Natural ways to break high fever: Few things need to know

Fever season is on once again. A lot of people have already become a victim of high fever. Fevers play a very useful role in helping your body to naturally fight infections. Although many people get concerned when they or their children have a fever, it is good to remember that fevers generally work for us, not against us, so not all cases require breaking a fever.

What temperature is considered as fever?

Your body temperature can be measured in many locations on your body. The most commonly used places are the mouth, ear, armpit, and rectum. Temperature can also be measured on your forehead. According to Doctors from WebMD, in most adults, an oral temperature above 100.4°F (38°C) or a rectal or ear temperature above 101°F (38.3°C) is considered as fever. A child has a fever when his or her rectal temperature is 100.4°F (38°C) or higher.1

Shockingly, body’s normal temperature is actually the perfect temperature for most viruses and bacteria to flourish. So when you have an infection, your body temperature rises to try and kill off the infection and when the infection has gone, the temperature should resort to normal.

How to break it naturally?

Here are a number of ways that can help you to reduce your fever:

Rest : It is important to rest properly if you or your child has a fever. During this time, you should monitor the body temperature every 2 hours to make sure that the temperature does not get dangerously high. Make sure to keep yourself well hydrated as you will lose fluids through sweating. While resting, a cool damp facecloth can be put on your or your child’s forehead to reduce the fever.
Take a shower: Taking a bath is an excellent way to break a fever. Fill the bathtab with lukewarm water and soak in it. The lukewarm water will help you relax and as the water cools, so will your body temperature.
Wet socks: This method is a traditional naturopathic approach for reducing a fever and it involves sleeping in a pair of wet socks. For this, you will need a pair of cotton socks that will cover your ankles.

First of all, soak the socks in cold water and then wring out the excess. Put the socks on your feet and then put a pair of wool socks over them for insulation. While this method will not help you to reduce the fever directly, it helps to treat inflammation, infection, soreness of the throat, headaches, migraines, nasal congestion, upper respiratory infections, coughs, bronchitis.

Last but not the least, drink Tulsi water as much as you can this will help you to break the fever instantly, and it will also boost your immunity.

Stay Healthy!

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