Winter diseases and strengthening the immune system
During winter time we have a higher tendency to catch a disease.
traditional some diseases appear on higher frequency during winter times.
there are various reasons for that.
First of all is that on winter time, as it is cold outside, we close oneself up in our homes, offices and schools.
The closed environment prevents ventilation and viruses can easily spread from one person to another.
As well, biologically, cold dry weather increases the survival chances of viruses our side of their host.
That why during winter we seek for solutions to strengthen our immune system.
What are winter diseases, their symptoms and causes?
During winter we suffer from symptoms as snot, sour throat, sensitivity of the lymph nodes, cough and different infections.
On some cases those are symptoms of winter diseases which are caused by the flu virus or other bacterias from the Streptococcus family.
There are many causes for winter diseases, therefore there is a variety of symptoms you might experience-
pain in your ears and sensation of a blockage in your ears, leaking nose, sour throat, vomiting, fiver, joint and muscle pain, mucus and more.
3 factors are causing winter diseases – viruses and bacterias as flu and streptococcis which was mentioned;
our habits to close all windows in the house; and the third is the immune system weakness.
Our body has an incredible system to fight diseases, however sometimes it’s weak and we should seek for solutions to strengthen it.
Winter diseases appear among all people, but most common among children.
Naturally when there is a sick kid in school he will infect large number of children.
But in some populations winter diseases can be deadly.
For example, the flu virus can be very dangerous for old and sick people and others with a weak immune system.
Therefore, we should always make an effort to strengthen the immune system.
Recommendations for home treatments
As we speak about home treatments of winter diseases, we should focus on strengthening our immune system.
Here are some options which might help:
Vitamin C
It’s well knows that vitamin C is necessary for the proper functioning of our body’s immune system.
There is no proof that high consumption of vitamin C can prevent or cure a disease, but we know for sure a shortage of vitamin C damages the efficiency of our immune system.
it is recommended to consume fruits and vegetables, rich with vitamin C.
Ventilation
Make sure your house is properly ventilated.
leave an open window to allow air flow, this way you will reduce the risk of exposure for bacterias and viruses.
Probiotic bacterial
not all bacterias are our enemy; some of them are very important as the probiotic bacterias.
As we being treated with medicines, damage is done to the good bacterias in our body, causing the sickness symptoms to increase.
Food additives which contain probiotic bacterial will help restore the beneficial bacterias which are needed in our body.
Not always is needed to fill our body with antibiotics and other medicines, our body has a great ability to fight diseases even without medicines.
But for that we need a strong healthy immune system.
Note that many of the symptoms as snot and cough, are a part of the our body’s effort to discharge foreign invaders.
There is no need for drugs that suppress those natural processes.
Be sure to keep an healthy life style and if needed use additives to strengthen the immune system.
