How do we avoid the common cold without becoming housebound? Well, try all manners of cold and flu remedies that your nan likely swears by. At the start of the weekend just gone - and right on cue - it finally got me. Coughing and sneezing my way through the day, I was nothing short of a snivelling disgrace.
Honestly, I made the cast of Trainspotting look like this year's Olympics squad. Headache, sneezing, bunged up, aching and tired Lurgy confirmed 🦠 pic.twitter.
com/5mAAIXEDcZ — Bramley-Moore Pirates 🏴☠️ (@SJM1878) October 28, 2024 Hot, yet cold , bunged up and miserable, I wondered how I could get rid of it as soon as possible instead of simply outlasting it. Who do you turn to? Your nan of course, or in this case, lots of other people's nans too. Mustard in whiskey, onions in socks, garlic milk.
I was offered some pretty bizarre 'cures'. But, sod it. I was happy to try anything at this stage.
So after consulting others and scouring through different health sites, I came up with the following list of grandma's cures: Vapo rub hot bowl Olbas oil bath Lemon and honey tea Exercise Chicken soup Gargle salt water Crush garlic into a glass of milk Cut an onion in half and put one-half in each sock and sleep Here is how it went: Cut an onion in half and put one-half in each sock and sleep I’ll address the elephant in the room first. No, your honour. I did not sleep with onions in my socks.
According to Healthline: "Onions are rich in sulphuric compounds, which gi.
