few weeks ago, I was really, really sick and I felt like balls. Sweaty, trembling, achy, shaky balls. I’d been fighting a cold for the better part of a week and but it hit me super hard. It was one of those weeks. You know, those weeks? Where one day everything is going right and you feel like such a life winner and then the next day is dreadful and you’re wondering where the yesterday ‘you’ went and if she was even real. I thought I’d share a few products that really helped me get through simple tasks like eating dinner, without face-planting into my stir fry. Here are 5 miracle products that totally saved my ass over winter…
I just mix a little with water in the medicine cup it comes with, gargle and it clears out my gunky throat instantly. Just be super careful not to swallow. It can bring on the type of coughing fit that will really give your pelvic floor a run for it’s money.
I’m not entirely convinced that it makes that much of a difference but there’s a lovely placebo effect that takes place when I chug back a mouthful of this elixir. It just feels like it does good stuff you know? Like dark chocolate.
A friend of mine recommended this when I told her about my utter devotion to Spray Tish and how difficult I find it in winter to not just attach a pump pack of it directly to my nose when I have a cold. Decongestants are scarily addictive but Fess is made from a saline solution so you can use it as often as you like. It’s perfect for in between hard core nasal sprays or if you’re trying to kick the spray habit at the end of your cold.
I’m a huge Lemsip lover but sometimes I feel as if I stand alone. Lemsip seems to be like coriander; you either love it or hate it. I’m a huge fan of a piping hot Lemsip right before I got to bed. It clears out my head and nose and if I’m feeling a little cheeky, I’ll add a splash of whisky and honey for a super easy hot toddy.
Hard Core Chemist Cold and Flu Tablets
I’m not loyal to any particular brand but if I’m feeling really, really crap there’s nothing like a $15 plus box of hardcore chemist cold and flu tablets. The supermarket brands just never seem to hit the spot. The night time chemist tablets are amazing and usually knock me out cold.
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What about you? What are your must have cold and flu essentials? Also… do you love or loathe Lemsip?
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