by Dr. Rachelle Bradley | Dec 15, 2020 | Hydrotherapy (water) Treatments, Self Care for Acute Illness
The Cold Sock Treatment is a simple hydrotherapy technique that is especially effective for relieving nasal congestion in bed at night (frequently better than medications and without the side effects). It also helps to stimulate the immune system in the upper...
by Dr. Rachelle Bradley | Dec 15, 2020 | Hydrotherapy (water) Treatments, Self Care for Acute Illness
Fever is one of the body’s most important defensive reactions to an infection. Unfortunately, in many cases of simple common infections there is no fever. In these cases Fever Therapy can be very effective because it creates an artificial fever which brings more...
by Dr. Rachelle Bradley | Dec 15, 2020 | Self Care for Acute Illness
Sometimes, even when doing all the things we recommend, we can still start to feel sick. But is it just a common cold or the flu? They really are different.THE COMMON COLD:The common cold is inflammation of the nose and throat lining caused by a number of different...
by Dr. Rachelle Bradley | Dec 15, 2020 | Self Care for Acute Illness
People often mistakenly think that the “stomach flu” (viral gastoenteritis) is the same as the “flu” (influenza). This isn’t true. They are completely different viruses. So don’t expect the flu shot to protect you from the stomach flu. This infection of the digestive...
by Dr. Rachelle Bradley | Dec 15, 2020 | Prevention and Healing
Palliation: Palliation occurs when:(a) a treatment is given for the disease;(b) the signs and symptoms of the disease go away; but(c) when the treatment is removed the signs and symptoms return.The symptoms of the the disease are simply being controlled (not...
