subject: Are You Sick Again? Cure Yourself Naturally [print this page] Don't Get Sick, Choose Natural Health! Don't Get Sick, Choose Natural Health!
Fighting off a cold or flu does not have to mean spending lots of money at the store. You probably already own everything you need to stay well! There are a lot of people out there whose first instinct when they feel sick is to go straight to the pharmacy and pick up the most popular drug on the self in the thoughts that yahoo! You're better in minutes! Don't spend a bunch of time trying to make heads or tails of the pharmacy aisle of your grocery store; take a few minutes to find the right natural remedy that is already in your home!
It turns out that your grandmother was right: chicken soup really can cure a cold-scientists have proven that it is possible! Many people find that eating some chicken soup when they first feel sick is all they need to feel better, which makes sense because chicken soup is full of ingredients that are beneficial for your system (the vegetables and nutrients and the chicken are really good for you), so it is only natural that you reach for the soup first and the over the counter medications last.
Do you know that there is a proper and an improper way to clear your sinuses? If you don't blow your nose correctly, your illness can linger for weeks and a relapse is likely. The best way to blow your nose is to blow gently through one nostril at a time. Blow your nose gently! You could do more harm than good! If you blow your nose too hard you could hurt your ear canals. Many people find blowing their noses to be uncomfortable but it is important that, if you are one of those people, you learn to get over it. Not blowing your nose (and only letting yourself sniffle) can lengthen your cold or flu. It is imperative that, after you blow your nose, you wash your hands.
Echinacea is another very popular natural health remedy. The trick to ensuring the success of Echinacea it's important that you take the supplement as soon as you begin to feel sick. There are some who believe that you can fully ward off the flu or a cold if you take Echinacea when you are supposed to. If you've already had the flu set in, Echinacea can speed up the healing process and lessen the effects of your symptoms. In order to cure your cold you will need to take about 1200 mgs of Echinacea a day. By taking 400 mgs thrice daily you'll get the recommended dosage but don't take all 1200 mgs at once or you could make yourself worse.
It's easy to find natural health cures to common colds and other illnesses. Before you head to the pharmacy aisle, look around at what you already have on hand at home. There are those who insist that using natural remedies to cure your cold will work faster than using western medicine. Try something natural, your body will thank you for it!
