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16 years ago, I wrote an article on preventing and kicking colds and flus, and since then itâs been read more than almost any other article on our site. We hate being sick! But the school year has started and thereâs already been one cold that has passed through our community in the past month. So, I thought Iâd revisit this topic and offer some of the big-picture concepts that I believe are most worthwhile.
Attitude is everything. When I started studying medicine, one of the biggest lessons came not from a lecture or a book. It happened when one of my professors cancelled a class and I saw him walking to his car. When I said hi to him, he told me he was going home to get in bed because he had caught a cold. I had always seen this man as the picture of vibrant health, so I said, âYou get sick, Dr. C?!â And he replied, matter-of-factly (even with a bit of admonishment), âEveryone gets sick.â
The difference between how I perceived him and who he really was, was that he didnât see sickness as a sign of imperfection or weakness. And because he fully accepted the reality of whatever was happening with his body, he was all the better able to respond effectively and move through it. Our intolerance of illness tends to exacerbate it and prolong it. So, I recommend that you learn to accept sickness at the first sign so that you can take measures to support yourself.
Instead of fighting sick feelings, we can practice accepting them, breathing into them, and letting them go. In my experience, the sickness becomes less unpleasant, and the duration significantly shorter when I stop âarguing with reality.â This is whatâs happening in your body. Slow down. Feel it. Can you be at peace even if youâd prefer to feel differently?
In terms of pragmatic measures, the best medicine is almost always rest. You canât get it in a pill and I know you donât want to stop what youâre doing or cancel your plans. But if you can rest (ideally, good deep sleep) youâll almost certainly recover much more quickly than if you just push through it and remain active. When you sleep, youâre donating most of your energy to your immune system.
Itâs essential to learn to recognize the first symptoms of sickness. Though different viruses may manifest with different initial symptoms, many people have one or two symptoms that consistently arise. Some of the common ones are a heavy, dragging tiredness that feels different than just insufficient sleep; a scratchy throat (important to distinguish from having slept with your mouth open); feeling unusually chilled; feeling unusually hot and perhaps sweaty; a headache; and a stiff neck. Sometimes youâll notice a runny nose, sneezing, or cough, but thereâs usually something subtler that came earlier. Also, there are plenty of causes for a headache or stiff neck (most commonly postural strain), so youâll need feel what the difference is when these are due to a virus.
There are lots of useful supplements, but most of them arenât nearly as effective in the middle of a cold as they are at the very beginning. Some of the many supplements my patients and I have found effective for infections include: high dose vitamin C (500 to 1000 milligrams every hour or two); high dose vitamin D (10,000 international units a day for adults); high dose vitamin A (25,000 to 100,000 international units a day for non-pregnant adults with no liver problems); lysine; monolaurin; arabinogalactans; zinc lozenges; probiotics; and herbs such as echinacea, osha, elder flower and berry, umckaloabo, lemon balm, garlic, ginger, yarrow, the Chinese formulas Yin Qiao and Gan Mao Ling; and many others. You can read about these in greater detail in my previous article on this topic. The key isnât so much which of these you take as it is that you take it as early as possible. This may require keeping some in your purse or desk. Â **http://thedragontree.com/2012/12/14/how-to-avoid-andor-kick-a-cold-or-flu/
When there are sick people around you, itâs a good time to avoid sugar. Itâs smart to minimize your sugar consumption in general, but itâs especially important when you want your immune system to function well. Many a time I felt well then had a big dessert and almost immediately began to get sick. Other times I had been fighting a cold and starting to feel better, then ate a bunch of sugar and got sicker again. Sometimes I need to learn things the hard way.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the transitions between seasons are thought to be a challenging time for staying in balance â thus, weâre more apt to get sick in these periods. So theyâre key times of year to allow yourself extra resources for adaptation. Let yourself sleep more, schedule less work, eat especially well, and donât push yourself too hard. Having consistent routines during these transitions (going to bed and waking up at the same time each day, eating at roughly the same time each day, exercising about the same amount each day, etc.) will help you manage them better.
Exercise. When youâre not actively sick, exercise regularly to keep your immune system strong. Regular exercise helps improve resistance to infection. However, if the exercise is excessive, it can be depleting rather than strengthening. If you feel exhausted after exercise, it was probably more than your system could favorably handle. When we push ourselves beyond our means, we engage stress mechanisms and consume adaptation energy to a degree that leaves us weaker than we started. Iâve had numerous patients who are extreme exercisers and also deficient in vitality. Listen to your body and learn your limits.
Keep your hands off your face. Donât put your hands in your ears, eyes, nose, or mouth unless youâve just washed them. If you establish this habit, youâll get fewer colds.
Finally, I reiterate: when you do get sick, donât argue with reality. Keep loving yourself, keep treating yourself with kindness, keep letting go of your frustration and resistance, keep accepting and allowing what youâre feeling, keep thanking your body for working hard to bring you back to balance, and keep being open to learning something through the process. What if this is your bodyâs most desperate attempt to get you to slow down?
Be well (and forgive yourself when youâre not),
Peter
P.S. Again, to read the original article, which goes into much greater detail on specific strategies, click here. Â Â http://thedragontree.com/2012/12/14/how-to-avoid-andor-kick-a-cold-or-flu/
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[post_content] => Oh, Imbue.  How I love thee.  Let me count the ways.
Last September I started playing ice hockey again.  It had been about 12 years since Iâd played and I wasnât sure if I remembered how to skate or how well my body was going to take it.
I play in a lower level, no checking league, but that doesnât mean that there arenât going to be some accidental hits or falls on occasion.  Such was the case last night.  Iâm a defensive player, so I donât get the glory of scoring the goals, but I get to battle behind the scenes to prevent the other team from scoring. Last night, I was having a little battle for the puck behind the net with a man who was quite a bit bigger than me.  We both went down and I jammed my wrist and thumb in the process.
Enter our very own Imbue Pain Relief Patch!  I had a couple in my bag and immediately wrapped my wrist up.  I figured that it would be pretty stiff today, butImbue does its job and it does it well!  I have a little bit of soreness in an area not covered by the patch, but my wrist feels like nothing happened!
Considering Iâve had random issues with this wrist in the past, I am continually impressed with the amazing positive effects I get from Imbue.  Iâve used it on my back, neck, shoulders, and wrists and it is always such a relief.
But you donât have to take my word for it; you can try it for yourself.
http://imbuebody.com/
Meredith
Assistant Spa Director, Dragontree PDX
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[post_content] => One of the most common reasons a client comes in for a massage is because they are experiencing back pain. This can be due to a variety of reasons. Some common complaints are from clients who are constantly lifting and carrying small children, or who were overzealous in their workout at the gym, or who were in a car accident many years ago but are still experiencing pain. Massage is a great choice to ease back pain.
When you receive a massage, your brain will release natural pain killers and mood elevators. Your circulation increases, and fresh blood and lymph are carried throughout the body. Your muscle tension and stress levels will decrease. The combination of these actions results in a decrease in pain, and an increase in the ability to heal faster from injuries.
Studies have shown that compared to control groups not receiving massage, those receiving massage reported less severe pain, less reliance on pain medication, longer lasting pain-free stretches of time, and overall better daily functioning. The type of massage did not matter, but the consistency of treatments did matter. I would suggest for moderate back pain, commit to coming in for a massage every other week for a few months, and see how your pain level improves. It is far more enjoyable than other invasive methods of treating back pain.
This being said, massage is not a cure all. It does facilitate healing, and you can use it in conjunction with other methods of treatment, like regular exercise to strengthen your core and back, for best results.
-Colleen C (Lead LMT at The Dragontree Thurman)
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16 years ago, I wrote an article on preventing and kicking colds and flus, and since then itâs been read more than almost any other article on our site. We hate being sick! But the school year has started and thereâs already been one cold that has passed through our community in the past month. So, I thought Iâd revisit this topic and offer some of the big-picture concepts that I believe are most worthwhile.
Attitude is everything. When I started studying medicine, one of the biggest lessons came not from a lecture or a book. It happened when one of my professors cancelled a class and I saw him walking to his car. When I said hi to him, he told me he was going home to get in bed because he had caught a cold. I had always seen this man as the picture of vibrant health, so I said, âYou get sick, Dr. C?!â And he replied, matter-of-factly (even with a bit of admonishment), âEveryone gets sick.â
The difference between how I perceived him and who he really was, was that he didnât see sickness as a sign of imperfection or weakness. And because he fully accepted the reality of whatever was happening with his body, he was all the better able to respond effectively and move through it. Our intolerance of illness tends to exacerbate it and prolong it. So, I recommend that you learn to accept sickness at the first sign so that you can take measures to support yourself.
Instead of fighting sick feelings, we can practice accepting them, breathing into them, and letting them go. In my experience, the sickness becomes less unpleasant, and the duration significantly shorter when I stop âarguing with reality.â This is whatâs happening in your body. Slow down. Feel it. Can you be at peace even if youâd prefer to feel differently?
In terms of pragmatic measures, the best medicine is almost always rest. You canât get it in a pill and I know you donât want to stop what youâre doing or cancel your plans. But if you can rest (ideally, good deep sleep) youâll almost certainly recover much more quickly than if you just push through it and remain active. When you sleep, youâre donating most of your energy to your immune system.
Itâs essential to learn to recognize the first symptoms of sickness. Though different viruses may manifest with different initial symptoms, many people have one or two symptoms that consistently arise. Some of the common ones are a heavy, dragging tiredness that feels different than just insufficient sleep; a scratchy throat (important to distinguish from having slept with your mouth open); feeling unusually chilled; feeling unusually hot and perhaps sweaty; a headache; and a stiff neck. Sometimes youâll notice a runny nose, sneezing, or cough, but thereâs usually something subtler that came earlier. Also, there are plenty of causes for a headache or stiff neck (most commonly postural strain), so youâll need feel what the difference is when these are due to a virus.
There are lots of useful supplements, but most of them arenât nearly as effective in the middle of a cold as they are at the very beginning. Some of the many supplements my patients and I have found effective for infections include: high dose vitamin C (500 to 1000 milligrams every hour or two); high dose vitamin D (10,000 international units a day for adults); high dose vitamin A (25,000 to 100,000 international units a day for non-pregnant adults with no liver problems); lysine; monolaurin; arabinogalactans; zinc lozenges; probiotics; and herbs such as echinacea, osha, elder flower and berry, umckaloabo, lemon balm, garlic, ginger, yarrow, the Chinese formulas Yin Qiao and Gan Mao Ling; and many others. You can read about these in greater detail in my previous article on this topic. The key isnât so much which of these you take as it is that you take it as early as possible. This may require keeping some in your purse or desk. Â **http://thedragontree.com/2012/12/14/how-to-avoid-andor-kick-a-cold-or-flu/
When there are sick people around you, itâs a good time to avoid sugar. Itâs smart to minimize your sugar consumption in general, but itâs especially important when you want your immune system to function well. Many a time I felt well then had a big dessert and almost immediately began to get sick. Other times I had been fighting a cold and starting to feel better, then ate a bunch of sugar and got sicker again. Sometimes I need to learn things the hard way.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the transitions between seasons are thought to be a challenging time for staying in balance â thus, weâre more apt to get sick in these periods. So theyâre key times of year to allow yourself extra resources for adaptation. Let yourself sleep more, schedule less work, eat especially well, and donât push yourself too hard. Having consistent routines during these transitions (going to bed and waking up at the same time each day, eating at roughly the same time each day, exercising about the same amount each day, etc.) will help you manage them better.
Exercise. When youâre not actively sick, exercise regularly to keep your immune system strong. Regular exercise helps improve resistance to infection. However, if the exercise is excessive, it can be depleting rather than strengthening. If you feel exhausted after exercise, it was probably more than your system could favorably handle. When we push ourselves beyond our means, we engage stress mechanisms and consume adaptation energy to a degree that leaves us weaker than we started. Iâve had numerous patients who are extreme exercisers and also deficient in vitality. Listen to your body and learn your limits.
Keep your hands off your face. Donât put your hands in your ears, eyes, nose, or mouth unless youâve just washed them. If you establish this habit, youâll get fewer colds.
Finally, I reiterate: when you do get sick, donât argue with reality. Keep loving yourself, keep treating yourself with kindness, keep letting go of your frustration and resistance, keep accepting and allowing what youâre feeling, keep thanking your body for working hard to bring you back to balance, and keep being open to learning something through the process. What if this is your bodyâs most desperate attempt to get you to slow down?
Be well (and forgive yourself when youâre not),
Peter
P.S. Again, to read the original article, which goes into much greater detail on specific strategies, click here. Â Â http://thedragontree.com/2012/12/14/how-to-avoid-andor-kick-a-cold-or-flu/
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Thank you so much for this lesson!!
I’ve recently started experiencing dreadful migraines as a result of surgery and this is incredibly timely and helpful.
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