Cold and flu with runny nose, scratchy throat and discomfort are common in every season, especially in the winter.
It is a condition of illness that actually has no treatment at all, but with some of the natural home remedies, it is possible to treat the symptoms associated with the disease for some relief.
Symptoms are ranging from sore throat, nasal congestion, headache, watery eyes to hacking cough and fever.
There are numerous natural approaches that are suggested for natural cold and flu remedies such as gargling, taking steamy showers, drinking hot water, herbal teas, using balms and other numbing materials etc.
All these offer temporary relief and provide comfort of the inflamed membranes of throat and nose linings.
Gargling warm water with salt several times a day are the best way to treat sore throat infections.
Gargling with tannin containing tea, honey gargle, lemon juice gargle, etc are also highly effective.
Drinking of hot liquids not only prevent dehydration during the time, but also alleviate nasal congestion.
You can also moisturize your nasal passage with a steamy shower.
Use of numbing materials such as eucalyptus, menthol, camphor etc can ease the pain and irritations of rubbing nose along with the opening of breathing passage.
Cleanse the nasal cavities that relieve symptoms connected with colds, flu, sinus infections, nasal dryness, allergies, and other sinus irritations.
It also helps lessen swelling of the nasal membranes.
There are reusable cold or hot packs available at drug stores that offer comfort of congested sinuses.
Taking proper rest is also said to help your immune system to battle against the cold and flu viruses.
Once you are affected by a cold and flu, there is actually no way of completely curing it.
The best step that we can employ is to guard our body or avoid being infected from the disease.
Prevention of cold and flu can be done by two methods- either by the intake of diet that prevent the disease or by using diet supplements that disable the infection to invade our body.
Studies show that certain vitamins and minerals that are derived from food have the beneficiary properties of preventing cold and flu.
Foods such as citrus fruits, guava, leafy vegetables etc are rich in Vitamin C that is enriched with anti-viral properties to prevent cold and flu.
Trace mineral, especially zinc (Zinc Lozenges) help in preventing virus multiplication and block them from entering our body through nasal passage.
Certain herbs like Astragalus prevent cold and flu by stimulating our immune system to fight against viruses.
All these ingredients are carefully chosen and integrated in herbal supplements that when used regularly reduces the risk of catching cold and flu.
You can also opt for homeopathic remedies to treat the symptoms of flu, fever, chills, body aches and pain.
When compared with other medicines, these are one of the safest of products.
Combine all these remedies with a well balanced, healthy eating plan and some green smoothies filled with leafy greens, fresh fruit, and other goodies such as cucumber, sprouts, etc.
As a result, your family can prevail over colds and flues much faster than you thought possible.