The problem is that many of us ignore these things for whatever reason. Preachers in particular, however, need to try their best to remain healthy. Think of the germ-infested in environment that we dwell in. How many hands do you shake on a given Sunday? I shake a lot. How about during the week? How many people do you counsel who need tissues? I am not advocating being a germaphobe, but we need to be aware of the amount of germs that we encounter every day.
I am not an advocate of taking things such as echinacea or Zicam, but its inexpensive and beneficial to have a bottle of hand sanitizer on your desk, or in the foyer, or perhaps even in the pew you sit in before you preach. This sounds weird, but I have found myself sneaking off to my office quickly after the greeting time just to use hand sanitizer. Obsessive, maybe, but my ability to minister depends on my health. If I have a cold, its not a good idea to do a hospital visit (depending on the circumstance). I find it a lot harder to do a Bible study at a mental health facility when I have a cold because of the stale smoke in the building. It drives me crazy ANYTIME my nose is stuffed up...especially to preach or sing!
What I am saying is that the first step to taking care of your voice during the cold season is taking care of all of your body. Get plenty of rest, drink lots of water, wash your hands and so forth. Do the things you know you need to do. Its easy to not do them, but its more miserable to experience the effects of them. Colds will come but you can at least take the first steps to preventing them.
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