What supps to take when your getting sick (cold/flu)
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Gutterpump
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This is what I've been doing through the winter months.
Vitamin D - 12,000iu daily
Vitamin C - 500mg 3-4x per day
Zinc Picolinate - 50mg twice per day
It's essential to balance out the zinc with copper when you take it in high doses like that. I take 2-6mg of copper daily.
Vitamin D - 12,000iu daily
Vitamin C - 500mg 3-4x per day
Zinc Picolinate - 50mg twice per day
It's essential to balance out the zinc with copper when you take it in high doses like that. I take 2-6mg of copper daily.
scoooter
Well-known member
I used to but now me thinks it is a holistic wannabe, but do not underestimate the power of the placebo.
Black Elderberry
Bee Pollen
Vit C
Zinc
Motrin
Zicam
Increase liquids
REST, time off.
Hot sauna
Just heard once you have a cough it's reported nothing will touch it for 18 days....could just be more propaganda ?
Flu is a virus, not much else to do but live through it. Get med's if it lasts.
Bad food (poisoning): activated charcoal - will make poop hard & black. Once feeling better refeed the digestive enzymes with some acidolphilus or cultured yogert.
zv3
Member
I've actually bee EXTREMELY successful at fighting colds and the flu, for the most part. Once I start to even have symptoms, I stop working out for a couple days, start to eat like a madman and drink tons of fluids. Normally this works very well for me as I have not had a full-blown cold or flue this year and nothing last year either, but I have been feeling crappy for 2 days now. Been wanting to work out, but heard that can really bring
on the cold or flu by lowering your immune system, is that true? I assume the stress of working out can temp do that, not sure though.
I think I will pick up a couple of the things mentioned above, especially the zinc. Already mega-dosing the vitamin C.
on the cold or flu by lowering your immune system, is that true? I assume the stress of working out can temp do that, not sure though.
I think I will pick up a couple of the things mentioned above, especially the zinc. Already mega-dosing the vitamin C.
BurghHardcore
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Is a daily dose of that much Vitamin D even safe? I guess I've just heard so many different things when it comes to dosing it that it can be confusing. Some people say no more than 2,000iu, some say no more than 5-6,000iu per day, and others drop 10,000iu per day. I guess you can't really be sure w/o a vitamin D test done.
I live in Pittsburgh and sunshine isn't in abundance here from December through March-April....
Raw Dog
Active member
Lowest toxicity level I've heard is 40,000iu
BurghHardcore
Well-known member
well maybe I'll bump up my dose a little then, I'm rocking about 5,000iu/day right now. But is that toxicity level in one single dose?? Seeing as how it's a fat soluble vitamin it builds up in the system, or at least has the potential to. So when you say 40,000iu is that daily, or is that a toxicity level for one dose.
Also, my buddy had thyroid surgery done a couple years ago, and along with AndroGel the doc prescribed him 50,000iu Vitamin D pills taken once per week (that's obviously a special needs situation though).
criticalbench
Legend
1. Increase water intake
2. Akalize your body, 1tbsp lemon juice several times a day and/or apple cidar vinegar
3. Cold Ez Zinc (I dont think they work, but wtf.. there cheap)
4. High Vit C intake
5. Tons of echinacea
2. Akalize your body, 1tbsp lemon juice several times a day and/or apple cidar vinegar
3. Cold Ez Zinc (I dont think they work, but wtf.. there cheap)
4. High Vit C intake
5. Tons of echinacea
996ttelise
Banned
That is a ridiculous and unnecessary amount for a young healthy individual. Maybe if geriatric, have osteoporosis and your 1.25 is off charts low because your skin no longer converts . . . Why place yourself at risk for vascular issues or kidney stones when that is doing zero for you unless you have some serious underlying health issues.
zv3
Member
I'm BACK! 
Well, after a couple days off I felt good enough to get back in the gym and do tri-bi's. I felt pretty strong this morning
so the days off and extra vitamins seemed to help! Everybody here at work is coughing and hacking and I am pretty much back
to normal! Will still take care of myself, but it appears the worst is over for now, thanks for all the tips! I will write them down in case
I start feeling sick again!
Well, after a couple days off I felt good enough to get back in the gym and do tri-bi's. I felt pretty strong this morning so the days off and extra vitamins seemed to help! Everybody here at work is coughing and hacking and I am pretty much back
to normal! Will still take care of myself, but it appears the worst is over for now, thanks for all the tips! I will write them down in case
I start feeling sick again!
BurghHardcore
Well-known member
What amount are you referring to? The 12,000iu the poster above takes? I take 5,000iu/day now.
kingjameskjf
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This^^^Also, I prefer Ester-C with bioflavanoids.
T-Bone
Banned
This is why we need a well known company to come out with a cold/flu/immune booster supplement. I hear the S.N.S. may be coming out with something like this. I have previously used Source Naturals Wellness formula which actually works pretty well at either lowering the duration of a cold or stopping it if you start taking it on time and take it consistently. Only side effect from is it was more bathroom visits.
Celorza
Well-known member
You have a standard Glutamine Intake?
Anhow I would say...Up Zinc intake, Vitamin C (500mg to 1g tops...) a day, Vitamin D in a megadosed fashion...hydrate more, 1 gallon of water a day and add electrolytes. In the end...nothing like good old rest and higher micro and macro nutrient intake!
Apnutter
New member
TONS of liquid echanasia. Liquid always works best for me but it tastes like pure A$$! That and lots of Vitamin C. I used to take garlic pills as well and my mom was a strong believer of spoon feeding me real garlic when I was young. Not sure why the garlic but I have since stopped that practice due to the wonderful smell even the "odorless" pills cause me to smell like.
mr.cooper69
Legend
Whole lot of placebo in this bish. Acute doses of Vitamin D or glutamine won't help.
Celorza
Well-known member
Hm...agreed on the glutamine...felt the rock from the vit-d
996ttelise
Banned
Yeah, the 12,000 for sure. Maybe take K with dose to try and keep calcium in right areas. Even 5k is unnecessary for a young healthy adult. You are most likely getting zero benefit and jacking up your system, kidneys, cardiovascular system, parathyroid hormone and etc.
Have 1.25, calcium, parathyroid, deca scan and etc. tested before taking over 2k or so a day, especially if healthy, eat tuna, salmon, egg yolks and etc.
If the blood contains less than 10 nanomol (nmol) of vitamin D per liter of serum, mortality is 2.31 times higher. However, if the blood contains more than 140 nmol of vitamin D per liter of serum, mortality is higher by a factor of 1.42. Both values are compared to 50 nmol of vitamin per liter of serum, where the scientists see the lowest mortality rate
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996ttelise
Banned
Only if you are severely deficient. Too much D can actually make you feel lethargic, depressed and etc. Sorry, I doubt any one on here is going to get anything from high doses of D other than a kidney stone one day.
T-Bone
Banned
Every time I start getting sick lately it comes on suddenly instead of building up slowly. Friday morning I felt great but friday night I went from feeling great to feeling like crap. Now the sickness is fully set in. Colds used to build up slowly when I was younger. Another thing I find strange is I seem to have amazing workouts a day or two before I get sick. I get this great energy and start adding reps to every exercise, and then the next day I'm down for the count.
996ttelise
Banned
I swear by EmergenC packets. I also like to do a stir fry with onions, lots of garlic and olive oil along with veg, meat or whatever else you like. Not sure if garlic or anything really works, but I rarely get sick I have a crazy a schedule.
jbryand101b
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bye bye sickness, hello feeling great.
add in some topical dhea for good luck.
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bye bye sickness, hello feeling great.
add in some topical dhea for good luck.
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Ballesteri
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Don't worry bout that brah keep that rock & don't pass that rock off if that's what works.
PaulBlack
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I usually have at least one bout of the flu thru the winter season. This year, with as many people (family and it went thru work) I have not yet been sick from this tough virus.
The only things I have seemed to do differently in the last year or so is...
Empty stomach-
NAC
ALA
L-Carnitine
Reg. supps-
Vit-D
DIM
Maybe some bifidus.
Calming down and being less stressed
The other supps I have used, I have used for years and still got sick.
I also think Zicam is worth keeping around, since although it may not prevent a cold, it seems to shorten it's life from 7-10 days to about 4-5.
The only things I have seemed to do differently in the last year or so is...
Empty stomach-
NAC
ALA
L-Carnitine
Reg. supps-
Vit-D
DIM
Maybe some bifidus.
Calming down and being less stressed
The other supps I have used, I have used for years and still got sick.
I also think Zicam is worth keeping around, since although it may not prevent a cold, it seems to shorten it's life from 7-10 days to about 4-5.
bioman
Well-known member
I've had great results with the Wellness Formula. It could easily be placebo...but I don't care, lol. My wife had the flu two weeks ago and we both started taking it. Her flu ended up being fairly mild and I didn't get it at all. Doesn't seem to bother my stomach, even at high doses. Just before Thanksgiving, I started feeling like I was coming down with a cold, pounded 3 tablets 3X per day and it went away.
criticalbench
Legend
02sixxer said:
10 min is my max!
Mike
T-Bone
Banned
I don't know why so many people think placebo is a bad thing. As long as something is working for you it's a good thing in my opinion, placebo or not. I saw another guy on here talk about something called Immuno-Shield which I'm gonna try next. Right now my cold is fully set it so it's a little late to order any now, maybe for next time...
bioman
Well-known member
Oh, I'm with you there. Especially if it's for a fairly benign condition like a cold. I do think the formula has a decent profile albeit under dosed on a lot of ingredients. I was skeptical going into it, but it does seem to help.
SXIPro
Active member
There was a guy at my old gym that did that all the time. He'd go sit on the throne with his lifting gloves on then come out and go straight to the workout floor. Luckily he just used a couple Nautilus machines and the same cardio machine every time, so his ecoli was easy to avoid. Just scares me that he was a cook at a local hotel restaurant for a living.
MuscleGauge1
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If you are feeling sick from the cold or flu I would suggest taking a huge load of Vitamin C and also Echinacea also this
will clear you right up and have you back on your feet. When you start feeling better then take a protein supplement
I would suggest Pure Isolate by Muscle Gauge Nutrition its the best stuff on the market. Strawberry is my fav.
will clear you right up and have you back on your feet. When you start feeling better then take a protein supplement
I would suggest Pure Isolate by Muscle Gauge Nutrition its the best stuff on the market. Strawberry is my fav.
mr.cooper69
Legend
Is this really the right thread to recommend a protein...
mr.cooper69
Legend
There is actually 1 small company that makes the best protein on the market:
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The caramel peanut butter ripple is to die for...can't believe it's an isolate.
I hear pumpkin cheesecake and candy bar are really good too...
bolt10
Well-known member
Honestly always tempted to buy some of that but never saw any feedback. May have to grab some now!
Gutterpump
Banned
It's not toxic in one single dose, it only becomes toxic at that level if you keep it up for weeks/months.
Jiigzz
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In fact, I may buy some of these things right now as I head into the winter months.