All About Flu and Cough

[Jworld]

I shared about boiling apples or pears in water and drink the water, to cure common ailments.


I chanced upon the website on TCM and this is the recipe that I found which I thought is useful for those of you whose kids are having heaty cough.

Traditional Pear Compote
http://www.tcmworld.org/heal_with_tcm/cough/

Try making the following traditional recipe.

The essence of pear is cold and it travels to the Lung and Large Intestine meridians, cooling them down. The following recipe is very good for autumn coughs. If the cough is deep and accompanied by phlegm, a handful of almonds can be added to the recipe. Particularly effective are bitter almonds, also available at Asian food markets.

Ingredients
•6 pears (any variety), chopped
•1/3 cup of rock sugar candy (available at Asian food markets)
•1/4 cup of water
Directions
Place all ingredients in a 2-quart covered pot in a double boiler. (If you do not have a double boiler, place the covered pot containing the pears in another larger pot with several inches of water in it. The larger, outside pot is the one that comes into contact with the heat source.)

Double boil on low to medium heat for approximately 40 minutes until the pears are soft. Stir gently and serve warm in a bowl.

[joyfulsally]

Frankly I believe in children drinking sufficient plain water daily. There is this gal (10 years old/ my neighbour) and she recently found that she is diabetic. How tragic! So young. If china barley works for your kid, then maybe it is better with less sugar. Less sweet, more water, better for health. :lol:

[Jworld]

joyfulsally:

Frankly I believe in children drinking sufficient plain water daily. There is this gal (10 years old/ my neighbour) and she recently found that she is diabetic. How tragic! So young. If china barley works for your kid, then maybe it is better with less sugar. Less sweet, more water, better for health. :lol:

I totally agree.

I always give my DD plenty of water whenever I can. I kind of enjoy feeding her water with spoon when her hands are busy with toys or something. It helps bonding.

Since I was a kid, I will definitely fall sick if I drink a bit less water. I hate to see my daughter suffer like me.

[Faun]

ChiefKiasu:

Aloyiusbb:

[quote=\"socks\"]It happened to mine too. She'd fall sick every month. Sick for a week, lose appetite for 2 weeks, well for another 2 and then ill again. Its so frequent that our family physician suggested the flu vaccine. Seems to work for frequency has reduced significantly.

mine even flu vaccine pd also dun suggest cos my son have sensitive airway..

Try to put him through some aerobic sports like swimming and jogging. They really help if you keep at it everyday. Help to build up resistance naturally.[/quote]
I agree with Chief. Sports is important. My kids did gymnastics, soccer and swimming when they were 4 and above. We also go to the parks and do
outdoor activities. They do get the occasional flu but not as frequent as what I hear a lot of parents complain about. Also when they do get a flu, they recover quite fast. My family physician told me they are doing well for they have not taken any anti-biotics since birth. Sports is good, the physical exertion can get the blood circulating and all the qi inside have smooth flow. Besides, it's also good for their eyesight as they get to focus far when they do outdoor sports. I attribute my kids 6/6 eyesight to sports. They are in their preteen and teen now.

Also prevention is important. Keep their bodies alkalised. Be a bad host to
flu bugs buy taking more alkaline food. Fruits and vege are best. You can try juicing. During hot heaty months, I juice a lot of fruits and vege for my family. :celebrate:

[jeanieg]

Hi mommies


has anyone tried an ioniser? My two girls aged 5 & 6 sleep in the same room and if one falls sick the other will catch it too as they sleep with the air conditioner on. A friend told me to put an ioniser in the room? Anyone wanna advise me on this? And which is a good brand to get?

[TulipisPink]

Recently the flu bug is coming back and a lot of kids fall sick.


Last week, both my kids "took turn" and had bad throat/ lung infection.

My doctor advised:

1. To take Scott’s Cod liver oil (original favour is better) daily, to build up the immune system;

2. Exercise more. take up swimming to build up the lung;

3. Eat more fruits and green leaf veggie.Remember to drink more water too!

Wish all stay healthy especially during this exam period.

Cheers

Pink

[Adhelm]

Nice one discussion here at the forum about the cough and flu....

I also need this kind of the help for my friends kid....
Thanks allot for sharing this one info and having the nice one talk on
the topic.....


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[Tesor]

Hello everyone.I have flu problem.Every month i become ill with flu.I don't know why. Kindly give me some tips to prevent from it and tell me which syrup is best for flu.Thanks.Reply soon.


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[thumbs]

my whole family started on colostrum, my husband and i on the adults version and the children on theirs. we got better after 3 days. my children had cough n cold for 2 mths and we went through the whole entire works with the pd. both were taking turns with the nebulizer, anitibiotics. the whole family had to wear masks to stop the spread even the helper came down with cough and cold too.


unfortunately, the childlife colostrum and probiotics from GNC is so ex!! i also started them on the childlife cod liver oil all just to build up their immunity.

fingers cross!!

[smurf]

Usually when your child is down with flu and cough, how long does it takes to recover? Ds2 has been getting flu and cough for 2 months already. With fever up and down. Took antibiotic twice on separate occasions, weeks in between. Then changed to chinese physician last week, coz he had high fever.


Now, still coughing with phlegm and runny nose with lotsa mucus. I wonder what is wrong. He usually recovered fully after 3 weeks, but now, it’s so draggy.

Does the colour of phlegm/ mucus say anything. Doc said, doesn’t matter what colour though.