This week I had a summer cold, only the second proper summer cold I've had for over 25 years.
Being vegan has really helped with colds - getting fewer of them and often mild ones.
I was sent home early on Wednesday and was in bed at 5 pm with a hot water bottle against my aching back. I was hoping to get sweaty and sweat the toxins out, but it didn't really work. Maybe I was so hot that a hot water bottle didn't make me much hotter! I did feel the need for a shower and hair wash in the morning though.
I've been having plenty of sleep and lots of water, some herbal teas - sage tea for my throat, elderflower tea for the temperature, and even one for bad throats I got at Planet Organic Friday lunch time. Used once at work and then left behind.
I am also taking the nettle and apricot tonic I made a few months ago - two teaspoons twice a day.
My nose was runny last night, but stopped so I was able to kayak (kayaking is not an activity that goes well with having to blow one's nose!) and is running again now.
The Lea Navigation below Tottenham Lock is still very bad after the heavy rain meant they released a load of sewerage into the river, depriving the water of oxygen so killing a load of fish. It was also worrying seeing birds - coots, swans, geese, moorhens - feeding. I hope they don't get ill as a result (seagulls do from feeding off our waste dumps).
I hope you feel better soon, but think of it as an opportunity to rest for a while and catch up with some reading!
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