Looks Like The Flu

Looks like I have officially caught the flu.  My wife came down with it just after we returned from Rhode Island.  I woke up this morning with a dry throat which led to the grunts shortly after.  Later in the day archness and possibly a temperature had set in.  My wife has been down for the count these last 4 days.  Having Fibromyalgia the symptoms of the flu become greatly intensified. 

This is a good time to bring up Zinc.  Zinc is a wonderful mineral which is known as an antiseptic to germs.  It also is very important in the bodies ability to heal itself.  There are several ways of getting Zinc.  The over-the-counter medication Zycam is basically Zinc suspension in a liquid form that is absorbed by the mucus membrane in the nasal cavity.  Using, what looks like, a cotton swab to apply the medication.  Another way, which cost less, is in a lozenge form called Cold-EEZE.  This is what we take when we have a cold or flu.  The only side effect of the lozenge is that it absorbs all the moisture out of your mouth.  This I can live with.

Zinc is a very good supplement to take along with your other vitamins and mineral on a daily basis.  You may not even know that you are deficient in Zinc until you start taking the supplements.  My wife found this out two years ago when she was sick and I brought these little gems home.  It seems that a lack of Zinc can dull your taste buds and your hearing.  Both were wonderfully sharpened after eating the lozenges.  Food tasted so much better.  She now takes Zinc regularly to keep her hearing and taste buds up to par.

That's all I have for you today.  Stay warm and take Zinc.

Bill