Coughing, snotting, blagh

I'm quite the germaphobe. I have antibacterial wipes, antibacterial gel, I'm constantly washing my hands with antibacterial soap and hot water...

I'm also quite the healthy eater, constantly at Whole Foods or Henry's, buying organic food, shampoo, lotion, detergent and dish soap.

I also take a vitamin supplement each day, along with a bottle of Ensure and DanActive.

I also run a lot. And do those machines at the gym.

But I still get colds. Blast them to hell. Just because I gave my sick boyfriend a tiny, tiny peck on the lips. Oh, I also accidentally drank from his water bottle (after I ripped off my label to recognize which was virus-free. Dangit.).

I asked my chiropractor if he had any recommendations to get rid of colds. Besides vitamin C (which I'm on 1,000 mg/day right now), he mentioned Nutribiotic, which I began dropping into my juice.

I feel better, despite running a fever last night. I've been using my nasal rinse, too, and that helps with my post-nasal drip issue.

Lots of rest, napping and my chicken broth, ginger and scallion soup help a lot, too.

Lesson learned? Don't be a ding dong and drink from the wrong water bottle when the wrong water belongs to a person with a cold. Your attempts at healthiness will suddenly seem futile (even though they're not). I just hate being sick. Boo.

Comments

[Mark]

You eat a lot of healthy food and things... I would agree that vitamin C is the way to go. Here's my anti-cold regime:
big cup of coffee
big glass of OJ
multi-vitamin
Airborne
big glass of water
-repeat as needed .. cold doesn't stand a chance!

[Neti Pot Solution]

Mark has almost the same routine as me minus the coffee.

OJ, tons of water, steamy shower, nasal rinse, Vitamin C...repeat.