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<\/a><\/p>\nThe second remedy involved honey and cinnamon.\u00a0 I got one of those silly, email forwards from my mother earlier this week that claims honey and cinnamon can cure anything from the common cold, to arthritis, to acne.\u00a0 Again, I’m willing to try anything right now.\u00a0 I don’t have time to be sick, and with two small children, rest is pretty much a foreign concept around here.\u00a0 So, I took two tablespoons of honey, two teaspoons of cinnamon and mixed them in a coffee mug of hot water.\u00a0 It tasted pretty good, but I didn’t really think about the fact that cinnamon doesn’t disolve in hot water and the drink was pretty sludgy toward the bottom.\u00a0 I drank it down anyway though and if nothing else, my breath is nice and cinnamon-y right now!<\/p>\n
Remedy number three.\u00a0 Zicam!\u00a0 Okay, so it’s not really a “home” remedy, but it does have a lot of vitamins and it seemed to work this summer when we went to Sweden and I was fighting the symptoms of a cold.<\/p>\n Between these three things I am confident that I will DEFEAT these tiny, nasty germ invaders in my body!\u00a0 Power of positive thinking, right?<\/p>\n So, Internetz, what tried and true remedies do you have for fighting the common cold?\u00a0 I’m a pretty willing guinea pig at the moment, so fire away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And I also have a Mardi Gras parade coming up this weekend.\u00a0 This is my first year as a member of the Krewe of Tucks and I’m really excited about riding in the parade this Saturday.\u00a0 So, of course, I’m … Continue reading <\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n