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Unorthodox Cough Remedy Wins Praise

Q. I am a research scientist so I like evidence. My husband is an architect who is a critical thinker and not about to fall prey to nonsense.

He came down with a terrible cold that led to pneumonia. The cough was unrelenting and kept us both awake for several nights in a row. None of the antibiotics or cough syrups relieved it. He was exhausted from coughing as well as from not sleeping.

In desperation we turned to one of your ridiculous remedies–the Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet. To our amazement, he stopped coughing and got a good night’s sleep. We can’t explain it, but we sure are grateful.

A. We can’t explain the power of Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet to calm a cough either. It doesn’t seem logical, but many readers have told us it works.

We are sending you our Guides to Colds, Coughs & the Flu plus Unique Uses for Vicks for many other options to calm a cough and relieve congestion.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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