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jimmy23
10-07-2004, 06:05 PM
Hi all, been sick as a dog for almost two weeks now, I am now finally, almost, beginning to get over a severe upper respiratory infection. While not totally well yet, the worst has passed and it seems like I might live :)


During this illness, I refused to give in to the depression, from lack of training, that I inevitably feel when sick. ALmost by default I learned a few thigns about my training.

Because my upper lungs were infected, I was very aware of where my breath from. I began to practice my Be Breathed exercise, sitting down or standing (the floor exercise is just too much for me right now) , and I could tell exactly when my breath was in my lower lungs, my middle lungs, or upper lungs. By focusing on posture, I gained a new level of awareness of how my structure affected my breathing.

I intuitively began to develop an aversion to milk. While I have always beena huge fan of dairy, while sick I noticed that my body seemed to recoil from it. In the past, consumption of milk has beena habit, and I never paid attention to the feedback my body gave me. I feel 'lighter" in the two weeks since not drinking milk, but that could be from less calories , it is too soon to ascertain the real effect of this dietary change.

Lastly, I have a huge craving for fruits- any kind. Grapes, melon, pineapple, I seem to have a lust for the sweetness of fruit. A side effect of this indulgence is that now I dont crave processed suger snacks at all, or even bread.

Anyways, those are my perceptions at this point. My lungs are still congested, but not painfully so, with any luck these dietary changes will have a positive effect, long after this illness is a bad memory.

Randell Waddell
10-07-2004, 07:32 PM
Good Morning,

May I suggest that you enjoy a selection of fruits such as watermelon which have a low Glycemic Index.

Cheers
Randell. :D

rbibbs
10-07-2004, 08:18 PM
Good you're better Jimmy.
Milk: most adult mammals don't tolerate it, lose the enzymes to break it down. Replace the calcium and vitamin D intake though.
Fruit: The craving might be for acids or phytoactives. Grapefruit has the highest phytoactive content, so much so that there is a list of prescription drugs you can't take with grapefruit juice, they'll interact.
Overall immunity: No 'definitive' studies, but highly suggestive ones, that some food-based supplements like grapefruit seed extract, colostrum (cows) and beta-glucan (yeast) 'activate' the immune system preemptively. I've been taking them for several years, used to get the average 1-3 colds a year, only been sick "at all" more than 24 hours once in that time, including the flu-- full course of the disease, from 'sore hair' to waking up sweating, in one day.

jimmy23
10-07-2004, 08:35 PM
thanks coach I usually throw ina handful of nuts when i eat the fruits, for that very reason

rbibbs, do you suggest some intake of grapefuit juice?

my i come is limtied now and Im trying to avoid too much supplementation , just on general principles. What would you suggest i focus on as an immune booster (other than vitamin C of course?)

jimmy23
10-07-2004, 08:38 PM
rbibbs, I take a decent multivitamin, do you suggest more D and calcium than that provides?