What are the causes of the flu and colds?
What exactly causes them? and what are the differences?i really don't understand and i need to know. I'm always getting them and i do not know the differences or the causes. Can someone please help? i don't like getting them and can't stop them. i'm eating, sleeping, working healthily. So, what's wrong? Please answer seriously, guys and gurls, i'm not kidding and am truly fed-up!!
I'm living in a tropical country without spring or summer or anything else. Just regular rain and sun.
Posted by tornado_adz
Its a sign that your body has a low 'good bacteria' count to fight off the bad bacteria..
ususally caused by the cold weather or unnoticably catching it from someone else...
and generally its when you are just coming into winter time and your body has insufficient amount of this good bacteria due to not having to have it around...hope that makes sense...
by the way, grab some "inner health plus" from the chemist it will sort you out!
Posted by GD
Stop touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Wash your hands. If you don't wash your hands (where you pick up the germs), the germs will get into your body through your eyes, nose and mouth. Also take vitamin C.
Posted by cats3inhouse
go to : ask.com and put in search bar; what is the difference between flu and colds.
I was told it is just in the air, that is why we catch it so easily. I know when I start getting a cold my throat gets scratchy. and if someone at work or at home or just around me starts to sneeze or cough you can catch the cold then too. it has happened at work. I had the cold- coughing, sneezing, and fever. but they needed me to work even though I was sick. the following week 2 other people got it- I was better, then the following week 2 more got it. it went around to everyone at work. the only thing that can be done, is when you feel your throat scratchy or that you start to feel icky. then drink more vitamin c. and take cold medicine, even at the beginning of the cold, if you get 1 symptom. that is all you can do.
Posted by therese RN
A weak immune system is the cause for most sicknesses like the cold or flu. Here are some things that weaken your immune system.....
Toxins: Most people today have excess accumulation of toxins and waste material in their bodies causing their body to be acidic and adding stress to their immune system function. The two main reasons for this is
1) People are putting hugh amounts of toxins (mostly unknowingly) in their bodies on a regular basis and
2) their elimination channels are clogged, slow or sluggish.
3) toxins like "junk" food, medications(drugs), sugars, excess alcohol, allergens all stress your immune system, thus making it weak and unable to fight the germs when exposed to them.
Nutritional Deficiency:
When your body lacks nutrition, you will have a weak immune system.
Since our bodies can not produce nutrients needed for optimal health, quality food plays a major factor in keeping our cells healthy and our immune system strong. Food not only provides energy to your body, but all the nutrients that are essential for a healthy immune system. You say you are eating healthy, but much of our 'healthy" food today lacks the nutrition that we need.
Lack of drinking healthy water:
Dehydration means the cells just simply do not have enough fluid. Dehydration cause medical problems including pain, arthritis, asthma, and allergies, among other medical issues. It can affect your energy and your sleep, and the ability to get toxins/waste material out of the body.
Lack of physical activity:
Lack of regular, moderate exercise appears to slow down cleansing the body of certain toxins and waste products
Lack of sufficient rest:
lack of sleep will stress your immune system and thus increase the risk of catching a bug.
I'm glad to here you are resting and exercising, that will help in keeping you strong and recover more quickly.
Therefore, to build up your immune system, do as many of the following list as possible....
1) keep practicing good personal hygiene care, wash your hands!
2) Receiving a Regular Body Cleansing.
Body cleansing is essential because our bodies need to properly eliminate the toxic build up that has formed in our intestines (colon), which may lead to sickness and disease. Our body organs and tissues must be free of toxins for the immune system to function optimally thus enabling our bodies to receive the essential nutrients our bodies need.
3) Boost immune system by drinking plenty of filtered water.
Water is essential for all living things and keeps our immune system operating optimally while improving the way we feel, look and live. Without sufficient amounts of water, you may experience routine fatigue, dry skin, headaches, constipation, and a decrease normal bodily function which may lead to your body unable to fight off diseases. Without water we would literally dehydrate which could result in the shutting down of vital organs and ultimately end in death.
4) Eliminate all sugar and allergens from your diet.
Just a small amount of sugar has been proven to impair white blood cells up to 50% for very short periods of time. By discovering what our personal food allergies are, then eliminating or desensitizing them will help strengthen your immune system. By removing these triggers, our immune cells are strengthened in order to combat other invaders such as influenza rather than the allergen. The elimination of sugar from your diet can also strengthen immune system.
5) continue eating nutritiously
Good foods to eat include organic fruits and vegetables, chloretta, medicinal mushrooms like maitake, shiitake, reishi, or turkey tail. Besides water, wheatgrass juice, aloe vera juice, or green tea are good drinks.
6) Take supplements
Supplements are needed because our bodies can not produce the nutrients necessary to maintain optimum health. There are many nutrients needed in order to maintain a strong immune system. It is very challenging in the world we live in to obtain sufficient nutrition with the foods available to us. They are over processed and void of many essential nutrients. Additionally, food is grown in soils that have been over-planted and saturated with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Vitamin and mineral deficiency subjects us to more diseases, aging, sickness, and the weakening of our immune system.
Best herbs include echinacea, goldenseal, garlic, olive leaf extract, elderberry, or astragalus.
Best vitamins include Vitamin A, C, or E. These are a good source of antioxidants, which will boost your immune system.
The minerals zinc and selenium also help with boosting your immune system.
Posted by etruscanmystery
Colds are usually caused by bacteria or viruses which enter your body through mucous membranes (i.e. eyes, mouth, inside the nose, etc.) Flu is caused by the influenza virus. Bacteria attacks your body usually by producing some sort of a toxin (as a byproduct of its life cycle). Viruses on the other hand, attack the host cells and inject them with their own DNA which is designed to make the cell produce more viruses. Your immune system responds to infection by trying to eliminate and/or prevent it from spreading. Inflammation is an example of such response. The area gets red, swollen, tender, mucous membranes become runny. This is because the area is getting filled with blood which allows your white blood cells (the "fighter" cells) have access to the area of infection. Your nose will run and you cough because your mucous membranes are producing more mucous in an attempt to flush out the infection. If the body can't flush it out, it will dry to barrier it off to prevent further infection. Perfect example of this is the tuberculosis virus. The immune system can't kill the virus to it isolates it in patches which eventually calcify.
Bacterial infections can be usually cured by antibiotics, but viruses don't respond that way.
The best, easiest way to stay away from colds and flu is to wash your hands and not touch your face (that includes your eyes).
Also, getting a cold because it's cold is a myth. Cold only makes your body more likely to contract the infection.
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