No one likes to be sick with a flu, but actually the ability to get sick can be a sign of health. Our bodies ability to get a fever and regulate our body’s temperature is an important aspect of health. It’s not normal to get sick all the time, or to get sick with a cold that lingers on and on. Chinese medicine is a big advocate of early treatment, in fact some formulas that are used for cold and flu at the initial stage (1 or 2 days) are often rarely used, because patients wait too long before seeking treatment, so that herbal formula is no longer appropriate.
You can increase your resilience to getting sick with cold and flu’s by:
- A healthy diet.
- Staying away from pathogenic environment factors – cold, wind, heat – ESPECIALLY WIND.
- Protecting yourself from the wind by wearing a scarf (this includes artificial wind like air-conditioning and fan wind blowing right onto your body).
- Early treatment with food remedies like these ones.
Actually, Chinese Medicine practitioners will rarely use the word “immune system” or “immunity” because we look at the human body in an entirely different way to the western or biomedical one. We Learn more about how Chinese medicine’s unique view of cold and flu’s in Marie’s other article here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Marie Hopkinson is a Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Practicing from her clinic in North Perth, WA- METRO HEALTH AND MEDICINE. Marie can be consulted for appointments, while in-person is preferred, Email /phone consultations can be arranged. Marie has been practicing since 2000, completing initial 3-year course in Chinese Medicine at the Perth Academy of Natural Therapies in WA. Marie has been to China for additional training in the Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (Hangzhou Shi Zhong Yi Yuan) twice as well as completing a Master of International Health at Curtin University in 2006. Marie is passionate about the effective practice and understanding of Chinese Medicine and enjoys the opportunity to educate patients about the benefits of self-help aspects such as diet therapy, as well as teaching Chinese Medicine at the Endeavour College of Natural Health.
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