How do you treat a simple cold?

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Simple cold is something that emerges because of heat imbalance in the body. It can happen either if the body is too cold or too hot. In both the cases people usually get simple cold. I never go to doctor usually for anything. I make sure I take enough rest so that ill health is automatically healed by the body itself. Our body has a self healing mechanism. Just to compare ourselves with other living beings in the world, if a dog needs a medicine it automatically goes and finds a herb and eats it. It is quite common and I have seen it multiple times. They live closely with nature and when they have a need they know what they should be doing. 

It is just humans who have lost our origin and so dependent on others. It includes me as well. It can also be said as a side effect of modernization. Have a specialized person to treat medical conditions is really good. But at the same time basic issues that we have in our health should be treated by ourselves. This is my humble opinion. As a human being we should be knowing how to take care of our body naturally. What works for us and what will not work for us. Simple cold is something that will just need some basic things. 

A good night sleep

Problems related to simple cold can easily be handled with a good night sleep. Our body has its own self healing mechanism. That functionality in the body is very active during our sleep. As I always say "Sleep heals all body related problems and time heals all mind related problem." Simple cold can be easily handled with the help of a good night sleep. During my college days I used to have cold almost every single day. It was quite challenging to find out what was the reason. I went to doctor and their recommendations were worst. One of the doctor asked me to take a tablet life long to keep eosinophils rate stable in my body. Really for a simple cold?

That's how the treatments are being made. Then later upon observation I identified that lack of proper night sleep was causing the issue for me. If I don't sleep well during night, my next day is completely ruined and I will also not be able to focus the next day. People might argue saying that they stay awake during night and sleep during day time. That intention is scientifically wrong. Our body is designed in such a way to stay awake during day time and rest during night time. Our biological cycle evolves around the sun and as we are more dependent on Sun we have to rest when Sun is not there and be active when Sun is back. You can do your research online to understand more scientific reasons for it. So a good night sleep and regular sleep can do wonders in healing simple cold problems. 

Homemade remedies

Even after having a good night sleep, some people might see the simple cold continuing. If it was me, I will still definitely not go to a doctor at this point. There are several home made remedies available. You can probably look forward to take some home remedies before going to doctor. Turmeric with pepper in milk helps in handling the cold. If you have little bit of throat infection as well along with cold, you can also try salt water gargling. These are all something that gives good relief. If the situation is not getting controlled, you have to obviously consult a doctor because it is no longer a simple cold. Even for some continuous health problems, I don't really go to a doctor or consult a doctor. I usually handle it by myself. I know few herbs that helps in handling problems related to cold. I drink the extract of those herbs to sort out the health issue. Only on extreme cases where I cant really do anything about it, I approach a doctor. 

For viral infections and any particular diseases, approaching the right expert is the best solution. Some people might say that even complicated diseases starts with just a simple cold and we should not hesitate it. If that is the case we have to definitely take it serious. Home based remedies are really helpful for certain health conditions. Usually when cold happens for kids, both the kid as well as parents panic and the only option they choose is to take the kids to the doctor. In India even in such situations we look forward to provide home based medicines first and only on extreme situations we go to doctor. If we lead a natural life, by eating healthy food, we will not have any necessity to go to doctor at all. Our body condition will be perfect and intact. 

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