Cold Advice
11/13/2011 06:34 PM
For the first time ever, I am compelled to blab about something that is totally off topic.
Now that the flu and cold season is enveloping us, this post just may be helpful to you in warding off virus.
It seemed unusual that I had not once come down with something this year. Last year, I think I got sick at least thrice - usually after being trapped in a plane. This year, I have taken plane trips three times as much, travelling as far as Scandinavia. Yet my immunity held strong. And I believe it has something to do with herbal tea I've been drinking almost every day.
In Portland, rosemary bush can be found almost every block. Not only they taste great in savory dishes, but they also make excellent iced or hot tea. I get frequent headaches and cold feat so I also add ginger if it's around. Sometimes I'll also add cinnamon stick or orange peel. Though I've only started this trend this past summer, I can't help to think that it has protected me from virus. On my recent 5.5 hr flight back from Boston, I started to feel symptoms of a cold. I drank about a half liter of the herbal tea, and I was fine the next day! Of course I also take vitamin B12 every day and my diet is almost vegan with most of the food prepared from scratch with plenty of herbs and spices. Exercise also helps your immune system but I hardly exercise so…
So stay away from mammals and sugar (virus thrive on sweets), take V-B12 and drink rosemary tea.
Cheers!
Now that the flu and cold season is enveloping us, this post just may be helpful to you in warding off virus.
It seemed unusual that I had not once come down with something this year. Last year, I think I got sick at least thrice - usually after being trapped in a plane. This year, I have taken plane trips three times as much, travelling as far as Scandinavia. Yet my immunity held strong. And I believe it has something to do with herbal tea I've been drinking almost every day.
In Portland, rosemary bush can be found almost every block. Not only they taste great in savory dishes, but they also make excellent iced or hot tea. I get frequent headaches and cold feat so I also add ginger if it's around. Sometimes I'll also add cinnamon stick or orange peel. Though I've only started this trend this past summer, I can't help to think that it has protected me from virus. On my recent 5.5 hr flight back from Boston, I started to feel symptoms of a cold. I drank about a half liter of the herbal tea, and I was fine the next day! Of course I also take vitamin B12 every day and my diet is almost vegan with most of the food prepared from scratch with plenty of herbs and spices. Exercise also helps your immune system but I hardly exercise so…
So stay away from mammals and sugar (virus thrive on sweets), take V-B12 and drink rosemary tea.
Cheers!