you can try to prevent the flu even practise natural remedies against it but no matter what you do it could get to you sometimes because of a lot of stress physical activity bad food habits lack of rest etc the flu can creep through the strongest of immune systems yes you can pop those pills but its far healthier to fight the flu naturally today were talking about how you fight the common cold the natural way here goesblow your nose the right waywhen suffering from a cold it is important to blow your nose regularly rather than sniffling the mucus back into the nasal canal however it should be noted that blowing incorrectly blowing your nose loudly for instance can cause an earache and increase sinus pressure to correctly blow your nose cover one nostril at a time and blow gentlygargle wellgargling moistens up a sore throat and can speed up healing a tried and true remedy that really works is gargling with hot water salt lemon or vinegardrink plenty of hot liquidswhen you have a bad cold you may not be in the mood to eat or drink much but its important to replenish the liquids you lose as mucous hot soups herbal tea or even plain hot water not only counter dehydration which speeds up recovery but also sooths inflamed membranes in the nose and throat and provides you energy to fight the infection force yourself to restrest and sleep comes up again and again because many times just to keep going we pop the pills and carry on doing what has to be done but a flu and a cold is the bodys way of telling us that we need to stop pushing ourselves and just rest sleep and even take a break from exercisetake a hot showera hot shower or a sauna really helps to alleviate aches and pains provides hydration to the skin and the strong smelling scents in a sauna can open up the nasal passage take as much steam and relax in a long hot shower when down with a bad cold to help you feel bettera cold can be one of the more draining conditions so ensure that you do everything that makes you feel relaxed and upbeatread more personal health diet fitness stories on wwwhealthmeupcom