Kick Colds and Flu With 27 Feel-Better-Fast Tips From Natural Solutions Magazine

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- No matter how hard we work to prevent
getting sick, most of us succumb to sneezes and aches during cold and flu
season. 'If you're fighting a bug, try this advice from leading health experts
in the Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living feel-better-fast,
cold-and-flu guide, published in the November-December issue--on newsstands
now.

Over-the-counter medications don't speed recovery, they just temporarily treat
symptoms--often creating unwanted side effects. Antihistamines and cough
suppressants can make you drowsy; and decongestants can cause dizziness, loss
of appetite, and insomnia. Natural Solutions' simple, research-backed tips for
beating common viruses include:
-- Quiet a cough with dark chocolate, a cough suppressant as effective as
codeine, according to Jacob Teitelbaum, MD.
-- Banish aches with the muscle-relaxing herb hops.
-- Decrease congestion by putting on socks soaked in ice water (it
prompts
an immune response that promotes respiratory health).

-- Let your low-grade fever (101 degrees or below) run its course instead
of popping acetaminophen. A fever is part of the healing process
because
it delivers white blood cells to fight the infection, says Jonny
Bowden,
PhD, CNS, a board-certified nutrition specialist.

Integrative nutritionist Beth Reardon, RD, LDN, suggests foods to eat and
foods to avoid to boost your body's defenses:
-- Thumbs-up foods: carrots (which contain immunity-boosting
antioxidants)
and chiles (which make eyes tear and noses run, washing out viruses).

-- Thumbs-down foods: mucus-increasing dairy, immunity-suppressing
alcohol,
and sugar--including orange juice. Instead, eat a whole orange to
receive healthy phytochemicals.

The cold-and-flu guide's "Round-the-Clock Cures" provides an hour-by-hour
itinerary for taking care of yourself on sick days--beginning with a
congestion-clearing eucalyptus-enhanced shower and ending with meditations on
your body's healing capabilities.

Learn more about natural winter wellness by visiting naturalsolutionsmag.com.

About Natural Solutions
Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living, formerly Alternative
Medicine magazine, has been the trusted voice in the natural health arena for
15 years. Natural Solutions guides and inspires its readers to make informed
decisions about their health and well-being in all aspects of their lives.
Visit naturalsolutionsmag.com to view a free digital edition of the magazine.

SOURCE Natural Solutions

Lauren Piscopo, Editor-in-Chief of Natural Solutions to arrange interviews
with Beth Reardon, Dr. Teitelbaum, Dr. Bowden, and other cold and flu experts,
+1-303-565-2026, lauren@naturalsolutionsmag.com