I keep some Mexican Coca-cola on hand, it's one of the few things I can stand to ingest when I have a migraine that seems to help. No judgment.
I get migraines too, bad ones, usually on the left side. I'm a Pepsi girl, but it sure does help with the nausea. Do you remember the cola syrup our moms used to keep in the house? I always used to complain my mom never used enough of it on the crushed ice lol
there used to be a soda pop that came in a can that was brightly colored in purple, fuchsia, and orange. It was terrible and made my throat feel scratchy, but i would fall for it every time, because of the colors. Come to think of it, that is exactly the color scheme of the room i am in right now.
Woke up with one today - reached right for my Mexi-Coca-Cola stash! Feeling better already...
Matter of fact, I didn't really know about the syrup til I was an adult. My grandfather was a doctor, and so he would give us medicine. It wasn't til long after he died that I got a stomach bug and my pharmacist at the time recommended it. It didn't work so well on me for that, apparently I'm more of a real ginger beer gal...
I'm glad you're feeling better. They are awful.
I am miserable right now. I have one that is making me so ill I did something I rarely do,took medicine. Woke up with it. I might go lay down.
Hmmmm... something in the air....
Woke up at 6, ate/medicated, back to sleep til 9:30, lunch at 10 was spicy potato chips and the Coke... will probably nap again...
Try going to YouTube and enter "Binaural Beats Migraines" - there's a 3 hour long audio track (look for the spinning lotus as the video). I use noise cancelling headphone and listen while I nap, really helps the pain and nausea.
Thanks, Laura. Jut woke up. Not as severe but still pretty bad. Going to have a Pepsi and go lie down again. Too sick to eat.
Red Beans and Rice
(Got this a long time ago on a home wine making forum from someone in Louisiana)
1 lb Red Kidney Beans
8-10 cups chicken broth
1 large red onion, chopped
1 Bell pepper, chopped
4-5 green onions, chopped
2-3 cloves minced garlic (or as much as you like)
1 large smoked hamhock or 3/4lb pickled pork (I just dice up 3/4lb of normal ham)
1-1 1/2 lbs mild or hot smoked andouille sausage, sliced
1 or 2 bay leaves
Soak the beans overnight in water, if possible. Saute red onion, bell pepper, green onion and garlic in olive oil in a large pot (dutch oven works well) until translucent. Drain the soaked beans, add to pot and add enough broth to cover. Add sausage, ham and Bay leaves and bring to a boil. Cover with lid and reduce heat to simmer. Let beans simmer for 3-4 hours or until desired tenderness. (When the beans are simmering, make sure to stir to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the pot, more so near the end when they start to form a rich red gravy. If the gravy starts to get too thick top off with broth or water.)
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve over your choice of rice and with nice crusty bread.
Since I got this from a winemaker, I'll also give some pairing advice. :) This works great with a nice mid bodied red with good acidity and not too much oak: Red Burgundy, Oregon Pinot Noir, Chianti, Beaujolais
NOT a healthy recipe, but....it is summertime!
Put an orange vanilla ice cream bar in an iced tea glass. Pour an orange soda over it (or orange sparkling water for less sugar)
Stir until ice cream bar falls off stick and drink is creamy. Add metal straw and drink cold. Assuage your guilt by telling yourself we need drinks such as these to deal with COVID and Twitler.
EDIT-The best seltzer to use for this is Polar brand Orange Vanilla. It tastes amazing on its own, too, and no sugar. As good as soda.