Getting well on the cheap!

NOTE: Mondays are going to be recipe day, but obviously there was no cooking going on this Monday. Tuesdays are still up in the air...household/garden stuff maybe? Suggestions welcome.

So I am still sick with this terrible cold thingy, but I wanted to share a few tips with yall anyway.

Growing up we never had health insurance, so going to the doctor for every little cold was definitely out of the question. Now, even though I have health insurance, I avoid the doctor as much as possible. Why might you ask? Well I personally believe that doctors are too quick to prescribe an antibiotic for every little cold/infection. By using too many antibiotics too often we are helping to build tolerant strains of bacteria IE: H1N1 Flu. You can check out some more information about this here.

The symptoms of your body fighting off an infection are often mistaken for the cold itself. Runny nose, sneezing, coughing etc are all ways that your body rids itself of the bad bacteria. That being said, I have found that the best way to deal with a cold is to make yourself as comfortable as possible, up your immune system and buck up and deal with it!

One of my favorite things to help get more vitamin C into my system are my super easy smoothies with Emergen-C. If you have never tried this stuff...buy it today. I swear by it!

Here's my no-fail, super easy, super vitamin C-immune boosting smoothie! And it's about $1 to make at home!

1 Orange

5 0r 6 frozen Strawberries

1 C. Fat-free yogurt (or fat full...whatever you like)

1 packet Emergen-C

~Blend Orange by itself 1st to make juice. Add everything else. Drink and be well!!

Seriously, doesn't get any easier.

I'll be back on top of this asap, I promise!