Cold remedies... take it or leave it

Cold Remedy #1 Drink plenty of fluids to help break up your congestion.

Cold Remedy #2: Inhale steam to ease your congestion and drippy nose.

Cold Remedy #3: Use saline nasal sprays or make your own salt water rinse to irrigate your nose

Cold Remedy #5: Stay warm and rested.

Cold Remedy #6: Gargle with warm salt water.

Cold Remedy #7: Drink hot liquids.

Cold Remedy #8: Take a steamy shower

Cold Remedy #9: Try a small dab of mentholated salve under your nose to help open breathing passages and help restore the irritated skin at the base of the nose.

Cold Remedy #10:Apply hot packs around your congested sinuses.

Cold Remedy #11:Sleep with an extra pillow under your head.

Cold Remedy #12: Learn about natural remedies like zinc, echinacea, and vitamin C.

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cough remedies

The past couple of nights.... well more like a week . My house has had the flu, followed by a cold and cough..... It has not been very lively around here, We have watched more TV to the point that kids are begging to shut it off.....I have two couches that have been occupied by children, with one on a mattress on the floor ......Now I am not complaining at all, I am glad that I have them home... I just thought that I would give you a visual of what my house looks like.

Now we are done with the flu over here,but the cough still remains.
So I went on line and looked up cough remedies and found many ideas.
There are so many different things out there to try.... but will it work.

I have tried DM cough syrup, and it doesn't help much.
So today I am going to get some friendly neighbor honey and mix it with some lemon juice, this is one of the ideas from this site.

As far as a cure for the common cure... there are a lot of different ideas out there.
If you have any ideas on how to help a runny nose.....please feel free to share.