by Frannie Banannie 36 Replies latest watchtower medical
Thanks for this Frannie, but I'm one of those people who thoroughly revels in being ill. I like having a cold or flu as its just the perfect excuse to indulge my favourite activity of wrapping myself in a duvet in front of the tv and watching movies. I don't like to kill my viruses - I like to nurture them!
(yes I do have a clue as to how weird I sound thank you)
crumpet
Crumpet I wouldnt go as far as to saying your weird but you are a little different
I have taken the opportunity to take two days off on holiday and what does sods law dictate?....severe case of man flu....so currently engaged in crumpets suggested activity and in front of tv and laptop on my knee....personally I will try the remedy suggested in this thread.
DB74
Ah bless! Maybe you caught it from me - LOL!
Get well soon/or not depending on your preference and plans for the weekend!
crumpet
Crumpet that's provided the flu viruses are mild and not causing distressing symptoms, I believe. Sore and tickly throat, coughing, runny nose, loss of sense of smell, general indisposition.
Correct greendawn - general mild indisposition is fine. I'm not so much of a masochist that I wish any major illness on myself, nor anyone else for that matter.
man flu
I just want to point out that this is far worse than ordinary girly-flu.
Secondly i found that with flu and colds- the best remedy is 'Sudafed Dual Relief' and lots and lots of sleep. Also take lots of vitamin 'c'.
Thirdly- l love the cinnamon remedy.... almost looking forward to getting a cold again!!!!!
Paul
PaulJ:
Thirdly- l love the cinnamon remedy.... almost looking forward to getting a cold again!!!!!
You're probably better leaving the cinnamon until you can taste it properly. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't really kill viruses.
You're probably better leaving the cinnamon until you can taste it properly. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't really kill viruses.
Actually, it really, really does, Funkyderek. I hope that if you find yourself with a virus in the future, you'll try it and see for yourself.
Frannie
FrannieBanannie:
Actually, it really, really does, Funkyderek. I hope that if you find yourself with a virus in the future, you'll try it and see for yourself.
This is a quite extraordinary claim. The cure to the common cold that has eluded medicine for millennia is finally revealed - by you. I've never heard this claim before and can find little or nothing about it online. Please elaborate on exactly how cinnamon can kill a virus. Does it kill all viruses or just some or all of the 200 or so strains of the cold virus? I would urge you to provide any evidence you have, as if this is true it's sure to earn you a Nobel prize and the gratitude of the entire world.
I admit I'm a bit sensitive to this subject. I was brought up in a congregation that disbelieved anything traditional medicine had to offer. They believed in every single type of nontraditional thing out there, with outlandish claims leading people to make poor decisions.
A few yrs ago I took a vitamin suggested by a nurse practitioner, at the dose she recommended. I confirmed the dosage and use in holistic books too. I have a health condition that unbeknownst to me was significantly worsened by this vitamin. I truly almost died. Very scary.
When I was working in psych we saw many people hospitalized because they thought they had depression and treated it herbally, triggering manic episodes.....they hadn't bothered to see a physician to get a proper diagnosis and didn't realize they were bipolar. These were people that would not have ever needed hospitalization, just proper outpatient care.
My $.02: There is nothing wrong with trying adjunctive treatments as long as they are totally safe for you personally, they don't interfere with your health in any way, and proven effective treatments are not being ignored in favor of something "natural".
Problem is, people love to say, "It's good for you." Truth: There is not one substance on the face of the earth that is good for everybody.
I am much more likely to try an adjunctive therapy if it has been proven by the scientific method instead of anectdotes passed on through generations. Then we could tell if it was the cinnamon speeding the healing process, if it was some other random factor, or if the body just naturally fought off the cold.
If cinnamon is safe for you personally, you're probably not doing yourself any harm by trying it. It may or may not be helping you though.
