The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Eight common cold cures that actually seem to work.

Winter is nearly here, and it's getting cold out there.

We're staying inside, cloistered together, sharing bodily fluids, and trading germs.

The sun is weak if it's out at all.

Our vitamin D levels are shot, and our immune system is suffering. Many of us are traveling in

planes, trains, and automobiles, tightly packed with other people in the same immune

predicament. It's the perfect breeding ground for dozens of viruses responsible for upper

respiratory tract infections, like the common cold and flu. What can we do? People have been

catching the common cold for millennia. Hop in your DeLorean and travel to any time or place,

and you'll hear people complaining about runny noses, sore throats, and persistent coughs,

and see others hawking cures and treatments.

Some remedies are pure hogwash. Some aren't. Today, I'm going to look at a few of the ones that work.

For each remedy, I'll present the available evidence and any potential or confirmed mechanisms for its effects.

None are dangerous, so feel free to give them a shot. Even if they don't eliminate and any potential or confirmed mechanisms for its effects.

None are dangerous, so feel free to give them a shot.

Even if they don't eliminate your cold,

you won't be anywhere soft for having eaten

a bunch of garlic or turmeric.

What I won't do is cover the remedies

without any corroborating evidence.

You can type almost any food into the search bar, and Google will

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