Allergy/cold/flu behind the counter suggestions

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As has been said, lots of water and lots of rest are best. Modern "medicines" are chock full of nasty stuff with nasty side effects but there are alternatives...

1) Eat right and exercise. Seriously. Nothing boosts your immune system like healthy eating and healthy activity.

2) Massage therapy. No joke. Bring your tissues because by the time the therapist is done draining your sinuses you will be drowning. What a relief!

3) There is a Whole Foods in your city. They have a homeopathic medicine section. Homeopathic medicines are natural herbal remedies. An example is Arnica Montana, a general pain reliever gained from a mountain bush in South America that the locals have been successfully using for millenia. The brand that the store carries is Boiron, and at the Boiron display you will find a flip book that you can search by your symptoms in order to find homeopathic recommendations. There are different efficacy strengths of these medicines and I recommend the "6C" variation.