Show for Health rm For Colds Cognac Can Be Good Medicine With wintry weather upon us the thc common cold lurks around mound the corner coiner l' l Most people come down with it four or five times a year which means upwards of a billion sic sieges cs annually in the US U.S. While c everything flom nose drops to vitamins and aspirin is recommended men mended e knowledgeable doctors now JOW su suggest a more moie pleasurable form of relief that relief that ambrosia from France known as Cognac For the common cold says Dr Arthur New York internist I ItI often tell teU patients to take a glass of Cognac brandy immediately after exposure either cither to prevent or 01 check the cold colli How can Cognac battle the sniffles Heres Here's how it works Just before the thc cold comes on the temperature in your nasal passages is s lowered and the blood vessels within the nose become constricted The passages then become dry and the defenses against the cold are arc weakened This paves the way for infection Thus the first thing to do on discovering a cold is to restore the nasal passages to their normal normal normal nor nor- mal state You can do that by raising raising- th the temperature temperature- of the thern membranes through a drink of of- Cognac According to Dr Salvatore P. P Lucia of the University of California California California Cali Cali- fornia School of Medicine l brandy combats chilling Other medical authorities maintain that b by re-establishing re circulation circulation tion in a chilled body the patient is less liable to infection Moreover Moreover More More- over by conveying a feeling of comfort Cognac promotes a desire desire desire de de- de- de sire to rest which a cold victim I obviously nee needs s. s Why Cognac Research reveals reveals reveals re re- re- re that it contains a large amount of esters and these compounds exert a n more profound profound profound pro pro- found effect on the breathing membranes than simple wines vines 01 or whiskey How much Cognac should you take Authorities recommend a palatable potion lotion which means one to three ounces depending on your our individual tolerance Besides the common cold doctors doctors doctors doc doc- tors have found Cognac to be beneficial in a variety of other conditions Best known is brandys brandy's therapeutic use for heart trouble particularly in giving giving iving iv- iv ing quick relief from angina pectoris B By stimulating body juices Cognac helps digestion especially for patients with flag- flag ging appetite S The versatile brandy has like like- wise vise demonstrated its virtues in nervous tension reducing re reducing reducing re- re the pain of arthritis as asa asa asa a bracer for the elderly and even evento evento evento to postpone premature delivery in ill childbirth Most lost commonly its it's for that common cold When you ou take that Cognac prescription you ou might add a toast to yourself 1 1 votre lotre sante or They all mean To UTo your health |