Survey Thursday: Home Remedies
By World Wide Ed
Happy 9/9 errryone! Gonna be a quick one today cause your boy is feeling a little under the weather, but wanted to throw a quick Survey Thursday out there to see if you can help me kick this cold.
Q) What is your favorite home remedy to fight a cold?
Yeah, this one is a little self-serving, cause I like heal myself like stat, but won't you help a brutha out? Puhleeease? I think I overworked myself with all this Rice Fest stress/planning. *sigh*
My momma's ojiya (rice gruel) is da bomb. Drinking Sprite is also nom nom. What other suggestions/remedies do you guys have? Hellllp! 
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- Ed
1st Annual Hawaii Rice Fest
Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace
September 11, 2010 @ 12pm-8pm
For more Info: RiceFest.com / Twitter / Facebook
To RSVP: Twtvite / Facebook Event
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World Wide Ed
September 9th, 2010 at 7:35 am
I get my fresh air get the morning sun
and take tylenol cold plus..... I eat drink fluids relax ...
September 9th, 2010 at 7:38 am
I think positive then the cold goes away...this is the time I clean it relaxes me....fresh air in between..I force myself to get ready I don't sit around..I grab my book etc etc or I plan the food for the week to get my mind off my sickness..... when I get sick it doesn't show I keep moving.
September 9th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Hope you feel better soon! How about some homemade chicken soup? Or, saimin?
September 9th, 2010 at 8:47 am
My remedy is 2000mg. of vitamin c every few hours with honey that I purchase from the KCC Farmers' Market. Always works for me.
September 9th, 2010 at 8:56 am
drink a lot of water, gargle with salt water, pho, orange juice
September 9th, 2010 at 9:14 am
Ahhhh, you had to get sick 'fore ricefest (which I'm getting tired of hearing already, nooooooo, kidding, I like see what get already).
Get better, Ed:
• Green tea (preferably chilled or iced so that your boty can absorb the fluid faster)
• Zinc tablets, chewables, etc. These can be found at Vitamin stores, etc. Might be a bit late as this is what I take during the holiday season as fellow islanders seem to insist on coughing right on and upon you at this time of the year. Seems to work real well . . . I don't get sick when I do this. But, zinc is zinc, so, should do some good even if you are already sick.
• Nyquil. Seems to heal you overnight.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:46 am
i still like airborne... even though people say it doesn't work! does for me! lol. drink lots of liquids to thin out da hanabata.
if you have chest congestion, you need might need an expectorant... mucinex is good. sometimes i use mucinex d, which also has a decongestant.
September 9th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Howzit Ed,
Rest and sleep....
September 9th, 2010 at 11:13 am
if you get running/stuck nose, use afrin nasal spray. dont use it for more than 3 days, though.
September 9th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I do the ginger tea thing.
Chop fresh ginger.
Chop and add the green onion white parts.
Boil and sip.
It is all too taste. You like more or less, up to you.
Hope you feel better soon.
September 9th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I eat zucchini..eggplant...okra..green beans....spinach...carrots broccolli..apples...nectarine oranges....I hardly get sick...it takes one to relax nap and off I go..I wash my bedsheets voila no sickness.. wash and stick the pillow out in the sun!..I make sure I eat so I can take care of myself andf my boys...as soon as anybody is sick I wash the bed..voila clean!
September 9th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
I take one day to relax..nap...I tell my immune system okay guys get working! then voila I am better.
September 9th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
I am too busy when I am sick so sometimes I don't notice I am even sick....
September 9th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
when my boys are sick I take care of them then they are better the next day....they alwasy have clean bedsheets they sleep like a baby..I give them food I force them to eat and get sun and fresh air....!if they are still sick I take them to see the nurse.
September 9th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
oh I stock up on lots of apple juice too....
September 9th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
when I know my kids are sick I stock up on all sorts of fruit and vegetables juices.....we I always stock up anyway...so I am always prepared....oh if you feel throwing up you bring ziploc wih you and drink gravol when you are sick....I don't throw up..but anyway..LARGE ZIPLOC AND BOX OF KLEENEX i PUT BESIDE MY BOYS BED AND i TELL THEM TO USE THAT in the dark.
September 9th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
what you do is eat the food that you like to eat....I like raw cucumbers and tomatoes and red and green peppers.....when you feel sick usually it is harder to think so I focus on eating simple food...but I make sure the bed is clean so I sleep better.
September 9th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I also focus on simple joy..sitting watching sunset and listening to the birds.......just looking at nature .... peaceful quiet .
September 9th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
HEY IF YOU ARE SICK TRY WATCHING SCARY MOVIE..omg ...your nose will clear up!
when I say bird..I mean listening to tiny humming bird..NOT SQUAWKING BIRD.. I mean simple joy...tiny bird and butterfly will fix my nature craving....
September 9th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
it just occurred to me. your cold seemed to coincide with the first nfl game of the season. hmm....
September 9th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Awww Hope you are feeling better soon. The remedies I use were all mentioned. Vitamin C, Airborne, green tea and Pho work best for me. Oh yah and plenty of rest is good too. Take care.
September 9th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
... hey Ed ... whoa ... sorry, looks like I missed the boat on two posts ... hope you get to feeling better ... you should ... I'm thinking right about now you got the game on ... do you have NFL Network??? ... maybe soogs knows somethin' huh??? ...
... anyways ... my remedy ... lots of heat ... well, warmth that is ... if you have a steam inhaler, that would be good ... if not, this is what I do ... kinda weird, but works for me ... boil some water ... put water in a bowl ... get your head over the bowl ... cover head with a towel ... and inhale away!!! ...
... or jump in a hot steamy shower ... have wifey join you if you'd like!!! ...
... get under warm blankets!!! ...
... rest ...
... get better now!!! ...
... Have a Good One Everyone!!! ...
September 10th, 2010 at 7:14 am
when my husband or kids are sick I kick them outside..I say shut up go get your fresh air..when males are sick they turn into big babies ...STOP YOUR WHINNING HERE HAVE A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE...! THEY ALL RUN TO ME FOR COMFORT and soup....you need your mommy ED! HAVE YOUR HOSPITAL BEDDING IN THOSE OUTDOOR PATIO RECLINER TIME AND HAVE GLASS OF DRINK RELAX...you need to sit at the beach watch bikini pregnant gals..that will keep you busy..omg funny! !
DO I GET POINTS FOR MY HOME REMEDY
September 10th, 2010 at 7:21 am
yes picture this I relax with yoplait yogurt... and any kids with full of boogers I run ..but my darn sister in law insist I kiss her son full of colds .....I twist my head not breath praying I wont catch the cold.....now I have to stock up in apple juice this is the time for colds...kids back to school....just wait until you get note from school they have party for kids to meet teachers..... okay teacher just leave me a note ....I RUN THE OTHER WAY...do they really think I be stuck school full of boogers ....omg!
HINT ED stay away from booger face kids..omg POINTS FOR ME!
September 10th, 2010 at 7:24 am
yes picture this I relax with yoplait yogurt... and any kids with full of boogers I run ..but my darn sister in law insist I kiss her son full of colds .....I twist my head not breath praying I wont catch the cold.....now I have to stock up in apple juice this is the time for colds...kids back to school....just wait until you get note from school they have party for kids to meet teachers..... okay teacher just leave me a note ....I RUN THE OTHER WAY...do they really think I be stuck school full of boogers ....omg!
HINT ED stay away from booger face kids..omg POINTS FOR ME REMEDY!
September 10th, 2010 at 7:27 am
the thing is after you get better from being sick you appreciate your health after...
September 13th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Usually, this is me too Rosey (I NEVER get sick), but this one hit me like a ton of bricks. I actually had to sleep for a day and a half. I think it was stress more than anything. Good thing I got better fast though.
Were you offering??? Dammit! I should've woken up and read this while I was sick!
ED!!! Yeah? I still gotta check out that Farmer's Market. I hear good things about it. How you???
All at once jojo? Sounds scary but interesting!
So wot? Did you get a chance to come out? I hope not cause I goin' be mad you nevah introduce yourself! Haha, nah! Hope you was able to come out and you enjoyed yourself Ceeg!
hanabata! LOL! Mine was actually like a fever/chills kinda thing. Was fast kine though. And yeah, Airborne doesn't work for me!
Actually I don't like to take any meds if I don't need to. I'm strong like bull. 
Good advice emmz! Wea you been? masako has been jammin' on the WIH games! Hehe!
Those things scare me big bro! I feel like you're gonna feel like you do if you swallow water when you're swimming. Ahaha!
Mahaloz Kagz. Got better after about a day and a half. I don't think I would've been able to get up and prepare that though it does sound interesting...
Bahahahaha! You crack me up Rosey!
LOLOLOL! "Call in sick" time yeah?
Thanks socks! I feel good as new now. Was kinda upset I missed a couple days of productive Rice Fest work, but was able to catch up anyway.
Yeah, I tried to sweat da buggah out! I had chills and felt cold, even though wifey said it was hot. I put on socks, sweats and got under the sheets. The chills had no chance! LOL!
I'll try to remember that Rosey. I think I would do that, sick or not. LOL!
Some very sage advice there Rosey. True indeed.