It is the wintertime here in Maryland and thus it is cold and flu season. There has been a cold circulating around my office the past couple of weeks and it seems like everyone has come down with a seriously stuffy nose. When that happens, its nearly impossible to avoid catching it yourself. No surprise - I got a sore throat and a stuffy nose, complete with a headache from the congestion. Yay!
One of my co-workers said that drinking hot tea is good for colds because the heat from the liquid kills bacteria.
I’m not sure if I believe that… does anyone know for sure if that is true or false? Either way, I like to drink hot tea with honey and lemon when I have a sore throat. It feels much better afterwards. :-)
And to reduce the running nose and congestion, I bought some antihistamine medicine yesterday. They are very helpful, but end up drying me out too much.