My combo: Wasabi or green chile, depending on whether I'm in a sushi or a Mexi frame of mind. You eat this. No matter what Catspaw says, you do not stuff it up your nose.

A vaporizer going night and day in the house.

Echinecea -- which, no matter how long I've used it, I still can't spell -- and golden seal capsules (Kendall, I had no idea it was available in spray form...).

Chewable vitamin C, a gram every couple of hours.

Glass after glass of water.

The saline spray Kat mentioned. Take it with you wherever you go.

The cough medi Alice mentioned.

One of the major tasks throughout this season is keeping the air moist enough in your home and office. The reason we get the stuffiness that just hangs on and hangs on has as much to do with dryness as viruses.

And, of course, ice cream. I've never bought into the mucous-producing theory and think when you're feeling crummy and can only breathe out of one side of your head at a time, you darned well deserve a dish of ice cream ...

Take hot baths ... with candles and Miles Davis ... feel better, ww