FEVER

by Dherbs

Contrary to what you may believe based upon what you may have been told-a fever is not sickness, but healing. A fever is the body's attempt to heal itself using heat for purposes of elimination via perspiration. A fever uses the body's skin and the function of perspiration to eliminate toxins from the body via the skin.

Medically speaking, a fever is elevation of body temperature. The natural human body temperature is 98.6 degrees. A body temperature over 100.4 is considered pathological.

Most fevers bring with them a natural fasting period, which is why the appetite usually disappears when a fever is on the scene.

Metaphysically speaking, a fever denotes anger. Anger causes heat and heat is present during a fever; this is why the body temperature rises.



Natural Healing Solutions

Cool baths are ideal when fever is present. Always bathe in cool to lukewarm water. Add a box of sea salt as sea salt helps to dissolve negative energy (which is released when the body is cleansing).

You can add essential oils of Peppermint and/or Ginger to the bath to facilitate the fever. Whole Ginger root or tea bags of Ginger root can also be added to the bath. Ginger is the best thing you can use to facilitate a fever.

You can also take a warm to hot bath as well, which will expedite the breaking of a fever due to the heat involved. It's still a good idea to add Ginger root to the bath.

An ice pack or cold towel can be applied to the head during a fever.

Good herbs to take (in tea form) include:

• Ginger root
• Cayenne
• Cinnamon
• Cloves