A few more excellent tips for beating the common cold: 

– Reader Hallie recommends adding lots of garlic to chicken soup: check out my post on the benefits of garlic here and my mom’s chicken stew recipe here.

– Reader Elizabeth recommends eating spicy foods to boost immunity and to drain the sinuses. She’s also a garlic advocate…check out her delicious, garlic-heavy orecchiette here.

– Reader Jenny recommends elderberry syrup (elderberry pictured above) for its infection-inhibiting properties.

– Reader Gabrielle recommends Gypsy Cold Care tea.

– Reader Emma recommends nasal lavage (yeah, gross, but I do it occasionally and it works wonders) and Mucinex (another standby of mine).

– Reader Erin recommends this Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, added to decaf green tea.