Based on Ellen White's writings, the best approach to curing or preventing the common cold emphasizes natural remedies and healthy lifestyle practices rather than drugs. Here are the key recommendations: 1. Pure Air and Ventilation: - "At this time, of all others, the lungs should not be deprived of pure, fresh air. If pure air is ever necessary, it is when any part of the system, as the lungs or stomach, is diseased." (Testimonies for the Church 2:530, HL 209) - Keep rooms well-ventilated, but avoid direct drafts on the sick. 2. Exercise: - "Morning exercise, in walking in the free invigorating air of heaven, ... is the surest safeguard against colds, coughs, congestions of the brain and lungs, ... and a hundred other diseases." (The Health Reformer, May 1, 1872, HL 210.3) 3. Diet and Rest: - Eat plain food, prepared simply, and take more physical exercise. Avoid indulgence and irregular eating. - "All the parents need to do is to remove the cause, and secure for their children a period of quiet and rest or abstinence for a short time from food." (The Health Reformer, October 1, 1866, HL 213.3) 4. Use of Water: - "Reduce the feverish state of the system by a careful and intelligent application of water. These efforts will help nature in her struggle to free the system of impurities." (How to Live 3:60, HL 213) 5. Sunlight and Trust in Divine Power: - "Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power—these are the true remedies." (MH 127) 6. Avoid Drugs: - "But drugging should be forever abandoned; for while it does not cure any malady, it enfeebles the system, making it more susceptible to disease." (5T 311.1) In summary, Ellen White advocates for natural remedies—fresh air, exercise, proper diet, rest, water treatments, and sunlight—as the best cure and prevention for the common cold, while discouraging the use of drugs. If symptoms persist or worsen, she also emphasizes prayer and trust in God for healing. References: - White, E. G. (1871). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 2, p. 530; Healthful Living, p. 209. - White, E. G. (1872). The Health Reformer, May 1, 1872; Healthful Living, p. 210.3, 204.5, 130.4. - White, E. G. (1866). The Health Reformer, October 1, 1866; Healthful Living, p. 213.3. - White, E. G. (1867). How to Live, No. 3, p. 60; Healthful Living, p. 213. - White, E. G. (1885). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 311.1. - White, E. G. (1905). The Ministry of Healing, p. 127. If you need more specific details or practical steps, let me know!