Don’t Get a Cold; Don’t Catch Acute Rhinitis; Avoid Coryza

Why in the heck are there so many #$%^ names for the common cold? Common cold, coryza, acute rhinitis! Is it so that the specialist can sound more authoritative when he says you have Acute Rhinitis?
Whatever you call it, this is a virus that has multiple forms, and kicks in in the cold season when persons are in close quarters in “trapped” air. The virus gets into the nose by inhalation, and if your cilia are not moving fast, they can enter the nose and your body. If you drink enough chicken soup, or hot tea, of use the Hydro Pulse™ Nasal/Sinus Irrigator you may avoid this infection.
Smiling helps prevent a cold. Some studies indicate that Smiling does activate immune factors. On the other hand depression reduces immune factors and you are more liable to get sick. When they train salespeople in those fancy overpriced stores to SMILE, sales go up and colds go down!
Should you take those heavily advertised zinc products? The evidence indicates that they may shorten the cold somewhat, but Dr. Terrence Davidson, chief of Ear Nose and Throat at San Diego questions the benefits of taking zinc products for a cold vs the possible side effects.
Grandma’s chicken soup? There actually are chemicals in chicken soup and in tea, lemon and honey that do reduce the cold and flu symptoms. In my experience, hitting the tea lemon and honey as soon as you feel a cold coming on, and going right to bed, is the best preventer and remedy. Hot black or green tea is best, with or without caffeine. Note: We are speaking of EIGHT GLASSES of hot tea lemon and honey. Honey is bacteriostatic.
For my patients who get very sick when they do get a cold, I have them use the pulse wave action of the Hydro Pulse™ Nasal/Sinus Irrigator –www.grossan.com- to wash the ICAM-1 from the nose. ICAM-1 is the natural product in your nose that is the portal of entry for the cold virus. When you use pulsatile irrigation after exposure to everyone in the office sneezing and coughing, this helps patients avoid the cold infection. This can be beneficial to persons with a history of frequent winter colds that result in absence from work.
Flying during the cold season is difficult. My patients benefit by carrying tea bags on the plane so they can get lots of tea to drink, and using nasal gel to coat the nose. For example, Breathe Ease XL nasal gel -www.hydromedonline.com- can be applied into the nose the morning of the flight and then used every 3 hours during the flight This acts as a cover to prevent the virus from entering the nasal tissue. The tea provides L Theonine for immunity and keeping the cilia moving.
If you have a history of severe cold symptoms, ask your doctor if using the Hydro Pulse Nasal/Sinus Irrigator during the cold season to remove the ICAM-1 is recommended for you.
Do your best to get good sleep during the cold/flu season. If Benadryl for sleep is recommended for you, you get the advantage of Benadryl opening your nose while you sleep.
Most important, be sure you know how to make Grandma’s Chicken Soup.
Which is better? Soup or Tea? Frankly, both are good so you can use both.
The very best way to prevent a cold is to remain on your yacht and avoid contact with sniffers and sneezers. See if your insurance covers that.
Most important: You may get a cold. Don’t panic. Don’t rush to the drug store and buy every pill and spray on the shelf. It is not the end of the world; no one has been hospitalized from catching a cold. The more you relax with tea, chicken soup, bed rest, the better.
Honestly, Netflix has cured more colds than Allergra because people get into bed and relax and let their natural immune systems work.
Remember if you sneeze, don’t spread it and do it GENTLY.