So,, now you have more info on how the intelligence inside is taking care of things. But the time is undoubtedly going to come when you'll need to make a choice: drugs to control the fever or not?
Well what do the scientists say? Current research teaches us that while a fever is an important tool to combat illness it goes beyond that.[3] The effect of allowing a fever to run its course will actually strengthen your immune system in the long run.[4] And the powerful effects of a fever will even elevate your bodies defense from cancer.[5]
Additionally, in a naturally occurring fever the body's intelligence Does NOT cause temperatures to reach damaging heights. Even a febrile seizure - while scary - is only caused by a rapid change in temperature, not the temperature itself, and still causes no brain damage. After the febrile seizure is over it doesn't increase chances of getting other kinds of seizures later.[9]
Finally, the last bit of good news is that allowing your body to generate a fever can actually save your life. Give your internal strength and perceptivity a chance to express itself. In other words, the more a fever is suppressed by anti-fever drugs the greater the chances of death from the illness.[6,7,8]
But in case you were curious, your body can get hot enough to cause brain damage, but that comes from environmental factors such as being confined in a hot car[9] or an adverse drug reaction.[10]
In my family, we like to think that Mother Nature has a lot going for her. :) Humans have been fighting off illness for a long time. Using our desire to help loved one is better channeled into bolstering the immune system rather than suppressing it. Sleep, good food, water, no sugar, and Chiropractic adjustments is how we strengthen ourselves in my family. Those things might not seem appealing to you, but at least doing no drugs - when it comes to a fever - is safer, healthier and a more effective thing to do.
"Fever represents a universal, ancient, and usually beneficial response to infection, and its suppression under most circumstances has few, if any, demonstrable benefits. On the other hand, some harmful effects have been shown to occur as a result of suppressing fever... widespread use of antipyretics should not be encouraged either in developing countries or in industrial societies.[11]"
Heinz F. Eichenwald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TXReturn to Post
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