Cold-EEZE® :: The Common Cold and Your Health

SUZY COHEN, R.Ph.

Registered Pharmacist, Consultant Pharmacist Author, The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July 2007) Syndicated "Dear Pharmacist" Columnist.

Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. She has helped millions of patients in various clinical settings, such as retail, hospital, nursing home pharmacies and through her syndicated column, "Dear Pharmacist". Her first book, The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July 2007), is now available at bookstores nationwide and Amazon.com.

In addition to her pharmacy work, Cohen is a member of the Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists, the Institute of Functional Medicine, the Florida Pharmacy Association (where she resides) and the American Pharmaceutical Association.

As a Consultant Pharmacist to the Cold-EEZE® brand of products, Cohen offers insight and expertise on how to shorten the misery associated with the common cold with natural and effective supplements. Likewise, Cohen offers easy and inexpensive ways to boost one’s natural immunity to protect the body against invading germs and viruses.

Six Quick Tips for Travel Wellness

Keep clean - Wash your hands frequently to avoid picking up or spreading a cold

Sleep - Don't let sightseeing wear you out -- get plenty of rest so you have the strength to fight off infection.

Eat - do not starve a cold, instead, keep yourself well nourished so that you have enough energy to fight off that nasty virus.

Drink - keep yourself hydrated with water and clear juices - especially if you're flying, to ensure that the lining of your nose and throat do not dry out.

Stop smoking - Inhaling smoke will further irritate your throat and make you cough even more.

Blow your nose - if you let the mucous build up in your nasal passages, it can fill your respiratory tract and possibly lead to a respiratory infection, which is worse than a carry-on full of dirty tissues and a red, irritated nose.

Keeping Colds at Bay While You're Away

Why is it that you wait all year for a highly anticipated vacation and then get sick just days into your trip? Could you have picked up a bug on the plane? While studies show that compared to 20 years ago, airplanes are bringing in less fresh air from the outside, meaning more potentially contaminated air is recycled for passengers to breathe, that's not the only potential link to illness. Cramped conditions, close contact with strangers and a weakened immune system from travel stress can also add up to a recipe for illness.

According to medical experts, the best thing you can do to decrease your changes of getting sick on an airplane is to wash your hands. While alcohol wipes work, there is really nothing as effective as old-fashioned soap and water. Some have suggested wearing surgical-style masks, but these, in addition to being cumbersome, don't stop viruses from spreading through the air.

If you can breathe easily and are not running a fever over 101.5, it is not necessary to cancel a trip. If your illness is an annoying, "common cold," taking Cold-Eeze, with its patented zinc gluconate glycine formula can help to shorten the duration of the cold by nearly half.

Doctors note that it makes no difference what time of year you are traveling or to which climate. While there is usually a cold epidemic in North America during the winter, the tropics have the rhinovirus year-round. Also, despite your mother's warnings, cold weather has no effect on your immune system and will not increase your chances of catching a cold.

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Suzie Cohen