I think I found out why I was so dang-dog tired last week. I was coming down with a cold. I don't believe I've ever had a summer cold before. Winter colds... check, spring colds... check, autumn colds... check, but never a summer cold. I guess there really is a first time for everything.
Usually I get colds during the change in seasons where temps and weather are varying by large degrees. That might also explain why I picked up this one. We had a week of 90 degree temps with really high humidity. We didn't run air conditioning so we were HOT! Now we are having a week with mid-60 to mid-70 degree temps. My body evidently couldn't process the change very well.
The virus that causes a summer cold is the same that causes any other at any time of year. The symptoms aren't any different. You may be tempted to think that this is allergies but I've been fighting those all summer (and still am) along with the added dragged behind a bus feel of a cold.
How do you fight a summer cold? The same as a winter cold:
1.Wash your hands often.
2. Drink plenty of fluids... I like Yogi's Echinacea Immune Support and cold season teas infused with lemon and honey. Also plenty of water with lemon in it.
3.Get plenty of rest... supervise summer activity instead of participating.
4.Eat well... take advantage of the bounty of summer fruits and veges (especially berries) and the nutrition they have to offer!
There is one different treatment for a summer cold...
5.Lay out in the sun! (It's a rough life, I know.) Let the sun's natural vitamin D do its thing.
So while the kids are weeding today, I will lounge in the sun and sip iced lemon water. Perhaps this cold thing isn't so bad after all.
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