Quercetin
★★★★★
Raw Mushrooms
★★★★☆
Steaming the Lungs
★★★★★
Then I found a little machine called The Vicks Sinus Steam Inhaler sold at Wally-World. This has made a BIG Difference in my sinus and lungs congestion and thick mucus. The hot steam liquifies the thick mucus coating the membranes of the sinus and lungs similar to thick molasses coating the inside of a jar. Add hot steam and the molasses liquifies to run out of the jar.
The instruction state not to put essential oils in it but I do. The top is removable exposing the water fill base so I put 1 drop of thieve's blend in there and inhale for 15 minutes per setting.
Sources of these Steam Vaporizers:
Dr. Trust 3-in-1 Steam Vaporizer in India
Vicks Sinus Steam Inhaler in USA
Note: Do not use just steaming alone to fix the problem. Use multiple remedies at one time to attack your illness.
(Kentucky)
09/05/2024
★★★★★
Inhalations of steam, medicated or not, are often of great service in alleviating distress and pain of breathing in throat affections, such as hoarseness, ordinary sore throat, diphtheria, quinsy, in loss of voice from catarrh - ' common cold ' and in bronchitis. The preparation and application are very simple the mouth is held over a jug of boiling water, and the steamy vapour inhaled along with air. The benefit and relief derived from these inhalations is explicable in several ways. The warm moist particles restore the circulation in the congested mucous membrane, soften the tissue, and enable absorption to take place ; whilst the moist warm air having less oxygen in it and we see in the case of a burn or scald how air (oxygen) helps on the fire and inflammation- if we bar the access of it to the inflamed surface, relief is given. Of course in throat affections we could not stop off all the oxygen, for the patient would die suffocated, but we can limit it, and then what does reach the tissue is all the more efficiently absorbed, from the softness and permeability produced by the steam.
Old nurses are fond of adding sage to the boiling water, and this, if it has no specific action, does no harm at any rate. In diphtheria, the greatest benefit may be derived from the addition to the water of a few grains of Iodine, a substance promoting absorption, and one that is so volatile as to be easily dispersed by the warm vapour.
From the book; A Practical Guide to Health, and to the Home Treatment of the Common Ailments of Life with Hints to Mothers 1874, by Frederic Arnold Lees, page 152-153.
Vitamin C
★★★★★
What's been helping the lingering cough and constant sinus drip is high doses of vitamin c. I am taking 1,000mg 4 times a day, with about 4 hours in between. What amazes me is how much vitamin c my body needs right now. Normally anything over 1,000 mg a day causes diarrhea. Now I'm up to 4,000 a day without any problems. It's rapidly healing the bronchitis cough and constant sinus drip. Amazing.
Next time I start to get a cough, I am going to go the high dose vitamin c route first and hopefully won't have to take antibiotics.
Vitamin D, Magnesium, Turmeric
★★★★★
For coronavirus curement, simple cough, severe bronchitis or pneumonia I can suggest you try using these ingredients. This curement was developed by me.
I suggest using this:
a) 30, 000IU vitamin D per day (notice here the dosage is 30, 000IU and not 3000IU) for three days (in case symptoms persist, take for another two days).
b) 600mg Magnesium Citrate per day
Probably you will see amazing results, since already in two different occasions, it eliminated cough in 2 days and on another occasion it eliminated cough in three days.
Use this curement completely on your own responsibility or inform your doctor as to supervise supplementation.
Water Consumption and Bronchitis Link
★☆☆☆☆
WARNING!
I am not a "respiratory person" meaning, that is not an area I have ever had a problem with. My issues are more circulatory, and digestive. So when I got Bronchitis, not once, but twice, in 2 months I was surprised. Yes, it was going around and is contagious. But neither my husband nor my daughter caught it. I think my body was more hospitable to it for some reason.
Let me explain: I have edema. I am overweight, and that is a contributing factor, but I noticed it gets worse when I don't drink and become dehydrated. For some odd reason, I just don't like to drink. I never drink sodas or other soft drinks, mostly tea, and water, small amount of orgnic milk. I just resist drinking especially cold drinks (unless it is really hot). Part of this may be due to the fact that I have a cold body (chronic hyperglycemia). My average temp is around 97 degrees, when up. Morning, basal temp can be as low as 96.5. I am aware of thyroid indicators and will talk about that on the thyroid thread.
At any rate, I know when I am getting dehydrated, skin stars to dry up (I am only 34) so that prompts me to drink. So I read this book, forgot the name, about the value of water and how many illnesses it can cure and I decided to up my water intake. Knowing I am overweight and might need more than the average person, I forced myself to drink 5 times the amount I normally drink. I wasn't measuring but it was probably at least 12 glasses. When normally I may drink 3-5 glasses of total liquid.
That's when I came down hard with bronchitis. Lowered my drinking during illness, recovered and went back to my routine. I started drinking large quantities (and these were large amounts in one sitting, not slowly sipping, I was gulping, I hate it and had to force myself). I got hit with Bronchitis again!
I have since healed and since gone back to my typioal liquid intake, incrasing slightly due to warming weather, and mostly drinking herbal tea to avoid dehydration. I have been fine.
Another note, I saw a connection to salt and the bronchial tubes. I eat VERY little salt No chips, no fast food burgers, pickles, pretzles, rarely fries. I might add half a tsp to a whole baked chicken.
I found this on the net, (not endorsing their products AT ALL) just thought it makes an interesting connection to edema, dehydration, water intake and respritory issues.
This is the reason why in severe dehydration we develop an edema and retain water. The design of our bodies is such that the extent of the ocean of water outside the cells is expanded to have the extra water available for filtration and emergency injection into vital cells. The brain commands an increase in salt and water retention by the kidneys. This is how we get an edema when we don't drink enough water.
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/salt.htm
"Initially, the process of water filtration and its delivery into the cells is more efficient at night when the body is horizontal. The collected water, that mostly pools in the legs, does not have to fight the force of gravity to get onto the blood circulation. If reliance of this process of emergency hydration of some cells continues for long, the lungs begin to get waterlogged at night, and breathing becomes difficult. The person needs more pillows to sit upright to sleep. This condition is the consequence of dehydration. However, you might overload the system by drinking too much water at the beginning. Increases in water intake must be slow and spread out until urine production begins to increase at the same rate that you drink water."
I wonder if it would be beneficial for me to increase my salt a little and I guess it would have to be the right KIND of salt. I will look through Ted's suggestions on this.
