The winter is here, the most fashionable time of the year. U see people walking around with cardigans and sweatshirts(my personal favorite) and stoles, well a pretty sight definitely. But what marks the arrival of winter is the Common Cold a.k.a nasopharyngitis[cool no? no puns intended ;)] or acute coryza, well nothing cute about it.
I think most of the tissue sales(okay napkins)is at their peak during this time. Some Bas*****(oops! PG rated blog) gets it, and well unlike his wealth or food, he passes this on. and here the agony starts. I'm very prone to colds, it visits me once a month atleast, blame the dust in bangalore i say! And sweet moses, its bad. really bad. It deprives you of all the happiness you wish to have :
Symptoms to watch out for :
1. Runny nose of course (like duh!)
2. Lots of handkerchiefs, tissues (okay fine napkins) around.
3. Lots of wet handkerchiefs, tissues around ( if u've already touched it, congrats u are infected!! bwahahaha)
4. Not able to smell the awesome spicy mushroom tikka?Or the equally awesome pizza? Or your cup of hot tea/coffee? (yeah you are RIGHT :) u're infected \m/ )
5. Muscle strain, and you are not even working out( i wanted to say fat blob, but i didn't wanna hurt anyone)
6. You talk less, the reason being, you breathe through your mouth of course!!
7. You count the number of times you sneeze. (and exclaim each time you create a new personal record)
Remedies :
Did i tell you i'm a doctor? No i'm not. So yes ask your mother ( not your boss) cuz, mothers know best :D
You know what's worse than catching a cold? You are not allotted a sick leave, no place in the bus/train wherever and for all you love birds.. okay i'm stopping there..
oh btw, my mom jus told me, gooseberries a.k.a amla is good for cold! And so is inhaling steam! So,it looks like now i'm qualified to give remedies for cold :)
If you know of any more remedies, please let us know as you can help many a poor souls.
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The fact that you catch a cold so often says that your immune system is not strong my boy!
ReplyDeleteEat an amla/guava EVERYDAY and you can prevent the virus from visiting your system. HIGHEST source of Vitamin C - which protects your immune system.
Oranges are in season, go grab yourself one or two and eat it.
Once you are infected drink turmeric-pepper milk in the night.
But, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
LISTEN to your nutritionist friends ONCE IN A WHILE!FREAK!
Thanks A lot suhasini for your invaluable insight and remedies. The same shall be incorporated Soon.
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