The cold, the flu and the intestines - 7 natural remedies and remedies + guide
Healthy gut flora can be your best immune defense Cold and flu season could be terrible, so we'll have our probiotics ready! We cover our bases in prevention and treatment by building our courage. What does the intestinal flora have to do with it? The World Health Organization defines probiotics as “live microorganisms that, when administered in appropriate quantities, provide a health benefit to the host.” Most of us are aware that probiotics and gut health can improve digestion, but what does this have to do with immunity? Actually a lot. Researchers, including those at Johns Hopkins University, have...

The cold, the flu and the intestines - 7 natural remedies and remedies + guide
A healthy intestinal flora can be your best immune defense
Cold and flu season could be terrible, so we'll have our probiotics ready! We cover our bases in prevention and treatment by building our courage.
What does the intestinal flora have to do with it?
The World Health Organization defines Probiotics as "living microorganisms that, if they are administered in reasonable amounts, bring the landlord a health benefit".
Most of us are aware that probiotics and intestinal health can improve digestion, but what does that have to do with immunity? Actually a lot. Researchers, including those at Johns Hopkins University, have found an essential interaction between the immune system and the bacteria that populate our intestinal microbioma. This makes sense because a large part of the immune system is in the gastrointestinal tract-our intestine.
We always knew that
While the studies are current, humans and animals have experienced the medicinal benefits of probiotics for centuries and how they help improve gut health through fermented foods like yogurt and kimchi. Medicine is already researching what probiotics can do against autoimmune diseases, cancer and our neurological health. But probiotics can also play a role in improving quality of life by helping us relieve symptoms and recover more quickly from the dreaded cold and flu.
An insider job
We have probably all experienced cold and flu symptoms at one point, but what exactly happens to cause these symptoms? The running nose, headache, sore throat, cough, weakness, symptoms, fever, chills and the resulting infections are due to a virus infection of the upper respiratory tract.
Since the cause of all this cold and flu elend is a virus, antibiotics are not the remedy we are looking for. These important drugs are supposed to combat bacterial infections - no virus infections.
But that doesn't mean that bacteria - in the form of healthy gut bacteria - have nothing to do with fighting an upper respiratory tract infection. Friendly bacteria from probiotics do not interact directly with the virus itself. Rather, they promote a healthy gut and subsequently a healthy immune system.
Taking antibiotics against cold or flu infections contributes to antibiotic resistance- a very serious problem that the US centers for control and prevention of diseases describe as "one of the greatest challenges for the public health of our time".
The advantages of the probiotics
Researchers have described the role of friendly bacteria in our gut microbiome as defenders that spend their lives “secreting large amounts of antibodies into the gut” to control how our bodies respond to external microbial invaders. This is where probiotics come into play.
Researchers around the world have focused on probiotics and their relationship to immune health.
A study with Croatian children who visited daycare centers administered half of the children with probiotics and the other half with a placebo. After three months, the researchers found that those who had taken probiotics had a significantly lower risk of respiratory infections than those who took the placebo. And those who developed proceeds and infections had a reduced number of days with symptoms.
Swedish researchers carried out a study of 272 adults and found that the group that used probiotics, compared to the group that took placebos, had milder cold and flu symptoms and a shortening of the infection duration. Cases of a cold and flu for participants who revenue proceeds, an average of 6.2 days compared to 8.2 days of their placebo colleagues.
Strength in the stomach!
This cold and flu season, let's get started with our gut and use probiotics for a better quality of life. Fewer sick days means more time. milder symptoms mean fewer symptoms. All this and a healthy digestive system? Pass the yogurt please!
Other additions to support the intestinal flora
elder
Elderberry extracts have shown strong antiviral effects that alleviate cold and flu symptoms and shorten the duration.
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zinc
Taking zinc within 24 hours after the occurrence of cold symptoms can lead to faster recovery of colds and at the same time keep the symptoms in chess.
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Echinacea
Like elderberries, research suggests that the correct daily dose of echinacea has antiviral effects while also containing antioxidant properties. A 2014 review of 24 studies involving more than 4,500 subjects found that echinacea helped prevent colds.
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C supplementation can help relieve cold and flu symptoms and at the same time shorten the duration. Its antioxidant effects can help stimulate components of the immune system.
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Oregano oil
Oregano is more than just a delicious spice. It is also an anti-inflammatory agent with antiviral effects that has long been used as a remedy for colds, flu, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.
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North American ginseng
The consistent intake of North American ginseng during the cold and flu season can help to prevent colds and flu and at the same time relieve the symptoms for those who become sick.
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Garlic
Garlic, in the form of aged garlic extract, is a powerful antioxidant with antimicrobial and antiviral properties that improves the function of immune cells in fighting cold and flu viruses.
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