HealthyConcerns is not so healthy

Yes, it's my annual screw-up-your-supposed-vacation-time-by-getting-sick routine, and of course it always starts with other people. If the rest of you out there would just stay healthy, I'm sure I could manage to do my part, m'kay?

I also often find that it starts with children. Doesn't it sometimes seem like children exist to weed out the sickly adults? They blithely run about with their runny noses and intermittent high fevers that would put a grown person down for the count, and they bounce back...while adults are left in their wake battling the same bug for days.

This one started with my S.O. By the time we got home from my folks' home on Christmas evening he was feeling poorly, and starting Monday he became what all grown men become when sick: a big sick baby.

But by last night I understood because I too started succumbing to the creeping crud, the heavy head, the dry cough, the scratchy throat. All that good stuff.

And no, I haven't tried Airborne or Emergen-cee or any of that good stuff.

I do think I'll go have a cup of green tea now, though.

Happy New Year! Woohoo :(

Comments

[hgstern]

Elisa:

Sorry to hear that you're under the weather. I concur in your decision to eschew "Airborne," etc.

But green tea?

No, you need freshly made, warm (to slightly hot) chicken soup. I am *not* kidding: grab whatever chicken you have in the freezer (don't we all have bags of boneless, skinless, tasteless chicken breasts in there?) or, better yet, wings. Toss 'em in a large pot, fill with COLD water, throw in some peeled garlic cloves (and maybe a few carrots and onions), and bring to a SIMMER (do NOT boil) for a few hours. Set aside to cool, strain, and grab a cuppa. (My kids prefer this with some of those little star noodles or rice, but I'm a purist).

I guarantee you, you'll feel better VERY quickly. Plus, it makes the house smell great.

Get busy! ;-)

[Elisa Camahort]

Aw, thanks Hank.

But I am a long-time vegetarian.

I will give your recipe to my S.O., though, and if he wants to try it, he's more than welcome...as long as he cooks the meat and cleans the pot :)