Vicks on the Feet (Yes, Really)

This one comes from Alexandra, and honestly, she’s passionate about it. As soon as anyone in her house shows a hint of a cough, the Vicks goes straight onto the soles of the feet, socks on, job done. We don’t know why it works, but she swears it does, and we believe her.

Boiled Coca-Cola & Ginger

Also from Alexandra: a classic Chinese remedy that sounds odd until you try it.
Warm, sweet, gingery…think of it as a warm drink for people who don’t want another herbal tea.

Lemon & Honey (The Old Faithful)

Another soothing drink that works every time.
Some of the team also add chilli or ginger for a bit of drama and to feel like we’re really doing vaguely medicinal.

Garlic, Garlic, and… More Garlic

According to Sarah, garlic is basically medicine. Cold coming on? Eat garlic. Feeling run down? Put garlic in everything. Want to avoid catching anything on the Tube? Garlic also helps with that, for entirely different reasons though…

Soup Solves Most Things

A few of the team are firm believers in the healing power of soup.
Chicken soup, chicken and sweetcorn from the Chinese takeaway (which apparently causes actual arguments in Sarah’s house when someone steals the good portion), wonton broth… the list goes on.

Saltwater Gargling (Sorry)

This one is definitely not the nicest remedy (suddenly, some boiled Coke sounds amazing).
But Khally swears by it when a sore throat hits, and we have to admit, it does help.

And that’s the Fresh Seed winter survival guide.

Wildly varied, but absolutely effective (in our humble opinion). If you try any of these and it actually works, please tell us, as we’d like the validation. If you have a unique remedy of your own, send it our way.