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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>tanyalynn</strong> <a href="/community/forum/thread/1284276/how-do-you-treat-a-bad-cold#post_16102014"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>For us, a few of the things that have helped (some are longer-term than others):</p>
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<p>-getting our vitamin D to a better level---some people use high doses as treatment for illnesses, I haven't tried it but it's something to consider (high doses being, say, 50,000 IU which is about 2 days' worth of summertime/swimsuit sun exposure)</p>
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<p>-vitamin C -- I use sodium ascorbate, it's cheaper for the doses the kids and I need when we're sick--tends to be at least 15-20 grams/day for me, and sometimes that high for my kids but they're atypical, most kids would be lower</p>
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<p>-if you see good results cutting wheat and dairy when you're sick, much as it's a pain, have you considered cutting them for several months? quite a few people in the Allergies forum found that they got sick less often by cutting foods they're intolerant of (didn't help us, but I think it would've made other things less effective if we hadn't done it, and it had other worthwhile benefits)</p>
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<p>-zinc, you can supplement zinc at fairly high dosages for a few days/a week at a time</p>
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<p>-during an illness, cell salts have really helped this year, ferr phos seems to be the usual one at the start of an illness, and I think it's significantly reduced the severity of a couple illnesses this year, but there's a long thread on Cell Salts and there's a little $4 booklet mentioned that's super helpful</p>
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<p>I haven't tried them yet, but a friend and I made up a batch of elderberry syrup a week ago, and a batch of master tonic. I think the idea of master tonic is that it's so scary to consume that you are frightened into good health. <span><img alt="lol.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/lol.gif"></span></p>
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I'm just going to pay to have a smilie made that says "I agree with Tanya." This. Nutrition/supplements which are primarily A, D, glutathione, C and sometimes zinc. Cell salts always (perfectly safe for kids. And homeopathy-when needed. Usually that's not much if I've started with the cell salts.</p>
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<p>I also have a few other home remedies that I'll pull out when necessary-but really that's kinda rare.</p>