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.

Tips for Staying Healthy in the Workplace

Wash Your Hands - Germs can lives for several hours on inanimate objects such as telephones, computers and doorknobs. Washing your hands is the single most effective way to keep from catching a virus or spreading one to someone else.

Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze - It's more than polite, it keeps germs from having a powerful launching pad into the air that makes it easier for them to spread and infect. Using a handkerchief or tissue as a barrier helps keep germs contained.

Practice healthy habits -- Eating a balanced diet, getting enough sleep, and exercising can help you maintain a strong immune system to keep illness at bay.

Avoid sharing with people who have colds -- Sharing food, drinks, utensils, dishes or cups with anyone who is sick will greatly increase your chances of getting the virus.

Disinfect phones, keyboards, mouses - places people touch regularly.

Making Wellness Part of the Job

While calling in sick may sounds like a welcome day of rest, most people don't like feeling so ill they can't go to work. Colds, flu and other viruses can run through an office like wildfire. Close quarters in offices and cramped commuter conditions such as carpools, subways, busses and elevators are ideal for the transmission of the cold or influenza virus.

It's essential to keep healthy and productive in the workplace, but avoiding illness - especially colds and flu - can be impossible. In fact, studies show that colds alone may be the cause of from 15 to 50 million lost workdays annually.

The flu vaccine can be a wise preventative measure but unfortunately there is no vaccine for the cold. Despite a healthy lifestyle, even the most cautious person can succumb to "the common cold." When this happens, pharmacists and doctors recommend Cold-Eeze®, an over-the-counter remedy containing zinc gluconate glycine that is clinically proven to cut the duration of the common cold nearly in half. Available in lozenges and gum, Cold-Eeze comes in a range of flavors, some of which are sugar free.

	How does Cold-EEZE® reduce the duration of my cold?
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Suzie Cohen