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"On Wednesday morning, I woke up with a raging sore throat and the earliest signs of a cold. (Yes, ironically, that would be one day after I took the day off to relax.) I&amp;#039;m still coming into the office, but I&amp;#039;m trying to take it easy\u2014and washing my hands constantly. In addition to drinking chicken-noodle soup spiked with hot sauce, I&amp;#039;ve been drinking tea for two days straight, and I really like Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat. The herbal tea is slightly sweet and thick, so it makes my throat feel better. Plus, it has organic herbs that the makers say will support throat health, such as slippery elm bark, licorice root and marshmallow root (whatever that is). Isn&amp;#039;t it funny how so many people have something they swear by when they get sick? My grandfather&amp;#039;s method was a hot mix of rum, lime, honey and black pepper\u2014and he lived past 90. Around the office, several people swear by a potent ginger tea that Chela, our test-kitchen assistant, makes. Looking for some new ideas, I decided to poll the WD staff.  Dana, WD&amp;#039;s assistant health editor, just brought me Nozin, a new product that bills itself as a &amp;quot;nose sanitizer.&amp;quot; These orange-scented swabs are made with a blend of ethyl alcohol and natural ingredients that are said to kill the cold and flu germs in the nose. Meredith, our copy assistant, swears by Airborne (fizzing tablets that contain a homeopathic mix with herbs and vitamins) and Zicam (zinc nose swabs). &amp;quot;In September, I was getting sick. I drank two Airborne a day and did the Zicam religiously. The three people sitting across the hall from me all got sick, but I didn&amp;#039;t!&amp;quot; Lauren, our copy editor, shared this wacky strategy that her former roommate used: microwaving an orange and a glass of coke until warm. &amp;quot;He swore by it, saying when he ate this in the evening before bed, it made him sweat a lot during the night, getting the cold out of his system.&amp;quot; Michele, our editorial production coordinator, uses Vicks\u2014&amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not sure it actually does anything, but it certainly smells like it does!&amp;quot;  Of course, it&amp;#039;s best to not get a cold in the first place, so check out our 11 Ways to Beat Seasonal Bugs. And check back later today for Dr. Sandy&amp;#039;s professional advice on surviving cold and flu season.\u2014Jennifer Conrad A run to sweat it out? Chicken soup? What sort of home remedies do you use when you&amp;#039;re sick? Let me know in Comments, and I just might try them out. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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