Health & Wellbeing

Don’t let sniffles spoil the festive season. Follow our germ-fighting guide and kiss goodbye to a cold in just two days

Beat a cold in 48 hours with our step-by-step guide

One hundred miles per hour – that’s the shocking speed a sneeze can clock up, spreading germs to people up to two to three metres away (and no, holding your breath doesn’t help!). It’s no wonder then that the average adult suffers two to three colds over the course of a year.

But don’t panic if you feel the sniffles sneaking up on you – we’ve created the ultimate bug-busting guide to soothe sore throats, blitz blocked sinuses and heal a pounding head in hours.