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For those of you that know me in real life (and not just the internet, sight-unseen-me), you can attest to the fact that it really isn't spring (or any change of the season for that matter) until I get a head (or chest) cold.  I use the term "cold" loosely of course.  I wish I got a simple cold.  I have been hoping my entire life to simply have the sniffles or a minor cough.  Alas, my severely damaged lungs have always had other plans for me.  A simple cold turns into a full blown sinus infection which (if unchecked) becomes my familiar friend bronchitis.  And it never fails that every time I get on a new fitness regime, I get sick.  This time around is no exception.

It started a week ago with that general blah feeling you get, and turned into a week's worth of a low grade fever and laying on the couch wanting enough energy to make the short walk to the kitchen to refill your mug of tea.  Breathing became an issue when my coughing fits hit bringing me to my knees on more than one occasion.  My cough has scared more than one customer, friend, or relative alike.  If I'm being honest, it scares me even more.

Needless to say, this week I took a break from working out.  But I didn't take a week off from eating better.  On the contrary, I made an extra effort this week to insure that I ate only healthy food and in the right quantities.  My appetite was gone, for the most part, but I knew the only way to thoroughly kick this infection was to give my body the fuel it needed to heal itself.  The right food, combined with the proper medications, and homeopathic remedies are the ticket for helping the body's immune system to heal.  I still have a long way to go to get back to my full health but I know that when I have enough energy to start exercising again, I won't have to start completely from scratch.  Good health and fitness is about more than lifting weights or doing cardio.  It starts and stops with what you put on the inside.

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