Health Tips to Prevent Cold

Just the symptoms

Don’t overmedicate. Treat only the symptoms you have. Nasal sprays are effective, but don’t use them more than three days or you may end up feeling all stuffed up again because of the rebound effect.

A grain of salt

Add 1-4 teaspoon salt to a cup of water. Pour a little into your clean hand and snort it. It will help you breathe easier by flushing out congestion-causing irritants. For a sore throat, gargle with warm saltwater morning, noon and night, or even more often. Use about a teaspoon per glass of warm water.
Up and about

If your symptoms are all in your head, go ahead with your regular workout if you feel up to it. If your cold has moved into your chest, or if you have the aches and pains of the flu, take it easy. Mild exercise improves circulation, which helps your immune system.
Try it and C

Some people swear by vitamin C, saying that taking loads of it beginning the second you feel a cold coming on will lessen the duration and severity of a cold. In one study, cold sufferers had fewer symptoms when they took 500 milligrams of vitamin C four times a day.

Don’t worry, be happy

A positive attitude can bolster your immune system’s forces.