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