My house is full of sick people. Nate had a cold/cough thing for 2 weeks and then got a slight fever, he seems to be on the mend again, however all the boys are puny. Evan has a higher fever and cough, and the other 2 are suffering from coughs and low temps. Oh Luke said he doesn't have a fever and he seems correct.
The sickness has caused me to get out my big guns (chicken noodle soup). The kind that calls for an organic chicken simmering on low heat for 24 hours with the bones broken to draw out the gelatin and marrow. I took some of the meat off today and used some of the broth to make a small batch of soup for dinner tonight, unfortunately I spent to much time today talking about marrow nutrients and skim on the top of the broth and broken chicken carcasses. By the time Nate came to get his soup, he looked in the pot and dry heaved. (not because it looked gross) but because he couldn't get the thoughts previously mentioned out of his head. To his credit he did manage to eat half of a good size bowl. I learned tonight that the word "broth" makes his skin crawl, apparently he doesn't like juicy meat either. He prefers it dry, in fact he finds the thought of meat drippings revolting. Who Knew? So the lesson that I learned is to keep all the "secrets" to my cooking just that, secrets. If I do, I know that he will continue to enjoy all the juicy meat that he has eaten for the past 14 years, like gravy, vegetable soup, sauces and stews.
In other health related news, I am conducting an experiment on myself. I am seeing if all my home remedies for warding off sickness is going to keep me from getting whatever is going around this house. I am drinking echinacea tea, drinking EmergenC powdered drink mix, taking acidophilus (since a few of us have had tummy issues) and garlic capsules since I am out of garlic tonic and I don't want to eat the cloves because I've been around people to much. I have felt a little run down a couple of times but we shall see if it works. Or maybe I should just pray that I am spared, how's that for a revelatory thought.
3 comments:
we just polished off our soup tonight...:) josh wasn't fond of it initially, but actually likes it now...and my BROTHER even ate it when he came to visit.:)
i'll never forget that asparagus soup you made for us when josh first came home after the injury. i'll have to get the recipe from you sometime.
hope you are all feeling better soon, and you stay well.
Catrina, I think you had mentioned once on here (hope I'm not getting too personal) that you have frequent UTIs or yeast infections. What home remedies do you use for either, please? :) Thanks very much for any suggestions!!!
Courtney
Hi Courtney,
the yeast remedies I use are:
Loading up on acidophilous in CAPSULE form not caplets. I take 2 in the morning 2 at night. Twice daily douching with peroxide and vinegar. 1 tablespoon of each and the rest water. (this can burn for a few minutes but subsides shortly do not use the boric or borax acid douche that people talk about online, it is poison.) You can also make keifir or plain yogurt tampons by freezing it in the regular tampon dispenser. (you can also not freeze it if it is too cold) And one of the stinkiest things that I actually do is insert a garlic clove. This to can burn if you have sensitive skin and make you stink but if you can handle it, it does help. Just make sure you cut off the pointy ends. If you have a serious or stubborn issue, you should really cut out sugar and or bread for a while. (sorry) The UTI home remedies only work for me if I catch them at the first sign of irritation. But I have not been on an antibiotic for yrs. THe over counter pills to relieve symptoms work well while you take cranberry capsules and drink 100% plain cranberry juice. Also Ibuprofen is a good anti inflammatory while you are battling it. If it isn't improving in 2 days though it probably isn't working.
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