Myths of colds and flu seem to be a popular topic when we head into the colder seasons according to people’s comments and yet this is also one of the Myths. Just maybe, that we think this is so is, that we are more confined and in closer contact with the coughing and sneezing of others germs so get exposed to germs quicker.
Cold and the flu are both caused by viruses and a cold usually comes on gradually by possibly have a sore throat and then the runny nose but usually there is no fever, except in children and they can have high fevers then.
Flu usually comes on very suddenly and we get sick to our stomachs about a third of the time, we become achy and maybe our joints hurt. If we get sick to our stomach really fast it can be a case of food poisioning or possibly a bacterial infection.
One reason colds and flu survive better in winter months is usually our humidy it lower and this causes these germs to stick around longer. This can challenge our respiratory tracks and then we become more susceptible to infections.
Our immune systems become challenged as we seem to also consume lots more sugar-loaded products, snack foods, sugar-filled drinks during the long cold days of winter.
Water should be our first line of defense in this time of year as our body needs lots of fluids when dealing with bacteria’s invading. Staying hydrated is very important in our fight so leave the caffeine loaded products and alcohol alone.
Antiobiotics do not kill bacteria’s. Colds and flu are viruses and don’t respond to an antiobiotic. When you use antiobiotics too much you become resistant to them and they when you need them you have built up a huge resistance to them. Flu is different than a cold as you usually don’t tolerate solid foods, so increase the hot, lukewarm or room-temperature liquids to keep our immune systems helping in our fight of them.
Myths of cold and flu need to be considered, but always include extra liquids to help the body with healing and repairing itself.
