@tom this isn't exactly arcane knowledge, but I resisted this for a long time, because I didn't think there was evidence, until one day I googled and saw a meta-analysis that said "inconclusive" and was like, that's good enough, then sure enough: I have anecdotally found that taking zinc as soon as I start to feel sick and for the first couple days makes colds shorter.
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