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Colds
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We depend on other people for advice and companionship,
laughter and support.
But if we hang around them long enough, they'll probably share something
else: microscopic critters that, when coughed, sneezed or sniffled
into our air space, can lead to acute rhinitis, or the common cold.
Caused by any of about 20 different viruses, colds are easier to
get than knock knock jokes and easier still to give away.
While colds are usually no big deal, persistent symptoms can signal
a more serious problem such as bronchitis or a sinus infection.
The common cold, however, will usually run its course in 7 to 14
days. The natural remedies in this chapter, used with your doctor's
approval, may help prevent a cold or relieve its symptoms, according
to some health professionals.
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See Your Medical Doctor When...
· You have trouble swallowing
· You have no appetite.
· You cough up large amounts of sputum.
· Your sputum is bloody or greenish in color.
· You experience wheezing or shortness of breath.
· You have acute, burning pain in your ears, sinuses or chest.
· You have either a very high fever (over 103°F) or a
moderately high fever (over 101°) that lasts for more than three
days. Children with high fevers should see a doctor within 24 hours.
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| Acupressure |
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For a cold with a dry cough and fever, we suggest
using pressure points in the depressions directly below the protrusions
on the left and right sides of the collarbone, underneath the base
of the skull, two inches out from the middle of your neck, and at
the outer edge of each elbow crease. Locate these points, refer
to the illustrations beginning on page .To work these points, follow
this sequence, press both points for one minute while breathing
slowly and deeply. Love to and press both points with the thumbs
for one minute., stimulating one of the points with the middle finger
of your opposite hand for one minute before switching hands. Then
return to K 27 and repeat the entire sequence. This should be done
at least three times a day for maximum relief.
For sniffly, sneezy cold symptoms, Dr. Gach recommends one minute
of pressure each on points in the webbing between the thumb and
index finger), on the face just beside the nostrils and in the upper
ridges of the eye sockets, close to the bridge of the nose. We caution
pregnant women to avoid pressure points, because stimulating this
point can activate uterine contractions.
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| Aromatherapy |
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At the first sign of a cold, Los Angeles aromatic
consultant John Steele turns on his aromatic diffuser. Scenting
a room with the right essences can alleviate the symptoms of a cold.
He favors exotic essences such as ravensare and niaouli for their
natural anti-infectious and antiviral properties. Because these
oils have strong, slightly medicinal smells, Steele often blends
them with sweeter-smelling oil such as rosewood, lemon, eucalyptus,
pine or fir, all of which have an antiseptic effect. The most important
thing is to start using aromatics as soon as you start feeling run-down.
In our experience, there is a very narrow window during which you
can head off a cold before it starts.
For information on preparing and administering essential oils, including
cautions about their use, see website. For information on purchasing
essential oils, refer to the resource list on webpage.
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| Ayurveda |
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Colds are a kapha-vata disorder. Ayurveda, see
"All about Vata, Pitta and that You develop a cold when your
body has an excess of kapha's cool, moist characteristics, causing
a stuffy or runny nose and lots of sneezing. And, he says, excess
vata energy reduces agni, or gastric fire, so you get the chills.
But, according to, ginger can reduce excess kapha and restore agni,
making it the best medicine for colds and flus.
Here is our recipe for ginger tea: Add just under ½ teaspoon
each of ginger powder, fennel seeds and cinnamon and a pinch of
clove powder to one cup of hot water. Let the herbs steep for about
ten minutes, and then strain them out of the tea before drinking.
Drink as much of the tea as you wish.
Because aspirin and ginger are both blood thinners we recommends
drinking ginger tea at least two hours before or after you take
a dose of aspirin.
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| Food Therapy |
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Grapefruit is a great food for fighting a cold.
One reason is that it's high in vita min C. A lesser-known reason,
is that grapefruit helps detoxify the liver. The liver is your front
line to the immune system, and when immunity is impaired, you need
something that's alkaline and not acidic to detoxify it. All citrus
fruits become alkaline when metabolized in the body, but oranges
and other citrus fruits are too sweet to promote proper liver drainage,
so you get much better detoxification from grapefruit. He recommends
eating one or more grapefruit and their white bitter pulp each day
to prevent colds and to build immunity.
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| Herbal Therapy |
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Garlic can help prevent colds and help reduce
symptoms because it contains a potent antibiotic called allicin,
which is released when cloves of garlic are chopped, crushed or
chewed professor of pharmacognosy. You can add raw garlic to foods
as a preventive measure, or you can buy garlic supplements, which
are available in most health food stores. Te best supplemental form
is a enteric-coated capsule, which are easier for the body to absorb.
We recommend that you follow label directions for dosage; a typical
dosage is 300 milligrams daily for as long as symptoms persist.
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| Homeopathy |
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If you have sinus congestion, a thick green nasal
discharge, sensitivity to touch and pain in your cheekbones or on
the bridge of your nose, then try a 30C dose of Kali bichromicum
once or twice daily until you begin to feel better. If you feel
warm, feel better in fresh air, don't feel thirsty and are unusually
emotional, try a 30C dose of Pulsatilla once or twice a day, she
says. If you have a chest cold with a cough, are irritable and are
thirsty to the point of gulping water, and if your sinuses feel
raw, recommends a 3OC dose three times a day. On the other hand,
if you feel restless, anxious, irritable and chilly, are thirsty
but drink in sips and have a watery, burning nasal discharge, w
advise taking a 30C dose of Arsenicum once or twice a day.
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| Hydrotherapy |
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Hot baths and drinking plenty of water are two
of the best and simplest water treatments for a cold. Here's what
he recommends. Fill your tub with comfortably hot water (about 102°
to 104°F-you can use a regular thermometer to check) and submerge
as much of your body as possible. Soak for about 15 minutes. Towel
off, jump into a prewarmed bed and rest for at least one hour or
longer (be sure to keep yourself warm, with your arms and legs well-covered).
Use this teatment one to three times every day until your symptoms
subside.
Herbal steam treatments are a soothing way to treat the head congestion
that can come with a cold. Heat water to boiling. Then remove it
from the heat source and drip a few drops of essential oil into
it. In health food stores Eucalyptus, sage and balsam are particularly
good for cold congestion, Drape a bath towel over your head and
breathe deeply for five to ten minutes. Do this two or three times
a day until your symptoms subside.
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| Juice Therapy |
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Fresh pineapple juice is wonderful for colds
say, a holistic family practitioner in. It's less allergenic than
citrus and less acidic in the stomach, and it actually contains
more vitamin C. It also breaks down mucus better. To treat a cold,
she recommends drinking four to six ounces of juice it amount of
at least four times a day.
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| Reflexology |
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Use the corresponding golf ball technique to
work the adrenal gland, head, throat and chest reflex points on
both hands, reflexology. They also suggest working the head, throat
and chest points on both feet.
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| Sound Therapy |
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Stress can lower your immune system and make
you prone to colds the. To combat stress, he recommends spending
at least 20 minutes each day listening to music that will relax
you. To get started, he says, turn on the music, then sit or lie
comfortably, close your eyes and take a deep breath. We recommend,
however, that you keep the speakers playing, so your body absorbs
the sound energy. While the music plays, let your breath slow down
and become steady. Listen not just to the notes but to the silence
between the notes. This will keep you from analyzing the music,
which will allow it to relax you.
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| Vitamin and Mineral Therapy |
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A person with a cold may want to use the following
vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements to help shorten the duration
of the cold and reduce the severity of symptoms: 50,000 international
units of vitamin A three times a day for no more than five days;
2,000 milligrams of vitamin C three times a day for no more than
five days; two capsules of garlic three times a day; two capsules
of echinacea three times a day (or, as a tincture, 15 drops four
times a day); and 15 drops of lomatium tincture three times a day.
For a sore throat, Try zinc lozenge dissolved in the mouth every
two to three hours or as needed. And to clear up nasal congestion,
he suggests using steam inhalation adding eucalyptus oil to the
water.
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| Yoga |
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You can greatly reduce your chances of catching
a cold if you do a yoga nasal wash, called neti, once a day. Start
by filling a four-ounce paper cup halfway with warm water, then
add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Put a small crease in the lip of the cup
so that it forms a spout. Slightly tilt your head back and to the
left. Then slowly pour the water into your right nostril. The water
will flow out of your left nostril or down the back of your throat
if your left nostril is clogged. Spit out the water if it goes down
your throat, or wipe the water from your face with a hand towel
if it flows out of your left nostril. Fill the cup again, and then
repeat the procedure on the other side, pouring the water into your
left nostril and tilting your head back and to the right so that
the water flows out of your right nostril.
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