{"id":3195,"date":"2014-10-21T10:07:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T17:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/?p=3195"},"modified":"2015-01-21T07:08:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T15:08:57","slug":"avoid-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/avoid-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid a Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below a post from Silver Sage Sports sponsored, Far West Elite XC Ski Team member, Sabra Davison.<\/p>\n<p>How to avoid a cold&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Winter is coming! It\u2019s inevitable, and I\u2019m excited! In short, every nordic skier this time of year is switching to power based explosive strength, are fine tuning their weaknesses, and are logging serious ski-specific hours. That\u2019s a given, so let\u2019s talk about something else!<\/p>\n<p>I was sick with the typical change of season cold last week, as many of you I\u2019m sure are experiencing. My sister, Lea Davison, a London Olympian and Specialized Global athlete, was asked to write up some of her tips for getting over this change of season cold. I followed them religiously last week, and guess what\u2026 they worked wonders. \u00a0 Have a read below!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3196\" src=\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_2477\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477-300x224.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477-1030x769.jpeg 1030w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477-1500x1120.jpeg 1500w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477-705x526.jpeg 705w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_2477-450x336.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0My sister came to visit me in Tahoe City. It\u2019s been amazing to have my favorite person in the world meet the elite team and see my new stomping grounds. Lea and I used to race and train together every day, as we were both perusing careers as professional cyclists. Now that I\u2019m focusing on nordic, we use each other\u2019s sports to get each other fit in the off season. So naturally, Lea and I have reunited and made single-track exploration our main business. We also rounded up a few of our friends on Team Luna to ride help show us some of the best trails.\u00a0\u00a0 I have to say one of the crowning achievements from the week was not training related, it was learning how to make\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http\/www.seriouseats.com\/recipes\/2012\/09\/max-and-eli-sussmans-smores-with-maple-bourbo.html\">maple marshmallows<\/a>. \u00a0 They are incredible, and you should make them immediately!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3198\" src=\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_5986\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986-300x224.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986-1030x769.jpeg 1030w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986-1500x1120.jpeg 1500w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986-705x526.jpeg 705w, http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5986-450x336.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Best,<\/p>\n<p>Sabra<\/p>\n<p>How to Avoid a Cold: Top Tips from XC Mtb Rider Lea Davison<br \/>\nOut smart the common cold by following Lea Davison\u2019s top tips<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamspecialized.com\/members\/ldavison\/\"><strong>Lea Davison<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is XC Mountain Biker who rides for the Specialized Global team. She just took third place at the World Championships and is an expert at avoiding illness. As we head into winter, we are surrounded by coughs and sneezes so why not follow Lea\u2019s top tips to see if you can become as talented as she is at avoiding a pesky cold:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your friend\u2019s second cousin has a cold or if someone coughs 10 rows back on the airplane you go into full cold fighting mechanics, full on assault. Here are my top tips to avoiding a cold:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Garlic<\/strong>\u2013 some people roast a whole bulb and go for it. But I usually do raw as I think it is more powerful. You don\u2019t make any friends but at least you are not sick. I chop it up, put oil and salt on it and dip bread into it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ginger<\/strong>\u2013 I juice ginger and have a straight up ginger shot which is a little tough to take, it is very similar to a normal shot of alcohol, it burns in the same way but it\u2019s good. Sometimes I combine it with apple cider but straight up if you are fighting a cold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zicam<\/strong>\u2013 I always have Zicam with me which is a zinc formula or just zinc tablets. I take that very frequently. You take it one every four hours until the symptoms reside but I will sometimes take two at once.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probiotic<\/strong>\u2013 If I am really coming down with something that I need to fight off, I\u2019ll take a pro-biotic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam<\/strong>\u2013 If I am starting to come down with a cold I will steam my face so it is better for breathing and pop in some Olbas oil in there too. I have also heard a sauna is good to sweat it out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest<\/strong>\u2013 If I have a cold, I just go for an hour light spin if I am feeling a little energetic but otherwise you are better not train and \u00a0just sleep it off. I used to freak out about taking three days off, but then I had hip surgery, took four months off the bike and I was fine, so taking a couple of days off won\u2019t make a difference. It is way better to get quality training and take a day off and get rest than it is to run yourself into the ground. When you are ill, it is your body telling you that you are too tired. You get a cold because you need to rest.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also have it on good authority that Vicks First Defence is another must have for the winter season. The British riders never fly without it, and also bring along Strepsil throat lozenges and hand sanitizer when they are travelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below a post from Silver Sage Sports sponsored, Far West Elite XC Ski Team member, Sabra Davison. How to avoid a cold&#8230; Winter is coming! It\u2019s inevitable, and I\u2019m excited! 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