I am just shaking off a week-long cold with sore throat and a cough.
About the one thing that I currently enjoy eating is Greek yoghurt and
my very definitely preferred flavor is lime.


--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:11:57 -0500, James Silverton wrote:

> I am just shaking off a week-long cold with sore throat and a cough.
> About the one thing that I currently enjoy eating is Greek yoghurt and
> my very definitely preferred flavor is lime.

I hope you're better soon. Maybe the good bugs in the yogurt will help
fight off the bad bugs. Drink lots of fluids.

I like nothing better than soup when I am sick -- good old chicken noodle
soup. Sometimes a mug of tomato soup to sip is soothing.

Tara

Tara wrote:
>James Silverton wrote:
>
>> I am just shaking off a week-long cold with sore throat and a cough.
>> About the one thing that I currently enjoy eating is Greek yoghurt and
>> my very definitely preferred flavor is lime.
>
>I hope you're better soon. Maybe the good bugs in the yogurt will help
>fight off the bad bugs. Drink lots of fluids.
>
>I like nothing better than soup when I am sick -- good old chicken noodle
>soup. Sometimes a mug of tomato soup to sip is soothing.

I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.

On 1/10/2014 9:45 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>

I usually soak in a very hot tub for a while, then have a hot toddy and
go to bed

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>I am just shaking off a week-long cold with sore throat and a cough. About
>the one thing that I currently enjoy eating is Greek yoghurt and my very
>definitely preferred flavor is lime.

Sorry to hear that. I would not do dairy with a cold though. I would make
a big pot of soup with chicken broth, onions and garlic. Add other things
as desired.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Tara wrote:
>>James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> I am just shaking off a week-long cold with sore throat and a cough.
>>> About the one thing that I currently enjoy eating is Greek yoghurt and
>>> my very definitely preferred flavor is lime.
>>
>>I hope you're better soon. Maybe the good bugs in the yogurt will help
>>fight off the bad bugs. Drink lots of fluids.
>>
>>I like nothing better than soup when I am sick -- good old chicken noodle
>>soup. Sometimes a mug of tomato soup to sip is soothing.
>
> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.

I have been very lucky. Since changing my diet and adding in supplements, I
think I have had only 2-3 colds and the last one (if in fact it was a cold)
was gone in 2 days. I have for the most part managed to escape everything
that has been going around. I really do think the supplements help a lot.
Although Angela has been sick, it has not been with stuff of a contagious
nature and more things related to genetics (according to the Dr.), her known
medical conditions and perhaps one of the meds she has to take. She used to
get everything going around as well. I doubled her up on probiotics. She
has no appendix and we now know that the appendix is a natural source of
probiotics. Without it we have little to no immunity.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:45:53 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
>> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
>> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
>> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
>> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
>> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>
>
> How do you know your tiny cold or allergies wouldn't have gotten
> better without those pills?
>
> Just getting your ass up and out of bed and going into town for a
> change probably solved your sniffles rather than that homeopathic
> crap.
>
> It's all in your head.

I don't think Cold Eeze is Homeopathic. I think it's zinc, perhaps with
vitamin C in it. Lemme look...

Yep. The basic one is zinc lozenges. Others have added stuff. Zinc can
help shorten the duration of a cold. I had very good luck once and only
once with Zicam and also those big fizzy tablets that come in a tube. Name
escapes me. From what I have read, the key is to take it at the first sign
of a sniffle.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:30:21 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:45:53 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
>>>> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
>>>> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
>>>> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
>>>> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
>>>> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>>>
>>>
>>> How do you know your tiny cold or allergies wouldn't have gotten
>>> better without those pills?
>>>
>>> Just getting your ass up and out of bed and going into town for a
>>> change probably solved your sniffles rather than that homeopathic
>>> crap.
>>>
>>> It's all in your head.
>>
>> I don't think Cold Eeze is Homeopathic. I think it's zinc, perhaps with
>> vitamin C in it. Lemme look...
>>
>> Yep. The basic one is zinc lozenges. Others have added stuff. Zinc can
>> help shorten the duration of a cold. I had very good luck once and only
>> once with Zicam and also those big fizzy tablets that come in a tube.
>> Name
>> escapes me. From what I have read, the key is to take it at the first
>> sign
>> of a sniffle.
>
> Zinc is considered homeopathic.

No. It's a mineral. Homeopathic medicine uses minute amounts of things
that could sometimes be considered poisonous if taken in larger doses.

http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/h...topic-overview

According to the link that I posted, something like zinc I suppose could be
used in a tiny dose but I don't think it is.

What Sheldon took is a high dose of zinc. Just the opposite of Homeopathy.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:30:21 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> ...and also those big fizzy tablets that come in a tube. Name
>> escapes me.
>
> "Airborne", probably. A close friend of a friend invented those. Not
> homeaopathic.

Yes. That's what it was. Only worked the very first time that I took it
but... The one time I'm pretty sure what I had was the flu and not a cold.
The other times, I kept putting off doing anything. Sometimes I debate
whether it was a cold or the flu. Thankfully I haven't had to decide on
either for several years. Although I did have what I think were bad
allergies two years ago around Easter time and when I am going to have an
allergy flare that is usually when it is.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> I am just shaking off a week-long cold with sore throat and a cough. About
> the one thing that I currently enjoy eating is Greek yoghurt and my very
> definitely preferred flavor is lime.

I am sure a hot toddy wouldn't come amiss

Get well soon!
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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:30:21 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> ...and also those big fizzy tablets that come in a tube. Name
>>> escapes me.
>>
>> "Airborne", probably. A close friend of a friend invented those. Not
>> homeaopathic.
>
> Yes. That's what it was. Only worked the very first time that I took it
> but... The one time I'm pretty sure what I had was the flu and not a
> cold. The other times, I kept putting off doing anything. Sometimes I
> debate whether it was a cold or the flu. Thankfully I haven't had to
> decide on either for several years. Although I did have what I think were
> bad allergies two years ago around Easter time and when I am going to have
> an allergy flare that is usually when it is.

I take anti histamine daily and have done so for years.

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:30:21 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> ...and also those big fizzy tablets that come in a tube. Name
>>>> escapes me.
>>>
>>> "Airborne", probably. A close friend of a friend invented those. Not
>>> homeaopathic.
>>
>> Yes. That's what it was. Only worked the very first time that I took it
>> but... The one time I'm pretty sure what I had was the flu and not a
>> cold. The other times, I kept putting off doing anything. Sometimes I
>> debate whether it was a cold or the flu. Thankfully I haven't had to
>> decide on either for several years. Although I did have what I think
>> were bad allergies two years ago around Easter time and when I am going
>> to have an allergy flare that is usually when it is.
>
> I take anti histamine daily and have done so for years.

That stuff puts me right to sleep. I have to be in super bad shape to take
it. One pill knocks me right out for two days.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:30:21 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ...and also those big fizzy tablets that come in a tube. Name
>>>>> escapes me.
>>>>
>>>> "Airborne", probably. A close friend of a friend invented those. Not
>>>> homeaopathic.
>>>
>>> Yes. That's what it was. Only worked the very first time that I took
>>> it but... The one time I'm pretty sure what I had was the flu and not a
>>> cold. The other times, I kept putting off doing anything. Sometimes I
>>> debate whether it was a cold or the flu. Thankfully I haven't had to
>>> decide on either for several years. Although I did have what I think
>>> were bad allergies two years ago around Easter time and when I am going
>>> to have an allergy flare that is usually when it is.
>>
>> I take anti histamine daily and have done so for years.
>
> That stuff puts me right to sleep. I have to be in super bad shape to
> take it. One pill knocks me right out for two days.

Heh I wish it would work for me like that

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On 1/10/2014 9:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 1/10/2014 9:45 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
>> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
>> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
>> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
>> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
>> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>>
>
> I usually soak in a very hot tub for a while, then have a hot toddy and
> go to bed
>
Yes, as the Irish say, getting outside of a hot whisky and lemon, makes
me feel better even if I still have the cold.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/10/2014 9:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 1/10/2014 9:45 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
>>> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
>>> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
>>> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
>>> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
>>> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>>>
>>
>> I usually soak in a very hot tub for a while, then have a hot toddy and
>> go to bed
>>
> Yes, as the Irish say, getting outside of a hot whisky and lemon, makes me
> feel better even if I still have the cold.

Well I am not Irish but I do agree)


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Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" wrote:
> > I take anti histamine daily and have done so for years.
>
> That stuff puts me right to sleep. I have to be in super bad shape to take
> it. One pill knocks me right out for two days.

I take them daily too. It helps a lot with asthma (which is only a
severe allergic reaction to some trigger).
I normally take a half dose and it doesn't tire me out but it does
seem to help muchly with the asthma issues.

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Ophelia" wrote:
>> > I take anti histamine daily and have done so for years.
>>
>> That stuff puts me right to sleep. I have to be in super bad shape to
>> take
>> it. One pill knocks me right out for two days.
>
> I take them daily too. It helps a lot with asthma (which is only a
> severe allergic reaction to some trigger).
> I normally take a half dose and it doesn't tire me out but it does
> seem to help muchly with the asthma issues.

I am pleased it works for you I need quite a lot of other stuff too, but
it certainly help

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Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote:
> > I take them daily too. It helps a lot with asthma (which is only a
> > severe allergic reaction to some trigger).
> > I normally take a half dose and it doesn't tire me out but it does
> > seem to help muchly with the asthma issues.
>
> I am pleased it works for you I need quite a lot of other stuff too, but
> it certainly help

And if I remember correctly, you and some other person recommended
them to me a year ago or so. Thanks again for that.

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" wrote:
>> > I take them daily too. It helps a lot with asthma (which is only a
>> > severe allergic reaction to some trigger).
>> > I normally take a half dose and it doesn't tire me out but it does
>> > seem to help muchly with the asthma issues.
>>
>> I am pleased it works for you I need quite a lot of other stuff too,
>> but
>> it certainly help
>
> And if I remember correctly, you and some other person recommended
> them to me a year ago or so. Thanks again for that.

If did, then you are most welcome)

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On 1/10/2014 11:38 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> It's all in your head.
>
> -sw

Says our leading head case...

On 1/11/2014 1:14 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Zinc is considered homeopathic.
>
> -sw

Eat a lot of it, needle-dick.

On 1/11/2014 1:40 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> A close friend of a friend invented those.

Bullshit.

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:38:04 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> It's all in your head.
>
> -sw


>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him...
>>
>> He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with
>> I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty
>> trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to
>> deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their
>> meds.

For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And
you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was
going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the
total blue.

After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3
years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of
romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY
MOVING IN WITH YOU?

That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the
screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too
spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands
down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least
he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar
at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2
years.

Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why
your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation
and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd
prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of
grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done
in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people
about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as
if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're
manic depressive mixed with habitual liar.

Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:54:46 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>> On 1/10/2014 9:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 1/10/2014 9:45 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
>>>> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
>>>> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
>>>> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
>>>> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
>>>> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I usually soak in a very hot tub for a while, then have a hot toddy and
>>> go to bed
>>>
>> Yes, as the Irish say, getting outside of a hot whisky and lemon, makes me
>> feel better even if I still have the cold.
>
>Well I am not Irish but I do agree)

Odd how all yoose Euros need to have a cold before yoose bathe.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:54:46 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 1/10/2014 9:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 1/10/2014 9:45 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I woke up yesterday with a head cold, dripping nose and getting worse
>>>>> by the minute... decided to try Cold-EEZE so went into town to get
>>>>> some. I took one every two hours through the night. In less than 12
>>>>> hours the nose dripping ceased and I felt a lot better. It works!
>>>>> Instructions say to start taking them at the first sign of a cold, not
>>>>> to wait... from now on I will keep some in the house at all times.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I usually soak in a very hot tub for a while, then have a hot toddy and
>>>> go to bed
>>>>
>>> Yes, as the Irish say, getting outside of a hot whisky and lemon, makes
>>> me
>>> feel better even if I still have the cold.
>>
>>Well I am not Irish but I do agree)
>
> Odd how all yoose Euros need to have a cold before yoose bathe.

I agreed on the hot whisky) Anyway, just so you know, I never bathe ....
but I do shower daily

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On 1/11/2014 12:28 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> You don't even have to
> click on the link, just read the URL.
>
> -sw


Steven, stifle.

On 1/11/2014 12:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I'll sometimes take Benedryl

Have you considered morphine?

I haven't tried the Coldeez, but Zicam works for me. I haven't had a cold or flu for many years.

On 2014-01-11 20:43:15 +0000, said:

> I haven't tried the Coldeez, but Zicam works for me. I haven't had a
> cold or flu for many years.

I use cold-eeze and though I rarely get a cold or flu, with cold-eeze
it's over with in 3 very mild days or so.

jmcquown wrote:
> I sometimes take diphenhydramine as a sleep aid. I don't have allergies.
>
> Jill

So do I. It is the same ingredient as found in some OTC sleep aids, but
it is cheaper if you buy it in the allergy packaging.

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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:37:09 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> I see that what I just said has already been said, and I do get mine at
>> Costco because of that low price.
>
> Where and what pills cost less than $.01/each? It's almost scary that
> they any drug can be produced that cheap.

Actually I forget how much they are at Costco. Cheaper than at other
venues, I'm sure. I will try to check when I am next there.
>
> And where have you been hiding? I was wondering about you a few weeks
> ago. Kinda weird around here lately, eh? Killfiles work wonders.

My absence began when Seamonkey had a severe problem and I had to
reinstall it. I had to resubscribe to newsgroups, and, although I did
resubscribe to rfc, there was the usual Seamonkey problem (not being
able to specify that just the most-recent posts be downloaded) combined
with the prolific posting here. I don't know why I didn't just bite the
bullet and get it over with, since no matter WHEN I did this, I was
still going to lose a lot of posts. After seeing your post on rfh, I
decided to do the deed, even though at that point there were over 27K
unread posts (acc to Seamonkey).

I do see that my killfiles need to be bolstered. Oddly enough, there a
few names remained in it, but they are a very small portion of what used
to be there.

Thanks for asking, Steve. I must have missed a lot of drool-worthy
photos and descriptions.

--
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jmcquown wrote:
> That's odd. I can buy 32 gel caps of diphenhydramine, sold as a sleep
> aid, at Family Dollar for $3. The stuff sold as allergy medication costs
> a lot more. (It goes without saying there is no Costco in my vicinity.)
>
> I don't take it every night so 32 gel caps last a good long time. I used
> to take MidNite, an herbal blend tablet that melts in your mouth. (Don't
> know about you but I have a hard time with pills.) Naturally, as the
> popularity grew, so did the price.
>
> Jill

Ah. I have only wandered through dollar stores a few times, so I am not
aware of what they have. Of course, my immediate question is where
those caps were made. (Better check my bottle from Costco too.)

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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:31:58 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Ah. I have only wandered through dollar stores a few times, so I am not
>> aware of what they have. Of course, my immediate question is where
>> those caps were made. (Better check my bottle from Costco too.)
>
> Looks like the Kirkland brand is made in New York. Or at least it was
> back when I bought it. But some Kirkland meds come from Israel and
> even Pakistan, for example. But they're the often the same facilities
> that manufacture the name brands.
>
> -sw

Thanks. I will look and compare.

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