most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-23T22:43:02Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/87939 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/87939/why-did-my-cold-last-2-weeks Ben Nash 2012-01-05T19:30:46Z 2012-01-05T20:27:35Z

<p>It was a head/throat/chest cold that kept moving around in different places. </p> <p>I supplemented 5,000 IU of vitamin D in the morning. I supplemented 1 gram of vitamin C 3 times a day. I drank plenty of water. I slept plenty.</p> <p>You would think that it would have been gone in a few days. </p> <p>Should I have supplemented more? </p> <p>What would you have done?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/87939/why-did-my-cold-last-2-weeks/87942#87942 conciliator 2012-01-05T19:33:37Z 2012-01-05T19:33:37Z

<p>Because Vitamin C + D do not make you into superman.</p> <p>Really, on your death bed, are you gonna start complaining to the universe: 'But, I took all the vitamins I could afford, I haven't had gluten in years, I'm not supposed to die.'</p> <p>'What do you mean you wanna break up? Bitch don't you know I eat grass-fed liver twice a week? You don't deserve me.'</p> <p>'Professor, I think I deserve an A on this test. I took all of the over-the-counter nootropics I could find!'</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/87939/why-did-my-cold-last-2-weeks/87945#87945 Jackie 2012-01-05T19:41:15Z 2012-01-05T19:41:15Z

<p>I also had a cold that lasted 1.5 weeks after Thanksgiving, and this is incredibly rare for me. I was also taking vitamin D3, and DayQuil to make it through a few work events, though I understand that it just suppresses the symptoms, but it barely did that. It was a weird cold, but it did come after being exposed to 5 different sick households, after a tour de New England and Long Island, plus having wheat products, so who knows what shot my immune system. The weirdest thing about it was that it was not really bad, just insistent and annoying. Maybe you had some naughty foods during the holidays?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/87939/why-did-my-cold-last-2-weeks/87946#87946 Jill 2012-01-05T19:48:28Z 2012-01-05T19:48:28Z

<p>My theory is that it was just a cold that lasted a long while. I did all the "right" things and took all the supplements and bone broth too and I had it too. I just chalked it up to bad luck.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/87939/why-did-my-cold-last-2-weeks/87947#87947 Nance 2012-01-05T19:50:51Z 2012-01-05T19:50:51Z

<p>The old folk saying still applies, "A cold is 3 days coming, 3 days with you and 3 days leaving." Except in my case the leaving part has always been more like 3 weeks of mild but annoying symptoms.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/87939/why-did-my-cold-last-2-weeks/87955#87955 Dragonfly 2012-01-05T20:27:35Z 2012-01-05T20:27:35Z

<p>At the first sign of a virus, I take <strong>40,000 IUs</strong> of Vitamin D3 for 2-3 days. </p> <p>Haven't been sick <strong>at all</strong> in over 2 years.</p> <p>It's important to get your D level tested and supplement to 50-80 ng/ml year-round. Magnesium supplementation is essential. A &amp; K may be necessary, if you don't eat dairy or organ meats.</p>