I have been having a cold for a few days already and it is quite irritating because of its disturbing symptoms like runny nose, persistent sneezing and overall tiredness. It is very tempting to end the suffering with cold medicines, cough suppressants or antibiotics. Most probably because not only I suffer but my family members also have to put out with all the sneezes.
However, I have decided against it most probably because of the many talks I have attended on nutritionally immunology. In the book on "Nutritional Immunology" by Dr Jau-Fei Chen, she advised that sneezing, sniffling and the need to clear the throat are actually the body's way of informing us that it is fighting a virus. Such symptoms allow the body to get rid of the viral invader. Sneezing throws it out of the respiratory tract while mucus of a runny nose and throat phlegm contain many trapped viruses that we easily expel. The pill we take does not stop the cold, it only puts a temporarily stop to the symptoms. By stopping an urge to sneeze, we are preventing our body from expelling the invaders!
The common sense rule is a cold should disappear on their own after a few days else we still have to consult the doctor cos there might be some other problems that need to be addressed.
This reminds me of Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Sometimes when things happen to us, we just want to end it fast by some external means. We do not take time to bring it before God to ask Him what He wants us to learn from the incident. We know that God is a God of purpose and all things that happen to us have a reason. Sometimes I also have to repeat lessons after lessons because I failed to learn from it.
May God bless us so that we continue to progress in life.
However, I have decided against it most probably because of the many talks I have attended on nutritionally immunology. In the book on "Nutritional Immunology" by Dr Jau-Fei Chen, she advised that sneezing, sniffling and the need to clear the throat are actually the body's way of informing us that it is fighting a virus. Such symptoms allow the body to get rid of the viral invader. Sneezing throws it out of the respiratory tract while mucus of a runny nose and throat phlegm contain many trapped viruses that we easily expel. The pill we take does not stop the cold, it only puts a temporarily stop to the symptoms. By stopping an urge to sneeze, we are preventing our body from expelling the invaders!
The common sense rule is a cold should disappear on their own after a few days else we still have to consult the doctor cos there might be some other problems that need to be addressed.
This reminds me of Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Sometimes when things happen to us, we just want to end it fast by some external means. We do not take time to bring it before God to ask Him what He wants us to learn from the incident. We know that God is a God of purpose and all things that happen to us have a reason. Sometimes I also have to repeat lessons after lessons because I failed to learn from it.
May God bless us so that we continue to progress in life.
Hi Iris, no wonder your voice sounds funny today. So have you recovered by now? At times, being sick is a blessing in disguise! Praise the Lord!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite a fierce invader..but I think it should clear soon.
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