I’m just gonna share this here and leave it up to people as to whether not to believe me, but when I moved to Canada I had gotten a really bad cold. An old lady I worked with asked me if I had ever taken Echenacia. Hadn’t heard of it. She said to start taking it at the first sign of cold symptoms and continue 3x daily like an antibiotic until the symptoms have cleared. No joke, every cold I’ve had since then (2017) has only lasted 4 days or less, and the symptoms are very manageable and mild.
It’s honestly the single most effective supplement I’ve ever entertained, and it’s relatively inexpensive to pick up in any pharmacy or supplement aisle.
Hmm would love if this was true, but checking on Google scholar it looks like most studies say using this as a treatment for the cold doesn’t conclusively show any link to a shorter duration of sickness, etc.
Placebos are so effective, we’ve just started selling them explicitly (Zeebo). If it’s cheap and doesn’t have any negative effects, I don’t care if it’s a placebo or more; it works.
I’m just gonna share this here and leave it up to people as to whether not to believe me, but when I moved to Canada I had gotten a really bad cold. An old lady I worked with asked me if I had ever taken Echenacia. Hadn’t heard of it. She said to start taking it at the first sign of cold symptoms and continue 3x daily like an antibiotic until the symptoms have cleared. No joke, every cold I’ve had since then (2017) has only lasted 4 days or less, and the symptoms are very manageable and mild.
It’s honestly the single most effective supplement I’ve ever entertained, and it’s relatively inexpensive to pick up in any pharmacy or supplement aisle.
Back before COVID every cold I had lasted a day or two. Now my immune system is fucked up.
Hmm would love if this was true, but checking on Google scholar it looks like most studies say using this as a treatment for the cold doesn’t conclusively show any link to a shorter duration of sickness, etc.
Relevant Futurama: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tza7ymPVqD4 (bad recording, volume up)
Placebos are so effective, we’ve just started selling them explicitly (Zeebo). If it’s cheap and doesn’t have any negative effects, I don’t care if it’s a placebo or more; it works.