Here's what I now take the minute I think that a cold is coming on:
1)
Cold-Eeze Zinc Gum
The Cold-Eeze lozenges taste terrible. The gum is a little bit better. A good amount of zinc over a week will definitely lessen your cold. All zinc products will leave a weird taste in your mouth that often makes everything you eat after it taste weird. So then I use:
2)
Ricola Lemon-Mint drops
I use these whenever I have a sore throat, but I have also found that taking one of these after the zinc gum gets rid of the weird taste in my mouth.
Finally, I use:
3)
Celestial Seasonings Echinacea Complete Care Wellness Tea
It has echinacea, vitamin C and zinc, and I drink about three or four cups a day while I'm sick.
And every morning, regardless I take vitamin C chewable tablets.
Most of these products taste a little weird but for the most part, I've become used to it. I take these the minute I feel a cold coming on, and within a few days, I'm better.
Feel better!