I'm sure you will start feeling better soon @galenkp especially eating all that citrus!
I do agree that the fruit one buys in the supermarket is mostly tasteless and I believe it's when they're picked too early with lengthy refrigeration on top of that!
I buy my fruits and veggies from a fresh produce vendor who comes straight from the market, my fruits & veggies on wheels I call him. His stuff definitely tastes better, although home-grown of course can't be beaten!
I think having Covid also makes it worse!
Get better soon @galenkp 🤗
I prefer to pick up my fresh produce at farmer's markets but it's not always possible from a time perspective; when I do I grab a little extra as it tends to last a little better than th supermarket produce. I have a lot of farms in the areas around where I live which helps, but a lot of the time I have to rely on supermarket produce. I tend to buy in small quantities to ensure I don't waste any (things are costly here) and will work meals around what is good at any given point then supplement with my homegrown produce.
It seems you you have a good deal going on there, you're lucky.
I'm getting a little better now, but still getting massive headaches, hit and cold and coughing. My lungs feel really heavy, but still seem to be working ok. When they stop, I know I'll be in strife.
Thanks for your message.
I started buying from the veggie vendor's father around 40 years ago & when he retired, his son took over the business. Back then I had to go up to the van on our verge and choose my goods. Nowadays his son sends pics of what he has in store that day, via WhatsApp, I reply with my order and voila, my fruits & veggies arrive later that day. Almost like ordering online!
You need to overdose on Vit C (yep more of that awful citrus fruits) & all the recommended supplements for Covid (our doc(my nephew) prescribed vit C, Vit D, Thiamine, Niacin (Vit B3) & Zinc), but keep on taking it for a couple of weeks even when you're fully recovered. You're likely already taking those but just in case...
Here in SA, every second person has the new strain, they say it's like a very bad flu, some days feel 100%, then sick again the next day, so it seems that it can linger on for quite a long while.
My son described the virus in such a funny way; he said its job is to replicate, so it doesn't want to kill its host, therefore the strains start weakening otherwise it would die out. So they're actually very clever🤣 likely communicating and having fun while we're hosting them🤣
But, seriously, get better soon🤗
I like that set up you have with your fresh produce, there are similar things here but in the smaller towns, not so much in the cities. You're on a winner there.
Yeah, I'm on the vitamin C, been taking it for a while, some other things also. It's funny, humans think we're so clever, then get outsmarted by a virus.
Anyway, I'm feeling a little better thankfully.