Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for September 14, 2018

Young Amanda was…cold.

Getting appointments taking long? – Who knew.

At least, she didn’t tell you to lose weight. – Oh, she did? Bummer.

Last speech balloon: Arthritis/rheumatism? Gout?

I’m just glad my cold went away as usual. About a day and a half. Coughed up a lot of phlegm. I have a good immune system. Hope you got better soon.

Try zinc – but take it with food. And, lots of green tea. The last doctor I went to told me I’m obese. (I’m less than 40 pounds over my ideal weight.) Then he asked if I knew Jesus, and offered to save my soul right there in the exam room. I really wish I’d kicked him in the shin. (Or somewhere higher up . . . )

My psychiatrist told me I’m crazy. I told him I wanted a second opinion. He said, “OK, you’re ugly, too.”

One good thing about colds is if you medicate it enough, NOTHING will hurt, lol.

I wouldn’t have “gone” in.

My colds tend to eventually set up shop in my lungs, too. Fortunately, only one case of pneumonia so far.

Sorry that you are still sick. Good glasses talent near your mouth by the way.

I swear by eating raw garlic- you split the cloves and mash them a little. Then add them to olive oil or honey after 10 minutes and chew well and swallow. The 10 minute wait activates the allicin and other components that make garlic a good anti-viral. You can also take oregano oil capsules, but if you do they need to be a certified potency of 50 mg or above carvacrol. (I used to work in a health food store and use both these remedies now because of that.) The garlic remedy can be repeated as needed to relieve symptoms, and the oregano oil should probably not be more than one to two per day. Don’t bite the oregano caps unless you are having a bad time breathing, as it will give you a heat rush and temporary burning sensation like cayenne or other hot peppers.

I hope you didn’t have to shell out a huge copay for that!!!

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