Beat me to it Zinc! (MD ) A friend has tried the elderberry and thinks it's great too MD - might be worth a go Sam?

I do the soup too but I use Chicken soup - organic chicken the whole chooky with lots of herbs, garlic, spinach etc etc. Yummy & it seems to help.

Just try to stay away from things like codral etc as they really do help with the symptoms but I think they are not so great for our bodies.

Also if you have a homeopath close there are some good remedies too.