"Cold and flu season is here. And sometimes, no matter how healthy you are, getting a winter bug is unavoidable. You will feel miserable, but eventually it will pass."

"In the meantime, here are a few creature comforts to ease your aches and pains, soothe your sore throat, relax those muscles and put you on the road to recovery."

"It's almost as good as having mom there to plump your pillows, bring you a tray of soup, saltines and ginger ale, and kiss your fevered brow."

"Alberta-based Rocky Mountain Soap Company has a whole line of epsom bath salts and bath gems to soothe those achy bodies and help flush your system."

"Try the Winter Warm Up bath salts with epsom salts, coarse sea salt, lime and ginger to take the chill off. A 100-gram pack is good for one soak and costs $3.49."

"Or toss in a Cold and Flu Bath gem; loaded with eucalyptus essential oils to "clear your senses," a gem, good for one bath, costs $3.99."

"Wrap your sorry self in an ultra-soft Kashwere robe. This unisex robe comes in four colours (white, cream, pink and chocolate brown) and costs $164.95. You can buy it at the Fours Seasons Whistler or order at quorraapothecary.com."

"Unfortunately, freezing temperatures in California in the past two weeks destroyed about 75 per cent of the state's orange crop, which may boost prices. But at what price health? In the middle of a produce-deprived winter, some fresh citrus will do a body good."

"Try Ricola's Echinacea Honey-Lemon,
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