If you live in the Sioux Empire, it is likely that either you, or someone you know has gotten what I have affectionately deemed, "The Plauge". It starts with a little runny nose and perhaps a bit of a cough, and a few days later you feel like you can barely move. I caught The Plague about 13 days ago, and am just now starting to feel like I will be able to someday soon resume life as normal. I have never before coughed to the point where I felt like I really could not cough anymore. So where did I catch The Plague? The office? One of my kids? The grocery store? Church? Who knows, all I know is everywhere I go, I hear people hacking up a lung. Even in my own home, three of us sounds like quacking ducks as we cough away. But my husband didn't get it... I have a few theories as to why that I would like to share.
1. He drinks a lot of water - Mike is phenomenal at drinking water whenever he gets the chance. A prior Diet Coke drinker, he has substitued in great quantities of H2O in favor of the flavored beverages. I myself drink my weight in coffee.
2. He recently cut out junk food - Did you know that every time you eat sugar, your immune system is a little less effective for a few hours? I didn't until recently, but it certainly explains why this sugar junkie seems to get every little thing that comes along.
3. He drives with the fresh air vents open - When driving around town, he keeps the air circulating in his car. He also keeps the air circulating in his office. He does the most fetching of things in and out of the house. Basically he breathes way less recirulated air, which means he gets way fewer germs back into his system!
So what can I learn from my husband? Drink, eat, and breathe what is natural. All the processed grossness that I consume and bring into my body makes me susceptible to illness. As I'm starting a new month, I am making a new commitment to being natural. Stay tuned to see how it improves my health... and my life!
