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STOPPED COLD

Now, I am not any kind of a believer in the so-called herbal supplements. I think they are a rip off and, often, a dangerous detour from getting proper treatment.

But, I had read, and did believe that Echinacea was effective in 'increasing resistance' to colds. Pretty flower too!

I have taken the pill for several years every time I felt a cold coming on. Most of the time, the cold did not come on.

Now, it turns out that the cold didn't come on because it was not a cold:

Study Says Popular Herb Has No Effect on Colds

I have to admit that since I have been taking Allegra® for my sinus I haven't had any cold symptoms.

Since there were only three herbal supplements that I had thought to work (zinc losenges for sore throat and saw palmetto for prostate) that now makes it two. And I guess we cannot be too sure of them.

I take fish oil and calcium and biotin (for nails) but I think that those are food supplements.

Shit. Another sure thing falls by the wayside.