tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post6423370619630765371..comments2024-03-14T02:19:50.496-05:00Comments on WRITE NOW: A New ClubJanet Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005199141826909590noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-65095351267376458562010-02-22T11:48:37.496-05:002010-02-22T11:48:37.496-05:00Bleh. One thing I've been telling anyone in Ch...Bleh. One thing I've been telling anyone in Chicago who will listen this winter: look into taking a generous dose of Vitamin D daily. <br /><br />My primary doc heads up a center for integrative medicine. I've had seasonal affective symptoms every winter since SMC. She tested my D level three years ago, it was super low, and she prescribed daily supplements from Oct - May ever since. This winter we ramped it up to 5,000 IU, which seemed really high to me, but it's made all the difference in the world and has had a fantastic benefit I didn't expect: despite my immune system being bombarded at school everyday and taxed by the exhaustion that comes with pregnancy, I haven't had so much as a minor cold bug even once since August. Not even a scratchy throat. And I've flown nine times since mid-December.<br /><br />One of my coworkers told me her husband got the whole family including their twins on it this winter to boost their immunity, and they haven't been sick at all.<br /><br />Dr. Weil has been writing a lot about it lately, if you want something to take in to talk to your docs.Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596531510371611853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-77084121572591307202010-02-15T14:15:21.237-05:002010-02-15T14:15:21.237-05:00Sorry to hear about Leo being sick.
Being sick wh...Sorry to hear about Leo being sick.<br /><br />Being sick while the baby is sick is the hardest thing I've ever experienced. There is nothing to compare it to. <br /><br />Yet the world goes on like nothing happened; after a hard night that's surreal...István Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320536844472897403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-38927221190389044612010-02-15T06:52:58.269-05:002010-02-15T06:52:58.269-05:00We have been to the doctor---twice! But I didn'...We have been to the doctor---twice! But I didn't push antibiotics. After this has gone on for two weeks, however, I might be willing to do so. Poor little guy. I will be so upset if he develops an ear infection or something else.Janet Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005199141826909590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-42364254329885138452010-02-14T22:58:17.622-05:002010-02-14T22:58:17.622-05:00Seriously - take that baby to the DOC and tell the...Seriously - take that baby to the DOC and tell them you want an antibiotic to clear up whatever he has. Even if it is a virus, an antibiotic will still help. 3 kids experience affirms this.<br />Keep up the good work.Emily Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313078467875330451noreply@blogger.com