It became evident during my cold that I was becoming seriously dehydrated. And this was due to insufficient liquid intake.
I drink almost nothing but water, but during a cold, mucus in the throat makes water taste unappetizing, so one tends to drink not enough of it. Fruit juice - my favorites are apple and grape - would solve that problem, but I don't want to be drinking a lot of juice either.
But when I got home from the trip, I decided to buy some juice, and I was mulling over the choices in the grocery when I noticed "light apple juice," which proved on inspection to be apple juice diluted with water. But why buy this when I could do it myself? So now when it's time to partake, I fill a glass about 2/3 with water and for the rest put in juice. That's enough juice to provide the taste without the sticky sweetness or so much of the carbs. And I'm slowly recovering.
When I'm tired of plain water, I like to add a dash of tonic to it.
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