I just had a friend ask me for advice to cure her symptoms of a sore throat, headache, body ache, fever, etc.
These are tricks I've used that worked wonders for me.
Sore Throat: Whenever I feel a sore throat coming on, or when I had one and I was leaving for Cabo San Lucas the next day... this sounds awful, but I chewed and ate 3 whole garlic cloves (not the entire cluster but the little almond shaped pieces). You may have to brush your teeth 5 times and use lots of mouth wash, but if the garlic rubs your throat on the way down, it is an anti-septic so it will clean your throat out and then it'll clean your immune system too. The garlic worked like a charm! My throat was perfectly fine within 12 hours.
Headache/fever/body ache: Take 3 Advil gel caps. Advil reduces fever and gets rid of headaches. The gel caps are softer on your stomach and shouldn't give you a stomach ache like some other ibuprofens/pain killers. Also, if you can get some Coconut Water from Whole Foods or the grocery store, it will help with the body aches and headaches because its sodium and potassium content allow water to move in and out of your body's cells and will do an intense job of hydrating you. (I drank two 8 oz. glasses of Coconut Water when feeling all of these symptoms. I laid down for 10 minutes. I then got up and was able to head to the gym and work out for 2 hours doing non-stop cardio when I thought I was going to be bed-ridden for the rest of that day).
Nausea: If feeling nauseous, remember you can eat ice chips and drink Ginger Ale. You supposedly cannot vomit ice chips so this is good.
Also get under a ton of blankets and get lots of sleep and drink lots of fluids. Green tea's good too. Eat some crackers.
Feel better!
*Make sure you aren't allergic to any of the above suggested remedies - I do not guarantee that any of these are definitely going to work for you but they worked for me and I hope that they can help you too! (Plus my mom is a nurse and these are things she has suggested to me throughout my entire life)!)*
These are tricks I've used that worked wonders for me.
Sore Throat: Whenever I feel a sore throat coming on, or when I had one and I was leaving for Cabo San Lucas the next day... this sounds awful, but I chewed and ate 3 whole garlic cloves (not the entire cluster but the little almond shaped pieces). You may have to brush your teeth 5 times and use lots of mouth wash, but if the garlic rubs your throat on the way down, it is an anti-septic so it will clean your throat out and then it'll clean your immune system too. The garlic worked like a charm! My throat was perfectly fine within 12 hours.
Headache/fever/body ache: Take 3 Advil gel caps. Advil reduces fever and gets rid of headaches. The gel caps are softer on your stomach and shouldn't give you a stomach ache like some other ibuprofens/pain killers. Also, if you can get some Coconut Water from Whole Foods or the grocery store, it will help with the body aches and headaches because its sodium and potassium content allow water to move in and out of your body's cells and will do an intense job of hydrating you. (I drank two 8 oz. glasses of Coconut Water when feeling all of these symptoms. I laid down for 10 minutes. I then got up and was able to head to the gym and work out for 2 hours doing non-stop cardio when I thought I was going to be bed-ridden for the rest of that day).
Nausea: If feeling nauseous, remember you can eat ice chips and drink Ginger Ale. You supposedly cannot vomit ice chips so this is good.
Also get under a ton of blankets and get lots of sleep and drink lots of fluids. Green tea's good too. Eat some crackers.
Feel better!
*Make sure you aren't allergic to any of the above suggested remedies - I do not guarantee that any of these are definitely going to work for you but they worked for me and I hope that they can help you too! (Plus my mom is a nurse and these are things she has suggested to me throughout my entire life)!)*
