Spring Colds (elfje)
Posted: April 19, 2022 Filed under: Analysis, Poetry | Tags: allergies, children, colds, comparison, dievca, elfje, Humor, Life, Love, Spring Leave a comment
Sneezing
Leaky Nose
Four Years Old
She grabbed my hand
Love
Common Colds can be caused by over 200 different viruses. These viruses can enter your body when you come in contact with a person who is already sick with a virus. Since most cold viruses are spread through respiratory droplets, covering coughs and sneezes and proper hand washing are extremely important to prevent spreading your cold to others around you.
When your immune system recognizes that there is a cold virus present, it begins to attack it. Your body experiences “side effects” of this attack, like congestion and cough. When your immune system successfully fights off the virus, symptoms resolve. Most colds will last 5 to 7 days.
Allergies, unlike colds, are not contagious. They are caused by exposure to allergens; such as dust, dander, mold, or pollen. When your immune system senses a specific allergen it is sensitive to, chemicals called histamines are released. These histamines trigger symptoms like runny nose, coughing, and sneezing. Since your immune system has no way of fighting off the allergens, symptoms caused by allergies tend to last much longer than symptoms from a common, viral cold.
Differences between a cold and allergies:
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Characteristics |
Cold |
Allergy |
|
Duration |
3-14 days |
Days to months, as long as there is continued exposure to the allergen |
|
Time of Year |
Commonly during the winter, but possible at any time. |
Any time of year, but some allergens appear seasonally. |
|
Onset of Symptoms |
A few days after infection with a virus |
Immediately after exposure to the allergen. |
|
Symptoms |
Cold |
Allergy |
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Cough |
Often |
Sometimes |
|
Aches |
Sometimes |
Never |
|
Fatigue |
Sometimes |
Sometimes |
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Fever |
Sometimes |
Never |
|
Itchy. watery eyes |
Rarely |
Often |
|
Sore Throat |
Often |
Sometimes |
|
Runny or stuffy nose |
Often (usually thicker discharge) |
Often (usually thinner discharge) |
Thank you to PhysicianOne Urgent Care Website
Allergies or a cold? Doesn’t Matter. (dievca’s remedy/recipe)
Posted: April 23, 2017 Filed under: Analysis, Home and Garden | Tags: 1950's Household Kink, allegies, BDSM, chicken noodle soup, colds, D/s, dievca, Life, NYC, recipe, relief, submissive 4 CommentsChicken Noodle Soup makes you feel better.
Why? (NYT Blog)
Many doctors believe that colds are caused by viral infections. The body responds to these infections by sending over white blood cells to take charge, though they are not really effective in killing the virus.
The Jewish penicillin seems to inhibit the movement of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that defends against infection. The theory is that the limitation of movement for these cells helps reduce the Upper Respiratory distress.
An exact super food ingredient hasn’t been found, but the combination of vegetables and chicken is most effective.
A second study suggested that chicken noodle soup can affect air flow and mucus in the nose – the increase in movement made the protective cilia more effective in preventing contagions from entering the body. Which works for allergies, too!
In that spirit, dievca would like to share her recipe for healing Chicken Noodle Soup.
It’s become a legend amongst her friends who are ill — who knows, maybe it is just the TLC its made with~
Ingredients (6QT pot):
- 1 – 1.5 lb. whole Chicken
- Vegetables: Onion, Celery, Leek, Parsnips, Carrots, Parsley, etc.
- Bouillon (about 8 cubes for this soup pot)
- Water filled to top/ covering everything. (8+ cups)
- Egg noodles (dievca makes 1/2 a bag for about 3-4 bowls of soup)
- Pepper to taste
Start with the vegetables: Carrots, Leek, Turnips, Parsley, Onions, Celery, Parsnips, etc.
Add bouillon, the whole chicken and cover with water.
Remember, bone broth is rich in minerals that support the immune system and contains healing compounds like collagen, glutamine, glycine and proline. The collagen in bone broth heals your gut lining and reduces intestinal inflammation.
Bring to a boil and let the soup simmer until the chicken meat falls off the carcass (approx. 1 hour 15 minutes). At that point, transfer the chicken carcass to a large bowl for cooling, then remove the skin and bones – keep the meat. You can take out the greens, leek and celery – or not.
Returning the meat t
o the pot, bring the soup to boil and let it simmer while making the egg noodles.
After everything is ready, put together a bowl with noodles, soup broth, meat, vegetables and pepper for taste.
Let the relief begin!
Photos: dievca 2/2017
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