We spent the last half of October not only preparing for Halloween but also dealing with various illnesses. First we faced the flu, which swept through my eldest daughter's class and infected all the kids and both teachers over the course of five days. Both our daughters caught it but fortunately had mild cases. Just as things were wrapping up on the flu front, however, Richard caught a cold, which quickly morphed into an awful upper respiratory illness complete with hacking cough. The cold lasted much longer than the flu so we've had lots of chances to implement our favorite natural cold remedies and try out some that were new to us. Most of them would also help with the flu. If you have sickos at home, I hope you find some relief for your family members here!
Here are the seven natural cold remedies that made the biggest difference for our family:
Submitted by
Greening Families on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:06am
