Comforting Items When Fighting The Common Cold

Fisherman's Friend are some of the nastiest tasting lozenges known to mankind. None the less, I am a firm believer in these, and have been since the early eighties when I learned what a case of walking pneumonia could really due to you if you let a cold get out of hand. These things will clear any nostril, as they pack a whopping 10mg. of menthol in each little pinky nail sized lozenge. They also coat your throat and somehow mange to ease the coughing on top of all of that. As they are not sweet, nor candy like in any way, you ceratinly aren't tempted to bite them and not let them do their thing by chewing them up first. I even use them on golf rounds when my allergies kick up. A truly wonderful product.
Mucinex D may be expensive, but it's worth every penny when you need relief from , "The Dreaded Mucous Monster." THose ugly green boogers on TV are a rather tepid interpretation of the stuff that this will make you heave from your lungs. That may not sound to appetizing, but better in the kleenex than down the throat I always say. I really was glad the day this stuff hit the market. Seriously, I used to be a fairly heavy smoker, and this stuff gets me over a cold long before it has time to become something worse.
Puffs are a nice touch. The commercial where the red-nosed Pinnochio -Looking kid gets relief from these is no exagerration. When my honker gets to hurtin' these are the only things that don't inflame the sensitive skin around the nostrils even worse. I'm a big fan of these, and I'm pretty sure this is the brand that got all the others started towards addding lotion, and other such things.
Bear Creek Chicken Noodle  Now no chicken noodle is as good as home made, but this stuff makes a pretty good base. You still really need o add your own whole chicken for the fat and broth, some more noodles, and veggies, but as a base--this stuff is unbeatable. When I'm not sufferingfrom a cold and can tolerate extra dairy products, these guys make a great Potato Soup that can pass for heome made if you add more cream and potatoes. Everyone knows you need good chicken soup to get through any cold, and this stuff certain helps make it easier.

Good Shot 'O' Whiskey is a necessity if a cold starts heading south. It will certainly help take the sting out of a scratchy throat. Now I'm not sure that this stuff will actually do anything for you in any technical terms of medicine, but like Papa's Recipe via The Baldwin Sisters on the old Waltons series---it's good for what ails ya', and gives you a sorely needed shot in the arm.
Cayenne Pepper When the Vick's Va-O-Rub, and Fisherman's Friend's lozenges aren't quite cutting it--put a dose or two of this in your chicken soup. It will certainly help clear o out in more ways than one. Many is the time I took this stuff to heart, added extra jalapenoes to my food, and other such hot and drastice measures. I'm not sure if the Rhino Virus raises the white flag because it got burnt out, or if it's just the momentary ability to "breathe again", but I am definitely a believer in this stuff if a cold threatens to take a turn for the worse and other methods aren't quite getting the job done.

Vaporub This stuff is legendary, and it deserves a place in anyone's arsenal if you are fighting a cold. I still have fond memories of my mother helping me fight the nasty rhino virus in my youth. Ahh, blankey in hand, clad in flannel jammies, and Vick's Vaporub to the rescue. There's very little out there that can cut through the air and help you breathe like this stuff can.
Vaporizer These too are a bit on the old-fashioned side, but there's not much out there than can compete with them when it comes to simply getting that drippy clogged up spigot of a nose back in gear. It's hard not to go with the name brand in vaporizers. I'm a very big VIck's fan, and always will be. Sometimes, just a little under the nose at night when the air is a bit too cold and moist sure feels good.