It seems like I always get a cold and horrible sore throat once every year that takes away my chances of talking with anyone because of the pain in my throat. Any tips to get rid of it or the symptoms?

This may be controversial, but I find it the symptoms go away fastest if you just don't eat and drink a lot of tea. You can have a nutritious broth and a light meal at the end of the day, like steamed veggies and maybe a little cooked white meat (from the broth). The philosophy behind this approach is that your body doesn't waste energy on digestion and all the enzymes your body produces go to a better use - healing.
The sore throat - don't talk if you don't have to, really, just spare your voice for the quickest relief. Gargle with water and salt (non-iodine) or some chilli powder, or aloe vera juice.
Of course, rest.

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I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn't last long.

what helps prevent getting strep throat is the regular intake of colloidal silver during the critical season. once you got the sore throat, the colloidal silver will not do so much any more, then you should use as already mentioned aloe vera.

there's no such thing as getting rid of colds forever. except for the dead.
but you can get pretty close to it..
if you got the money or the electronic DIY skills, you can either buy or cheaply DIY a Rife frequency therapy device to get rid of them nasty bugs quicker and/or at least greatly reduce the symptoms. when using the right frequency I can for example get rid of the nastiest sinusitis in 3minutes; your mileage may vary as it depends on machine operating skills such as finding the right frequencies and power output of the machine. I'd go for a Rife machine with sufficient power.
I got different frequency therapy devices myself and can from experience say that they work like a spell.
time and money invested in frequency therapy is not wasted. you'll not only be able to help yourself and reduce the cost of medical SPAM and pharmaceutics, you'll be able to help family and friends that way too.
there are many free DIY plans for building your own frequency therapy device. some folks don't use more than a computer and loudspeakers and get positive results. however, if you got the money, then you should buy a machine, which may seem at first overpriced for the electronic components it contains, but you don't just buy the hardware that way. many frequency generator producers are highly dedicated and can be of great assistance, some will keep you updated on the newest info, frequencies of the newest flu bug, etc. the latter came in handy for me this year when it struck me a few days ago. just had to run the newest update of "Flu 2011" frequencies (by Truerife) and after a few bodily sensations as pulling twitching and stinging in the abdominal area, I felt already way better. (bodily sensations such as pulling,stinging, gut rumbling, the disappearance of symptoms/pains is what rifers call HITS, which basically means that a frequency worked/was smack on!)
Rifing is quite safe; the exposure to frequencies for hours is as harmless to the body as driving a car for example.
Rifing has little to no side effects. sometimes electro&chemical sensitivity can occur when doing intense and long rifing sessions over an extended period which can be necessary when treating life threatening diseases such as cancer, which took a long time to develop in the first place..it can take about the same time to get rid of it again (weeks to months). One has to be careful of killing off too much at once; especially when treating lyme or cancer. excessive die-off causes what Rifers refer to as Herxheimer reaction. symptoms can range from fatigue, mild fever, rashes, joint pains to "toxic shock"..Royal Rife already said that he could remove the cancer of a patient in one session but the toxic overload would kill the patient. bigger issues have therefore to be taken on gradually ..like peeling an onion.
fast growing/spreading "bugs" are easier/quicker to kill and usually don't bring much of a Herxheimer reaction.
Nevertheless is increased water intake to flush out the die-off an imperative when rifing.
Frequencies, that are not HITS usually have no adverse effect on the body but often enhance the body's own healing/defense abilities. only very few frequencies are known that can have adverse effects on intestinal flora or blood values but they're nothing compared to the side effects of many prescription-free drugs which are popular/in use nowadays.

you might not believe what you just read..you'll just have to give it a try to see how well frequency therapy works..
I've had a hard time believing it even after getting rid of years of suffering (over-the-top-of-the-scale-hayfever) from one day to another in the middle of the worst hayfever season..the sufferings from the past suddenly just seemed like a bad dream..

if you wonder why all of this isn't mainstream, just "follow the money"....
think of the big transnational corporations that have more to say in the long run, than politicians.. big pharma is among them.



you'll find a great wealth of information about frequency/electrotherapy at ELECTROHERBALISM.COM
http://www.electroherbalism.com/
http://www.electroherbalism.com/

ps: a must see is: The Consolidated Annotated Frequency List (CAFL)
http://www.electroherbalism.com/Bioelec ... s/CAFL.htm
]http://www.electroherbalism.com/Bioelec ... s/CAFL.htm
and: the Cross Reference List of CAFL Frequencies
http://www.electroherbalism.com/Bioelec ... erence.htm
http://www.electroherbalism.com/Bioelec ... erence.htm
you'll notice how many different frequencies are to be used against a "bug" and or oportunistic infections resulting from the primary infection,
which means it would be good to use a machine that can run multiple frequencies simultaneously (like the GB4000 machine, which can run 8 frequencies simultaneously) to save time/shorten the frequency SPAM. the alternative is to use a machine which uses a gas filled plasma bulb. long frequency sets then can be run over night while sleeping without having to hold on to electrodes. plasma bulbs can be too bright and too noisy and make sleeping difficult. the Truerife F117 machine, with the "Hammer HI-LO" bulb(hi-power//lo-light&noise) would be a good choice for overnight sessions.

you'll also notice, that often the same frequencies are used for various different conditions.
the best way to understand this is to look into the following topics:

HARMONICS
understanding_our_frequencies
http://www.rife.de/understanding_our_frequencies.html
http://www.rife.de/understanding_our_frequencies.html

PLEOMORPHISM:
pleomorphism discovery suppresion
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/pleomorp ... ov03.shtml
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/pleomorp ... ov03.shtml

more info:
rifetechnologies
http://www.rifetechnologies.com/links.html
http://www.rifetechnologies.com/links.html
rifevideos
http://www.rifevideos.com/chapter_13_ri ... nding.html
http://www.rifevideos.com/chapter_13_ri ... nding.html
squarewaveresearch
http://www.squarewaveresearch.com.pa/fr ... lists.html
http://www.squarewaveresearch.com.pa/fr ... lists.html

Vitamin D.

Every day. Shitloads of it. Real Talk.



None of us will ever really get rid of colds though, at least not if we're any good at what we're doing. If I've got my tongue down 3 girls' throats every night, I'm going to catch the itis once in awhile.

Occupational hazard. The Vitamin D just helps ensure that you catch it as seldom as possible, but you can't totally avoid it.

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good call on vitamin D.
might want to check the fingernails carefully. having tiny little black spots embedded in the fingernails is a indicator for a serious lack of vitamin D.