The Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu

Featuring a new chapter that offers practical strategies on how to prevent, treat, and recover from COVID-19.

From cold and flu to pneumonia and bronchitis; from tonsillitis and sinusitis to SARS: an eminent Mt. Sinai lung specialist explains how to treat and prevent these illnesses

Leading pulmonologist Neil Schachter, M.D., shows how to avoid illness, boost immunity, and combat congestion, fever, and discomfort when cold, flu, and other respiratory infections strike. Among other things, he explains:

• Six prevention and treatment plans for the six most common respiratory infections: colds, influenza, sinusitis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and pneumonia

• The four stages of a cold, and one of the best ways to avoid catching one

• Conflicting research on well-known cold remedies such as Vitamin C, Zinc, and Echinacea

• The four major types af pneumonias, and the prevention technique that can eliminate more than 80 organisms that cause it

•Why humming five seconds a day can reduce risk of sinus problems

• The surprising reason why women catch more colds