The sudden climate changes, typical of this
period, can anticipate the first illnesses from
the cold and the minor specific respiratory
pathologies from the so-called winter seasonal
ailments.
How can we prevent these pitfalls without having
to resort to refrigerants, painkillers, and even
antibiotics? It's of vital importance to always
protect oneself resorting to a balanced
nutrition high on vitamins, minerals and
antioxidants, easily available if you eat fresh
seasonal fruit and vegetables. An irregular
lifestyle with inappropriate life rhythms, with
a lack of sleep and little physical exercise
exposes you to the above mentioned seasonal
ailments, while even just the regular physical
exercise enables you to reinforce the immunity
system guaranteeing a greater defense towards
the infections.
Other than this preventive
“obvious and generic” advice , we can consider the use
of phytotherapics that help and reinforce the immunity
system. The complete phytocomplex of the plant acts as a
phytotherapy, that's why it becomes of vital importance
to use plants of which the extracts are to be adequately
titled and standardized.
Amongst these, worthy of a
particular mention is the Cat's Claw (Uncaria
tormentosa) “armor” and natural antibiotic with low
toxicity and with both certified immunostimulant and
ant-inflammatory properties other than antiviral ones.
Its outstanding action is given essentially by the
presence of some alkaloids that have shown a remarkable
stimulation effect of the fagocitosys.
The Emichea has an
undisputed role in the winter pathologies and is pointed
out in the prophylaxis for its capacity to increase
the immunity defenses acting both as an
immune-modulator and immunostimulant. Some of its acids
and flavonoids are the components of certified
effectiveness , also on a curative level in the
acceleration of the healing processes of the flu
syndromes . The Echinacea- dependent effect also occurs
by means of the stimulation of the mucus glands that,
above all on a pharynx level, make the viral penetration
more difficult.
From the real aloe
we use the 100% of pure juice, thanks to the pressing of
the pulp of the leafs . Its immunomodulant activity is
carried out by the glucomannan in an action which drains
the intestinal wall and stimulates the macrophages and
linphoyd cells.
A traditional Chinese
medicine plant , the Astragalus, is very
effective in contrasting the flu syndromes . Its
roots are rich in saponine and flavonoids, but it's
above all the polysaccharides fraction that wields a
specific immunostimulant activity.
The eleuterococcus
is a traditionally adaptogens plant , but anyway it
increases the resistance to the psycho-physical stress
and indirectly raises the immunity defenses.
The Ribes nigrum is
a natural cortisone, and it is anti-inflamatory and
anti-allergic of the cutaneous and respiratory ways.
Endowed with a particular
smell and integrative part of the oriental diet, the
shiitake fungus performs antiviral activities
uplifting the immunity defenses above all by means
of a type of sugar, the lentinia, that stimulates the
production of the lymphoid cells.
On a homeopathic level
it's recommended to adopt a "remedy" that corresponds as
much as possible to the constitution and psycho-physical
typology of the individual . Thanks to such a remedy
it's almost as if the body retrieved its own energies,
hence reinforcing the defense mechanisms. Nevertheless,
even those who don't know their typology can obtain a
proper homeopathic vaccination against the winter
illnesses using a “vaccine remedy” obviously at low
dilutions , at times even molecular.
When the pathology is already under way, on a
symptomatic level, whether with fever, sore throat,
coughing and other typical symptoms , then at
differentiated dilutions we can adopt remedies such as
Ribes nigrum, Aconitum, Belladonna, Ferrum phosphoricum,
Bryonia.
Dr. Angelo
Bianco Specialist in nephrology and food science,
dietetic consultant
in Abano Terme’s nursing
home – Specialist in acupuncture,
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therapy and Australian flower therapy.
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