Natural Cure for Common Cold

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Common cold used to be a big nightmare for me, never used to go even after 1 and a half weeks of misery, but now its gone 2 days ! -- its a miracle. Click here to know all details. In a nutshell here is what i learnt.

• There is till date no cure discovered by science for common cold.

• The best defense for cold is our own body (antibodies). But we need to wait patiently for 2 days. :-)

• One of the ironies of nature -- common cold is caused by virus from water/infected people -- and cured by water :-)

• The key to a quick recovery is not to allow the body get dehydrated by drinking more water.

• Drugging oneself in beginning delays the recovery instead of accelerating.

Here are some facts which helped cure myself quickly

• Common cold is primarily Viral in nature -- Caused by a Virus
  

• Common cold (wet nose stage) pulls lot of water from the body. So body gets dehydrated.
  

• Get plenty of water at this stage to prevent becoming dehydrated.
  

• Better to avoid Coffee/Tea/Coke any caffeine related stuff which will assist dehydration.
  

• If we drug our self initially -- the virus undergoes rapid mutation in a matter of hours (scientifically proved) and becomes immune to the newly consumed drug. So don't drug yourself.
  

• If we allow body to get dehydrated -- mucus dries up -- leading to a bigger problem -- sinus and bacterial infection starts on the dry mucus in lungs and respiratory tract.
  

• After mucus dries up -- intolerable cough starts which is very uncomfortable, however the initial symptoms of cold subside at this point and cough & flum dominate.
  

• At cough stage -- bacterial attack has already occurred on the body -- so Antibiotics are  required to eliminate them.

• In a span of 2 days body starts producing Antibodies to attack and kill the common cold Virus. These anti-bodies do their job well and cure us from cold :-)

Taking Vitamin C tabs prior to getting cold is known to prevent it -- but no proof of this yet from science. During a cold a hold soup, steam inhalation, coffee can just provide a temporary feeling of relief -- but no permanent cure -- this is because the virus can survive in those hot temperatures too !