Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Feeling better...
Last night I laid down on the couch at 8 p.m. to watch the news and the rest of the night was history. Around 9 p.m. I woke up, woke my wife up who was also asleep on the couch, and we went to bed. I slept so soundly that I barely heard the alarm go off this morning (4:45).
This morning I still have lingering signs of a cold, but my lungs are less congested and I feel better. I still have 2 ½ weeks until the marathon, so I am hoping I can whip this before then. The next couple days will be critical.
I am a firm believer that physical exercise speeds the healing process when you have a cold. For me the trick seems to be that I sleep much more soundly because running helps clear out the breathing passages – at least through most of the night.
You of course you have to use discretion, e.g. when you have a deep chest cold or fever you shouldn’t be running outside. It is also important that you get a lot MORE sleep than normal and really concentrate on your diet. Oh, and drink, drink, drink! I also start taking vitamin C supplements when the sniffles start.
Seems to work for me anyway, at least when I react when I first feel the cold coming on.
This morning I still have lingering signs of a cold, but my lungs are less congested and I feel better. I still have 2 ½ weeks until the marathon, so I am hoping I can whip this before then. The next couple days will be critical.
I am a firm believer that physical exercise speeds the healing process when you have a cold. For me the trick seems to be that I sleep much more soundly because running helps clear out the breathing passages – at least through most of the night.
You of course you have to use discretion, e.g. when you have a deep chest cold or fever you shouldn’t be running outside. It is also important that you get a lot MORE sleep than normal and really concentrate on your diet. Oh, and drink, drink, drink! I also start taking vitamin C supplements when the sniffles start.
Seems to work for me anyway, at least when I react when I first feel the cold coming on.
# posted by Jack : 7:08 AM
