Cold Virus

The Cold Virus and How to Fight It

The cold is the most common infectious viral disease known to man. The main reason the "common cold" is so prevalent is that there are so many strains of the cold virus. Colds can be triggered by over 200 different viruses. Defending against all these varieties of cold virus is a tall order for our immune systems.

Further stacking the odds in favor of the cold virus is how easily it spreads. Cold sufferers spread a little cold virus every time they sneeze or cough in the air; or sneeze or cough on their hands and then later touch someone or something. If you touch a surface that's carrying a cold virus and then touch a vulnerable part of your body, such as your mouth, nose, or eyes, you can become infected.

Little wonder it's such a challenge to stay healthy during cold season.

Fighting Back Against the Cold Virus

The most effective means of cold prevention is washing your hands often and thoroughly to reduce your chances of catching a cold through having touched surfaces infected with cold virus. But how can you shorten a cold once you've caught one?

For one, washing your hands often and well can help prevent your cold virus from spreading to others. As for how to shorten a cold and feel better yourself, a recent comprehensive review of medical research on zinc and colds concluded that taking zinc-based cold remedies can substantially reduce the duration of the common cold. Scientific theory suggests that when properly released into the system of a cold sufferer, zinc ions can block the cold virus from replicating.*

Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy: An Effective Treatment Against the Cold Virus

Cold-EEZE is a particularly effective zinc cold remedy. Careful clinical tests of the unique zinc gluconate formula used in Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy throat lozenges found striking results. In double-blind, placebo-controlled studies conducted at Dartmouth College and the Cleveland Clinic, cold sufferers taking zinc gluconate cut the duration of their colds by 42% compared to control groups.*

Cold-EEZE is a natural cold medicine that's safe to take with most other medications, including over-the-counter cold medicine. A safe and highly effective way to block the cold virus from replicating, Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy is available at over 40,000 fine retail locations including all major food stores, drug chains and mass retailers in our best-selling, #1 pharmacist-recommended lozenges as well as our new convenient oral spray.

Find a store near you that carries Cold-EEZE, or stock up on Cold-EEZE from our online store (free shipping on all orders over $25) so you're prepared the next time you or a loved one catches a cold.

Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy. Shorten Your Cold! Don't Just Treat Your Symptoms.

Although the precise mechanism by which zinc ions interfere with the cold virus has not been scientifically established, several scientific studies suggest zinc ions inhibit the common cold virus' ability to replicate. For more information, click here.

 

Cleveland Clinic and Dartmouth College Studies demonstrated Cold-EEZE® lozenges reduced the duration of the common cold.