Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Sick as a ?

Its a freezing cold Tuesday in Chicago. I have an enormous work week ahead of me, and fortunately enough, I am sick!
Fever, congestion, headache, fatigue-name it, I have it. Sure, I am optimistic; "It's a 1 day flu," but I have to be careful. The weatherman claims this week will be snow filled with highs in the mid teens. Lucky enough for me, I have the internet. And why you ask, well, to follow any/every suggestion for beating the "common cold." This got me thinking, what do professionals suggest is a good remedy? I usually resort to Vitamin C, sleep, and some Dayquil-but this one's different- I am gonna follow a new routine:

1.Research suggests that taking zinc from the first onset of symptoms can shorten the duration of a cold or sore throat.
2.Garlic has excellent anti-viral properties and is another immune-system booster. The bad news is that it is most effective in its raw state.
3.A few brazil nuts will help boost your body's levels of selenium.
4.Chicken soup: known as "Jewish Pencillin". Highly digestible and nourishing, it will make us feel better even if we can't explain why.

Considering I'm zincless, not a Jew, refusing to eat raw garlic, and without brazil nuts, it seems as if I will down some OTC cough syrup and give it a good ol' trip-n-snooze. Hopefully this time tomorrow I will have beat it, otherwise, time to call in the reinforcements!

-Galo

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