Its an "Emer'gen-C"

Has anyone ever heard of this so called cure for the common cold or flu. Today I had the pleasure. I am heading out of town tonight for a long weekend surviving the wilds of northern Michigan and woke up this morning with a head cold!!! Anyway, a co-worker swears by this stuff called “Emer’gen-C” so I decided at lunch to get some and see if it will kill whatever I got.

“Emer’gen-C” is a fizzy drink mix that boasts about being “an incredible energy booster”. Topping the supplement fact list is 1,000mg of Vitamin C and about every other vitamin or mineral I have ever heard of…yeah they don’t mess around. I mixed my first drink at 1pm and drank it down. My cold/sore throat symptoms have now subsided a little and now I feel, for lack of a better term, kind of high. The rush of nutrients literally shocks your system. It’s 3pm now and I just got over the rapid heart palpitations and nausea and my hands quit shaking, so I can now type. Next I think I may do yoga to find some equilibrium…I ran into my desk three times already!

While dealing with the crazy side effects I was at a firm wide meeting that involved about fifty people. Ever try explaining to your boss that you have the shakes because of a natural dietary supplement? Yeah, didn’t go over well. He shook his head and walked away. Perhaps I can coast through the rest of my afternoon though without interruptions.

Not sure if I am going to try another treatment. I imagine this stuff could get addictive if I’m not careful! I’m compare it to Jolt or Red Bull or that is contains natural supplements instead of pure caffeine.

Just breathe……