Day 218 (November 12) chamomile tea

So this cold is hanging on but after checking the symptoms on Wed MD I am thinking it is more of bronchitus. I will find out Thurs afternoon when I go see my Doctor I guess....

While looking on Http://webmd.com they suggested chamomile tea to help with the scratchy throat and to help me relax. I bought some and it is really cheap ($2.00 for a box of 20) and I actually liked it. It is relaxing and brought me a bit of relief. I am going to try and phase out some of the pop I drink and replace it with this in the PM. It's such a relaxing drink! (For those of you who do not know chamomile tea actually comes from the Chamomile flower and has no caffeine).

-Jackie

Day 217--(November 11)--Gargling Salt Water

I got the start of a Nasty Cold last week and it will not seem to go away. I have a nice scratchy throat and persistent cough. I looked online and it said gargling salt water would help relieve my throat so I would not cough as much. I tried it; worked okay the first time---the second time my throat would not tolerate it. I do not think it is good for more severe colds.

-Jackie

Day 172 (September 27th)--ZZZZZZZZ

Today I was supposed to go walk as part of a team through the company I work for (It was for the National Alliance of Mental Illness which raises money for Mental Illness trainings and programs). But I woke up with a runny nose, sore throat and the sweats. So I decided to take it easy at home. I went to the store and got cold medicine that had both the AM and PM doses in it. I settled in on the couch and fell asleep for 4 hours because I had taken the nighttime dose of the med instead of the AM dose. Good thing I stayed home!

-Jackie