colds

This cold winter has left many with the eternal sniffles — and wondering if they should exercise through a cold or lay off until it’s passed.

According to the American Council on Exercise, the average adult has two to three respiratory infections every year. That can really throw a wrench into what I hope is your regular exercise regimen. Sometimes light workouts are OK when you’re sick and may even help ease some symptoms.

Nope, not Aladdin’s lamp. … It’s a neti pot.

I believe alternative healthcare works. I try to use natural methods to ease my family’s symptoms before reaching for over-the-counter or prescription meds. But there’s just something about the neti pot that’s kept me from going there … What was it again? Oh yeah: It seemed too gross! (“You want me to put this where?”)