[Tenchiro]

I am not sure if it really works or if it is just a placebo effect or something, but it does seem to make my colds go away sooner.

Which suprises the hell out of me that it seems to work...

 

[Meat Foot]

I am not sure if it really works or if it is just a placebo effect or something, but it does seem to make my colds go away sooner.

Which suprises the hell out of me that it seems to work...

My buddy just came up from Cali and had it with him, my parents use it, and my sibling uses it.....so 4 people can't be wrong, well 5 couting you. In all seriousness, sounds promising.

 

[Kntr]

Im a Pharmacist and we sell a lot of it. Everyone tells me it works. The combo of herbs and vitamins should help your body fight off foreign bacteria if you catch it early. It works and tastes better than Zicam, too. The chewy candies tast like crap.

 

[Meat Foot]

Im a Pharmacist and we sell a lot of it. Everyone tells me it works. The combo of herbs and vitamins should help your body fight off foreign bacteria if you catch it early. It works and tastes better than Zicam, too. The chewy candies tast like crap.

Not to hijack, hear much about echinecia (sp.?) or zinc, or are they placebo?

 

[Tenchiro]

Not to hijack, hear much about echinecia (sp.?) or zinc, or are they placebo?

I heard in a recent study that echinacea doesn't do what they though it did. Last I heard is that zinc does work, simply because it blocks the cell receptors that the cold virus would use to infect you.

Im a Pharmacist and we sell a lot of it. Everyone tells me it works. The combo of herbs and vitamins should help your body fight off foreign bacteria if you catch it early.

I am just suprised at how effective it really is. I usually have really horrible, long drawn out colds and the Airborne cuts them down to a matter of a day or two.

 

[Meat Foot]

I am just suprised at how effective it really is. I usually have really horrible, long drawn out colds and the Airborne cuts them down to a matter of a day or two.

How about while one is brewing along nicely, I am a snot factory :mumble: , have been since Monday....stuff work for stuff that is brewing?

 

[H8R]

How about while one is brewing along nicely, I am a snot factory :mumble: , have been since Monday....stuff work for stuff that is brewing?

It'll make it go away quicker. (at least in my experience)

 

[Tenchiro]

How about while one is brewing along nicely, I am a snot factory :mumble: , have been since Monday....stuff work for stuff that is brewing?

Can't hurt, I am just now getting over one that came on Tuesday.

 

[Meat Foot]

Thanks for the info.

Or I could drink myself silly, which is a fun alternative.

 

[downhilldemon]

i use it all the time and i think it works

 

[Kntr]

I heard in a recent study that echinacea doesn't do what they though it did. Last I heard is that zinc does work, simply because it blocks the cell receptors that the cold virus would use to infect you.



I am just suprised at how effective it really is. I usually have really horrible, long drawn out colds and the Airborne cuts them down to a matter of a day or two.

I read the same thing about echinacea.

Zicam is another one on the market but it tastes terrible and I have heard it can actually harm your taste buds.

Stick with Airborne or Germ Defense (generic).

 

[bluebug32]

so is Airborne the actual name of it? Is it a spray like Zicam?That's what I usually use, but my body seems to hate it and trys to sneeze it all out.

 

[robdamanii]

I read the same thing about echinacea.

Zicam is another one on the market but it tastes terrible and I have heard it can actually harm your taste buds.

Stick with Airborne or Germ Defense (generic).

Zicam has zinc in it I believe.

If you are Zinc deficient, zinc itself (or things with zinc in them) will taste quite good. As soon as you have enough zinc in your system, it will taste awful.

 

[Tenchiro]

so is Airborne the actual name of it? Is it a spray like Zicam?That's what I usually use, but my body seems to hate it and trys to sneeze it all out.

Yeah, it is just called Airborne.

 

[Kntr]

Yeah, it is just called Airborne.

Germ Defense is the cheaper version. There are a few other cheaper versions but Airborne was the first.

 

[Kntr]

Zicam has zinc in it I believe.

If you are Zinc deficient, zinc itself (or things with zinc in them) will taste quite good. As soon as you have enough zinc in your system, it will taste awful.

Really? I didnt know that. Where did you hear that?

 

[robdamanii]

Really? I didnt know that. Where did you hear that?

Tidbit from biochemistry.

 

[Kntr]

Tidbit from biochemistry.

Ahhh, I never paid attention in biochem. I hated that class.