Best Beauty Tips:Do you have a cold or flu? Take this self-test.

Article Summary:

Article Content:

Colds and flu are distinct and separate upper respiratory
infections, triggered by different viruses. The flu is more serious, because it
can spread to the lungs, and cause severe bronchitis or pneumonia. In the
beginning stages, the symptoms of colds and flu can be similar. Nose, eyes and
mouth are usually the sites of invasion from cold viruses. The most likely target for the flu virus is the respiratory
tract.

A Cold Profile looks like this:

• Slow onset. No prostration.

• Body aches—largely due to the release of interferon (an

immune stimulator).

• Rarely accompanied by fever and headache.

• Localized symptoms such as sore throat, sinus congestion,

listlessness, runny nose and sneezing.

• Mild to moderate chest discomfort.

• Sore or burning throat common.

A Flu Profile looks like this:

• Swift and severe onset.

• Early and prominent prostration with flushed, hot, moist
skin.

• Usually accompanied by high (102° -104°) fever,

headache and sore eyes.

• General symptoms like chills, depression and body aches.

• Extreme fatigue, sometimes lasting 2-3 weeks.

• Acute chest discomfort, with severe hacking cough.

• Sore throat occasionally.

If you have a lingering cold that you can’t seem to get
over. Try this tried and true method used for over 2 decades.

For 3 days:

Drink 3 cups of Cleansing and Purifying tea or dandelion root tea to release congestion. Take 6 capsules daily of Herbal Laxa caps to eliminate the excess mucous that keeps
harboring the infection. This method removes the bacteria that keep seeping
back into your body from your colon and bowel, and reinfecting you.

If you’re feeling under the weather, please make sure to get
plenty of rest. Light exercise is better than intense exercise during a cold or
flu.

To Life-long health,