I'm having a cold at the moment, does it still help if i eat orange???
JUST WONDER ~~
2007-01-14 08:40:51 · 10 answers · asked by JustWonder 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
The thing about vitamin C is that we cannot produce it or store it in our bodies. Although it is a fantastic pick-me-up for the immune system, there are two keys to success... the first is dosage - you should be taking grams (1000mg) at a time rather than milligrams, and also you need to take it regularly or your body will 'run out' again and therefore you feel poorly again.
If I have a cold I take two or three grams every couple of hours until I feel better, then drop that to one gram every couple of hours for a day or so after that to bolster my immune system back up again and I find it works like a charm every time.
You can't overdose by accident as your body just throws out the excess in diarrhoea if you take too much, but I have taken 28g in one day before when I was ill and did not have this problem, so it just goes to show how much you can absorb and need to recover...
Although oranges, kiwi fruit and many veg are good natural sources of vitamin C, the amounts are really quite tiny in comparison, so you would need a lot to make a real difference (depending on how poorly you feel).
Hope you feel better soon!
2007-01-14 17:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by jj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All week I have had a cold, I have been taking 2000 mg of vitamin c. Normally a cold last 2 weeks and really makes me feel aweful. I am a week in and feeling much better.
2007-01-14 18:36:21 · answer #2 · answered by samanny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a ton. Try zinc (echinacea has been proven pretty much ineffective), ginger, garlic. Zicam or Airborne (of course, they help more the earlier you take them, but they still help some even after you get a cold.)
Try soup or stirfry w/garlic, onions, and ginger. Asian-influenced.
Vitamin C is OK, but it doesn't help your immune system like the "spicy flavors"--cinnamon, garlic, onions, ginger, hot peppers--they're proven antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral.
2007-01-14 08:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start drinking orange juice the minute you feel something coming on, it will definitely help. Drink an abundance of it throughout the day.
2007-01-17 10:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by Brown eyed girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
devour some chicken soup. Taking nutrition C once you're uncovered to a chilly virus or once you first have indications can shorten a chilly. on the different hand study has shown that nutrition C has no impact on a chilly's severity or length.
2016-10-31 02:30:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will help. I just had a cold so i ate a lot of fruits and veges. I got better within two days
2007-01-14 08:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by Gina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take vitamin C tablets and also garlic tablets, Not gel they make you stink. Kwai, Kyolic, Naturemade.
2007-01-18 07:43:01 · answer #7 · answered by queendebadow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes have a lot of vitamin c, but I lot of rest is as well important.
2007-01-14 08:49:24 · answer #8 · answered by ILSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES AND LOTS OF FLUIDS, AND REST
CITRUS FRUITS LOWER THE pH ON YOU BLOOD A LITTLE IRRITATING THE VIRAL INFECTION.
2007-01-17 13:30:06 · answer #9 · answered by razorraul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm?
2007-01-14 08:43:55 · answer #10 · answered by megan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋