Treat the Cold & Flu with Traditional Chinese Medicine

 

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'Medical doctors tell us that there are two ways to treat a seasonal cold or flu. The first is to rest and you’ll feel better in 7 to10 days. The second is to treat it with pain relievers and fever-reducing drugs, and you’ll get well in 7 to 10 days. 

Conventional medical wisdom once promoted management of fever with antipyretic drugs like acetaminophen, but new research indicates that artificially lowering fever reduces the natural immune response and prolongs illness. Aspirin use may even make viral infections more severe and contribute to secondary bacterial infections.' 

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What Most Doctors Won't Tell You About Colds and Flus

 

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'The next time you experience a cold or the flu, remember this: rather than take conventional drugs to suppress uncomfortable symptoms, it's better for your health to allow the cold or flu to run its course while you get plenty of physical and emotional rest. 

Conventional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry would have you believe that there is no "cure" for the common cold, that you should protect yourself against the flu with a vaccine that is laden with toxic chemicals, and that during the midst of a cold or flu, it is favorable to ease your discomfort with a variety of medications that can suppress your symptoms.

Unfortunately, all three of these positions indicate a lack of understanding of what colds and flues really are, and what they do for your body.'

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