Fat chance

So, the intensive regimen didn't exactly work, but hopefully the 12 hours of sleep + the chicken soup Mr. D is lovingly preparing for me right this minute will conquer this thing.

isn't my husband's handwriting nice?

The soup, adapted from Grandma's chicken soup above

1 big organic chicken
Rosemary salt
Carrots
Olive Oil
Lemons
Green onions
Lots of garlic
Bay leaves
H20

De-skin and chop up the chicken. Put lots of olive oil in a big pot and throw in the onions, garlic and chicken and mix around for a minute or so. Add the water, the bay leaves, and boil for as long as you can stand. A little while later, add your veggies, salt to taste, and closer to the end, squeeze in the juice of 1 or 2 lemons, and throw the whole lemon in afterward. Gives this soup a tangy je-ne-sais-quoi.

Enjoy.

The I'm on the verge but cannot get sick remedy

echinacea, you are pretty

Like most people, I hate being/getting/feeling sick. Most likely because it doesn't happen all that often, but when it does, it really hits. This morning I woke up with a sore throat. Here's my intensive regimen to kick this in the ass, if you're interested.

7 am. 1000 mg Vit. C, salt gargle, green tea, lots of h2o
9 am. down a glass vial of echinacea purpurea (1000 mg)
10 am. 2 cold Fx, grapefruit seed extract in juice (silent killer)
11 am. 1000 mg Vit. C
noon-3. nap
3 pm. 1000 mg Vit. C, salt gargle, green tea, lots of h2o
3:30 pm. down another glass vial of echinacea purpurea (1000 mg)
4:00 pm. tea, silent killer in juice
4:30 pm oregano oil under the tongue

Also, I've avoided the sugar and the dairy all day, and the heavy foods. Mainly to give my body a chance to fight it off without using up a ton of energy on metabolizing sugar.

I put on a haramaki first thing, and next I am going to peroxide my ears. Maybe a shot of whiskey for good measure while I'm at it.

Let's see if this shit works.

Vitamin D

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What do you know, this super vitamin not only fights cancer, but it also fights colds. Yet another reason to take it.

How much?

Osteoporosis Canada recommends 400 to 1,000 IU for adults under age 50 without osteoporosis or conditions affecting vitamin D absorption, and 800 to 2,000 IU for adults over 50.

The Canadian Cancer Society recommends 1,000 IU daily during the fall and winter. During the spring and summer, that can be accomplished through normal daily exposure to the sun.

Which one?
My NMD, on the other hand, recommends this one, at 10,000 IU a pop.