Airborne

There are few things more annoying than a head cold. From the minute that scratch in your throat or itchy sinus feeling starts you know it’ll only be a matter of time before you find yourself walking around in a dense Sudafed-filled, coughing, stuffy nose fog.

I’m sure by now most everyone has heard of the magic that is Airborne. For anyone late to the show, Airborne is a flavored effervescent that works to boost your immune system through a combination of vitamins, herbal extracts, and nutrients. The idea is to drink the stuff down before you hop on an airplane or head into a school or office, warding off those nasty cold germs before they strike.

Frankly, I don’t always remember to use Airborne before I take a flight or jump onto a train. This past week, however, when the dreaded head-cold made another appearance in my own life – at exactly 3pm on a Thursday – I chugged a glass of the bubbly orange drink the minute I got home from the office. For the next several days, I fixed myself a glass of Airborne each morning when I woke up. Despite the fact that the cold had already struck a boost of vitamins never hurt anyone I reasoned. And while I can never take a vitamin pill on an empty stomach (oh, the nausea) this glass of nutrients and vitamins left me feeling fine, even when it was the first thing I put in my system each morning. Perhaps it’s all a placebo effect, but I remain convinced my cold would’ve wiped me out much more if I hadn’t powered up with Airborne each morning.

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