For ” natural” flu and cold remedies that may help relieve your symptoms.
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– The way you need to treat your symptoms
Cold and flu symptoms cause discomfort,but the are part of the body’s natural healing process, fever is the body’s defence mecanism to try to kill a virus with heat and blood circulates quicker helping with healing. So, having a fever may mean a cold doesn’t last as long.
Coughing is the body’s way of trying to clear out thick mucus
Decongestants restrict blood flow in the nose and throat’s blood vessels, but blood flow helps with the process of getting better.
2- Nose blowing – the right way
Blowing your nose often with a cold is a good thing to get mucus out, but blowing to hard can push phlegm, and the germs it carriers into the tube of the ears, this can cause ear problems.Try to blow your nose a nostril at a time with a finger and blowing gentle into a tissue.
3- Salt water ( saline) nose rinsing
A salt water rinse for the nose, saline nasal rinse is an effective way to ease nasal congestion and also helps clear out viruses and bacteria from the nose. Solution can be bought ready made from pharmacies or mixed up at home, Allow of boiled water to cool down until it warms. Dissolve half a teaspoon of salt and rinse into the nose.You can get special devices to do this, such as bulb syringes, or it can be done from a clean cupped hand.
4- Rest and stay warm
Fight a cold flu saps your energy so take some rest and stay warm while the body’s immune system does it the work.This doesn’t mean you are giving in to cold or flu, but just doing what is natural.
5- Gargling
A salt water gargle can help ease a sore throat, again mix up the solution with a teaspoon of salt dissolve into a pint of previously boiled water that’s been allowed cool.
6- Warm drink
7- Have a steamy shower
8-Menthol
9-Hot or cold therapy for blocked sinuses
10- Grab an extra pillow in bed
11- Avoid aeroplanes
12- Eat well
13-Fluids and hydration
14- Steaming, vaporisers and humidifiers.
