Cold / Health: With these four so-called assistants, you only make things worse

Update: 02/15/19 10:56

Everyone has a secret recipe to catch a cold quickly – or at least to make things like headaches, throats and colds more bearable. But not all cold tips and tricks are useful either.

Cold: these "helpers" only make things worse

Some behaviors even prolong the coldas reported in the Focus information portal. For example, the famous "Sweat Cold" – a myth that continues. Four "cold helpers" – which are not at all – at a glance:

1. Swallow the cold

Ramp into the bed with a bottle of hot water and a warm scarf: a good idea for colds. A visit to the sauna, on the other hand, immensely charges the already weakened circulationThe warm air also promotes germs that can multiply better – avoid going to the sauna if you have a cold.

2. Hot grog against colds

Some people swear alcohol in case of colds, but doctors warn him: alcohol also weakens an already compromised immune system and deprives the body of liquid, which it needs to fight colds. Even the hot beer – a favorite in the "health recipe" of Bavaria – does not help with the coldIn contrast to non-alcoholic beer, the ingredients of the hops contained have a sleep-inducing effect – and a good sleep is one of the most important remedies for colds.

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3. hot milk with honey while coughing

A cold is often accompanied by coughing. Then the home remedy "hot honey milk" is not very useful: The supposed nightcap stimulates the formation of mucus in the throat, which promotes coughing even moreDrink better anise or thyme tea for coughing.

cough? For this reason, chocolate works better than cough syrup,

4. Antibiotics

Antibiotics only work if you have a bacterial infection. In the case of a cold, however, most cases are viral infections – here, antibiotics do nothing and do not even hurt. The more frequently antibiotics are used, the higher the risk of bacteria developing resistance to the drug.,

On the other hand, you can find out more about the remedies for quickly getting rid of colds: The next wave of colds continues – home remedies and medications that will help you get back in shape quickly.

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