My rockin’ good time with the grannies in Clarksdale yesterday resulted in what feels like some kind of head cold or allergic reaction to cigarette smoke (I can’t tolerate cigarette smoke unless I am smoking) and BBQ.
Of course when you start to feel something come on and you make the mistake of telling people about it, you are going to hear from the echinacea and emergen-C and probiotic advocates and also the smart asses that tell you to avoid dairy. I’ve made it clear several times on this very blog that I have no tolerance for judgmental flimflam disguised as hippy goodwill. Give it up people, we have no control over the common cold OR those two dudes smoking next to my holiday party at the Ground Zero Blues Club.
Tonight I am using MY favorite remedy – the Hot Toddy and napping –the napping is performed intermittently between ESPN 30 for 30s and AMC’s back to back White Christmas’s and texting my one friend unsolicited support for her woes and my other friend unsolicited name suggestions for her unborn child. I cannot stop my important work just because I don’t feel 100%.
This entry says the Hot Toddy is NOT recommended for the common cold because it causes dehydration:
Hot toddy is a name given to a mixed drink, usually including alcohol, that is served hot. Hot toddies are traditionally drunk before going to bed, or in wet and/or cold weather. They were believed to help cure the cold and flu, but the American Lung Association now recommends avoiding treating the common cold with alcoholic beverages as they cause dehydration.[1]
Now tell me why you would eliminate a perfectly good cold remedy just because it causes supposed dehydration when a majority of the over the counter cold medicines do just that?
(FYI:January 11th is National Hot Toddy Day)
4 comments:
Have you tried a neti pot? hahaha! I haven't and really never would, but it was the first thing I thought of when I read "hippy goodwill."
Sips of whiskey and food with garlic (both murder bacteria) was the offering from my parents and look how healthy I am today!
I like those suggestions - I am interested in murdering bacteria, not boosting my immune system since really it is your immune system that is producing all of the snot.
I'm going to try whiskey in a Netti Pot and see how that goes.
Bourbon up your nose!
You are a trendsetter. Always have been, I'm sure. Happy Holidays!
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