Todd's Take: Looking for Your Home Cold Remedies

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TSM/Todd Lyons

Since the day after Christmas, I have been fighting a head/chest infection. It pretty munch sunk my battleship for my birthday on Dec. 28, my wedding anniversary on Dec. 30 and, of course, New Year's Eve.

Since I have hypertension (high blood pressure), many of the over-the-counter remedies are not recommended for my use. I'm not a big fan of taking synthetic Rx's that simply treat symptoms anyways.

When you get ill, do you have a surefire way to beat a cold? Let me know -- I'll try just about anything!