1. Find a bed. After a cold, it is best to find yourself a more comfortable bed to lie down. Sleep is the “best cold medicine”, make sure you get 8 hours of sleep every day. 2. Take over-the-counter medicines. Over-the-counter medications such as ibuprofen, paracetamol or cough syrup can reduce the symptoms of a cold. Although these drugs can not fight the virus, but can make you feel better. 3. Turn on the humidifier. The dry air in autumn and winter can make the respiratory tract feel uncomfortable, placing a humidifier by the bed or sofa can make you whistle more smoothly. Before use, it is best to thoroughly clean it to avoid the spread of viruses through it. 4, eat liquid food. Hot soup and hot porridge are good choices. Chicken soup for colds, British scholars found that it makes sense, because certain ingredients in chicken soup can reduce cough, and the steam from hot soup and hot porridge also helps relieve nasal congestion. 5.Take some vitamin C. Whether you take vitamin C supplements or eat some fruits rich in vitamin C, such as dates, oranges, kiwis, tangerines, grapefruit, etc., it can help relieve cold symptoms. 6. Eat a piece of dark chocolate. It can not only replenish antioxidants, the University of London research also shows that the theobromine contained therein has the effect of cough. 7, stay away from dairy products. Cheese and other more difficult to digest dairy products, it is best not to eat when you have a cold, but you can drink some milk properly. If you have a bad appetite, you can drink some yogurt. 8.Change a big glass of water. Make sure to drink 2000ml of water every day, part of which is preferably an electrolyte drink.