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