Feel Better Faster w/ Simple, Proven Cold Remedies

We share what truly helps when a cold hits, from hydration and rest to safe, smart use of medicines. We also break down vitamin C and zinc, plus a simple ginger–lemon steam routine that brought quick relief.

• expected cold timeline and what “better faster” really means
• hydration strategies that thin mucus and prevent dehydration
• warm liquids, honey, and humidifier use for comfort
• salt water gargle and kid-safe throat soothing options
• saline drops and gentle suction for stuffy noses
• pain and fever relief with label reading and dosing care
• why antibiotics don’t help colds and resistance risks
• guidance on kids and cold medicines with safety first
• vitamin C and zinc evidence and when they might help
• step-by-step home steam routine with ginger, garlic, and citrus

For those who are looking to get better faster and sooner in ASAP, you can use my secret remedies on clicking the link down below this episode
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Feeling lousy with a cold can make each hour feel longer, but relief is closer than it seems when you focus on methods that actually help your body heal. The first pillar is hydration. Water, clear broths, and warm lemon water with honey thin mucus, ease congestion, and guard against dehydration when you’re losing fluids through fever, faster breathing, or reduced appetite. Skipping alcohol and caffeinated drinks matters because they pull fluid from the body when you need it most. Pair fluids with true rest—more sleep, less screen time, and gentle pacing—to give the immune system the quiet conditions it needs to work. A well-rested body regulates inflammation better, which often translates to fewer aches and less irritability while your system clears the virus.

Warm liquids add another layer of comfort and function. Chicken soup, herbal teas, and warm apple juice soothe irritated tissues and promote mucus flow so your sinuses drain rather than stagnate. Honey, used in adults and kids over one, can calm cough reflexes and coat the throat. A cool-mist humidifier or vaporizer supports this by adding moisture to the air, loosening thick secretions and easing breathing, especially overnight when dryness can trigger coughing fits. Keep the device clean and the water fresh each day to prevent microbial buildup, and aim humidity for a comfortable middle range to avoid condensation on windows or musty odors.

Sore throats deserve targeted care. A warm salt water gargle—about a half to one and a half teaspoons of salt in an eight-ounce glass—can reduce swelling, thin secretions, and momentarily numb irritation. Because young children often cannot gargle well, ice chips or approved throat sprays may be safer, though avoid hard candies for kids under six due to choking risk. For nasal stuffiness, saline drops and sprays are safe and effective across ages; infants benefit from a few drops followed by gentle suction with a bulb syringe, while older children and adults can use sprays to restore moisture and help clear passages without the rebound risks of certain medicated decongestants.

When pain and fever rise, choose medications thoughtfully. Adults can use acetaminophen or ibuprofen as directed, checking labels to avoid duplicate dosing hidden in combination cold formul

Chapters

• 0:02 Welcome And Topic Reveal
• 0:53 Host’s Brief Illness Update
• 2:00 Core Remedies: Fluids And Rest
• 3:37 Warm Liquids, Honey, And Humidifiers
• 5:13 Sore Throat Soothers And Safety
• 6:32 Saline For Stuffy Noses
• 7:28 Pain Relievers And Medication Safety
• 9:48 Antibiotics, Kids’ Medicines, And Risks
• 11:09 Vitamin C, Zinc, And Mixed Evidence
• 12:50 Mom’s Steam Remedy And Practical Steps
• 14:22 Closing Thanks And Resource Links

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 0:02

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. Wherever you are and however you are watching or listening, welcome to Fruit Blender's podcast. On today's episode, our main topic and subject is cold remedies that work. If you are sick, these are the cold remedies that work. For those who caught a cold or a fever, have you ever wondered, is there a way I can get better faster? I mean, of course we cannot control the insides of our body and how our cells are bouncing around. Well, the last few days, especially this weekend over, I've been sick. But I'm well now and I'm feeling better. I feel better. Had to take some time off everything, and um I just had to take a break. I had to take a break from everything, and I'm blessed enough to have a team behind me that does everything that's needed to be done, and I'm proud of them. I am. But hey, we're back now, and for those who've been tuning in, thank you for always supporting the podcast. I see the results, I see the numbers. Thank you all so much for the support. It's much appreciated. And my new subscribers, I see you all. Thank you so much. You are all amazing. Thank you. Let's get back to the episode. So, if you caught a cold, fever, some kind of illness, let's just say in the cold department, and you are looking for remedies that work. Well, if you catch a cold, expect to be sick for one to two weeks. That doesn't mean you have to feel awful, but if you really want to get better faster and sooner, this might just help you. Drink plenty of fluids. Drink water, enough juice, healthy juice, clear broth or warm lemon water with honey helps loosen stuffiness, cold congestion. These also help prevent losing too much fluids called dehydration. Don't drink alcohol, coffee, and sodas with caffeine. They make dehydration even worse. Rest. Your body needs rest to heal. Plenty, plenty of rest. Get lots and lots of sleep. Sip warm liquids. Many cultures use warm liquids such as chicken soup, tea, or warm apple juice for colds. Warm liquids might ease stuffiness by increasing mucus flow. And mucus is what is stuck in your nose that leads up to your brain and your head. Mucus is just everywhere. So warm liquids might ease stuffiness by increasing mucus flow. Honey. Try honey. Honey may help coughs in adults and children who are older than age one. Try it in warm tea or lemon water. I have done this and it works. It's been um helping me for years. For years, also add cool moisture to the air. A cool mist vaporizer or a humidifier can add moisture to your home. Moisture might help ease stuffiness. Change the water daily. Remember that change the water daily if you have a humidifier or a vaporizer. Clean the unit as the maker instructs. Those who have a sore throat, this is the way you soothe a sore throat. If you have a sore throat, using a salt water gargle can relieve it for a while. Put one and a half to one and a half teaspoon of salt in an eight-ounce glass of warm water. And remember, children under the age of six years most likely cannot gargle yet. You also can try ice chips, sortro sprays, or hard candy. Take care when giving or taking hard candy to children because they can choke on them. Mint hard candy. Don't give hard candies to children younger than six years old. Ease stuffiness. Saline nasal drops and sprays you can get without a prescription can help relieve stuffiness. For infants, experts suggest putting a few saline drops into one nostril, then use a bulb syringe to gently suck out that nostril. To do this, squeeze the bulb. Gently place the syringe tip in the nostril about one fourth to one and a half inch, about six to twelve milliliters, and slowly release the bulb. You can use saline nasal sprays in older children as well. Relieve pain. Relieve pain. Adults can take many, many pain pills, such as tolanol, ibuprofen, advil, mortarin ib, others, or aspirin. Do not give children or teenagers aspirin. Aspirin has been linked to Reyes syndrome and a rare life-threatening condition in children or teenagers who have the flu or chicken pox. For treatment of fever or pain, consider giving your infants or children's versions of medicines available without prescription. Examples Taleno, others, ibuprofen, advil, mortarin, others. These can be used as a safer alternative to aspirin. Try cold and cough medicines. For adults and children age five or older. Pain relievers available without a prescription might ease some symptoms, but they won't prevent a cold or shorten how long it lasts. And most have some side effects. We all agree that these shouldn't be given to younger children. Using too much of these medicines or not using them the right way can cause serious damage. Talk with your children's, child's, healthcare, professional, and healthcare providers before giving any of these medicines to your loved ones and your children. Take medicines only as the label says. Some cold remedies have mixed ingredients such as decongestion plus a pain reliever. If you also take a pain reliever, taking a decongent with a pain reliever could cause problems. Read the labels of the cold medicines to make sure you're not taking too much of any medicine. Read the label carefully. The list of cold remedies that don't give relief is long. Some of the more common ones include medicines called antibiotics. These attack germs called bacteria, but they're no help against cold viruses. Don't ask your health care provider for antibiotics for a cold or use old antibiotics you have. You won't get well faster. And using antibiotics when you don't need them adds to the serious and growing problem of germs that can resist antibiotics. Cold and cough medicines in young children. Cold and cough medicine you can get without a prescription can harm children. Do not give any cold and cough medicines to children under age four years of age. Talk with your child's health care provider before giving any medicines to children ages four to six years old. Know that these medicines may not help much and may have side effects. Cold remedies with mixed study results. Alright, so in spite of ongoing studies, the scientists still today don't know whether some cold remedies, such as vitamin C and zinc, work. Here's what we all know, and here's what studies know. Vitamin C Taking Vitamin C has not been shown to help prevent colds. But some studies have found that taking vitamin C before cold symptoms start may shorten how long symptoms last. Vitamin C may help people at high risk of colds before or because they're often in contact with viruses that cause colds. For instance, children who go to group childcare during the winter are at high risk, and this is very true. I have worked with children for so long, and even in sports and coaching and after-school programs and youth programs, children getting sick is an ongoing cycle and it never ends until they get older and older as their immune system builds up. It's true, children are at high risk. Zinc. Some studies show that zinc or syrup may prevent a cold or shorten symptoms. Other studies show zinc doesn't help at all. It's true. I mean, what has helped me the last few days is um my mom's secret recipes and secret remedies at home. And once she taught me that, I just took that and you know used it to my advantage. So what she does is she cuts up some ginger, some garlic, sometimes with it, um, and lots and lots of lemon, oranges. Um, and if you boil that and steam it into your face, it really helps you a lot. My mother has taught me so much, and honey and tea, and all the good stuff. So if you are sick in bed right now as you listen to this episode, get up, you know, make some soup, cut up some lemons, cut up some oranges, get a little bit of garlic, some ginger, some cinnamon sticks, toss into a bowl of hot water, let it boil up, and use that. Let that steam into your face as a humidifier or vaporizer. Use that steam as a humidifier or a vaporizer to moisturize the air around you. So that's what my mother has taught me, and I've been using that secret recipe for years now, and it works, it works. I mean, I've only been sick for like two, three days, I want to say, but yeah, it really works. Anyways, I'm gonna cut the podcast episode here. But for those who are new to the podcast, welcome to Fruit Blender's podcast. Thank you for your support and thank you for subscribing as well. For those who are looking to get better faster and sooner in ASAP, you can use my secret remedies on clicking the link down below this episode. And for those who are looking for vitamins and supplements, click on the link at Origin Key Subs Plus down below. And for those who are looking for fruit plenished merchandise, click on the link below as well. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will see you all on the next podcast episode.

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