Comments on: Five DIY Ways to Relieve Cold Symptoms

By: Rod Groden

Rod Groden — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:23:53 +0000

Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice.[5] Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack or just cooked as an ingredient in many dishes. They can also be steeped in boiling water to make ginger tea, to which honey is often added; sliced orange or lemon fruit may also be added. Ginger can also be made into candy, or ginger wine which has been made commercially since 1740.”

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By: Tamara of Tea for Three

Tamara of Tea for Three — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:59:47 +0000

YUM! I am definitely going to try the ginger tea base for my lemonade! And I’ll check out your post too – thank you for sharing!

By: Karen @ Abundance on a Dime

Karen @ Abundance on a Dime — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:22:38 +0000

I discovered the wet sock treatment a couple of years ago and have found that it usually works really well. At the very least I get a really deep sleep which is quite useful for speeding recovery! Usually I find my congestion lessens significantly as well. I’ve been told it’s best to to the wet sock thing the first night you feel a cold coming on, and to do it for 3 nights in a row.

Some other things I like to do to help with cold symptoms are steam inhalations with eucalyptus essential oil, target some key acupressure points for relieving cold symptoms, and drink lots of ginger and lemon tea with honey. I find ginger SO helpful for colds. You could do your lemonade with a ginger tea base instead of plain water (just chop up a couple tbsp of fresh ginger root, boil it in 3-4 cups water for a few minutes, then strain). I wrote a blog post with my fave tips a while back:
abundanceonadime.blogspot.com/2010/11/seven-natural-and-cheap-ways-to-calm.html