The big chill: how to beat nasty winter colds and the flu

Vegetarian Times, Jan, 1998 by Sheldon Lewis

So if a cold or flu virus has invaded your inner garden, don't go running for the weed wacker. Follow common wisdom: Eat lightly, drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest. As Norman Cousins, the late writer and health advocate, used to say about healing, "Your grandmother was right."

Sheldon Lewis is a New York-based writer and the co-author of Stress-Proofing Your Child (Bantam, 1996).