It's that time of year again, cold and flu season!

Colds are one of the more unpleasant realities of Fall and Winter. And because colds are so easily passed (via someone sneezing droplets into the air for you to breathe), after enough of the population is suffering from colds, it is very easy to get one yourself.

Want To Avoid Getting A Cold This Winter?

One way to prevent colds so that you don't have to use any remedies is to wash your hands with hot water and soap frequently. We often pick up cold germs in public places, including public transportation.

Remember, all it takes is someone sneezing on something before you touch it. Once you've got cold germs on your own hands, and then you rub your eye or scratch your nose, then you are transfering the cold to you.

Washing your hands often will help to reduce the likelihood of your getting a cold.

That being said, here are 5 natural cures for the common cold...

I've suffered from year-round allergies -- indoor and outdoor -- for over 20 years. For 20 of those years I made the mistake of using over-the-counter nasal decongestants, and sadly I got seriously addicted to them.

I began using them when I was a teenager because, at that time, when I developed my allergies and as they got steadily worse year after year, it seemed like nothing else could give me the relief I needed. At night was the worst because I couldn't sleep when my head was plugged up, and sometimes even the Benedryl I took didn't work, so I resorted to the nasal decongestants.

It wasn't long before I was using a nasal decongestant on a daily basis.

Back then, people didn't really know how dangerous over-the-counter nasal decongestants could be, or how they could cause rebound nasal congestion, as well as mess up the inner lining of your nose.

It wasn't until 2 years ago and after doing a ton of research online that I decided to go cold turkey off my nasal decongestant -- and believe me, that was a real eye opener!  Fortunately, I'd begun working from home at the time so if I couldn't sleep because of my allergies I'd just get up and work until I was too tired to care and then I'd go to sleep.

Finally, I was off the nasal decongestant for good, but it took months before my nose felt normal again.

During all that research I did, one of the things I discovered was a neti pot to help eliminate sinus and head colds.

Ever wonder which medicines the doctors themselves use to treat their own colds, flu, upset stomach, headaches and other minor aches & pains?

In a survey of 5 leading female doctors in the U.S, these doctors had very similar opinions regarding the best products on the market.

Moreover, 3 out of 5 of them used the exact same products!

Do you use these?...

According to the Mayo Clinic and the FDA, antibacterial soaps DO offer greater protection than regular soaps, but only in one particular instance.

That is: if you have an open cut or sore that could become infected.

Therefore, antibacterial soaps are useful in hospital and school environments, however, they may do more harm than good when used in normal, healthy households.

In reality, regular soap does the job just fine, because it is the combination of scrubbing your hands with ANY kind of soap (antibacterial or regular) and rinsing them with water that actually loosens and removes the bacteria.

An observation: There seems to be this new "thing" where people cough into their arm!

Perhaps you already know about it, or (gasp!) have been doing it for years.

I may just be the last to know about this healthy new way to prevent the spreading of germs from a cough...

The common cold typically lasts 6-8 days. But there's a product out there that can cut the length of your cold in HALF!

I've used it. And it really seems to work.

Where most cold meds attack your symptoms, Cold-Eeze attacks the cold virus itself. There is a difference.