In a sign of a cold, do you immediately take vitamin C or drink a cup of hot herbal tea, such as echinacea? Both were allegedly unable to combat the symptoms of flu. Vitamin C and herbs echinacea can not ward off the common cold. However, the researchers have different opinions about this one. Dr. Seth Feltheimer of New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Medical Center stated, there are no consistently positive reviews for Vitamin C.
“I think I want to say that vitamin C and echinacea are useful, but can not heal flu,” he said, as quoted from NYdailynews, Thursday (12/23/2010). Echinecea offers warmth for the body is cold to prevent sneezing and runny nose. In fact, according to a study from the American College of Physicians, this herb is mentioned as a way to prevent flu with only minimal effect.
While Joy Lindquist, health coordinator of the cancer center of Long Island College Hospital, said that vitamin C and echinacea are effective if taken at the first sign of flu.
“The reason they are not effective in some people is a special case. If you adopt a poor diet, do not maintain personal hygiene, and not enough rest, do not expect them to work. Your body will absorb too much. And if you eat too much, it will be in vain,” he said.