Hello! My name is Kigawa and I am the representative of Milobina and Bi Natural.

I've been writing articles about skin care for a while now, but Milibina's cold prevention supplements are selling well, so I thought I'd share a little information on how to protect yourself and your family from colds. .

It may be a bit sudden, but in my house we don't have cold medicine, so when we catch a cold, we use herbal teas, herbal supplements, and antibacterial aromas to treat ourselves.

Perhaps because of that, when my daughter was in the second year of junior high school, she made a shocking statement...!

it is,

"Hey, Mom, do we have any cold medicine? What does it taste like?!"

yeah? Ah, I see. Ever since she could remember, in our family, there was no option for her to go to the hospital or take cold medicine even though she knew she had a cold.

My children caught colds and got chicken pox just like everyone else, but I think they probably went to the hospital far fewer times than other families. Of course, I did it on purpose, but I thought I was a bad mother and a strange person! There are quite a few people who think so... (lol)

It's true that a common cold can actually mean pneumonia or other serious infections, so I can't say anything bad about it, but it's true that everything depends on your immune system. I think you know better.

In fact, the immune system tends to be weakened especially in this blessed and hygienic Japan.

Sometimes adults who seem to be powerful and strong

"When I was little, I was sickly and couldn't go to school much."

I sometimes hear people say things that are surprising, but people who have had many illnesses when they were young often have extremely strong immune systems.

My eldest son was prone to catching colds, didn't eat well, and often had fevers, but after a certain age he became extremely strong, and even when others around him were down with the flu, he remained healthy without getting infected. I spent a lot of time at school, and I had almost perfect attendance at school.

That's probably...

Because he was infected with many germs, he developed antibodies against them and was no longer able to be attacked by the same germs...

I believe that my immune system became highly effective because I cured myself every time I got infected.

As you repeatedly catch a cold and treat it according to the procedure, your immune system will gradually get used to it, and when a virus comes in, it will be able to quickly deal with it, and as a result, you will be able to catch a virus that you have never encountered before. Even when the virus begins to invade, the immune system fights it off before the virus can begin to multiply.

Well, the point is, when you catch a cold, don't do anything extra that your body doesn't want, and let it cool down properly.

Recently, doctors have started to tell us that when we catch a cold, it is important not to take medicine unnecessarily and to let it heal on its own, but it is very unfortunate that many people still rely on medicine. I am thinking.

This is because medicine cannot cure a cold. I'm sure you've heard someone say that if there was a medicine that could cure colds, it would win a Nobel Prize.

First of all, when you catch a cold and go to the hospital, you are likely to be prescribed cough suppressants, antipyretics, antibiotics, etc. These medicines are designed to temporarily alleviate the symptoms of a cold and reduce the severity. Just give it to me.

If you overcome the pain, you will gain something important called immunity, but we are simply responding to the voice that says that we don't like the pain.

What you should know about the symptoms when you catch a cold is:

・Coughing is one of the immune responses that try to expel the virus.

・A runny nose is also a reaction to expel the virus.

- Nasal congestion is a condition in which the body tries to kill viruses that are trying to invade through the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity through an inflammatory reaction (swelling and fever).

・Throat swelling is a symptom when white blood cells use the heat of inflammation to kill germs in the throat, the area most sensitive to virus invasion.

How about that? What a wonderful network function!

However, even if the immune system goes to such lengths to kill the virus, what happens if the virus's reproductive ability wins out...

・The body senses that life is in danger and uses fever as a last resort.

You get colds in the winter, right? This is because viruses can multiply explosively at low temperatures and are weak against heat.

As you may have guessed by reading this far, the act of stopping a cough, soothing a swollen throat, or taking medicine to stop a runny nose is a huge nuisance to the body!

When you go to a hospital or pharmacy to buy medicine and give it to your child, thinking it's for your child's benefit, it actually slows down the recovery from a cold and actually increases the risk of death.

The most frightening thing is antipyretics.

Fever is a risky phenomenon that robs the body of its physical strength. If you don't have the strength, death awaits you. Even so, the body judges that it is better to generate a fever, and that the danger is approaching, so it generates a fever and launches an all-out attack against the virus.

If you think about it, when you have a fever, you don't sweat and your appetite stops. I feel tired and have a hard time walking around. It's so painful! It's understandable that the families and doctors watching want to do something about it.

But why do these symptoms occur? Actually, it's on purpose!

・When you sweat, your body temperature drops. If that happens, the virus cannot be killed.

・Appetite decreases because the act of eating and digesting requires more physical strength than expected. Now is the time to fight the virus with all your might, so your body stops eating.

・You already know that you're feeling tired, right? Movement is restricted to prevent them from using unnecessary physical strength.

Colds and influenza often occur in people who are physically weak, such as children and the elderly. But if you're an adult, it's because you're tired.

Since I am an adult, I have sufficient physical strength, and even if some viruses attack me, I usually completely shut them out.

However, if you still catch a cold, it's because your body and mind are tired and your immune system isn't working properly.

Only natural healing power can cure a cold. Medicines, medicinal herbs, and antibacterial aromas can only supplement this. If you catch a cold, stay warm, stay hydrated, relax, and get plenty of sleep.

That is the best treatment. When I see TV commercials about people taking cold medicine and going to work, I always think that pharmaceutical companies are cruel.

Next time, I'd like to introduce you to Milibina-style ways to help your body fight colds, even if just a little. It's just a way to increase your natural healing power, and it's not a cold medicine, but it's quite effective.

So, thank you for reading to the end today!

see you!