Comments on: My Favorite Plastic-free Cold Remedies http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Good Girl Gone Green http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-37858 Good Girl Gone Green Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:50:09 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-37858 Thanks Beth! All great ideas! :)

]]> By: Melissa Brown http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-34012 Melissa Brown Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:17:54 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-34012 Just got black elderberry syrup by Gaia Herbs and it seems to be helping. And…glass bottle & metal lid!
Also, badger balm has a winter balm that I haven’t tried yet, but all metal.

]]> By: Kathryn Muffley http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32403 Kathryn Muffley Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:56:33 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32403 I’ve been gargling with 1 part apple cider vinegar, 2 parts water for DECADES at the first sign of a scratchy, sore throat. Read about it in a book in the 70′s. I do it at least 4 times/day, more often sometimes.
Vinegar reduces pH, so the virus can’t reproduce to reach a number big enough to go systemic. The virus starts by taking over a cell, making lots of new viruses, then breaking out (destroying the cell) so more cells can be taken over by all those new viruses. At this stage if I notice a drippy nose, I NEVER blow! That just spreads the virus thru the nasal passage, where those cells will be invaded. Instead sniff it up. Later, if the virus succeeds and I get the cold, I blow.
By noticing early and gargling immediately and frequently, I avoid about 75% of colds. The few that progress to a cold are usually due to: 1) immune system down for various reasons. 2) not starting early enough or being regular in gargling. 3) getting a virus that is from another part of the world so my immune system doesn’t recognize it.
Sometimes I’ll eventually get the cold, but by holding it off for a couple of days it’s much milder and shorter. But more often, I find that vinegar gargling keeps the virus from going systemic and all I’ve had was a sore throat for a few days. It’s totally worth the 30-60 seconds of intensity a few times per day for a few days.

]]> By: Crafty Green Poet http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32351 Crafty Green Poet Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:13:18 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32351 I’ve got a cold at the moment too. My cure is: the juice of half a squeezed lemon, a good spoonful of honey, some grated ginger root and (optional) whisky. Add boiling water. The left over lemon can then be smoothed over your hands as a nice skin moisturiser or used (when you feel better) to clean surfaces.

I like the idea of handkerchieves made from od t-shirts, excellent!

]]> By: Rosalba http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32329 Rosalba Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:49:41 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32329 Best herbal remedy is Gui Zhi Tang in your case. Ask for it in China town and I am sure your herbalist will put it in a glass jar or paper bag for you. I am a herbalist who specialises in Chinese medicine and have moved away from plastic containers to glass jars for my patients herbs. We now have a reward system where patients get $1 off their herbs if they return the jar. Receipes for colds also include rice conjee (porridge) with ginger, eshallots (srping onions) and cinammon with soy to taste. Nice simple and easy to digest. Get well soon. Love your blog.

]]> By: Sharon Rowe http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32314 Sharon Rowe Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:39:08 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32314 I happened to inherit several dozen cloth handkerchiefs. I use a few dozen over and over again and still have a large untouched supply.

]]> By: Hollie http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32311 Hollie Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:42:38 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32311 I’m sorry to hear you’re sick! What’s the recipe for homemade throat lozenges? We go through a lot of those here, my daughter has winter asthma and when she’s coughing at night she often wants a throat lozenge. It seems to calm her down. I’d love to know how to make those myself! They’re ridiculously expensive.

]]> By: plastic-free citizen http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32302 plastic-free citizen Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:23:52 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32302 i know you all love DIY around here but i just learned about hanky books and thought i might mention it. they use organic flannel cotton and sew them into ‘books.’ its a great gift idea or for yourself if you’ve felt self-conscious about a crumpled up hanky.

http://www.hankybook.com/

]]> By: Dmarie http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32300 Dmarie Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:30:19 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32300 ugh! hope you get well very soon!! thx for this post!

]]> By: Fonda LaShay http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/my-favorite-plastic-free-cold-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-32295 Fonda LaShay Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:40:13 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4085#comment-32295 hello!

firstly, love the site!

Not sure if you have access to any British TV in Okland.. i know when I lived in OKC i didnt :) but I now live in Norway and we get some good shows from the Brits.

Particularity one called “Grow your own Drugs”. I saw one show and had to download it all to see it all asap! There is also a book he has. But basically, he is a ethnobotnist and makes all his own ‘drug store needs’ like lotions and cough drops. Here is a small review of him, I have his book on order and cant wait to dive into it and start making everything! http://fondalashay.com/mintchilli/james-wong-grow-your-own-drugs

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