Sometimes a cold is a nice excuse for staying in bed, reading a good book and eating lightly to rest from ordinary exhaustion. Other times it marks the beginning of a miserable time of runny nose, fever, cough, and aches. Here are natural approaches to preventing and treating colds and flu. Protect yourself and family this flu season and all year round. At the first sign of aches, fatigue and discomforts take Chinese patent remedy Gan Mao Ling or Cold Away pills from Health Concerns. Drink a cup of warm cinnamon tea to sweat out chills. Stay inside and rest. Drink lots of Pu Erh tea, recently shown to help reduce flu symptoms.
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hi letha merry xmas is fluaway also a good tea for colds.
Hi Blake
Yes. Flu away is a strong anti-cold/flu tea because it contains honeysuckle flowers – an antibiotic herb.
Thanks and Merry Christmas to you.
Hi Letha
Just a quick thank you for all the valuable information you have passed along this year….wishing you a Happy and Joyous holiday season and an abundant New Year 2012 in health, happiness and love…..Sage
Thank you sage!
That is very kind of you. It has been nice to stay in touch. Wishing you the very best, Letha
Had Gan Mao Ling. Took some right after reading your post. I have been using Yin Chiao. What is the difference between the two? When should you take one and not the other?
Good question Eddie.
I would take Gan Mao Ling when you feel weak and chilled. It increases sweating for early stiffness and pain stages of colds. Yin Chiao is more cooling and works well for fevers and flu. Both are fine for flu, though not strong enough to be used alone for flu. Gan Mao Ling is more warming (because you sweat out chills) and Yin Chiao is more cooling. If you use both start with Gan Mao Ling and follow with the other and stay inside, rest and drink fluids to increase sweating.
Dear Letha,
Thank you for your quick reply to my message and for your info.
Unfortunately when I checked my message again today (Dec. 20) I realized that it has been deleted (along with your reply)…
I don’t understand what happened?
Best,
Dina