You've stocked up on antioxidants and strictly taken your daily dose of Vitamin C, but once again you've woken up with that annoying itch in your throat, runny nose and finally shivering all over your body. Well yes, you have really influenced yourself! So what can you do to get cured as quickly as possible or to avoid getting sick again without stuffing yourself with flu pills or even antibiotics?
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You've stocked up on antioxidants and strictly taken your daily dose of Vitamin C, but once again you've woken up with that annoying itch in your throat, runny nose and finally shivering all over your body. Well yes, you have really influenced yourself! So what can you do to get cured as quickly as possible or to avoid getting sick again without stuffing yourself with flu pills or even antibiotics?
Here is a list of some strange, but effective remedies for prevent the flu or naturally relieve cold symptoms:
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Kiss ... and while you're at it, get on with the sex!
It would seem the opposite, instead "kissing" helps defend against the flu. In fact, the exchange of bacteria during daily life improves or rather increases the immune defenses of our body. This obviously does not mean leaving the house and starting to kiss everyone !!
And while you're at it, maybe up the ante and have sex! If done at least once a week, sex has been shown to increase our body's production of immunoglobulin A (IgA) or a protein that enhances the immune system and therefore helps us to keep away strange pathogens. (In this regard, we invite you to read the article on the benefits of sex in the morning written by friends of wellme.com, but also our proverbial guide to Eco-sex)
Listen to music
Several researches have shown that listening to music, for at least 30 minutes a day, increases IgA levels, especially during times of stress. In fact, during the moment of listening, the IgA levels increase and continue to rise even afterwards. But you can listen to any genre, both blues and hip-hop, in short, whatever you like. And from this pleasant moment, your health will benefit greatly.
Walking fast, but without running
What's better one nice walk on a sunny day? Better if lively. In fact some research has shown that a 45 minute walk, four or more days a week can improve the immune system and minimize the chance of getting sick. But without running! In fact, straining your body too much (especially if you are already undertone) does not help you feel better, indeed it would be the best way to end up directly under the covers!
Don't blow your nose hard!
When you have the cold with the sensation of being enclosed in a bubble of water, the most spontaneous thing to do is to blow your nose hard. Absolutely wrong! Instead of satisfying this urge, it's better to get one natural decongestant or at most, gently blow your nose one nostril at a time. In fact, blowing your nose hard could build up excess pressure and cause the mucus to rise, consequently increasing the terrible cold.
Warm up with a sauna
It is certainly true that drink a lot of water it is always the best option to fight a cold or reduce its symptoms, in fact fluids can help detoxify the body and make it stronger to fight the virus. But relax in a very hot sauna it's even better! Taking a sauna, just when you are sick, has been shown to relieve cold symptoms and decrease your chances of getting one in the future.
Avoid hot and dry climates
Dry hot air in your home or office is a very fertile ground for colds and flu. The reason? Because viruses tend to survive longer in hotter, drier environments, while humidity apparently holds back the flu. So for cover ...
Drink… tea (or coffee) and decongest the nose
Drinking warm liquids, including tea, can help weaken contracted flu viruses, especially intestinal viruses. However, for those who are not much of a tea drinker, the same effect can be had by drinking hot soups, for example, herbal teas, instant coffee, but also simply hot water. If, on the other hand, your throat feels sore then try to do it gargling with warm salt water, if you resist the retching, it will relieve the burning in your throat.
In addition to the throat, another place known to incubate the flu is our nose. To eradicate a cold that has haunted you for days or even worse a severe sinusitis, you could practice a "jala neti" nasal wash, or technique of nasal cleansing, which is part of the ShatKarma, mainly used by those who practice yoga, and which consists in letting the liquid enter a nostril through a small container known as lot and let it go out of the other nostril at the same time. The process takes just five minutes, which is an easy, safe and inexpensive method of getting relief.
Gloria Mastrantonio
