Do you know there are various kinds of common cold?
Do you know how many types of common cold can be caught?
Traditional Chinese medicine tells us there are mainly four types of common cold classified as Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Damp Cold and Damp Heat. —Wind Cold, Wind Heat are the two main kinds.
So, what are the symptoms of these?
Wind Cold—blocked nose, sneezing, cough, headaches, chill, slight temperature, no-sweat, aching body, liquidised runny nose, sore or swollen throat, no thirst, prefer hot drinks. If you feel this is like your symptoms, then you should do the following:
- Wear more layers of clothes and cover with warm duvet aiming to get more sweat out of your pained body;
- Go for a sauna, hot water soaking your feet, it is better to add a bit of alcohol in the water;
- Drink dark brown sugar and ginger boiled tea, drink some soup with ginger in it.
Wind Heat —blocked nose with thick viscous substance, heat and loss of sense of taste, headache, diarrhoea, sore tummy etc. high temperature, sore throat (even before cold occurs), phlegm usually is thick, yellow and slightly dark, constipation.
Damp Heat—most occurring in summer, symptoms are: hot, dizzy, body sore and tired, consequent symptoms are chest distress, digestive system problems such as nausea.
Dry Wind – means external body chilled, but internal body hot, symptoms are: strong chill and high temperature, cough, shortness of breath, yellowish and thick expectoration, irritation and headaches.
Of course, if the flu is involved, the symptoms can be vary: similar to Wind hot cold, sudden chill, high temperature, headaches, shivery, body pain, tired, weak, no energy, blocked nose, runny nose, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, no appetite, elderly or children can get complications such as pneumonia.
Treating your cold with a corresponding method, is vital. Please read our remedies to find out the most suitable remedies for your symptoms. Alternatively, you can leave a message with me or contact me for some advice. Of course, if you are in London, you are welcome to drop by Chisense health beauty clinic for treatment.
Acupuncture, Chinese Tuina massage, Acupressure, Cupping, Guasha, along with traditional Chinese medicine meridian theory, are organic alternative effective ways to treat the common cold. The principle is to release excessive body chill or heat (Chi) and unblock the tension built up due to cold or flu, helping your body expel cold viruses more quickly, and providing relief from congestion and muscle aches.
Prevention — Daily acupuncture on a couple of key points during the period when cold/influenza is rife, can prevent you from getting flu and cold in the first place.
Common cold and flu can be caught in any season but especially in winter. The flu virus loves cold and dry air.
“Flu season in northern latitudes is from November to March, the coldest months. In southern latitudes, it is from May until September. In the tropics, there is not much flu at all, and no real flu season.” [ By Peter Palese – see more ] A weak body will lower immunity and increase risk of infection during times of seasonal climate change. Be warm, be fit, be healthy, be energetic.
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