I have the flu I think, my mother wants me to eat a whole lemon!?

Question

I came home yesterday with a high temperature that later got higher into 100.5. I went through a combination of chills and fever until my body finally adjusted. I have a fever again now (small, but I feel the heat on my head). My mother says to eat a whole lemon to help my immune system. Last time I did that (I was so incredibley bored...), I had a stomach ache for hours plus a headache. I know lemon erodes tooth enamel and sugar coated lemon is just as bad. Any ideas? I am taking ibufren for the fever, but sometimes when I walk around I feel out of myself, like I am suddenly walking at different elevations, or going downhill one moment and uphill the next. I am drinking plenty of water and I have already spent most of the day resting on the couch reading. The one time I drifted off to sleep I woke up sweaty and overheated. No throwing up, no stuffy nose, bad dry cough, fever, plus mild sore throat.

What should I do about the lemon thing? Any other natural remedies?

Answer 1

HI Silver

Cause
Fever is not a disease but a condition in the body wherein the balance of circulation has become disturbed. This is nature's way of trying to burn out the toxic poisons. When the body becomes exposed to excessive chilling or dampness, the capillaries near the surface contract and the pores close by becoming obstructed with body waste matter. This results in a containment of body heat and a sudden rise of body temperature. In fever the natural body function is to increase the heat to a point wherein the thick glutinous and fibrinous matters loading and congesting the system are made liquid enough to pass through the fine and delicate excretory membranes and tubules.

If you want to heal yourself quickly then do Hydrotherapy. Get in the shower hot (dont burn yourself) and let your body adjust for a minute, then turn it all the way to COLD! You can yell if you like! That's allowed! Do this for a minute as well. Do this rotation for at least 8 times. The idea is to blast new blood cells into the area that is sick. Hot water makes blood rise and cold pushes it down in the body. This process helps move new blood to the area and speeds up the healing process. End on cold.

Dress warm and go to bed. Drink lots of water and do it again tonight or in the morning until desired results are met.

Best of health to you

Answer 2

Lemon is rich in Vitamin C, but so is Orange Juice. Use the juice of a small lemon and boil water, add 1 cup of very hot water to the lemon and some honey to sweeten. It is easier then eating an entire lemon.
Hope you feel better soon. Good Luck.

Answer 3

You can buy vitamin C supplements at a drug store. Also, citric acid shouldn't harm your teeth unless you eat lemons all the time. Chances are, the food you eat is more acidic then lemons anyways. If you find that you have to eat a lemon anyways, just drink some milk or take an antacid afterwards. That will neutralize the acidity in your stomach so it won't hurt.

Answer 4

"mother knows best!"

lemon is a great source of vitamin c which is a really good vitamin to help stimulate your immune system..

i have an even stranger yet also very effective remedy.. try some exercise! anything simple from a brisk walk, yoga, maybe some biking jogging, whatever you enjoy.. only for half an hour it will get your heart pumping and help you get better!

also, echinacea is always the best bet in terms of natural herbs..

get better!

PS. if you really feel out of it when youre walking, maybe you should avoid the exercise untill you feel better...

get a lot of rest!

Answer 5

Lemon is also good for "cooling" the body (aromatherapy) and lifting for your spirits. If your looking for an immune system boost quick, eat a whole clove of raw garlic or ginger (same size piece as garlic, not whole thing) or take allot of echinachia. Another good soothing Essential Oil is Lavender. A good over the counter one is Vick's, it has allot of good essential oils in it that are directed towards cold and flue symptoms. Slather it on. Hope that helps.

Answer 6

She wants you to eat the lemon for the vitamin C. That vitamin would boost your immune system and help you fight off whatever you have. Try this medicine called EmergenC. It's supposed to give you the same boost of vitamin C to help you get better faster.

Answer 7

Drink lemon water. It'll have the same effect.

Answer 8

Orange Juice is good, Vitamin C

Answer 9

hot steam sauna. it builds up white blood cells.