Prevent Common Cold With Water
by Bruce Brightman - LifeSource Vitamins
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A URI, usually referred to as a cold, is a viral infection that can affect
the throat, nose, sinuses, and ears. Generally mild, the illness is
characterized by symptoms such as a runny nose, scratchy or sore throat,
nasal congestion, sneezing, cough, headache, and sometimes muscle aches and
fever. More than one billion colds occur in the United States each year,
making it the most common acute illness and the leading reason for doctor
visits.
Medications such as decongestants, cough suppressants, and analgesics for
pain and fever can sometimes offer temporary symptom relief. Minor side
effects from these drugs can include sedation or excitability, but more
serious side effects have also been attributed to their use. Antibiotics
have no effect on viral infections; nonetheless, millions of prescriptions
are written each year for people seeking relief from common colds. This
widespread overuse of antibiotics contributes to the growing problem of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The best approach to managing URIs is prevention, yet effective preventive
measures remain elusive. Many people use herbal and nutritional supplements
such as echinacea and vitamin C in the belief that they ward off
infections. Although these agents are known to strengthen the immune
system, there is little evidence that they can prevent colds. Hygiene, such
as hand washing, is the only established method for preventing the spread
of the common cold. In Japanese society, gargling with water or medicines
containing iodine is a common practice for preventing URIs. In one
preliminary study, schoolchildren who gargled daily with an iodine solution
were found to be 28% less likely to get colds than children who did not
gargle.
In the current study, 387 healthy people between the ages of 18 and 65 were
randomly assigned to one of three groups: gargling with tap water, gargling
with a solution containing iodine, and no gargling. The first two groups
were instructed to gargle and spit three times in a row, three times per
day, using 20 ml (a little less than one ounce) of water or iodine solution
for about 15 seconds each time. All of the people kept a daily log to
record any URI symptoms they experienced during the 60-day study.
The risk of URI was 36% lower in the group gargling with water compared
with the non-gargling group. People in the water-gargling group were also
less likely to develop lower respiratory symptoms (associated with more
severe infection). The iodine-gargling group had an 11% lower risk of URI
than the non-gargling group, but this difference did not reach statistical
significance. No difference in symptom severity was found between those
gargling with iodine and those not gargling.
These findings suggest that gargling with tap water is an effective way to
prevent URIs. Gargling with iodine, however, does not appear to offer the
same protection. In light of these findings and the simplicity and low cost
of this practice, people who want to prevent the common cold can be
encouraged to gargle regularly with tap water.
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Conidtions and Cures: Common
Cold
Bruce Brightman - founder
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