Originally posted by jihad:
Bacteria cannot thrive in an acidic PH, the only part of the human body that is not acidic is blood which is only slightly alkaline.
But colds are viral, bacterial infections can be a RESULT of a viral infection, not the cause of a cold.
Edit: THat is why a doctor will ask you the color of the 'discharge' in a cough or runny nose, 'Is it clear or does it have color?'...this allows him to properly administer the right medications, if clear, theres not a dang thing he can do about it, since no virus has ever been cured by mankind, if its yellow or green, it means a bacterial infection has set in, and they can give you amoxicillian or something stronger to prevent the bacterial infection from getting worse, but your cold has to run its due course since there is NO cure for viral infections known to date.
I have a book written by an MD who researched folk remedys, theres a LOT of truth in "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".
Thats a fact, but it has more to do with a balanced diet, the healthier you are, the less susceptible you will be when encountering viruses since your bodies naturally defenses are at their strongest.(I.E. it uses as part of its defense the high acidic type protein to fend off viruses it has previously encountered in the past, thus catching the same cold is unlikely)
But if you smoke, or eat an unbalanced diet, you greatly increase your chances of catching a cold due to your resisitence being susceptible, so by eating an apple a day, then smoking,or, by ONLY eating apples.. you've just nullified any chance of gaining from the 'apple a day'.
[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 02-20-2001).]
[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 02-20-2001).]
