This doctor doesn't wear a white coat, though he has a white cap. This doctor comes in a plastic bottle and I've had a lot of meetings with him this week, thanks to what my husband unaffectionately calls "the Newville crud". I understand that it's not limited to my town, however. Apparently people all over the U.S. have it. Fever, chills, some nausea and a bad cough. Thus, Dr. Robitussin. (or Dr. R).
No matter that the bottle expired 10 years ago, I was desperate and decided to use what I already had in my cupboard. It tastes as bad as it ever did so it must be legit. By the way, how is it that you can't taste anything else when you're sick, but you can still taste that old Robitussin?
I smile when I take it (well, sort of) because it wasn't too long ago that my husband and I had a joke between us about my mother who would offer us medicine from "Columbus". That simply meant that it was medicine she had from back before I was born when my family lived in Columbus, OH - like, the early 1960's! Now here I am, using medicine that is 10 years old. I guess I'm gonna be like her.
I knew things were bad when my cat, Missy (who is very nervous anyway) came over to me on my bed, took one look at the white kleenex in my hand, heard my abnormal very deep bass voice call her name and with big wide eyes, turned around and ran off the bed in a hurry. This was NOT the owner she was used to. Some alien was lying in her bed. I sighed.
I discovered this week that it's much more effective to be consistent with taking your medicine when they say you should. Every 4 hours. Yuck! But at one point I thought I was feeling better so I stopped taking the medicine. That's when things got worse and I realized that I wasn't really getting better, I had simply been consistent with meeting with Dr. Robitussin and therefore, I thought I was getting better. When I quit, it revealed my need to continue on my path of consistency.
There's a few things in life that I've discovered I need to be consistent with in order for them to really work.
Exercise
Yep - and it goes down just about as easy as Dr. R. sometimes. But I always feel great afterwards and the more I do it, the better I feel.
Prayer and scripture meditation
The more consistent I am with it, the better the results for me. I can tell when I haven't been as faithful. My soul and my mind need it.
Healthy Eating
It doesn't do much good to exercise if you aren't going to eat healthy at the same time. The two go hand in hand. I'm certainly not a health expert and I'm not promoting any diet or exercise program - just promoting eating well as a life style.
Adequate Sleep
Everyone is different, but we all need sleep. I try hard to go to bed at the same time every day and make sure I get adequate rest.
So there you have it, my prescription for life. And oh yes, sometimes we are thrown off that routine and a little bit of Dr. R becomes necessary. But I'm glad that's not the norm!
No matter that the bottle expired 10 years ago, I was desperate and decided to use what I already had in my cupboard. It tastes as bad as it ever did so it must be legit. By the way, how is it that you can't taste anything else when you're sick, but you can still taste that old Robitussin?
I smile when I take it (well, sort of) because it wasn't too long ago that my husband and I had a joke between us about my mother who would offer us medicine from "Columbus". That simply meant that it was medicine she had from back before I was born when my family lived in Columbus, OH - like, the early 1960's! Now here I am, using medicine that is 10 years old. I guess I'm gonna be like her.
I knew things were bad when my cat, Missy (who is very nervous anyway) came over to me on my bed, took one look at the white kleenex in my hand, heard my abnormal very deep bass voice call her name and with big wide eyes, turned around and ran off the bed in a hurry. This was NOT the owner she was used to. Some alien was lying in her bed. I sighed.I discovered this week that it's much more effective to be consistent with taking your medicine when they say you should. Every 4 hours. Yuck! But at one point I thought I was feeling better so I stopped taking the medicine. That's when things got worse and I realized that I wasn't really getting better, I had simply been consistent with meeting with Dr. Robitussin and therefore, I thought I was getting better. When I quit, it revealed my need to continue on my path of consistency.
There's a few things in life that I've discovered I need to be consistent with in order for them to really work.
Exercise
Yep - and it goes down just about as easy as Dr. R. sometimes. But I always feel great afterwards and the more I do it, the better I feel.
Prayer and scripture meditation
The more consistent I am with it, the better the results for me. I can tell when I haven't been as faithful. My soul and my mind need it.
Healthy Eating
It doesn't do much good to exercise if you aren't going to eat healthy at the same time. The two go hand in hand. I'm certainly not a health expert and I'm not promoting any diet or exercise program - just promoting eating well as a life style.
Adequate Sleep
Everyone is different, but we all need sleep. I try hard to go to bed at the same time every day and make sure I get adequate rest.
So there you have it, my prescription for life. And oh yes, sometimes we are thrown off that routine and a little bit of Dr. R becomes necessary. But I'm glad that's not the norm!
