Common cold (Flu)

 What is common cold ?

Common cold also known as flu is basically caused by a virus that enter through mouth or nose. It lasts for 3-4 days and in some cased 7-8 days. Anything which is more than that is rhinitis. The common cold is normally cased during the shift from rainy season to winter when our body do not get exposed to sun and this is the time when most of the viruses and bacteria develop. 

Transmission 

The common cold is highly communicable and transmitted through sneeze droplets, sharing food or pots. 

Symptoms of common cold

1. Running nose
2. Sneeze
3. mild cough
4. headache
5. light fever
6. body pain

How to treat common cold ?

All the viral infections can be treated by following home remedies.

1. Remain hydrated
2. Vitamin B & C intake is most important.
3. Avoid oily food that created toxins and helps in virus growth.
4. Try to have easily digestible food or liquid food as much as possible.
5. In case if you have temperature then can try paracetamol (on doctor's suggestion)
6. Drink warm water.
7. Mix honey, turmeric and black pepper and have it twice a day.
8. Tulsi leaves are very helpful in curing cold and cough.
9. Yastimadhu is a great remedy for cough and throat.
10. You can also take giloy to boost immunity.
11. Fasting helps is reducing virus growth as no toxins are formed due to absence of food.

Allergic Rhinitis

What is allergic rhinitis ?

Well when we talk about allergic rhinitis we also talk about immunity and digestion. So lets try to understand what allergic rhinitis is. It is a response of you immune system against any allergens which enters your nasal cavity like pollen, dust or animal dander. You might start sneezing, can have runny nose and feverish.

What are the symptoms ?

1. Sneezing
2. Watery eyes
3. Body ache
4. runny nose

Reasons of allergic rhinitis

When we eat irregularly, untimely or unhealthy food then our digestive systems may not be able to completely digest all the food we consumed and there it starts creating toxins. These toxins are responsible for most of the diseases and allergic rhinitis of one of them. The undigested food sometimes creates various biproducts like mucous, toxins and acid reflux. The regular upward move of such mucous or toxins weakens and attacks the upper respiratory system causing response from immune system.

Home remedies of allergic rhinitis

• Controlling food habit like avoid heavy food in evening.
• Avoid cold and preserved food and drinks
• drink lots of water 
• Add vitamin C like lemon, oranges in your diet.
• avoid oily and fried food.
• Try boiled vegetables for juts few days and you will see amazing change.
• Keep you body hydrated
• Add fiber in your diet which will improve your liver.
• Cleanse you kidneys with coriander leaves.
• Avoid non vegetarian food and food with high cholesterol.
• Try nasya with aayurvedic oils like Anu Tail, Shadbindu Tail, Ghee
• Have chyavanpras daily which helps in cleansing body.