On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:46:05 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
>> I have an upper respitory infection says the doctor...What I say is my
>> throat don't work and I can barely talk or swallow plus a fever.
>>
>> So I am to drink warm fluids.
>>
>> I found that some toasted dried minced onion nuked in plain old boxed
>> chicken stock is quite tasty....
>>
>> I may gather my strength and get to a supermarket later today...a
>> Hall's medicated lozenge and kleenex run...Any other thoughts on warm
>> fluids would be appreciated.
>
>I just got over a similar thing, Mr. Libido. I suffered for 2 months;
>laryngitis, staph infection, bronchitis, green eye and nose globbers.... you
>know what knocked it out of me? Two hot toddys at night, only needed for 2
>days. 1 part whisky, 1 squirt of lemon, a decent squirt of honey and about
>4 parts water, heated to where you can stand it, in a coffee cup. Two of
>those knocked me out, let me sleep, and within a couple of days it was gone.
>
>Old-fashioned remedies work.
>
I think it worked because you were exhausted and you were finally able
to get some rest. I know from pure experience that if you allow
yourself to rest (go practically comatose in terms of hours of sleep,
if you have to) - you can beat off most "bugs". I'm a weekend
warrior, so I haven't taken a sick day off (for illness) since *way*
before June of last year. Don't ask me how many weekends have been
spent mostly sleeping (too many - I haven't counted them).

What has surprised me lately is that the last few weekends have *not*
been spent recovering from the week before. So either I'm healthier
over all, or I've built up an immunity to the germs in my work
environment lately.

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