So, does anyone here really understand why you catch a cold? Does anyone really even understand why you say, “catch” in getting a cold? Below is why.

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The interior walls of the nose have little hairs, which “catches” viruses, pollen, and other infectious bacteria floating in the air. The job of the nose is to secrete mucus, which traps those annoying little bacteria; dry them up like little mummies, which are then picked and flicked away by the mighty finger-- your finger.

It is said that nose picking is a “mild taboo” and that it can cause the spread of viruses when done in public areas. So, before you start thinking of picking your nose, think of other people: people who care about their health, keeping themselves clean. No matter how careful these people are if there are people like you, flicking away nuggets of snot filled with zillions of bacteria, they can STILL get sick!

You want to pick your nose? DO it in the bathroom/restroom before you take off for work and Wash.Your.HANDS for goodness sake!



Now, do you even know the process of healing/getting colds? This is how:

First off, the upper part of your pharynx starts to itch. It itch because when the nasal cavity does not catch a bacteria from floating down to your mouth, your sensitive throat that has no fighting power, whatsoever, will be infected. Yeah. That’s what happens. You pick your nose too much, the nose have a hard time trying to catch all the bacteria floating in the air. Just so you know, the air, typically in the cities where it’s all polluted and disgusting, has more bacteria than the air in the countryside, so, technically, you’re never free from diseases and all that.

It's kinda like swimming in the sea full of fish poop, rusting ships that sank, dead bodies that are never found or are missing, etc.

So, anyway, when the upper pharynx starts itching, the nose tries to secrete enough mucus to get rid of the bacteria. Thus, you get runny nose.

What happens next? You get a fever because your body is trying to kill the bacteria. Do you know that heat kills them? Well, they do. I dunno why, but they do. So when you get a fever, let your body burn till you sweat. It’s supposedly a good thing.



Next, you get a headache. Why do you get a headache? Because your nose is so full of snot/mucus/slime or whatever you want to call it, that you can’t breathe enough air coming to your brain!



So, you go to the doctor to get medicine to “cure” you of the cold. Well, let me tell you this:



MEDICINES DO NOT CURE



I repeat:



MEDICINES DO NOT CURE



No! They only HELP you to BOOST your immunity system so that you can fight the cold faster than the natural way. You do it naturally, it will take you longer than two weeks to heal, but these days, you can’t afford that. Not when you need to work 24/7 to help you to survive!



So, now that your doctor prescribed you some “support” to help you restore your body back to health, you start noticing that the bottom part of your throat is beginning to ache/itch. Well, since you can’t possibly breathe through your nose, you have to breathe through your mouth and when you breathe through your mouth, bacteria passes through the epiglottis, which is another weak part of the throat. It has no hair and it certainly does not secrete mucus. The larynx which is a tube connected to your lungs, secretes mucus to clear away the bacteria around the epiglottis. It’s for this reason that you start coughing, and phlegm comes out. Eww.



The throat, being the weakest part of the body, takes a longer time to heal. That’s why you hear people say, “I’ve a severe cough that won’t heal.”



Well, here’s a tip from me:



When you wake up in the morning and you feel that your throat is aching bad, and you cough, which makes it a lot more painful, make yourself a hot cup of salty water.



Use that hot cup of salty water to gurgle for at least, ten times. It works miracles! Do it every morning or every time your throat hurts. Believe me. It works faster than a candy.



More tips from me:



DO NOT EAT SWEETS! Say NO to anything sweet because SUGAR is every bacteria’s UTOPIA. Don’t eat chocolates, candies, gums, etc. You want to eat something sweet, you want to eat fruits. Avoid bananas. It has milk in it, and milk sometimes worsen the case. I dunno why, but they do.



Avoid dairy products.You want to drink milk, buy SOY milk. It's a better bet!



Avoid blowing your nose too hard. You want your nose to dribble naturally, try eating HOT and SPICY food. They do the job for you. Trust me.









So, all in all, I’ll have to say that the doctors’ fear of Pig Influenza is BULLSHIT. You can’t control nature. You can only fight it. Let it come when it comes. We’ll fight it off. Mmkay?





















Take care yourselves, folks!