Zinc is good to help get rid of a cold. Also try red wine and/or Guinness.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:00, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I have Vit C-Zinc pills
I'll get on that.

Supposedly good for stretchmarks too.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:01, Reply)

yeah.
definitely. You see that gap in the dictionary between gull and guppy? That's where gullible used to be.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:06, Reply)

Isn't zinc good for the elasticity of the skin?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:08, Reply)

I've not the faintest idea, it's not my medical field.
Quite possibly. Do you feel you are somehow deficient in zinc?

Let me put it another way. if you were deficient in zinc, believe me, stretch marks would be the least of your problems. Adding more of something you aren't deficient in is not going to help. Especially in the case of zinc, whose only function in the body is as an enzymatic cofactor.

It's like looking a car with a half-full tank of petrol that for some reason won't start, and going "I know - the solution is to put more petrol in"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:14, Reply)

I only ask as it was recommended to me by my aunt, who claims it helped her.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:18, Reply)

I don't know your aunt, so would be unfair to absolutely comment without evidence.
was she also suffering from hair loss and nails dropping off? did she die of alcohol poisoning if she had a single glass of wine? If no to all of those, I suspect she wasn't zinc-deficient.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:25, Reply)

nothing is any use whatsoever at "getting rid" of a cold.
bar a powerful antiviral, and they aren't much use once the virus is in your body.

Some things relieve the symptoms. However, vitamin C and Zinc are not in that list.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:08, Reply)

I found eating a bag of sweet chilli crisps used to make me feel a bit better when I was full of a cold

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:10, Reply)

I'm sure it did.
It's still not actually doing much. Although chili is a fairly effective decongestant, so it's probably relieving some symptoms. but that won't change the length of time you have the cold for.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:16, Reply)

Well no it didn't cure anything
but it made me feel better for a while, it was especially useful when I was working and didn't want to feel as crappy.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:21, Reply)

what is on the list oh mighty furry one?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:16, Reply)

The usual. NSAIDs/painkillers. decongestants.
And generally maintaining your immune system, so staying hydrated and eating healthily.

the rest is just psychosomatic. If booze makes you feel better, drink booze. etc.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:23, Reply)

Cool,
*off to munch a cucumber*
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 12:29, Reply)