Taste like crap, but works. You can get it at any super market.

Airborne paid out a $60million class action case b/c it didn't work...

FYI

**Johnnyb123** · 10-07-2009, 08:52 PM

vitamin c and zinc..... thats what ive seen and heard from others that its worked for im stubborn i dont do anything i just play thru it

**D.d.c.** · 10-07-2009, 11:33 PM

I also hear that olive leaf extract has crazy antibiotic properties: apparantly it can destroy something like 40 viruses that human antibodies can't touch. It also kills the good stuff, though, so either take a probiotic with it or go easy on it. I wouldn't whip out the big guns like that for just a cold.

**corozco** · 10-07-2009, 11:47 PM

Normally vitamin C from orange juice does the trick for me. That coupled with massive sleep. Been sick for a while now, slept 10 hours one day and 14 the next, almost feeling 100% now.

**CTDeuce** · 10-09-2009, 08:31 PM

ZMK + Echinacea = winner!

**rezstyle** · 10-09-2009, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Illadelphia

Airborne paid out a $60million class action case b/c it didn't work...

FYI

Good call, I did not know that. Ok, I retract my previous statement and will say the **** seemed to work for me & my wife on several occasions. Ingredients to airborne are simply

"the basic formula includes vitamins A, C, and E and magnesium, zinc, selenium, herbs, and other ingredients. It is called Airborne because it is meant to combat airborne viruses and germs, according to the company web site."

That being said, don't know if there is a tested supp that can claim getting rid of the cold.

**NO HYPE** · 10-09-2009, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Shreddersteve

Is there anything I can take (other than mass amounts of Vitamin C) to lessen the degree of sickness?

Originally Posted by D.d.c.

Mass amounts of vitamin C is a bad idea. Stick to 1-2 grams a day, TOPS. More might actually be counterproductive.

1-2 grams per-day [TOPS]?

Such low daily doses of vitamin c will be of negligible benefit during periods of immune system depression. In this state, the body can effectively utilize significantly higher doses.

**MBSowards** · 10-09-2009, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by NO HYPE

1-2 grams per-day [TOPS]?

Such low daily doses of vitamin c will be of negligible benefit during periods of immune system depression. In this state, the body can effectively utilize significantly higher doses.

I can't rep you because I'm recharging, but I can offer an e-hug?

e-hug?

**NO HYPE** · 10-09-2009, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Shreddersteve

I've only been taking 2.5 grams a day. I'll knock it back a bit.

Do yourself [and your immune system] a favor.... don't.

If anything.... bump the dosage up a few grams.

**NO HYPE** · 10-09-2009, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by MBSowards

I can't rep you because I'm recharging, but I can offer an e-hug?

Group e-hugs only. Negged.

**DBee** · 10-09-2009, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by MBSowards

I can't rep you because I'm recharging, but I can offer an e-hug?

e-hug?

I got him for you. ;-)

**NO HYPE** · 10-09-2009, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by MBSowards

I can't rep you because I'm recharging

Rep-whore.

**NO HYPE** · 10-09-2009, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by DBee

I got him for you. ;-)

Right back at ya.

**D.d.c.** · 10-09-2009, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by NO HYPE

Do yourself [and your immune system] a favor.... don't.

If anything.... bump the dosage up a few grams.

Where did you hear this?

Edit: looked into it more. As it turns out, I retract my statement. It's alright to take more C: apparantly there was a study
http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/bsardi.html
That gave people dosages of 10g per day for 3 years, without any noticeable side effects. Of course, noticable =/= actual. But you could probably bump the dosage up a bit for a cold. It just isn't needed for daily intake. I'm trying to find my old source... I remember something about it interefering with calcium and accelerating arthritis in large doses without calcium to balance it out, so maybe try a buffered c supplement... but going a little higher for a cold (5g is when you start seeing the negative effects according to my old source) probably won't hurt too bad. It's just not necessary for daily intake.

Hell, it's probably not needed for a cold, either. I'm sure 3g for a cold will suit you fine.

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