Cold Wars: Attack of the Garlic
It's about time the Chinese government wakes its lazy communist ass up and treated its people like...I don't know...PEOPLE!
I was sick as hell the last two weeks, starting with sinus problems. The sinus problems eventually led to a sore throat and chest problems. To put it another way: I had a runny nose and while I slept it drained down my throat and into my chest. Disgusting, I know. No one would think it more disgusting than its victim...me.
It got so bad last Monday that I couldn't even get out of bed. I couldn't talk and I was coughing up stuff the color of pea soup. I was sure I'd have to go to the doctor.
But here I am a week later feeling ten times better, still not having seen a doctor. What's my secret? NyQuil, medicinal tea, and concentrated garlic. The only reason I thought I would need to see a doctor is because in the past when I've had a cold move into my chest like this it turned into bronchitis and I developed an infection. I have an inhaler for inflammation but I would still need antibiotics for the infection. To get the antibiotics I would have to see a doctor.
Then I got a crazy idea, "What if there is some kind of natural antibiotic?" So I looked it up and found a number of possible things I could try. This site was probably the most helpful. Even though garlic isn't scientifically proven to be effective, I found a lot of sites that recommended it, and it also happened to be cheap ($5.00 for a bottle of 100 pills at Walgreens). So I gave it a try. Much to my amazement, the next two days I feel a lot better. Today is only the third day since I've started taking it and I can't believe the difference I feel between now and Monday.
I don't know for sure that it was the garlic, but all the arrows are pointing in that direction. I'm not totally over the cold yet, but I'm only feeling a few lingering effects. We'll see if it disappears or if its just waiting for an opportune time to strike back. I'll keep you updated.
I was sick as hell the last two weeks, starting with sinus problems. The sinus problems eventually led to a sore throat and chest problems. To put it another way: I had a runny nose and while I slept it drained down my throat and into my chest. Disgusting, I know. No one would think it more disgusting than its victim...me.
It got so bad last Monday that I couldn't even get out of bed. I couldn't talk and I was coughing up stuff the color of pea soup. I was sure I'd have to go to the doctor.
But here I am a week later feeling ten times better, still not having seen a doctor. What's my secret? NyQuil, medicinal tea, and concentrated garlic. The only reason I thought I would need to see a doctor is because in the past when I've had a cold move into my chest like this it turned into bronchitis and I developed an infection. I have an inhaler for inflammation but I would still need antibiotics for the infection. To get the antibiotics I would have to see a doctor.
Then I got a crazy idea, "What if there is some kind of natural antibiotic?" So I looked it up and found a number of possible things I could try. This site was probably the most helpful. Even though garlic isn't scientifically proven to be effective, I found a lot of sites that recommended it, and it also happened to be cheap ($5.00 for a bottle of 100 pills at Walgreens). So I gave it a try. Much to my amazement, the next two days I feel a lot better. Today is only the third day since I've started taking it and I can't believe the difference I feel between now and Monday.
I don't know for sure that it was the garlic, but all the arrows are pointing in that direction. I'm not totally over the cold yet, but I'm only feeling a few lingering effects. We'll see if it disappears or if its just waiting for an opportune time to strike back. I'll keep you updated.
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