At the first sign of a cold (the slight sore throat), I take a large dose of vitamin C, echinacea and zinc. I continue to take them at least twice a day until the sore throat goes away. If the sore throat reoccurs, I do the same regimen. This has worked very well. Published: November 13 ::

Working in a preschool doesn't help when it comes to catching a cold, however, at the first signs of a cold, I take echinacea and vitamin C and it seems to keep the symptoms at bay. The cold is then less severe and takes a few less days to go away. I used to take zinc, but this seems to work better and more consistently. I've noticed, too, that if I take vitamin C only when I have cold symptoms, and not daily, it seems to work better. Published: October 06 ::

While suffering from a cold, I have managed to stay at work in fairly close proximity to colleagues and not pass it on. I simply covered my mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, disposed of the tissue immediately, and used a hand sanitizer each time. There is a certain satisfaction in making sure the virus dies in you and not allowing it to reproduce. Call it revenge for my suffering! Published: October 06 ::

I try to wash my hands often and well. I also try to keep my hands away from my face and, thus, my mouth, eyes and nose. However, as I am just not getting over a miserable cold, I obviously failed to do one of the above! Published: September 25 ::

I have taken Sambucol (elderberry extract) as a cold preventive for the past ten years. I have never caught cold. It was very easy to catch cold before I started taking Sambucol. It took 7-14 days to cure my cold. Sambucol makes my body produce immune system mediators- cytokines-to block cold virus to enter into cells. If virus could not enter into cells, virus will die in few hours. Published: April 06 ::

I avoid colds by cleaning plenty of my stuff and making sure I cover my mouth when I cough or sneeze, that type of stuff. Published: October 15 ::