cold fx

Over the holidays many of us will be boarding planes and spending time in this enclosed space ripe with stagnant air and potential airborne illnesses.  Squished in like sardines you may have the misfortune of being seated near someone with a cold or worse. 

The common cold is an infection that affects the upper respiratory tract.  It is a virus that most often occurs during the Fall and Winter months.  It is not that cold weather gives rise to colds per se, but rather that the cold viruses tend to thrive more in colder temperatures. 

Having a cold can be a real pain. A stuffy nose, sore throat, watery eyes, and lack of energy can make it hard for you to go about with your busy life when you are sick. Although there is no quick fix to get rid of the common cold instantly there are things that you can do to speed up the healing process. Here are five tips to recovery quickly from a cold.