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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 12:23:19 GMT
There was a thread here not long ago about some 'flu bomb' that people take when they are sick. I have tried searching for it, and I thought I had it saved, but no luck on either of those. Can someone link it for me or tell me what the recipe is?
Thanks!
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 29, 2018 12:49:55 GMT
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 12:56:31 GMT
ooooh? Maybe? I didn't pay much attention to it when it was posted (I wasn't sick then!) and all I remembered was seeing the thread was about a flu bomb. Thanks for your help! |
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Post by gillyp on Dec 29, 2018 13:02:24 GMT
Following that recipe from the old thread, I make something similar at home and, touch wood, have not been ill for months. With small grandkids coming home with every cold virus under the sun, I usually spend a lot of time suffering through autumn and winter but this stuff seems to work! I shall definitely keep taking it at the first signs of anything and the proof of the pudding will be if I get through this winter relatively well. My DIL is a convert too.
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Post by gar on Dec 29, 2018 13:04:03 GMT
Is that from the link above gillyp? |
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Post by gillyp on Dec 29, 2018 13:15:59 GMT
Pretty much gar. Following the old thread I googled Starbucks cold remedy and got the recipe. I don’t know if we can get all the exact ingredients over here so I use Taylor’s Rose Lemonade Infusion, Taylor’s white hibiscus and peach green tea and Teapigs peppermint leaves. All 3 bags go in a mug of boiling water for about 4 minutes, remove the bags and stir in two teaspoons of runny honey. Drink as hot as possible. I take it at the first sign of a tickley nose or dry throat and it eases within a couple of hours and I’m ok the next day. I would take it maybe 4 times on the first day. I can’t bear honey in drinks but this is ok. As I say, DIL is a convert and DH has tried it too and found it not bad. Fingers crossed this is not a flash in the pan! |
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Post by dawnnikol on Dec 29, 2018 13:19:28 GMT
I actually really like the drink, however I went and got the ingredients to make at home since they actually sell it at SB now and they charge a pretty penny. I ordered it step by step and was charged under $2 the first time, then they said "oh, it's a Medicine Ball" and started charging me well over $4 if ordered by name. /eyeroll
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 13:53:26 GMT
I actually really like the drink, however I went and got the ingredients to make at home since they actually sell it at SB now and they charge a pretty penny. I ordered it step by step and was charged under $2 the first time, then they said "oh, it's a Medicine Ball" and started charging me well over $4 if ordered by name. /eyeroll Ughhh! I hate that. I might buy the first one so I know what it should taste like. But if it works, I will get the stuff to make my own. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 29, 2018 14:15:10 GMT
I think I may have started the last thread. I bought the ingredients at Walmart and it tasted good. I am going to make some now, since I am coming down with a cold. Thanks for the reminder!
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Post by gar on Dec 29, 2018 14:20:57 GMT
Pretty much gar. Following the old thread I googled Starbucks cold remedy and got the recipe. I don’t know if we can get all the exact ingredients over here so I use Taylor’s Rose Lemonade Infusion, Taylor’s white hibiscus and peach green tea and Teapigs peppermint leaves. All 3 bags go in a mug of boiling water for about 4 minutes, remove the bags and stir in two teaspoons of runny honey. Drink as hot as possible. I take it at the first sign of a tickley nose or dry throat and it eases within a couple of hours and I’m ok the next day. I would take it maybe 4 times on the first day. I can’t bear honey in drinks but this is ok. As I say, DIL is a convert and DH has tried it too and found it not bad. Fingers crossed this is not a flash in the pan! Interesting- thank you. I’ve always been a huge fan of echinacea and, like you, took it as soon as I registered that I felt like a cold might be brewing and it was knocked on the head in 24 hours but for whatever reason it just hasn’t worked this winter. I’ve had more colds this winter than I have in the last decade! |
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Post by dawnnikol on Dec 29, 2018 15:30:48 GMT
Don't forget the Cold-eeze. The triple berry has a disgusting taste, to me and my Mama, but the others are good.
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Post by Julie W on Dec 29, 2018 15:36:11 GMT
They don't offer the coldbuster, at least in my area anymore - it has to do with not having the peach tea anymore, which was made by Teavana. However if you are out and about and don't want to make it yourself, Starbucks offers a similar drink now, the Citrus Defender. We usually make a similar drink at home but every once in a while I like to get it at Starbucks with a couple of pumps of peppermint. Feel better. |
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Post by Mystie on Dec 29, 2018 15:55:59 GMT
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 16:30:58 GMT
They don't offer the coldbuster, at least in my area anymore - it has to do with not having the peach tea anymore, which was made by Teavana. However if you are out and about and don't want to make it yourself, Starbucks offers a similar drink now, the Citrus Defender. We usually make a similar drink at home but every once in a while I like to get it at Starbucks with a couple of pumps of peppermint. Feel better.Thank you - I am actually on the tail end of the flu and I am trying to get rid of this stuffed up nose and was thinking maybe what everyone took for the flu would help. I've been fever free for days but cannot get rid of this stuffy nose. |
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 16:32:01 GMT
Yes! Thats it! I am bookmarking it now. I knew I had seen it right before Thanksgiving but couldn't recall the OP. Thank you! |
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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 29, 2018 16:35:10 GMT
I'm not a big mint fan, so I get the Passion Coldbuster. I had to show them the recipe at my little local SB store ( I did a screen shot on my phone ). Thanks mom for posting this thread. I totally forgot about the Coldbuster. I feel the tickle in my nose and throat so I'll stop later today and get one. ETA: Link to recipe. Passion Coldbuster |
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Post by malibou on Dec 29, 2018 16:49:07 GMT
Wish I had found this when I had my cold.
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Post by mom on Dec 29, 2018 16:57:45 GMT
I'm not a big mint fan, so I get the Passion Coldbuster. I had to show them the recipe at my little local SB store ( I did a screen shot on my phone ). Thanks mom for posting this thread. I totally forgot about the Coldbuster. I feel the tickle in my nose and throat so I'll stop later today and get one. ETA: Link to recipe. Passion Coldbusterohh thank you for sharing this! I wasn't too crazy about the mint either but am willing to try anything. But the Passion Tango tea? That sounds delish! Will probably go get one of each if I can get them to make them! |
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