The annoying virus has turned me into all the seven dwarfs at once - grumpy, sleepy, sneezy, snotty, grotty, coughy and shivery . It need not have been this way if only I had followed the advice of my late grandfather ... salt water.
As far as I remember, salt water was the cure for just about everything. Wash you face in salt water to treat acne. Gargle with salt water for a sore throat, soak a stubbed toe in hot salty water, a salt nasal spray will unblock any nose. The only thing I can't remember salt water being put up as a remedy for is menstrual cramps. Possibly this is because I never asked my dear old Pa for advice on treating period pain. Not really in his wheelhouse.
Still, I doubt my grandfather would have been suggesting throwing myself in the ocean on a cold and blustery May afternoon. A cup of warm water and a generous spoon of table salt would have done the job. However, the truth is just looking at the ocean does make my spirits rise
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