Here's to your health!

We've all had this happen...

The precious little ones get into the chair. You start to decorate their rosy, plump cheek when BAM! Cough or sneeze right into your face!
*sigh*
Once can be a bit forgiven but multiple times...

Yesterday I was painting at a party with lovely little ones running about. One child was in my chair and she coughed, 3 times. I also noticed a bit of lethargy about her but thought perhaps she was low key. I asked her if she had allergies. Nope. The night before she had a fever and was sick. *sigh*

Two children later, another cough. Herm. I asked if she had a tickle in her throat. Nope. "I have a bad cough and had a fever."

One girl didn't even make the party due to a fever.

Great.
For those who don't know, loading up on Vitamin C is a myth. It doesn't actually help so I paced the pharmacy looking for help between gigs. I did load up on antioxidants and immune boosters when I got home from my gigs, at 6am this morning. Now I am a bit concerned as I am facing down a two day drive to FABAIC that I will fall ill to kid-crud. I plan to go to bed early tonight- since being so rest deprived can't be helping either- and to keep on the antioxidants and immunity boosters but what else?
What do you do when the little darlings share their ick?

Kill 'em.

Shannon Fennell wrote:Kill 'em.

OH MY!

I am not sure about the myth but I do know that a lot of people are not getting enough vitamin C - lots of people with arthirist take 15,000 mg to help them - - It has helped lots of my older friends with RA - I have friends that take vitiamin C with calcium and zinc to make themselve feel better and one of them is a pharmatist.

Man I can't spell tonight - I meant pharmacist - I think my body is telling me it is time to go to bed

If you drive through Jacksonville, FL... give me a call!!!!

Airborne, Zinc, Emergen-C ...I take whatever of these I can get a hold of!!

I took Cold-FX when I first noticed the signs of a cold/flu setting in and I believe that it worked. I am usually quite cynical about miracle cures but I did NOT want to be sick when my grandson was born, so when someone recommended it to me I shelled out the $25 or $30 to see if I could stop that cold. And it did seem to work. It's a gingseng-based immune booster, I believe.

You might also consider reading up on oil of oregano. It's a bit controversial, but there are a significant number of studies available on it's efficacy as an antimicrobial agent in PubMed.
http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2009/06/a-guest-post-by-oregano-oil-expert-alan-ramilia/