In the spring, many of us have aggravated rhinitis and conjunctivitis, the work of the intestines worsens, the condition of the skin deteriorates. Yes, and the awakening of the body after “hibernation” is often tiring. Homeopathy, naturopathy and detox will help to cope with problems in a matter of days.
Experts
- Elena Gorbunova, homeopathic doctor of the highest category, Health for You Medical Center
- Vitaly Lisnitsky, dietitian, medical “Avicenna”
nasal allergy
The mood is fine, but your eyes suddenly turned red and tears appeared? If at the same time itching in the nose and you want to sneeze literally on everything, then allergic rhinitis has begun. The cause of such an allergy can be plant pollen, ordinary dust, and even a neighbor’s cat. Antihistamines help stop tears. But there is a way to prevent the disease.
For example, rinse your nose with sea water. Minerals and salts of sea water remove harmful substances from the body, thereby contributing to its purification. Washing the nose helps to free the mucous membrane from dust and pathogenic and dangerous microbes, moisturize and restore breathing.
What to do: dissolve 0,5-1 tsp in a glass of warm boiled water. sea salt, food or purified sea salt, which is sold in a pharmacy. The water should taste as salty as a tear. The easiest way to rinse is to draw water into the palm of your hand, close one sinus with your hand and freely draw the solution into your nose. Repeat the same with the second nostril.
The antiseptic properties of eucalyptus essential oil are very pronounced. Upon contact with air, its substances produce ozone, under the influence of which all bacteria die.
When going outside, you can also lubricate your nose with aromatic oil. Most of them have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and bactericidal action. The advantage is that the improvement occurs immediately after application. The easiest and most effective way is to lubricate the wings of the nose and the place under the nose with a drop of aromatic oil. Or to do otherwise: drop a little oil or a mixture of oils on a handkerchief and inhale the aroma for the first allergic manifestations.
Eucalyptus oil is beneficial in this sense, it relieves inflammation and has an antibacterial effect. It can be used in combination with oils of bergamot, anise, tea tree, geranium, thyme and mint.
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spring detox
In the spring, the so-called “food allergy” may begin, that is, intolerance to certain types of products. These phenomena may be accompanied by excess weight, redness of the skin, chronic fatigue and disruption of the stomach and intestines. All this is a consequence of one problem – the accumulation of toxins. It’s time to cleanse the body of toxins. To do this, you will have to eat less (and only light food) and drink a lot. If you follow the rules, the body will be freed from the accumulated load in just three days.
What to do: prepare a detox drink hydromel. For a liter of water – the juice of one lemon and a teaspoon of honey. You need to drink it a lot and often, including 20-30 minutes before each meal. Such a cocktail perfectly cleanses the blood and the first noticeable sign will be a beautiful complexion and disappeared pimples.
As for nutrition, you can follow different diets: Ayurveda, vegetarianism, raw food diet. Or act according to a simple principle: the closer the summer, the more vegetables, herbs and fruits in the diet and less meat.
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Fatigue and sleepiness
It is strange, but despite the fact that the mood improves markedly in the spring, waking up after the “winter hibernation” is often tiring for the body. Fatigue has accumulated, drowsiness haunts, even the bright sun does not always invigorate.
What to do: drink a course of vitamin C. This is the most invigorating natural trace element that literally fills the body with energy. To properly “charge”, you need to take a vitamin for three weeks. Initially with a dose of 500 mg, and after a week, reduce the level to 250 mg in the morning and evening. It is noteworthy that taking vitamin C does not affect the course of the biological clock in any way, it will not interfere with sleep. It is useful to give vitamin to exhausted children, it will improve physical activity.
Rose hips have 300 times more vitamin C than citrus fruits. In dried rose hips – up to 1500 mg per 100 g, in oranges only 50 mg.
Ginger is also extremely useful in spring. It has been scientifically proven that ginger has a beneficial effect not only on the stomach and digestive system, but also on the respiratory system. Its detoxifying properties help cleanse the body, including the remnants of chemical drugs, and improve blood circulation. Tea based on this plant will literally breathe life into the body, clarify the mind and fill it with energy. In addition, ginger is an excellent antiviral agent, it can also be used as a preventive measure. The only contraindication to use is individual intolerance.