Oh, West Coast…how I love thee…your lush greenery, your soaring mountains, your clever urban planning, your…ugh…stuffy nose…glands like golf balls…again???

Since I moved from the dry prairies to the luscious Coast ten years ago, I feel a cold coming on approximately…60% of the time.  

I humbly declare that I invented a miracle cure.*  I’ve been a longtime lover of the sauna-along with raw garlic, it’s been a good friend in helping me sweat out potential colds and flus.**

I (kinda randomly) dumped this ginger oil shampoo that I’ve been using for itchy scalp in my bath to make bubbles.  I began sweating lavishly in minutes. I was also drinking cinnamon tea, which apparently increases sweating as well (I thought I read this somewhere once but frankly I couldn’t find a single article to back up this claim.  Please try it and let me know if it works for you!)

Anyway, kaboom, my cold was fought and gone thanks to my new friend Ginger Oil. https://www.healthline.com/health/ginger-oil

Please try this the next time you feel a cold coming on:  Put a few drops of ginger oil in your bath, sip on cinnamon tea, and let us know if it helped fight your cold! 

*Wink

**For you darling nerds out there, also cool how many traditional cultures have used it for health benefits–From the sweat lodge to the schwitz, humans since time immemorial have sweated it out for physical, social and spiritual benefits.  https://celebrationsaunas.com/the-history-of-sauna-culture/