Too Busy Gets You Sick And How I Treated My Cold

What do you get when you combine a crazy, busy week at work with being out every evening and battling insomnia?  Well, if you are me, you end up with that cold that had been hanging around taking full hold.

I had been battling a the start of a cold.  By the end of last week, I was out and out sick.  Not leaving the recliner and napping all day sick.

I knew that I didn't want to take the normal, over the counter stuff to treat it, so that left relying on herbs and vitamins.  (I will admit that I took a decongestant at one point in desperation, but it didn't help).  I immediately increased my intake of both vitamin D3 and vitamin C and I started drinking herbal teas.

The herbal tea brand that I tend to use is Traditional Medicinals.  What I like about them is that they offer a variety of different blends, and they are readily available.  Because trust me, the last thing that I want to do while I'm sick is to make a trip to the local food co-op.  Wal Mart even carries them.

I alternated between two teas, the Echinacea Elder and the Breath Easy.  I added local honey to both.  While I'm still not completely over my cold, but it never did go into my chest (even though it tried) and I am no longer achy and tired.

I wish I had been better prepared for getting sick, but I am so glad that I was able to use natural products to treat it.