I have found a cure for the common cold.

[MarkB701]

SCI.

Since gaining an SCI in April 2007 I have not had a cold. Nothing.

I used to get like 2+ per year, and I cannot remember the last one I got. I have recommended SCI's to all my friends, I even keep a hammer handy if anyone wants to try it.

Is it just me???

[Van Quad]

Back in the olden days, we used to take vitamin C and Mandelamine as an antibacterial for the bladder. When I gave up the Mandelamine, I kept taking the huge dose of vitamin C. I rarely have a cold.

Before recommending Quadrilization, I'd try the vitamin C first.:devil:

[brucec]

i thought the cure to the common cold was whiskey!

and I still get a kick ass cold at least once a winter, matter of fact started coughing up crap yesterday and today

[MarkB701]

i thought the cure to the common cold was whiskey!

and I still get a kick ass cold at least once a winter, matter of fact started coughing up crap yesterday and today

Hmmmm...that's strange. Perhaps you need another SCI....but higher?

[sjean423]

Ok, I am probably jinking myself, but. Same here.

They says hands are the biggest culprit in spreading the common cold .... maybe wheeling, we pick up so much dirt from our wheels it kills all the cold germies?

[MarkB701]

Ok, I am probably jinking myself, but. Same here.

They says hands are the biggest culprit in spreading the common cold .... maybe wheeling, we pick up so much dirt from our wheels it kills all the cold germies?

I was thinking the opposite......I wash my hands so much more now with all those IC's. Although I still could represent my country at nose-picking....so.....


Hey - glad to hear I'm not alone with this "miracle cure"...!

[Kari in Pacific NW]

I got a bad cold this year, and even though I had a flu shot, the flu too (but it was fairly mild).

[SoulScream]

My first guess would be you are less exposed to germs.

Maybe you are out of school now compared to before.

[MarkB701]

My first guess would be you are less exposed to germs.

Maybe you are out of school now compared to before.

Less exposed to germs? Yes, this is possibly the reason.

Certainly before my SCI I used to kiss the girls, and if there's one thing we ALL know about girls, it's that they carry ALL kinds of germs. After my SCI this became much less of a problem, also because I snagged one of these girls and married her*. So, far I have stayed quite faithful, so less exposure to germs could definately be the reason.....???






* - FYI Once I got an SCI all the girls cleared off. The only one that stayed believed me when I told her I needed the wheelchair due to a double-achilles heel surgery. We married and it's been almost 3 years now and I think she is starting to have her suspicions.....

[MarkB701]

That was all BS btw...I was never any good with girls and my wife is FAR more intelligent than me.

[MarkB701]

Forget it...just forget it.

I got a cold 2 days ago and it sucks as much as it did pre-SCI....there goes that idea :(

[MarkPals]

Forget it...just forget it.

I got a cold 2 days ago and it sucks as much as it did pre-SCI....there goes that idea :(

That's because you didn't knock on wood when you said it.:lolz:

Hope you feel better, my Cornish Cousin.:friday:

[jody]

same for me. I am hoping it is the same for the stomach bug that has affected this area. lots of people are very sick from it.

[Apparelyzed]

Patience Grasshopper, you will get one soon enough!

[khmorgan]

From WebMD.com:


12 Natural Tips to Prevent a Cold

There are no known cures for colds and flu, so cold and flu prevention should be your goal. A proactive approach to warding off colds and flu is apt to make your whole life healthier. The most effective way for preventing the flu is to get the flu shot. It may not be natural, but it works better than anything else. But there are other strategies you can employ as well. WebMD went to Charles B. Inlander, president of The People's Medical Society, for suggestions you may want to try:

#1 Wash Your Hands

Most cold and flu viruses are spread by direct contact. Someone who has the flu sneezes onto their hand, and then touches the telephone, the keyboard, a kitchen glass. The germs can live for hours -- in some cases weeks -- only to be picked up by the next person who touches the same object. So wash your hands often. If no sink is available, rub your hands together very hard for a minute or so. That also helps break up most of the cold germs. Or rub an alcohol-based hand sanitizer onto your hands.

#2 Don't Cover Your Sneezes and Coughs With Your Hands

Because germs and viruses cling to your bare hands, muffling coughs and sneezes with your hands results in passing along your germs to others. When you feel a sneeze or cough coming, use a tissue, then throw it away immediately. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow.

#3 Don't Touch Your Face

Cold and flu viruses enter your body through the eyes, nose, or mouth. Touching their faces is the major way children catch colds, and a key way they pass colds on to their parents.

#4 Drink Plenty of Fluids

Water flushes your system, washing out the poisons as it rehydrates you. A typical, healthy adult needs eight 8-ounce glasses of fluids each day. How can you tell if you're getting enough liquid? If the color of your urine runs close to clear, you're getting enough. If it's deep yellow, you need more fluids.

#5 Take a Sauna

Researchers aren't clear about the exact role saunas play in prevention, but one 1989 German study found that people who steamed twice a week got half as many colds as those who didn't. One theory: When you take a sauna you inhale air hotter than 80 degrees, a temperature too hot for cold and flu viruses to survive.

#6 Get Fresh Air

A regular dose of fresh air is important, especially in cold weather when central heating dries you out and makes your body more vulnerable to cold and flu viruses. Also, during cold weather more people stay indoors, which means more germs are circulating in crowded, dry rooms.

#7 Do Aerobic Exercise Regularly

Aerobic exercise speeds up the heart to pump larger quantities of blood; makes you breathe faster to help transfer oxygen from your lungs to your blood; and makes you sweat once your body heats up. These exercises help increase the body's natural virus-killing cells.

#8 Eat Foods Containing Phytochemicals

"Phyto" means plants, and the natural chemicals in plants give the vitamins in food a supercharged boost. So put away the vitamin pill, and eat dark green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits.

#9 Eat Yogurt

Some studies have shown that eating a daily cup of low-fat yogurt can reduce your susceptibility to colds by 25%. Researchers think the beneficial bacteria in yogurt may stimulate production of immune system substances that fight disease.

#10 Don't Smoke

Statistics show that heavy smokers get more severe colds and more frequent ones.
Even being around smoke profoundly zaps the immune system. Smoke dries out your nasal passages and paralyzes cilia. These are the delicate hairs that line the mucous membranes in your nose and lungs, and with their wavy movements, sweep cold and flu viruses out of the nasal passages. Experts contend that one cigarette can paralyze cilia for as long as 30 to 40 minutes.

#11 Cut Alcohol Consumption

Heavy alcohol use suppresses the immune system in a variety of ways. Heavier drinkers are more prone to initial infections as well as secondary complications. Alcohol also dehydrates the body -- it actually takes more fluids from your system than it puts in.

#12 Relax

If you can teach yourself to relax, you can activate your immune system on demand. There's evidence that when you put your relaxation skills into action, your interleukins -- leaders in the immune system response against cold and flu viruses -- increase in the bloodstream. Train yourself to picture an image you find pleasant or calming. Do this 30 minutes a day for several months. Keep in mind, relaxation is a learnable skill, but it is not doing nothing. People who try to relax, but are in fact bored, show no changes in blood chemicals.

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Personally, I avoid touching places where countless sick people touch like elevator buttons, door handles, etc. When I must, I try not to touch my nose afterward.

[mr_coffee]

Yah honestly, the whole having germs on your hands get you sick isn't holding up in my case. We basically walk on our hands (especially me) because I don't use the rims I use the wheels when I wheel so I can go faster (better traction). I only get sick once a year usually and its never that bad.

[Van Quad]

Forget it...just forget it.

I got a cold 2 days ago and it sucks as much as it did pre-SCI....there goes that idea :(

me too! But I'm blaming it on the Olympics! Too many cold days sitting in curling rinks and outdoor music venues. I'm exhausted, now I have a cold.:sick: