1 Step One
Keep the stress level low. The minute I feel stressed out at work, I

literally stop in my tracks, take a deep breath and imagine I’m coming

back to center. It means not taking on too much work, it means not

taking on other people’s stress. There is no mandate from on high you

must burn the candle at both ends to get ahead in life. Who are those

voices in your head yelling at you to push harder? Parents? God?

Society? Cultivate a supporting voice who tells you to breathe.

2 Step Two
Exercise. I do something every day of the week. I walk, I hike, I bike.

Rain or shine. Even if it’s just 30 minutes. If I’m at a job and not

working from home, I walk on my lunch hour to shake off the stress,

both physical and mental.

3 Step Three
Cut down on the sweets. Sugar jacks me up and that means more stress. I

can also feel my nose dripping when I have too much sugar (not from a

cold but from allergies), so I know sugar whacks out my immune system.

4 Step Four
Get enough sleep and eat foods that are good for you. I think of sleep

and good nutrition as the foundation of a house. If you don’t have

that, the whole thing is off kilter.

5Step Five
Wash your hands frequently. Duh. Simple but it works.

6 Step Six
At the first sign of a cold, or the first sign of a cold that someone

else in the office has, I take the combo tablet or capsule of Echinacea

and Goldenseal. Works like a dream. I’ll take it for a week or two, all

the way through the cold going around the office. I’ve warded off many

a cold this way.

7Step Seven
I take a zinc supplement year-round in calcium-magnesium-zinc. My

acupuncturist once told me we don’t get enough zinc in our vegetables

because the ground they grow in is often depleted of minerals. I

noticed that when I sucked on a zinc lozenge at the first sign of a

sore throat, the soreness would clear up quickly. I connected the dots

and realized zinc could help me even before I got a cold and sore

throat.
from ehow.com

Thanks for that, it came at the right time, i woke up with a cold this morning, i feel crap (sniff)

What abt after catcing severe cold. Any remedy at home

Lots of vitamin C.  Taking Bee Pollen keeps the allergies to plants at bay - it would also help keep the sniffles away.

Thanks for the information. It is helpful