AI Translated from Chinese
Main Text
Today is the third day of my cold. Originally it was a wind-heat cold, just with a sore throat. Now I’m starting to have phlegm and clear runny nose, showing wind-cold symptoms, while the throat pain is less noticeable. The feeling of alternating cold and heat is a bit strange. Wind-heat is dominant, no dizziness or headache, mental state is good. As expected, I brought it on myself. The other day I had fried and stir-fried food, took a cold shower an hour after a long run, plus the flu, and the weather was unusually dry, so I got sick all at once. Fortunately, the symptoms are very light. Consider it activating my immune system, which is also a good thing. More haste, less speed. Originally I took a cold shower to train my body; next time I’ll choose a non-running day for the cold shower.
During a cold, the craving for vitamin C is unusually strong — citrus that was slightly sour before now tastes especially sweet and sour — so this is how the body expresses its need for certain nutrients. Interesting. Electrolyte drinks too; the Pocari Sweat powder I prepared for long runs also came in handy.
As a result, in the afternoon I felt the wind-cold starting to gain the upper hand; clear nasal water flows unceasingly, slight aversion to cold. The tongue coating is half yellow and half white, the tip even red, red like it’s about to bleed.
When I recover, I plan to run again and take cold showers again, just more gently. It’s not that I can’t take cold showers, just don’t add fuel to the fire when the body is already tired. Life and body actually both need a certain “width.” A small illness, peeling an orange, feeling life isn’t so bad.