I am down with flu, together with half of the world's population. Saw the doc last monday but still having the sniffles. The doc had persuaded me to take antibiotics but I resisted because I wanted my body to fight it out. Looks like the virus is winning. I know it takes longer to heal without antibiotics but that's really not the natural way to heal. For the past 4 months while at home, my princes and myself have not seen the doc, except for myself last monday. They had a bit of cough and some runny noses now and then but I just let them fight out the illness on their own and at the same time providing good nutrition and supplements. I think taking too much medicine is harmful to the body. Now, I can afford to go by the natural route but when I return to work, I will not have the luxury of time. Docs usually only give a maximum of 2 days MC, so I may succumb to quick fixes again. Sigh...
Some kind docs have candidly told me that constant intake of medicine can harm the kidneys and other organs, even something as mild as panadol. There are always natural remedies for common illnesses. Of course, when the illness is serious, better be good and take all the necessary medication.
I found the following to be useful when having cold/flu:
- gargle throat with salt water
- drink lots of fluid
- drink homemade ginger water (just throw some ginger slices and cube sugar (bing tang) into boiling water to cook for abt 10 min)
- sleep and rest a lot
- skip the gym (walking outdoors is ok though)
2 comments:
I agree with you. Sometimes we just have to let our body fight against the diseases so that we can build on our immunity system. However, I'm worried to see some more sending their kids to see specialists & get anti-biotics even for a minor illness.
Touch wood first. When i was down with flu here, I was surprised that it went off in a weeks' time including my cough. Either the flu was a mild one thou i almost lost my voice, or the natural remedy here plus the air and lots of rest. So I was glad dat it didn't stay with me for 2 weeks or longer like in the past.
I suppose ppl go and see docs easily in SG...partly to get MC.I read an article in the Women's Weekly which you had brought here and it says that by reducing the frequency of taking painkillers, it actually will lessen the occurrence of headaches/migraines & I believe it so.
yap, i think being relaxed and not stressed up helps. too much med is bad for the kidneys and liver. enjoy your swiss fresh air as much as you can :)
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