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6 Common Cold Myths, Busted by Experts - Lifehacker Australia

6 Common Cold Myths, Busted by Experts - Lifehacker Australia

6 Common Cold Myths, Busted by Experts - Lifehacker Australia
Oct 22, 2021 1 min, 45 secs

A TikTok video has gone viral involving putting garlic up your nose as a cold cure, just one in a long line of claimed treatments or cures.

Can you get a cold by getting cold.

There might be a little truth in the idea that getting cold can give you a cold, because as the temperature changes this can alter the lining of our throat and windpipe, which can possibly make it easier for viruses to infect cells?

Does sticking garlic up your nose help.

The TikTok trend involves putting cloves of garlic up your nose because it claims to act as a decongestant.

Sticking something up your nose blocks the flow of mucus, so when it is removed, the flow starts and the mucus drips or even runs out of your nose.

Garlic contains a range of compounds which might irritate the nose, and remember sticking anything up your nose isn’t a great idea?

Can herbal remedies prevent colds.

Various herbal remedies claim to either prevent or speed up recovery from a cold.

Some trials have suggested a small preventative effect, but the evidence does not show statistically significant reductions in illness levels.

Can vitamin C help?

But a Cochrane review, a very robust system in which researchers assess evidence, found that vitamin C did not prevent colds, but may reduce their duration, in some people.

As vitamin C supplements of around 200mg per day are considered low risk, some suggest this is a reasonable strategy to shorten the effects of a cold.

Does vitamin D prevent colds.

So it is likely that taking vitamin D supplements as advised by the UK government over winter is sensible so that you get enough, and this may help prevent you from getting a cold.

The water in the soup will help with hydration, which is a often a problem when we have a cold.

Some suggestions may be helpful, and are generally not harmful, such as getting enough vitamin C and D.

But others are definitely not worth trying and could be risky, such as putting garlic up your nose.

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