One symptom of the flu is a high fever, which can lead to sweating. You might also be dealing with bouts of vomiting or diarrhea. Your body needs plenty of fluids to replace lost liquids, and even more to fight off the infection.
Water is best, but you can also drink herbal teas or tea with honey. These can have a soothing effect on your symptoms while keeping you hydrated. Two things you should always avoid, though, are alcohol and caffeine.
Month: December 2019
Today’s Smile 😃
“Always borrow money from a pessimist.
He won’t expect it back.”
Source
Today’s Poem ~ Song of Hope
Song of Hope
Thomas Hardy
O sweet To-morrow! –
After to-day
There will away
This sense of sorrow.
Then let us borrow
Hope, for a gleaming
Soon will be streaming,
Dimmed by no gray –
No gray!
While the winds wing us
Sighs from The Gone,
Nearer to dawn
Minute-beats bring us;
When there will sing us
Larks of a glory
Waiting our story
Further anon –
Anon!
Doff the black token,
Don the red shoon,
Right and retune
Viol-strings broken;
Null the words spoken
In speeches of rueing,
The night cloud is hueing,
To-morrow shines soon –
Shines soon!
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Born to Write
“You do what you were made to do. Some of us were made to read and write. Thanks be to God.” ―
💫 Inspiring Quote ~ What or Who Are You Living For?
“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”
—Dr. Leo Buscaglia
Today’s Poem ~ I Loved You
I Loved You
Alexander Pushkin
I loved you, and I probably still do,
And for a while the feeling may remain…
But let my love no longer trouble you,
I do not wish to cause you any pain.
I loved you; and the hopelessness I knew,
The jealousy, the shyness – though in vain –
Made up a love so tender and so true
As may God grant you to be loved again.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Know When to Let Go
Know when to let go
As the people get older, they tend to focus more on what’s important to them, and don’t sweat the small stuff to the degree they did when they were younger, according to Dr. Robert Waldinger. Other research supports this mindset, and has found that older adults are better about letting go of past failures. “They tend to realize how life is short and they are more likely to pay more attention on what makes them happy now,” says Dr. Waldinger. You can do the same.
🍎 Health Hack ~ Adios Sugar
Saying sayonara to sweets may also slow your skin’s aging process, per a paper published November 2015 by the Baylor College of Medicine’s Department of Dermatology. “Excessive sugar in the bloodstream attaches to proteins such as collagen and elastin to form harmful new molecules called advanced glycation end products, or AGEs. AGEs damage collagen and elastin, causing them to become dry and brittle, which leads to wrinkles and sagging,” Dr. Batra says. “The less sugar you eat, the fewer AGEs you develop.”
Inspiring Quote ~ Living a Meaningful Life
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
~ Winston Churchill
