FIT5 How-tos :: Basics of Yoga and Yoga exercises :: Yoga :: The best remedy against cold

If you have the first signs of a cold or flu, practice more total lung breathing, minimise your food intake (it is even better not to eat for a day) and raise your water intake to 3-4 litres a day. Through complete breathing, much energy can be collected which then doesn't have to be used in digestion, and the liquid cleans your organs several times.