how to cure flu, cough and sore throat?

[Liebling:-)))]

U know some people are allergic to cirtus fruits. It does not help them at all.

What's an exact allergic, some people suffers after eat or touch citrus fruits? I only want to know because I know some people confused allergic with horrible reaction to citrus fruits. I would like to share an example what I know from withness my American co-worker. She claimed that she is an allergic to citrus fruit but she drank a lot of coke which is citric acid including. Is she really allergic to citrus fruits?

I learn from health conference that she is not only one who thought that she is an allergic to citrus fruits which is a confusion. It's horrible reaction, not allergic.

Anyway, if some people who are really allergic to citrus fruits then they should take a glass of warm salt water to cure sore throat.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Yep, there are germs EVERYWHERE, if they don't want to catch any, best to stay home then..


I always tell my children to wash their hands all the time...

Yes, me too.

My boys are sport and went to soocer club. I alway make sure that they bring their own clean towels that they should not use their hands to whip their sweat body and face.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Me too and at the gym too. It gross me out after watch those people sweat out and leave sweat all over those machine. Yuck. And I hate to go to public pool too that is where I got my first fungus on my feet from there. I can image sauna is same as public pool. I rather to go to hot spring and soak there.

Do you mean that there're no disinfectant spray and paper towel dispensers everywhere in every Fitness Studios in America?

Many fitness studios have their own disinfectant spray and paper towel dispensers. We use them to whip sweat on any execise machines accord Health Department´s recommendation.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Noo You aren't crazy lol... I usually put some Brandy in my Tea or Hot coffee to relax my cough as I use to have bronchiolitis for years (knock knock)... That's true that coffee does help to break up the congestion as this is usually for asthma attack... don't ask me but people say it works.. I do believe is keep yourself with lots of liquids and no dairy products cause it'll swell your throat.

Maybe I'm crazy too!! lol.. the canadian way maybe?? lol

no, you and GA are not crazy because they are not alone. My hubby's Great Granddad (MIL's side) use brandy in coffee when he has flu or whatever... Most Germans use it, too. I don't because I don't like it...

I suffer bronchiolies for years. I use herbal bronchities drops and then drank a lot of bronsilities herbal teas.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Yeah I do this even when I'm not feeling well... a sore throat...

Try chicken soup

Also I noticed that if it's damp around ya, tends to get bronchiolitis bad which thank god I don't have it much anymore for 10 years (knock knock).

Yeah, my MIL often advised me to try chicken soup when she was alive.

You lucky!!! suffer bronchilites really sucker!!!

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Have you ever gone to bed with a high fever, and then woken up later to find that your sheets and you night clothes were soaking wet, but your fever was gone? The reason for that is, when the body's temperature rises to fight the virus, your natural defenses kick in and your body sweats to lower the temperature back to a normal state and breaks the fever. That's what I meanst by homeostasis. Homeostasis is the normal condition of the body. The sauna helps to speed the process up.

Yes, that's right...

My bed sheets and clothes were soak when the fever broke in. I had it sometimes in the past until I was told the positive thing about sauna so I find out myself.

My body get alway freezing and eyes sore first before the fever broke... I don't want to let my fever break and get soak myself... that's why I don't want ... I went to sauna to find out myself. True, it works pretty good. My "soon coming fever" gone... then I won't stay in the bed with high fever... and keep bed sheet and bed pjyama change and fresh...

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Yes I have, when I had a high fever, I had chills, then during the night after the chills and the fever broke, I woke up with my pj being almost soaked and underneath my hair in the back and forehead was wet...

*nodding* I know what it is about because I had been through before that's why I don't want that. Use sauna work pretty good.

I also remember the time when I went shopping with my husband in the summer of 06, I was sitting in the car waiting for my husband to pay a bill , then I noticed I was developed some sort of redness rashes all over my legs, at first I thought I was having a heat stroke since it was 97 degrees outside and very humdity, my legs were swollen up and started itching, I could feel it was burning up then it spread all over my face, neck, arms and hands, when my husband got into the car he was soo worry about me, so he took me home, and I couldn't bearly walk, I kept falling to the ground, my husband wanted to take me into the ER , but I refused to go, my sister had the same symptoms but hers was from allergic reaction to medicine, so she had to go into ER for that, mine went away on it own in the morning, hives can last for a few minutes, a few hours, or even days. My husband never left my side, he took care of me all night by making sure I stayed cool and not getting worst, he thinks it was an allergic reaction from the heat, I also heard that people can get hives from too much stress too...I'm just glad my husband was there for me and made sure I came out of this, this was the first time I ever had hives and I hope I never go through this again....

wow, your description sound horrible... Make sure that you will never through like this ever again. It's good to know that your hubby are there for you.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Entschuldigen Sie mich, bitte. My post wasn't about snakes. I tried to make an analogy between home and folklore remedies versus current medical practices and why some people prefer the word-of-mouth methods. I'm sorry you don't think it belongs in your thread.

Bit :topic: or not doesn't bother me but I just wondering what's those snake, you mentioned do with thread here. Okay, I got it. I can understand that you tried to make comparison in your post.

No problem

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Flu viruses can be spread airborne, not just thru direct contact. In a sauna, the people are in close proximity in a small enclosed space.


MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: The flu

If you want to breath in whatever it is sick strangers are exhaling, sneezing, coughing, or dripping from their bodies, go for it. It's just not for me.

I can see that some people obessed germs, virus and bacteria but it still make no difference either they try to keep away from people who sneezing, cough etc or not but they still get it thru air/climate change...

As what you claim that fitness studio, sauna or whatever (public) are the blame to spread the germ or whatever then they would ban but it doesn't. We (sporters - soocer, tennis, badminton, execise, etc) know how to take care of ourselves accord Health Department's recommendation.

My body would be too weak to go work or fitness studio if my fever already break. Just flu (cold, sore eyes, cough and throat)? :roll: I still go work... Nobody complaints... as the same as the people who have just flu and go to shopping or work.... nobody complaints.

For your information, I would the people who infected AID & HIV because I know that I won't get HIV thru from them...

It could be OCD, the people suffers when they obessed germs, virus, bacteria, etc.?

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Unfortunately, I will not be here. My computer will be closed on this Thursday, Nov. 29th thru 30th, Friday. Need to pack my last computer to be ready to send out to Alaska on Nov. 30th, Friday... and, then I will fly to Alaska on December 1st, Saturday mornin'. But, when I get there in Alaska, I will check and respond your post. I will use my friend's computer for awhile until my computer arrive.

Anyway, as you can see that some spas does have their own saunas, steam rooms, showers, hot whirl saunas, and etc., etc. along with other exercise equipments such as dumbbells, " butterfly " machines, and so forth - that fitness place could help people to lose some weights. You can see why they have that hot saunas in there.. it involves to help people to lose some weight. It doesn't matter if, people drink water or eat or what ever, but it STILL loses weight if, they keep exercisin' and dip themselves in saunas for a few mins or longer.

I used to attend Europe Health Spa in Washington state before - it felt soo good and I love it! It works wonder to help less sick.

wow, it's lovely to know that you visit Alaska for vacation. I know you miss Alaska a lot. I wish you a lovely time there. Are you thinking about go back to Alaska?

Yes, we have many spas around area where I live. We went to spa with thermal swimming including whirpool, sauna, steam room near where I live time to time. My girlfriends & I will go to one day spa to make treatment ourselves on 8th December.

I asked my co-worker about your post. She correct your post and said it's true that going to sauna to make weight loss. She also agreed with me that it's not just sauna who helps to lose weight but rid of toxins in body, relax to forget the problems, etc. as well.

Yes, that's right - use fitness studio including sauna work wonder sometimes to help less sick.

I don't go to fitness studio to lose my weight but positive my hormone stress accord the recommendation from 5 weeks spa of last year. Yes I know that the people going to fitness studio to lose their weight or gain their muscles... We need plenty of execrise to get stress off and also weight loss, too but I never thought that sauna also help weight loss, too when I went to sauna every Wednesday (ladies sauna) to get relax myself.

 

[Maria]

wow, it's lovely to know that you visit Alaska for vacation. I know you miss Alaska a lot. I wish you a lovely time there. Are you thinking about go back to Alaska?

No, it is not for my vacation. I am goin' to move back to Alaska for real. I already got my own ticket for flight.

Yes, we have many spas around area where I live. We went to spa with thermal swimming including whirpool, sauna, steam room near where I live time to time. My girlfriends & I will go to one day spa to make treatment ourselves on 8th December.

I asked my co-worker about your post. She correct your post and said it's true that going to sauna to make weight loss. She also agreed with me that it's not just sauna who helps to lose weight but rid of toxins in body, relax to forget the problems, etc. as well.

for checkin' it out for me.

Yes, that's right - use fitness studio including sauna work wonder sometimes to help less sick.

I don't go to fitness studio to lose my weight but positive my hormone stress accord the recommendation from 5 weeks spa of last year. Yes I know that the people going to fitness studio to lose their weight or gain their muscles... We need plenty of execrise to get stress off and also weight loss, too but I never thought that sauna also help weight loss, too when I went to sauna every Wednesday (ladies sauna) to get relax myself.

Yes, I remember you mentioned about your hormones stress that you went to fitness studio last year. Hope you are feelin' alot better than you were. The fitness studio is always good for leisure time when people need it to be away from pressure/stress environments.

 

[PowerON]

I take Zinc before have meal, it help protect the cold, not 100% effect but hey, it work for me.

 

[Reba]

...As what you claim that fitness studio, sauna or whatever (public) are the blame to spread the germ or whatever then they would ban but it doesn't.

I didn't make any such claim of "blame".

It's just common knowledge that "germs" spread more easily when there are more people in close proximity in a closed environment.

My body would be too weak to go work or fitness studio if my fever already break. Just flu (cold, sore eyes, cough and throat)? :roll: I still go work... Nobody complaints... as the same as the people who have just flu and go to shopping or work.... nobody complaints.

Maybe they're just too polite or afraid to say something. That doesn't mean they aren't thinking about it.

For your information, I would the people who infected AID & HIV because I know that I won't get HIV thru from them...

So how does that relate to this topic?

It could be OCD, the people suffers when they obessed germs, virus, bacteria, etc.?

Of whom are you speaking?

 

[Canuckian_Chick]

Its the caffiene in the coffee that helps with the asthma.

You are Correct!! as its gotta be warm not like pop wouldn't do you any good..

 

[Canuckian_Chick]

Okay, I will check my weight on mornings before go to evening sauna on the same time at Wednesday (ladies´s sauna) and then will check again on next day on Thursday morning and then let you know...

waiting for the Answer!!! lol

 

[Canuckian_Chick]

What's an exact allergic, some people suffers after eat or touch citrus fruits? I only want to know because I know some people confused allergic with horrible reaction to citrus fruits. I would like to share an example what I know from withness my American co-worker. She claimed that she is an allergic to citrus fruit but she drank a lot of coke which is citric acid including. Is she really allergic to citrus fruits?

I learn from health conference that she is not only one who thought that she is an allergic to citrus fruits which is a confusion. It's horrible reaction, not allergic.

Anyway, if some people who are really allergic to citrus fruits then they should take a glass of warm salt water to cure sore throat.

Well I'm allergic to some citrus fruits as I can't have mango or even two citrus fruits mixed at the same time. I will get a numbed lip and tongue, also I'll be scratching my neck and chest maybe sometimes my throat will try to tighten up that can't breathe well.. Some people I know if eating a citrus fruit will get really sick to their stomach or terrible pain...

 

[Reba]

"Myth 7: Sitting in the sauna helps you burn fat.
Truth: Saunas are great for one thing: releasing muscle tension. This is a great way to spend five minutes relaxing after a tough workout. However, sitting in the sauna depletes your body of water and, if these fluids are not replenished, can cause dehydration. It’s important to drink lots of water before and after you sit in the sauna, and while it might be an enjoyable experience it won’t help you burn fat."
Getting fit: the 7 most common fitness myths: iVillage

" MYTH: SWEATING IS A GREAT WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT

Remember those rubber workout suits some guys used to sport as they jogged or hit the weights? Just pour yourself in and wait for the fat to melt off, right? The persistence of this view is so great that you can still find variations on no-pain, no-gain infomercials targeting Hispanic cable-television viewers.

The truth: Exaggerated sweat loss does result in weight loss, but at best it's short-lived. Sweating off the pounds can be an unhealthy, even dangerous and potentially fatal way to lighten your load. Body suits, body wraps or any methods that promote profuse sweating (e.g., extreme saunas) do not lead to increased fat loss. In fact:

* More sweating does not amount to more calories burned.

* Sweating is the way your body cools itself off.

* Excessive sweat loss leads to dehydration. Dehydration has a negative effect on strength, endurance, even heart and brain function.

* Tim Scheett, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Human Performance at the University of Southern Mississippi, warns that "exercising when dehydrated can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, brain damage and even death."

* Any weight loss that results from sweating will be returned as soon as fluids are consumed.

How to reach your goals: Weight loss can only be accomplished by burning more calories than you take in--sweating techniques have no role to play."
Don't be fooled: learn the truth behind five training myths and build muscle faster, lose fat easier, and stop getting suckered by ab infomercials - Smart Training Men's Fitness - Find Articles

"#4
THE MYTH: Sweating facilitates weight loss.
THE TRUTH: Absolutely… If the sweat is exercise induced!

Otherwise, all you're doing is losing water weight. Sweating is astonishingly effective at doing what it was meant to do: cooling the body by glazing the skin with evaporative fluids.

It was never meant to act as a weight loss system. Lose enough water, and you're toying with dehydration. Dehydration or progressive dehydration can occur if you fail to rehydrate yourself sufficiently after every workout. If you get sufficiently dehydrated, your electrolyte balance will get out of whack, your cells will be starved of the fluids they need, and you could die. Not a happy prospect, so avoid it.

For this reason, the old sweatbox and sauna are of no use for losing real weight. Neither are their modern "high-tech" equivalents, such as body wraps and plastic sweat suits, no matter how many people swear by them. All they do is dehydrate you. Yes, you lose weight: two pounds per quart sweated away. But that's weight, not fat. And the moment you drink enough water, you'll gain all that weight back. Like I have said… “Weight Loss is a LIE!”"
The Truth About Weight Loss: The 6 Biggest Myths About Dieting!

 

[Canuckian_Chick]

this may be off the topic but I thought it's worth posting from a site I belong to... smile..

Each year your personal ecosphere is invaded by 200 cold viruses and uncountable flu strains—and there’s just one of you to fight them off. Faced with those odds, the average adult gets knocked flat by two to five colds a year. Women are typically more likely than men to catch something because they have more contact with kids, whose bodies are little Petri dishes for germs. But by following the tips outlined here, you can fire up and fortify your immune defenses.


1. Take the right vitamins—at the right time
Read the label on your multivitamin or start taking one, making sure it contains 100 percent of the minimum daily requirements for the essential immune-enhancers: vitamins A, B6 and B12, C and zinc, says Elson Haas, M.D., a specialist in preventive medicine and coauthor of Staying Healthy With Nutrition: Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine. Two good choices are Enzymatic Therapy’s Doctor’s Choice for Women and TwinLabs Daily One Caps found at Whole Foods or online at VitaminShoppe.com.

Vitamins and supplements don’t kill viruses, but they can strengthen your defenses, relieve symptoms, and will help you recover faster, says Neil Schachter, M.D., professor of pulmonary medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and author of The Good Doctor’s Guide to Colds & Flu.

2. Break a sweat
Getting your heart rate up sends blood through your lungs and lymph glands to begin your body’s fight against invaders, says Dr. Baxter Bell, M.D., a yoga instructor and physician in Oakland, California. Increased blood volume can also help increase the circulation of immune cells so you start fighting back against infections sooner.

But here’s what you probably don’t know: Too much working out can have the opposite effect. If you’ve recently switched gears from moderate activity to daily high-intensity exercise, or count yourself among the ranks of weekend warriors, you could be overtaxing your system. “When you suddenly start an intense workout program without allowing your body to gradually acclimate to the increased activity, your body senses that it’s under extreme stress, and your sympathetic nervous system—the flight-or-fight response—kicks in,” Dr. Bells says. And in that adrenalized state, the immune system temporarily turns itself off. That may be why so many marathoners end up sick after their races.

Already sick? Check your neck before lacing up your sneakers. If your symptoms are above your neck (as in sneezing, stuffy nose, sore throat), it’s ok to work out. But if your symptoms are below the neck (as in coughing, body aches, chills), skip the gym and give your body a break.

Immunity Booster: Shoot for half an hour to an hour of moderate-intensity cardio, and then add 20 minutes of weights, three to five times per week.


3. Stand on your head
“Yoga is unique because it gets you upside down,” Dr. Bell says. Doing inversions like Bridge pose and Downward Dog, in which your head is below your heart, helps carry bacteria, viruses, and toxins to the lymph system, your body’s natural poison flusher. Gentle back bends and forward bends can also help by expanding your chest, which improves lung function.

If you don’t already practice yoga, start off with a gentle practice two times a week, Dr. Bell says. For those who are already following a vigorous practice, stick to your regular routine every other day and add a 20-minute meditation on your off days. Every few weeks take two days off in a row to let your body recuperate, Dr. Bell says. If you’re already sick, leave your mat in the bag until you start feeling better, especially if you’re running a fever.

Immunity Booster: A simple legs-up-the-wall pose won’t strain you at all, but still gives you the benefits of an inversion. Sit on a folded blanket with one hip against the wall. Pivot your hips toward the wall as you lie back and extend your legs up the wall. Your hips and lower back should be on the blanket; your butt should hang slightly over the edge. Actively flex your feet. Hold for at least 2 minutes while taking slow, deep breaths. To release, bend your knees and roll over onto your side.


4. Stock up on superfoods
A well-balanced diet helps maintain your energy levels and keep your immune system strong. A small study conducted in the Netherlands found that eating a hearty meal that includes glutamine, an amino acid common in milk, meat and some nuts, boosts the immune response at the cellular level. In other words, you crave comfort food because your body needs it

The old adage “feed a cold, starve a fever”? It’s true. When you have a cold, eat up: That boosts immune response, which destroys cold-causing viruses. Fasting, on the other hand, which often happens naturally when you run a fever, helps build levels of bacteria battlers. And in both cases, avoid dehydration.

EAT THESE FOODS

Fish and shellfish. Omega-3 fatty acids (in salmon) and selenium (in oysters, lobsters, crabs, and clams) increase production of proteins called cytokines that send the signal to your body to start producing immune-protecting T-cells. (If you are trying to avoid mercury from fish like tuna and swordfish, stick to 12 ounces per week.)

Shiitake mushrooms. They help activate T-cells.

Chili peppers. Capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their fire, can help increase antibody-producing cells.

Tomatoes. The lycopene in tomatoes acts as an antioxidant, helping white blood cells resist the harmful effects of cell-damaging free radicals.

Garlic. Crush it into salad dressing or broth, as garlic stimulates T cells.

Berries. Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries are all brimming with immune-enhancing vitamins and antioxidants, including Vitamin C.

Salad dressing—with fat. When it comes to fighting illness, fat’s actually the healthy move: It helps your body absorb some of the disease-fighting nutrients in the veggies.

Beans. High in antioxidants, and a good source of lean protein, which can help repair cell damage.