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pornclerk · 12-03-2006, 07:52 PM

Has anyone ever tried this product called Cold Fx? I believe it is mostly natural ingredients, one of them being ginseng. I work with kids because I am a teacher. Last year I had a cold practically every week. For the last couple of months though I have taken the stuff whenever I feel a cold coming on and it will magically disappear. I haven't had a cold yet.
Has anyone else ever tried this product? If so how did it work for you?

thingstodo · 12-04-2006, 04:13 AM

I haven't tried that one. Probably has zinc and more vitamin C, right? That's usually what helps. The best way, I hear, to get zinc in your system is to slowing ingest through your mouth.

Val_1 · 12-31-2006, 01:35 PM

I've tried it. Normally, I don't go in for that sort of thing. I think of them as placebos, mostly. But, I've had this cold that has hung on for a very long time. I figured, "what the hell". Nothing wrong with a placebo every once in awhile. I picked up the Cold FX three day package (Day 1 = 3 pills 3 times a day, Day 2 = 2 pills 3 times a day, Day 3 = 1 pill three times a day). I felt a bit better, but ... better than I would have felt? Can't say.

So, felt a little better, but I still had this terrible cough. I got plenty of rest, I always eat well, I take multi-vitamins. Finally, after 3 or four weeks, I read an article in the newspaper that said that most persistent coughs were caused by nasal drip in the back of the throat. It suggested using a saline nasal spray. Made sense. So, instead of paying $2 for less than a tablespoon of salt water, I made my own (1/4 tsp of salt, 1 cup warm water). I did that and gargled with salt water once a day. Presto, the cough went away almost immediately. I was floored at how fast I felt better. Home remedies ... go figure.

So, Cold FX = maybe it helped. Can't say.
Gargling with salt water and using a saline nasal spray = miracle cure.

Cold FX (which contains zinc and ginseng) brags about the clinical trials they passed, but really there was only 1. That I could find, anyway. It was done with a small group (about 200) and the scientists were associated with the manufacturer. This does not automatically mean the trial isn't trustworthy, but it isn't really glowing proof that it works. Here's a link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=14687309

Here's a link on nasal sprays. That last little bit is about the saline sprays:
http://allergies.about.com/cs/sprays/a/aa113098.htm

So, that's what I know.

Bossnass · 12-31-2006, 01:50 PM

Cold FX works. The last I heard there had been 7 sucessful clinical trials.

I think it is a little expensive, but I personally know at least a dozen people that swear by it, including respected medical professionals. I know that all the professional sports teams in Alberta are ColdFX faithful, including the Oilers. Ginsing has been used, apparently with good reason, in Asia for thousands of years. ColdFX is a scientific approach to a herbal remedy.

12-03-2006, 07:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
pornclerk Insane Location: Ontario, Canada	Cold FX Has anyone ever tried this product called Cold Fx? I believe it is mostly natural ingredients, one of them being ginseng. I work with kids because I am a teacher. Last year I had a cold practically every week. For the last couple of months though I have taken the stuff whenever I feel a cold coming on and it will magically disappear. I haven't had a cold yet. Has anyone else ever tried this product? If so how did it work for you? __________________ Who wants a twig when you can have the whole tree?

12-04-2006, 04:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	I haven't tried that one. Probably has zinc and more vitamin C, right? That's usually what helps. The best way, I hear, to get zinc in your system is to slowing ingest through your mouth. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

12-31-2006, 01:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Val_1 Addict Location: In a State of Denial	I've tried it. Normally, I don't go in for that sort of thing. I think of them as placebos, mostly. But, I've had this cold that has hung on for a very long time. I figured, "what the hell". Nothing wrong with a placebo every once in awhile. I picked up the Cold FX three day package (Day 1 = 3 pills 3 times a day, Day 2 = 2 pills 3 times a day, Day 3 = 1 pill three times a day). I felt a bit better, but ... better than I would have felt? Can't say. So, felt a little better, but I still had this terrible cough. I got plenty of rest, I always eat well, I take multi-vitamins. Finally, after 3 or four weeks, I read an article in the newspaper that said that most persistent coughs were caused by nasal drip in the back of the throat. It suggested using a saline nasal spray. Made sense. So, instead of paying $2 for less than a tablespoon of salt water, I made my own (1/4 tsp of salt, 1 cup warm water). I did that and gargled with salt water once a day. Presto, the cough went away almost immediately. I was floored at how fast I felt better. Home remedies ... go figure. So, Cold FX = maybe it helped. Can't say. Gargling with salt water and using a saline nasal spray = miracle cure. Cold FX (which contains zinc and ginseng) brags about the clinical trials they passed, but really there was only 1. That I could find, anyway. It was done with a small group (about 200) and the scientists were associated with the manufacturer. This does not automatically mean the trial isn't trustworthy, but it isn't really glowing proof that it works. Here's a link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=14687309 Here's a link on nasal sprays. That last little bit is about the saline sprays: http://allergies.about.com/cs/sprays/a/aa113098.htm So, that's what I know. __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. -Frank Sinatra

12-31-2006, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Cold FX works. The last I heard there had been 7 sucessful clinical trials. I think it is a little expensive, but I personally know at least a dozen people that swear by it, including respected medical professionals. I know that all the professional sports teams in Alberta are ColdFX faithful, including the Oilers. Ginsing has been used, apparently with good reason, in Asia for thousands of years. ColdFX is a scientific approach to a herbal remedy.