I didn't test this week when my brother caught it, so I don't know if I had it or not. When he was sick I had a sore throat, a bit of a headache, and a cough at the same time, but since I wasn't leaving the house and wasn't feeling too bad, I didn't worry about it. I have 3-4 different antiviral herbal combinations. The one I normally take didn't seem to do anything, but one of them got rid of my sore throat in about 4 hrs. I have this cold and flu tea he said worked for him. I made him a cup, and it took care of his sniffles and sneezing. I always try to get him to drink tea, and he never does. He was asking me to make this one for him though, and he has been making it and drinking it on his own.
I'm not one of those folks who thinks its doctors OR natural cures. My go to is eating well and natural cures, but if they don't seem to be working, I'll go see a doctor. Most of the links below are my affiliate links, I'm telling y'all up front so don't bitch about it later and no I don't take all of this everyday.
This is the tea my brother likes:
I just bought this one, but haven't tried it yet:
This is my favorite vitamin D. It gives me energy for some reason, so I take it in the morning. That has never happened with other D vitamins:
This got rid of my sore throat in 4 hrs or so:
This is what I normally take at the first sign of a cold or flu. I've been using it for years. It didn't work this time tho.
Other supplements I keep on hand:
I'm not sure how well this works, tho it has good ingredients:
This was my favorite probiotic, but they changed the formula and I don't think it is as effective. I'm in search of a new one.
My fav multi vitamin. They have a men's formula also:
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Favorite B vitamin, it's time release:
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Oils I diffuse. I haven't been using these as much lately. I also sometimes do scents like lavender or sweet orange for the bedroom.
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The air cleaner below also has a pad to put a few drops of essential oil.
Air cleaner I have. It's usually cheaper at Bed Bath and Beyond, but it's hit or miss as to whether they let you use the 20% off coupon for it. I got one for 80.00 and one for about 100.00 Different prices for different room sizes. BBB only carries the small.