The coronavirus identified as COVID-19 is a threat that has recently swept through the world. Symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Symptoms normally appear 2-14 days after exposure based on what has been seen from a cousin coronavirus called MERS-CoV.
Preventative measures are detailed on the Centers for Disease Control website. However, if an individual has already contracted the coronavirus or desires to implement further protective measures besides isolation and hygiene, they should implement the following recommendations.
There are simple things that you can do to significantly shorten the life of the infection and minimize the symptoms. If you begin the following steps at the very first sign of symptoms before the infection really takes hold, often you will be able to keep the infection from developing at all. Additionally, doing steps 1 through 5 are powerful preventatives to keep the virus from developing in the case of exposure.
1. Keep a scarf snugly wrapped around your neck 24/7.
This means wear a scarf inside and outside, during the day, and all through the night. You increase the temperature at your throat area by wearing a scarf; and therefore, biochemical reactions will be accelerated that can quickly disable the virus.
2. Drink all your water HOT.
Not room temperature, not lukewarm—but hot . The purpose is to raise your body temperature. Even raising the body temperature a small amount will greatly aid the immune system in rapidly dealing with the coronavirus. Make sure to get at least twelve cups of water daily for a 100-150 pound person. Drink more if you are larger, less if you are smaller.
3. Stay toasty warm.
Again, the purpose is to raise the body temperature. Most people are not toasty warm. They won’t feel cold, but they won’t feel warm either. You don’t have to be so warm that you perspire, but you have to be warmer than you normally are.
4. Stay out of drafts.
Don’t sit, stand, or sleep by a window, door, or doorway. Do not have fans blowing on you or in the room where you are. Drafts can cause your body temperature to lower which will impede your healing.
5. Cover your ears when outside.
Wind or air on the ears makes upper respiratory infections worse. If you are opposed to wearing a cap with ear flaps, a stocking cap, or a headscarf, then put cotton or ear plugs in your ears.
6. Sleep at a 30-degree angle or better if you have drainage (runny nose, post-nasal drip, mucous in your throat).
This means to bend at the waist so that your torso forms a 30-degree angle with the plane of the bed. Accomplish this by sleeping in a recliner or by using several pillows. Make sure that it is your entire torso that is elevated, not just your neck and head.
7. For older children, teenagers, and adults that are not infirm: Keep heat on the chest.
Use a heating pad, hot water bottle, rice or bean bag (that is heated in the microwave). Keep heat on your chest as long and as often as you can. The heat will speed the healing as the virus is disabled in elevated temperatures. Remember HEAT HEALS.
NOTE: Do not put heat in the form of heating pads, hot water bottles, rice or bean bags, etc. on infants, toddlers, small children, elderly, or infirm individuals as they cannot communicate to you when they are too overwhelmed with the heat. Instead, use layers of clothing on these vulnerable individuals, turn up the heat in the house, and use the other measures in Steps 1-5 above. There is no need to produce a sweat or cause a person to perspire. We are attempting to be as warm as possible without being terribly uncomfortable.
8. Eliminate high sugar items from your diet (desserts, sweeteners such as brown sugar, molasses, syrup, and honey).
It is also advised to eliminate fruits due to their high natural sugar content. Nutrients can come from vegetables instead as they are significantly lower in sugar and higher in nutrients. Sugars, whether natural or not, lower immune system function.
9. Add garlic to food.
Garlic is a natural anti-viral agent. The garlic does not have to be raw. Cooked garlic or garlic purchased already minced in a jar is just as effective as raw garlic, if not more so. If you have gastro-intestinal issues, acid reflux/heartburn, are on blood thinners, or do not tolerate garlic well, do not consume garlic. Do not force a consumption of garlic as it can be harsh on the gastro-intestinal tract. Instead, if garlic is difficult for you to consume, implement the other measures (above). Steps 1- 8 alone (without the garlic) can significantly reduce the impact of the coronavirus symptoms.
Preventative measures are detailed on the Centers for Disease Control website. However, if an individual has already contracted the coronavirus or desires to implement further protective measures besides isolation and hygiene, they should implement the following recommendations.
There are simple things that you can do to significantly shorten the life of the infection and minimize the symptoms. If you begin the following steps at the very first sign of symptoms before the infection really takes hold, often you will be able to keep the infection from developing at all. Additionally, doing steps 1 through 5 are powerful preventatives to keep the virus from developing in the case of exposure.
1. Keep a scarf snugly wrapped around your neck 24/7.
This means wear a scarf inside and outside, during the day, and all through the night. You increase the temperature at your throat area by wearing a scarf; and therefore, biochemical reactions will be accelerated that can quickly disable the virus.
2. Drink all your water HOT.
Not room temperature, not lukewarm—but hot . The purpose is to raise your body temperature. Even raising the body temperature a small amount will greatly aid the immune system in rapidly dealing with the coronavirus. Make sure to get at least twelve cups of water daily for a 100-150 pound person. Drink more if you are larger, less if you are smaller.
3. Stay toasty warm.
Again, the purpose is to raise the body temperature. Most people are not toasty warm. They won’t feel cold, but they won’t feel warm either. You don’t have to be so warm that you perspire, but you have to be warmer than you normally are.
4. Stay out of drafts.
Don’t sit, stand, or sleep by a window, door, or doorway. Do not have fans blowing on you or in the room where you are. Drafts can cause your body temperature to lower which will impede your healing.
5. Cover your ears when outside.
Wind or air on the ears makes upper respiratory infections worse. If you are opposed to wearing a cap with ear flaps, a stocking cap, or a headscarf, then put cotton or ear plugs in your ears.
6. Sleep at a 30-degree angle or better if you have drainage (runny nose, post-nasal drip, mucous in your throat).
This means to bend at the waist so that your torso forms a 30-degree angle with the plane of the bed. Accomplish this by sleeping in a recliner or by using several pillows. Make sure that it is your entire torso that is elevated, not just your neck and head.
7. For older children, teenagers, and adults that are not infirm: Keep heat on the chest.
Use a heating pad, hot water bottle, rice or bean bag (that is heated in the microwave). Keep heat on your chest as long and as often as you can. The heat will speed the healing as the virus is disabled in elevated temperatures. Remember HEAT HEALS.
NOTE: Do not put heat in the form of heating pads, hot water bottles, rice or bean bags, etc. on infants, toddlers, small children, elderly, or infirm individuals as they cannot communicate to you when they are too overwhelmed with the heat. Instead, use layers of clothing on these vulnerable individuals, turn up the heat in the house, and use the other measures in Steps 1-5 above. There is no need to produce a sweat or cause a person to perspire. We are attempting to be as warm as possible without being terribly uncomfortable.
8. Eliminate high sugar items from your diet (desserts, sweeteners such as brown sugar, molasses, syrup, and honey).
It is also advised to eliminate fruits due to their high natural sugar content. Nutrients can come from vegetables instead as they are significantly lower in sugar and higher in nutrients. Sugars, whether natural or not, lower immune system function.
9. Add garlic to food.
Garlic is a natural anti-viral agent. The garlic does not have to be raw. Cooked garlic or garlic purchased already minced in a jar is just as effective as raw garlic, if not more so. If you have gastro-intestinal issues, acid reflux/heartburn, are on blood thinners, or do not tolerate garlic well, do not consume garlic. Do not force a consumption of garlic as it can be harsh on the gastro-intestinal tract. Instead, if garlic is difficult for you to consume, implement the other measures (above). Steps 1- 8 alone (without the garlic) can significantly reduce the impact of the coronavirus symptoms.