Over the past couple days I've had that dreadful feeling; my throat is scratchy, my chest feels full of cement, my thoughts scatter around in a bumper car course full of fog. I'm sick.
I know that popping meds is the answer for most people who start to feel sick. Throw some asprin back, Airborne or Emergen-C, whatever might up your immune system and quiet down the miserable symtoms inhabiting your body. I know these methods work for some people, but I suggest adding another cold curing habbit to your regimine: drink water!
I tend to drink a lot of water anyway, because it is the perfect weight loss companion and because it is necessary in life. But when I'm sick, my water bottle is constantly by my side, most of the time at my mouth. I could go through as many as 8 quarts a day when I'm under the weather. I haven't done any research to back this up, but through experience I can say that drinking at least double the water that you normally drink, right when you're starting to feel under the weather, can help to flush out your impending symptoms.
My thought is, germs are floating around inside your body, looking to really latch on and infest as much as they can. But drinking water flushes out the toxins in your body - which is why when you urinate clear it means that you're drinking enough water - so by drinking extra water you can flush the sickness right out of you. I've seen most of my results with simple, annoying colds (such as the one I have now) and I very rarely take medicine to treat my illnesses. I also can't remember the last time a cold lasted more than a few days, while some people carry around coughs and sniffles for weeks. Again, this is merely an educated guess and this may not work for everyone all the time, but it certainly can't hurt to drink some extra water for a few days, so I say give it a try!
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