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Also, do not eat or drink for 15 minutes after consuming Cold-EEZE® products. Otherwise, drink plenty of fluids. Ask a doctor before use if you are taking minocycline, doxycycline, tetracycline or are on coumadin therapy, zinc treatment may inhibit the absorption of these medicines.

Honey and lemon tea is an old remedy for curing a cold or sore throat. Honey is full of anti-bacterial properties good for getting rid of infection. It also coats the throat which can suppress a cough. Lemon is full of vitamin C and helps break up mucus.

There is no guarantee that zinc will help you feel better faster. In some studies, zinc did nothing to shorten how long people with colds felt bad. In other studies, zinc may have shortened symptoms by a few days. But the side effects from taking zinc can be uncomfortable or serious in some cases.

One study showed that zinc shortened the duration of symptoms by an average of two days compared with a placebo. In another, zinc lowered the severity of symptoms by a cold's third day, around the peak of illness.

Researchers pooled data from 28 randomized controlled trials that explored whether zinc lozenges, gels, capsules, or sprays could relieve cold symptoms or speed up treatment. One study showed that zinc shortened the duration of symptoms by an average of two days compared with a placebo.

Zinc supplements are most effective if they are taken at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals. However, if zinc supplements cause stomach upset, they may be taken with a meal. You should tell your health care professional if you are taking your zinc supplement with meals.

So, what we can take away from these findings is that zinc may be beneficial for sleep, meaning it may be more advantageous and effective to take it at night-time - even more so if you were to take it alongside magnesium and melatonin - two other effective sleep aids!

Drinking hot water with lemon and honey is a well-known remedy for a cough. "Hot lemon with honey has a similar effect as cough medicines," the NHS states. To make the concoction, squeeze half a lemon into a mug of boiled water, and then add one or two teaspoons of honey and stir.

Honey is a storehouse of antioxidants – flavonoids and phenolic compounds, essential vitamins and minerals. Lemon, super-rich in Vitamin C and other essential nutrients is beneficial in boosting the immunity, detoxification, delays the gastric emptying time and improves the digestive health.

One study showed that zinc shortened the duration of symptoms by an average of two days compared with a placebo. In another, zinc lowered the severity of symptoms by a cold's third day, around the peak of illness.

You should not take high doses of zinc for more than a few days unless your doctor tells you to. Talk to your doctor before taking more than 40 mg of zinc per day and take breaks from zinc supplementation. During those breaks, get zinc from a well-balanced diet.

"It does not matter what time of the day a zinc supplement is taken," says Deborah Cohen, DCN, RDN, associate professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences at the Rutgers School of Health Professions. "No matter what time, the body metabolizes zinc exactly the same way."

A 2017 meta analysis published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases of three previous studies found that people who took 80 to 92 mg per day of zinc (in the form of lozenges) got better faster. By the fifth day, 70 percent of those taking zinc had recovered, compared with just 27 percent of those given a placebo.

Avoid taking zinc at the same time you eat whole-grain bread or cereal, bran, milk, yogurt, cheese, or ice cream. These foods can keep your body from absorbing enough zinc.