yea Tammy the weather is all messed up. Sometimes it's summer in the winter and winter in the summer. I wish this would all act like it is supposed to. I can't get used to the cold if one day is in the teens and the next in the 60's. But right now, it is cold even at 50 to me. Must be my old age. lol. Keep in touch. Love ya. John. ps. tell the family we send our prayers and Love to them as well.
it warmed up yesterday and I got my sore throat back, everybody gets sick every time it warms up. My little grand daughter is just getting over some sort of virus. Normally I freeze to death all winter long ( the old ones teeth are very sharp) Dave and I are off work this week and I would like to get over and see Cheri, untill then you are both in our prayers too.
Thanks Tammy for commenting and have a happy Holydays. Sorry to hear your ailment is not getting better but this weather is a breeding ground for sickness and it seems an ally to whatever ailment you already have. Praying for you and your family get better for the new year and we welcome you to our house any time you want. The door is always open to good friends and family, and we consider you and your's both friend and family, as we have chosen to include each other in prayer and in faith. May God bless you in the comming year through all sorts of trials. May he place a hedge around you to protect you from the snares of evil and may you continue to walk in the light of His perfect Love.
They say 'chicken soup' is a cure-all, but it's not the particular soup that does the work. People tend to drink less in the winter, because they are not sweating and thirsty, therefore they dehydrate seriously. Notice your hands in the winter, they become dry, chapped, and sometimes even crack and bleed. These are signs of dehydration. Many drink hot teas and coffee to 'warm up' during the winter months...nothing could be worse for you because caffeine is a natural diuretic (sp?) or dehydrator. Drink plenty of soups with broth to warm up. Another problem is setting the thermostat too high during the winter. HEaters tend to dehydrate the air in your home, compunding the problem. The best recommendation is to set the thermostat no higher than 65 degrees, and wear several layers of clothing or cover yourself with blankets/comforters/afghans. The less a difference in the outside temp vs the inside temp minimizes the shock your body experiences when you go in/out of your home. Get a meter to measure the humidity in your home. The ideal humidity is 55%. An indicator is - how often do you have to water your plants....if they dry up faster in the winter, then - guess waht - the same thing is happening to your body! The moisture in your plants is evaporating from the heat - take a hint from your plants! When it gets cold out, I often make my dinner a pair of packages of "oodles of noodles", just to assure my body is re-hydrated. I also tend to add seasonings like red curry, ginger, and onion bits. The spices clear my sinuses as I eat the hot soup, and I feel quite clear for the evening and sleep well at night (in my 65-degree home) Try it! Ever since I adopted this measure, I have experienced only 2 serious bouts with 'colds' in the past 14 years, and that came from visiting at others' homes on vacation where the climate was not under my control. Hope this does well for you too! It's amazing how little you need 'medicine' when you manage your hydration properly...and for goodness' sake, avoid alcohol and sodas at all costs! They dehydrate you rather than quench your thirst, which is why people can't seem to stop drinking them! They make you thirstier!
Hydration is sometimes a problem when I get up but that usually goes away when the first cup of hot coffee goes down my neck. I know it is a diuretic but, I am a coffee-holic. lol. As a hydrator I drink plenty of water. But you are right about the temp in the house. I try to keep the temp at or below 68 degrees but the three degrees difference, you and I are in the same ballpark. The more humidity in the air in winter the better. It can be in the mid 70's and feel cold if the humidity is less than 50% but if you can add a bit of moisture to the air it feels warmer because less moisture is absorbed and evaporation causes the body to feel cooler. I try to keep the moisture content above 50%, how much more is a guess because my hygrometer is broken at 50%. lol Thank you for the recipe for oodles of noodles. Though I am not a big fan of curry, red pepper I can put on everything and it opens the sinuses and causes the juices to flow. Have a good year and may God bless you and your endeavors in the years to come.
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ps. tell the family we send our prayers and Love to them as well.
These are signs of dehydration.
Many drink hot teas and coffee to 'warm up' during the winter months...nothing could be worse for you because caffeine is a natural diuretic (sp?) or dehydrator.
Drink plenty of soups with broth to warm up.
Another problem is setting the thermostat too high during the winter. HEaters tend to dehydrate the air in your home, compunding the problem. The best recommendation is to set the thermostat no higher than 65 degrees, and wear several layers of clothing or cover yourself with blankets/comforters/afghans. The less a difference in the outside temp vs the inside temp minimizes the shock your body experiences when you go in/out of your home.
Get a meter to measure the humidity in your home. The ideal humidity is 55%. An indicator is - how often do you have to water your plants....if they dry up faster in the winter, then - guess waht - the same thing is happening to your body! The moisture in your plants is evaporating from the heat - take a hint from your plants!
When it gets cold out, I often make my dinner a pair of packages of "oodles of noodles", just to assure my body is re-hydrated. I also tend to add seasonings like red curry, ginger, and onion bits. The spices clear my sinuses as I eat the hot soup, and I feel quite clear for the evening and sleep well at night (in my 65-degree home)
Try it! Ever since I adopted this measure, I have experienced only 2 serious bouts with 'colds' in the past 14 years, and that came from visiting at others' homes on vacation where the climate was not under my control.
Hope this does well for you too! It's amazing how little you need 'medicine' when you manage your hydration properly...and for goodness' sake, avoid alcohol and sodas at all costs! They dehydrate you rather than quench your thirst, which is why people can't seem to stop drinking them! They make you thirstier!