Alpha’s got a monster of a cold that keeps getting worse. Aaron Marino of alpha m. looks for the quickest and easiest ways to get better faster.
Antibiotics work for bacterial infections, not viral infections like colds. The virus needs to run its course. You can cut down on the symptoms and symptom duration:
- Vitamin C cuts down on symptoms by half as well as its a scavenger that eliminates crappy stuff
- Zinc cuts down on symptoms by half to by about 4-days
- Consume clear liquids like water
- Get some rest
One last word of advice from a guy with a large schnoz: to protect your nose from being raw, rub Vaseline around your nostrils when you go to sleep.