When I was a little kid, I spent a whole lot of time being sick. In addition to the constant cigarette smoke I was breathing and causing major respiratory problems, anytime I got the slightest fever, Mom (bless her well meaning heart) would give me Tylenol, aspirin or some other fever reducer. We also had a pediatrician that would give me a booster shot of penicillin and prescribe antibiotics for the slightest hint of sickness (even for viruses that wouldn't be affected by them).
It wasn't until I was in college that I learned that you should let fevers run their course unless they're dangerously high. I seriously didn't know that it was the body's way of fighting off microorganisms that had invaded it. See, some of these can only live in a body at normal temperature. By popping drugs at the first sign of fever, I was allowing them to take over my body and ultimately it would take me longer to get well.
Look at what has happened in medicine thanks to the likes of my pediatrician. There are more and more drug resistant strains of many bugs. Not only that, but antibiotics throw off the delicate balance in our bodies by killing off good bacteria (such as those that keep yeast in check).
It wasn't until I was in college that I learned that you should let fevers run their course unless they're dangerously high. I seriously didn't know that it was the body's way of fighting off microorganisms that had invaded it. See, some of these can only live in a body at normal temperature. By popping drugs at the first sign of fever, I was allowing them to take over my body and ultimately it would take me longer to get well.
Look at what has happened in medicine thanks to the likes of my pediatrician. There are more and more drug resistant strains of many bugs. Not only that, but antibiotics throw off the delicate balance in our bodies by killing off good bacteria (such as those that keep yeast in check).
Cher—If I Could Turn Back Time
Name: LaDonna
