What Doctors Don't Tell You* Sponging with ice water or alcohol is said to help alleviate fever. * Eucalyptus leaf has been used as a cure for fever since the early 19th century. Eucalyptus oil as a steam inhalation helps asthma, colds and flu, and whooping cough (J...
* Eliminate alcohol, caffeine, refined foods and sugar.
* Increase fluid intake.
* Fever is a complex physiological reaction to disease involving a cytokine (proteins that either stimulate or inhibit immune-system function) that triggers a rise in core body temperature along with activation of various metabolic, endocrine and...
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