Ok, maybe zinc won't cure a cold, but it does appears to shorten colds and reduce the severity of cold symptoms. The Washington Post reports on research conducted by the Cochrane Library, which reviewed data from 15 trials involving 1,360 people. The researchers found that zinc syrup or lozenges taken within a day of the first symptoms reduce the severity and length of the illness. They also found that after a week, significantly more patients who took zinc no longer had symptoms compared to those who took placebos, and people who took zinc supplements for at least five months were less likely to get colds.
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Works for me. Personally, I notice zinc lozenges greatly reduce the amount of sinus drainage; consequently, I don’t end up with a hacking cough that lasts for weeks. I’m pretty much done with all cold symptoms in less than 5 days.
Isn’t the internet a great learning tool!
They say that zinc helps boosts a mans testosterone levels which boosts his sex drive.
You can also get zinc that is in certain foods.
Cheese and Pumpkin seeds and Oysters are loaded with zinc. I’ve been eating pumpkin seeds for months now and I haven’t gotten sick and I’m getting acne on my forehead. – are my hormones raging? I’m also in my upper 40’s. makes you wonder, eh?
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50mgs daily and haven’t had a cold in 4 yrs. Skip the C and take your zinc. I swear by it…
Has anyone heard that taking 4
tablespoons of vinegar will cure or maybe at least
help diabetes. Neighbor gave me the info but I wonder.
Okay, now we are getting somewhere. The Net is great for this stuff. Here’s my two cents. Zinc is no doubt a vital mineral. But it’s not the Zinc that is curing anything. The body has all the machine to cure anything. Zinc is used to kick start the bodies, ready to go immune system, to do many good things, as mentioned above and more, way more. So, why wait till you get sick to use this? Why not eat good food that contains this in abundance, from time to time, to always have this mineral at the bodies disposal, on going, whenever. Chepeesh! No need to buy special zinc! Eat right!
Evelyn, you and anyone, would be amazed to know all the benefits of vinegar. But, there are particulars involved to optimize. For medicinal purposes, use only Raw, Organic, Unfiltered, un-pasturerized, Apple Cider Vinegar. Use it on salad, veggies, tomatoes with garlic, etc, etc, etc… Use it everywhere! This one, cheap, great tasting, easy to find, readily available, do anything & everything jug of juice could eliminate the need of billions in Pharmicuetical products! You know, the kind that come in pill bottles, that are very expensive, hard to get, and are doing more damage than good in most all cases of use? he hemmmmm, no, I don’t make or sell vinegar… hee-hee
Zinc is helpful in fighting a cold but we have found that the very best to help is gargleing with Hydrogen Peroxide 1 or 2 times a day. Also putting a drop in each ear works as well. No crap, this works and the drug companies don’t want this to get around because a large bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide is under $2.00