Fever And Its purifying Purposes

Fever

We have seen different types of existing fever. For local fever, it is best application in the particular area a compress of cold water, ie a cloth dipped in cold water and drained to avoid dripping. The compress will be updated when be heated.

To lower the external or general fever when it is excessive, it can be applied a cold shower short, although it should not be too sharp, and may be replaced by a series of cold rubs.


In the opposite case of want to cause generall fever with purifying purposes, you can apply a steam bath or hyperthermic bath of increasing heat. This latter begins with the body submerged in the water, the head out, the initial temperature must be the same as the body, to increase it progressively until 41 º C.


The bath should not last more than 40 minutes, and is contraindicated in acute or cardiovascular diseases. As for steam baths must have the same contraindications, later we will talk about them.


To eliminate the internal or gastrointestinal fever, it is best to apply cold compresses to the abdominal region, renewing them to cool. We look for the hot reaction when we finish the application: well, that excessive heat will pass to the skin, and will decongests the viscera.


When there is a thermal imbalance extreme in the body, ie , feverish intestines and cold extremities, we must apply the opposite: ie, cold in the abdomen and heat in hands and feet, causing an artificial balance that will  favor the recovery of the patient.

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Hydrotherapy Use For Medicinal Purposes-2

Cold Shower Health

Once we warmed up, we are able to apply the cold water. Once we have completed the cold application, we have to help the body to react, which, if is necessary, we will dry quickly and we be warmed more or less, depending on the reaction capacity that our body has by itself.

The duration and temperature of the water depends largely on the reaction capacity of the person. The more best cold, and the more durable better, but mostly without exceeding the threshold of reaction: is worthless bring the body to the limit of its endurance, as this is not curative but destructive.


We must look as a curative agent the hot reaction, the congestion of the skin, indicative of the decongesting of the internal organs. The application of cold water is contraindicated in cases of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. You should never apply this therapy with a full stomach, so we will do before meals or at least two hours after this.


Do not apply either in pregnant women or during menstruation, because on one hand it could increase the abortion risk, and on the other hand could hinder the flow of the menses, or even cut it, which is extremely dangerous.


General applications
General applications of cold water have a toning and revitalizing effect on the body in general and the circulatory system and the nervous system in particular. Increase organic defenses and strengthen the nerves, being a good sedative in nervous moments.


Showers
Cold showers must be generally brief, a maximum of one minute. The important thing is that the body then reacts with warm in skin. If we can not handle well the cold shower, we can start the shower from warm or hot water,and gradually lower the temperature until get the cold water that we can keep well. In any case, after any shower.we should finish with cold water.


Rubs
The rubs are made using a wet sponge or wet cloth and drained to avoid dripping. As the name suggests,consists to rub the whole body ( except the head ) several times, always in the direction of the venous circulation, ie , toward the heart.

The rubs are used when the person is in a state of weakness that inhibits react well to the cold shower. As always, we know that it worked well if the body responds with warm skin once the application is finished.


A cold rub applied daily, in the morning when rising, will strengthen and stimulate our immune system to fight any disease. It is a preventive measure of first order.

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Hydrotherapy Use For Medicinal Purposes-1

Hydrotherapy Benefits

Water use for medicinal purposes goes back many centuries ago. Hippocrates says: " The medical should consider the use of water by way of therapeutic agent and recommend it in some diseases, especially when required to combat excessive heat that causes fevers of all kinds in the human body."

Obviously the important role of water to fight internal, external or local fever.

 
Cold shower health
The most interesting applications from the therapeutic point of view are of the cold water. The effects of these applications on the body are very beneficial. In general, improve blood circulation, decongest and activate the organs,tones the nerves, lower the fever exces.

The healing power of water lies in the fact that is an agent capable of eliciting a healing response in the body.

When cold water comes in contact with the skin, the blood vessels of the skin ( peripheral vasoconstriction ) are constricted. Immediately thereafter, follows the body's reaction to this state of skin cooling: increases the flow of blood to the surface( hyperemia), whereby is decongests the organ corresponding to that area. Ie,the temperature and blood excess of an organ is transferred to the skin.


Cold water health benefits
This produces, in addition to what we have already mentioned, a revival of the functions of the skin and the improvement in the immune system.

The healing power of cold water is manifested in the the body warm reaction. For example, if we dip our arm with in cold water, you will notice after feeling cold a characteristic heat that progressively invade the area that has been wet, and we can even see the area more or less reddened .


This is the hot reaction (vasodilatation, hyperemia). If such a reaction occurs, it means that you have properly applied the therapy, being then more harm than beneficial.

How use the hydrotherapy to get the body reaction? Well as with all therapies, applying the adequate dosage to the body reaction capacity to treat. In the above example,if  we wet an arm in water for too long, the cold will penetrate to the bone, and the reaction will be impossible: we will have exceeded the dose.


If we take a brief cold shower of 5 seconds, we will notice immediately after a heat throughout the skin. But if we dive in very cold water for ten minutes, we will be shivering and possibly get a cold: no reaction from excess of cold. The important thing is that the cold does not get to penetrate . If we shiver is a sign that we are exceeding.


Therefore, the essentials before start the application, is that the body should be hot : if we have enough stored heat, we will not get cold. If we start an application of cold water with the intemperate body, we will not get the hot decongestant reaction. Therefore, if we are cold, it is best to preheat the body using warm, stove, hot water, etc.

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Exercise Advantages And Benefits

Exercise Advantages

The benefits of physical activity that can bring to the health are obvious. Any kind of physical exercise practiced regularly and moderately produces a series of reactions in the body that help maintain or restore the health.

However it is noted that, as in everything, seek the dose at which the body can react appropriately, since excessive sport rather than improving health can get to consume it.


Each person should know what is the exercise threshold beyond of which fatigue the body instead of reviving it. Thus for an old man walking slowly for 5 or 10 minutes  can be his ideal exercise while a young person a quick walk for 20 minutes could be insufficient.


Each one must seek the balance that maintains the health intact. We must not seek to bring the body to its maximum physical strength, since this will result in premature wear of vitality.


What are the advantages of a proper exercise? First, the increased blood circulation, respiration  and sweating, thus accelerating the oxygenation and removal processes ( through the skin and lungs ).


The body will be cleaner and more oxygenated from toxins that before starting the activity. By increasing the amount of air consumed, it stands to reason that the ideal is practice sport amidst Nature. For example, a good practice would be the rise of a hill at a fast pace.

If at this practice we add a little cold weather and light clothing ( without actually being cold , just noticing it ) , the effect is highly purifier and strengthener.


The cold leads to increase peripheral circulation, thus increasing blood flow in the skin, being noted at a more or less pronounced redness of this . If  this we add the sweating increase, we understand why the elimination of toxins is done as effective way at the level of skin. Often we notice itching, especially in the limbs, which indicate that the elimination is being carried out satisfactorily.


If we considering that overweight represent a serious cancer risk, we understand why exercise reduces the chance of acquire the disease.

The exercise strengthens the heart and lowers blood fat levels, including LDL cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.


To perform any physical exercise is recommended ingesting foods rich in slow carbohydrates ( complex polysaccharides ) in the previous mea, ie , starchy foods (pasta, rice, potatoes, etc. ) . Obviously, at the time of exercise, the stomach should have completed digestion.


Contraindications of exercise, we might cite mainly to the people with acute symptoms of any kind, absolute rest is important in acute diseases.

In chronic diseases, the exercise should be limited to outdoor walks leveraging the air and sun beneficial effects, preventing fatigue because we need to have the most potential energy to fight the disease.

Physical exercise practice helps to keep the mind calm. A sedentary lifestyle often inhibit the rest or relax properly.

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Air As Medicament-2

Air Our First Medicine

But if we start to shake, is why we are not strong enough to withstand the cold aggression, which we take shelter more, but not to become too hot under the shelter : we should feel the cold and overcome it.

The question is to find that balance that allows us to strengthen thanks to the cold.

Applying this technique correctly begin to notice that being increasingly prepared against weather, the required amount of clothing decreases. In this state, your body will be much more prepared to fight against infections and all kinds of pathological problems.


Paradoxically, we shall go far enough with less clothes than usual, and we get a cold much less frequently.

There is an important psychological barrier to overcome the cold : fear. It should be added that frequently a whopping person is due to gastrointestinal fever, of which we have spoken.
Therefore, another measure of hardening against the cold  is eliminating the internal fever, if it exists.


Skin hardening means restoring the ability to react, ie, the ability to be heat. Thus, a transfer of heat will occur from the gastrointestinal tract to the skin, equilibrating thermally the body.


That is, if we not over shelter, will balance body temperatures, which disappears internal fever  which in turn will mean that we will resist better  the cold, so we need even less clothes, etc.


Therefore, eliminating the internal fever and enhancing the heat in the skin through the cold, reach a thermal equilibrium that predispose us greatly to the health, improving our immune system dramatically.


In summary, it is essential  always apply this: not shelter everything aspossible, do not ever let the cold penetrates inside the body, that is, you have to feel the cold, but never have to be cold.


As for warm zones or areas with warm weather, the skin tightening must be done by hydrotherapy because the absence of cold air, the body is not so compelled to activate the defenses. In short, the air is a phenomenal healing agent , especially if it is pure.

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Air As Medicament-1

Air Our First Medicine

Air
Hippocrates said : "Pure air is the first food and the first drug." Indeed, the air quality is something extremely important to enjoy a healthy and properly oxygenated body.

If we do not live in the country, the city charge of dirt our body with contamination. Then we should do everything possible to often go to the mountain, forest, or any natural area that is close to our home, to renew the air in our lungs. The outdoor activities are downright vitalizing.


In relation to the above exposed about intestinal fever and cold skin, the air can play an important role in this. One reason why the skin is weakened, is due the coat excess especially in cold areas.


Air and health
The skin is the organ that is directly in contact with the external environment. If this is weak, we will be very vulnerable to weather conditions. Instead, if we strengthen it, will be a good protection against harsh weather.


In a more or less cold zone, we need warmer clothes to keep warm. But if we shelter more than necessary, we will remove work to the skin, which will not be forced to adapt to the environment, resulting in the consequent atrophy.


If instead we go absolutely unsheltered on very cold days, the cold can penetrate into the body, producing the consequent cold, pneumonia, or any kind of infection, as the body does not have enough defenses to protect against shock. So what shall we do?


The healthiest thing in these cases is to dress with minimal clothing as possible, just to keep warm. No matter if we notice that the cold on the skin, the important thing is to not notice deeper. That is, if the cold gets into the skin and does not penetrate into the body, we are exercising the body healthy.

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Discover Heliotherapy The Sun As Medicine

Heliotherapy : The Sun As Medicine

While it is true that sun exposure is the main cause of skin cancer, it is due that we are exposed to the sun completely irrational. Really the controlled sun exposure for therapeutic purposes is a healthy and natural medicine.

First, we should dispense from sunscreen creams, unless the area in which we live has an extremely weakened ozone layer, which occurs most likely near the poles. Sunscreens inhibit that the beneficial  sun action penetrate the body.


We suggest sometimes rub skin that has been exposed to the sun with olive oil ( cold pressed, naturally) to get the antioxidant effects of it. This is really recommended if there has been a sun overexposure with the risk that entails.


In any case, we should start by sunbathing a few minutes the first day, ncreasing the time as the pigmentation goes evidenced in the skin.


Will never take a solar bath that is beyond the reaction´s capacity of the organism, so if we start from a very white skin, we will have extreme precautions while if we have highly pigmented skin, can expose to the sun longer. Solar bathroom should be general, to the naked body, and throughout the year, taking advantage of every sunny day.


Will applies first tending us back and then face down, so that the entire skin becomes bathed by rays. If we live in a cold area, we can apply at home through an open window, for example. Never take the sun bath through a glass because part of the beneficial rays would be filtered mainly ultraviolet rays.


In case of have cold due the windows open, we will make the solar bath during exercise . If even so the cold persists, it is better to dispense with the solar bath because it would be more harmful than beneficial.


The slight reddening of the skin after bath, show the effectiveness of the application and allow us to increase the duration, since the skin will be taking a darker tone every time.


After sunbathing in which we have accumulated heat, we must apply cold water on the body to reactivate and strengthen it. We delve into it later when we discuss about hydrotherapy.


As for the length of the solar bathroom, each person must find out how long should be to the sun exposure, acting with caution and how much that time can be increased daily. In this way we will have a vitalized body to fight cancer.

Heart patients should take short baths if they have feeling heat. If the air is cool and not heat come to pass, they can prolong it.

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Relationship Between Sun And Melatonin-2

Melatonin And Light

It was found that most of these symptoms is due the endocrine disarray that occurs, especially in relation to melatonin. The controlled application of oral melatonin has proven be effective against the symptoms of jet- lag. But not only this type of endocrine disorders occur when we travel.

Any abnormal activity in the sleep process will result in a reduction more or less important in the secretion of melatonin : shift changes,night work,stay awake all or most of the night, etc.


But what is the effect of melatonin in the body? Between what has been discovered about this hormone, we highlight its antidepressant effects. If we consider that the amount of melatonin secreted at night depends to a large extent on the amount of sunlight that is enjoyed during the day, easily deduce that less sunlight, more depression.


The results of the additional ingestion of melatonin seem to reinforce this conclusion. It is a proven fact that in countries with less sunny days the suicide rate is higher. Melatonin also helps mental capacity and concentration.


We can  see the importance of the visible spectrum of sunlight, since the best melatonin that may have the body  it is always the same that itself canmanufacture, and not that to come externally via capsules or tablets.

Melatonin also has anti-stress properties. It has also been found  that whom are exposed to magnetic fields are more protected from the negative effects  if their melatonin rate is high.


Pineal gland and melatonin
Dr. Maestroni gave melatonin every night to middle-aged mice, which lived an average of 20% more than mice that were not given the hormone, which seems to conclude that a deficiency in production can shorten the life.


This discovery may be closely related to the fact that melatonin has great antioxidant properties, being of vital importance in the treatment and prevention of cancer and other diseases: to night the pineal gland clean the body of free radicals. It has been shown in subsequent studies that plays a vital role in the fight against cancer, especially breast cancer.


For everything stated here, we can see that the sun is a therapeutic element of the first order: strengthens the entire body, enhances natural defenses, cleaned and sanitize, cheer up, etc. Let's see how its rays can be used in moderation.

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Relationship Between Sun And Melatonin-1

Melatonin And Light

Sun and melatonin
Exist another type of rays with high therapeutic power in the solar spectrum: the visible light. It is clear the effect of these rays because thanks to them we can see the outside world. The visible sunlight powerfully influences our mood: we do not feel well on a sunny day that one cloudy day.

Pineal activation
For more  that we turn on light bulbs in our house, if sunlight lack our mood can drop more or less according to the person. In short, the power of natural light can not be compared with that of artificial light. Regarding this point, we must speak of an endocrine gland called the pineal gland or epiphysis, as it is highly related to sunlight .


Pineal gland and melatonin
Until recently, the functions of this gland were virtually unknown. Has now been discovered that it is a key element in the regulation of the endocrine hormonal balance, the integrity of immune system and the balance of the biological clock. The most important hormone secreted by this gland is called melatonin.


It is interesting the epiphysis' mechanism regarding the  hormone secretion, because this takes place only at night in the absence of sunlight . The time of peak secretion occurs around 2 am in young people, and around 3 am in the older people.


Also the amount of melatonin secreted by a young person is double that in the case of an older person. During the day, the amount of blood melatonin is smalland secretion is null.


By the time that the sun sets, a neural signal is shooting that stimulates the pineal gland to secrete melatonin and other hormones. This secretion gradually increases until the peak hour ( between 2 and 3 am ), which begins to descend the activity of the gland.

Upon sun output, the activity ceases. And while the artificial light seems to influence in the functioning of the epiphysis, the healthiest and therapeutic light is the solar light.


It is easy to see then, that in sleep disorders produce imbalances in the functioning of the pineal gland. For example, the so-called jet- lag comprises various symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, headache, irritability, poor concentration, weak immune response, etc.

This phenomenon is produced by the change which receives the biological clock when traveling to a place with a different time zone than the original source.

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Sun And Air's Therapeutic Benefits-2

Sun And Air Benefits For Health

A white skin is more prone to become redden, swell, generate blisters, develop tumors, etc. When the skin is well pigmented, these risks gradually disappear.

When the skin receives more solar radiation than which is ready for absorb, suffer a more or less intense hyperemia, ie a redness by more increased blood flow.

If this redness is mild, poses no danger. The surface hyperemia decongest internal organs, as we shall see when we discuss hydrotherapy.

But when the redness is excessive, can get to appear erythema, the sunburn. We must avoid at all costs. We must ensure that the skin suffers only a slight redness, which will produce a gradual and healthy pigmentation.


Excessive redness will produce a quick but not lasting pigmentation, as is often accompanied by flaking in a few days . If we abuse even more, it can produce various types of used solar accidents: dermatitis, rashes, blisters, etc, that might get to degenerate into malignant formations.

The sun, like any therapy, it is good in its proper dosage, beyond which it becomes pernicious, being able to reach even death from insolation.

Concerning the infrared spectrum of sunlight radiation we can be noted that the heat generated by said rays rapidly produces a slight hyperemia in the skin, by peripheral vasodilation, that which clears the internal organs.

As a result, we noticed a slight relaxation and sleep, caused by a slight temporary cerebral anemia, ie, decreased blood flow in the brain. Thus, these rays are slightly analgesics and sedatives.

Also produce a great general blood circulation, and fever-like state:
temperature increase, increase brain activity, heart and lung, sweating activation, etc. Thus, we can see how increases the metabolism, thus producing greater oxygenation and elimination of toxins

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