Suzie Cohen

Families and Colds

What you can do to help keep your family healthy.

• Wash your hands frequently especially if you have a cold



• Eat a balanced diet



• Avoid cigarette smoke, which can weaken the immune system



• Minimize hugs and kisses with family members who have colds



• Do not share food, drinks, utensils, dishes, cups or towels with a family member who has a cold



• Disinfect places that may contain dormant germs - surfaces, doorknobs and toys



• Cut your colds nearly in half with COLD-EEZE® at the onset of cold symptoms

What Families Can Do To Keep Colds Away

It's time for families to put up their defenses - the annual onset of more than 200 different types of cold viruses has begun in earnest with the arrival of the cold season. By the time it is over, 22 million school days will have been missed and 58 million workdays lost as a result of nearly a billion colds caught by the U.S. population.

Cold viruses thrive in any weather, but people are especially vulnerable during the colder months because cold air dries out the germ-fighting mucus that lines the inside of the nose. Kids get hit the hardest: the average child catches five to 12 colds per year, while adults average two to four colds annually. However, it is easy for the entire family to get sick after a child comes home with a cold.

The most common way of catching a cold is via hand-to-hand contact. Viruses also spread easily through the air and can lie in wait on hard surfaces, such as doorknobs and telephones, used by people with colds.

When you or a family member start to feel a cold coming on, consider taking Cold-Eeze® products, which contain the patented zinc gluconate glycine formula. The Cold-Eeze® formula is clinically proven to reduce the duration of colds by nearly half.