Being sick sucks.

It’s no fun, I have recently been hit by the flu. I’m not talking  about the sniffles I’m talking fever, aches, chills, nausea, sore head, throat and a nose that dripped so much I thought my brain was melting. It’s been quite a while since i’ve experienced a full blown flu and I have to tell you I wasn’t happy.

However I thought just for fun how bout I look on the positive side to being sick. Here I go:

PROS to being sick

• You re-evaluate your health status and look at possible ways to improve once you are better
• You appreciate good health
• You usually have time to focus on ‘you’, having a lone time seeing as no one wants to be around a sick person
• You break any bad eating habits (I don’t know about you but I lose my appetite when I’m sick, I’m actually very happy that my sugar cycle has been broken and I crave no more!). Sometimes lose weight from this.

 

Then I couldn’t help myself and looked at the bad side. Just in case you may be thinking about deliberating trying to pick up a bug!

 

CONS to being sick

• Decreases your immunity and makes you more susceptible to picking up other bugs
• You don’t feel like eating (this is also a bad thing people, you need energy and nutrients to sustain you otherwise your body will go into survival mode and hang onto fat for dear life)
• Sets your training back. I couldn’t walk around without getting out of breath let alone run or do any circuits. When your body needs rest it will let you know, listen to it. Depending on how long you’ve been sick for be prepared to notice a difference when you get back to training, don’t get disheartened.
• Due to your unappealing contagiousness ( not a real word I know) people don’t really want to be around you in fear that they might catch what you have.
• You are pretty much useless at work and at home.
• When you’re sick you lose motivation for other things. (I had a business meeting whilst I was sick and achieved about as much as a broken down car in a drag race)

 

To conclude, my advice is try avoid getting sick in the first place (mum’s out there with small children you are giving me a nasty frown right now).

 

• Keep your drinking cups and cutlery separate if you are sick or living with a sick person.
• Wash your hands frequently
• Sneeze and cough into a tissue and then wash your hands after if the situation allows
• Use some supplementation to help you through i.e garlic, vitamin C & B (i’m not an expert on supplements but have found these help out)
• Like your mum always tells you; drink lots of water and rest

 

I have decided to do a bit of research into how to boost your immunity levels and will let you know what I find out.

 

Stay healthy people! 🙂