What to do to get over sickness without taking any drugs? This year, I've probably caught a cold every month; when I've finally thought that I would get over my sickness, I was sick again.
The best solution is to drink hot water, mixing it with lemon and honey. Don't ever drink tea when being sick since the tea dries your body. My cousin told me to do that... I didn't know before and always drank tea, wondering why hot tea didn't even work on my body. So, water juice, clear broth or warm lemon water with honey helps you loosen congestion and prevents dehydration. Of course, avoid drinking alcohol, coffee (especially Starbucks Coffee) and caffeinated sodas, which can make dehydration worse. The second way is to rest. Your body needs to heal. Sleep all day if you need to. Don't overwork yourself and rest as much as possible. It doesn't matter if you didn't finish doing your homework (or work for those who have a job), your health, no matter what, comes first. Before working, you need to be in a good state in order to be as productive as you could be. Usually, when I am sick, my grandmother always uses her own Vietnamese traditional method to cure me. It is called the "Homemade Steam Bath". You firstly have to boil hot water in a pot. When it's boiling, put in some sea salt and lemongrass, enclose the pot with a lid, then turn the stove down to medium heat. After that, try to make a tent with a blanket and sit under the tent with the boiled water. Do this for 10 minutes and you'll feel better after doing that. There are also plants that help you to cure your sickness, but I don't know a lot about those plants so you should read articles about that on the Internet or ask someone who is specialized in this kind of medicine. PS: If you go to Vietnam, an interesting musuem for you to visit is the Fito Museum, a museum devoted to the Traditional Vietnamese Medicine & Pharmacy.
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