What's the quickest way to get rid of a cold? Like in a week's time?

I've got these serious exams coming up after a week and a half, and I'm on the verge of catching a cold, quite into it actually; sneezes, headaches, neckache. the works. I don't want medicines, so what's the best way out of it without pills?
Answer:
Well when you say 'pills' does that include vitamins?
'Cause ZINC tablets help boost your immune system. Also, EAT SUPER HEALTHY! I know that's not always fun when you're sick, but you gotta do it.:)Get better soon! I'll say a prayer for you.

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Cold-Eeze.
They taste nasty, but they cut the duration of a cold by 33%.

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get as much sleep as you can and drink tons of fluids. try not to do anything to increase your risk of getting sick, and don't worry about it. worrying about getting sick will subconsciously make you more susceptible to disease.

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The herb astragalus is good, but that would be a pill of sorts.

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This has worked for me time and time again for many years: 2000 mg of vitamin C, 2 echinacea with goldenseal capsules, 2 cat's claw herbal capsules every 4 hours. Also zinc lozenges (like Cold-Eeze) every 4 hours. I also really like the new Airborne fizzie tablets -- they contain pretty much all of these same ingredients only since they're dissolved in liquid, they seem to get into your system faster. I've done this vitamin/herbal combination at the very first teeny feeling of that scratchy sore throat and had it stop the cold in its tracks! I swear! I do the "every 4 hours" thing for a couple days, then less often after that. Also good for a cough or sore throat is Slippery Elm Bark capsules. And drinking orange juice is NOT the same as taking the mega-doses of vitamin C... not enough C and too much sugar! Good luck and better health! : )

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Zicam is a OTC remedy. Lots of Vitamin C, and Garlic.

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Listen to me. Use Alka-Selzer Plus. You'll be better in 3 days.

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some excellent herbal remedies include olive leaf, myrrh, garlic, echinacea, ginger. you can find these in tea form often - although any tea has the benefit of warming the body and throat nicely. i also like the homeopathic remedy oscillococcinum at the onset of illness.
emergen-C works well and is just a powder that you add to water.

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