| During the winter it can be hard to escape | | | | Some colds can actually be completely stopped |
| that shivery feeling that happens when you | | | | dead by gently sniffing a mixture of lemon |
| get too cold. A good immediate remedy for | | | | juice and warm water up your nose, if you are |
| this is to wrap yourself up in a douvet and | | | | brave enough. Pumpkin seeds or sunflower |
| stick a hairdryer up it, (making sure the air | | | | seeds contain zinc which is important in cold |
| flow is not restricted) until you feel warmed | | | | prevention so take some of those. Otherwise |
| up. | | | | its time to sweat those built up toxins right |
| | | | out through the skin. Start with a peppermint |
| Colds are the body's escape mechanism. When | | | | tea and take some garlic or garlic capsules. |
| the whole system is overloaded it crashes. | | | | Then boil a large onion in milk for an hour, |
| The body stresses out and the immune system | | | | eat it, and drink the milk. Follow on with a |
| drops its threshold. The nose releases toxic | | | | steaming cup of lemon juice, honey, cinnamon |
| wastes in the form of mucous and the body | | | | and grated ginger which will stimulate |
| often aches and feels exhausted. Pay | | | | circulation and sweating. Enjoy it in a |
| attention to what your body is saying because | | | | mustard footbath which will also warm up the |
| an unchecked cold can become far more serious | | | | blood - use multiple and layered remedies and |
| if you keep it buried. | | | | take them as an opportunity to treat |
| | | | yourself. |
| If you are one of those people who can tell | | | | |
| when you have a cold coming on, then it can | | | | For a mustard footbath, take 1 tsp. yellow |
| be stopped, or at least minimised, in several | | | | powder mustard and one of household soda (if |
| ways. Firstly, rest is essential. There is no | | | | you have hard water) and put them in a deep |
| way your body will self-heal in a stressful | | | | basin with some water as hot as you can |
| situation. If you have to work, take it easy | | | | stand. Keep your feet and lower legs in for |
| or delegate a bit more. Lemon juice, rose | | | | about ten minutes, topping the bath up with |
| hips, parsley (not if you're pregnant) and | | | | fresh hot (not boling) water. Dry off, put on |
| fresh orange all contain vitamin C, so take | | | | thick socks and climb into a freshly warmed |
| them. | | | | bed, the earlier the better. |
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