How much do you know New Common Sense of A Cold? (1)

We believe something as a common sense, but it is sometimes an old information and is different from the information recognized as a common sense at present. The same can be said of a cold. The situations discussed below are in Japan, so please adopt the information useful for your life style.
 
At home in the morning
 
Q1. When you have a cold, it is better to force yourself to eat breakfast even if you don’t have appetite. True or False?
 
A1. True.
 
To fight against viruses by raising the body temperature by eating food. How not to make a cold worse is raising the body temperature. The immune system fighting against viruses becomes stronger by raising the body temperature. When you are in good shape, you can burn fat to raise the body temperature, but when you are not in good shape, you can’t burn fat. That is why it is better to eat breakfast to raise the body temperature except you really can’t eat anything.
 
The beginning of a cold is a condition that there is virus infection but there is no sweat. When you don’t have sweat, if you sweat comfortably, you can recover from a cold. If you can’t sweat comfortably, a cold lasts long. So it is important to raise the body temperature properly and sweat comfortably.
 
According to the research of Yale University, cold virus dies at 37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F). cold virus dies and doesn’t increase at 37 degrees C, but cold virus quickly increases at 33 degrees C.
                                                                                                                                                                  Q2. When you have a cold, it is better to eat bread rather than rice. True or False?
 
A2. False.
 
Because eating rice warms the abdomen, but eating bread doesn’t. if you want to raise the body temperature instantly, it is better to eat porridge. Warm food is better like warm vegetables instead of salad.
 
Q3. It is better to put leaves of Daikon radish in a miso soup to prevent cold. True or False?
 
A3. True.
 
It is good to use the leaves of Daikon radish because they contain more vitamin C than the root, which can be expected to prevent cold.
 
Q4. The material for porridge which is expected to alleviate the inflammation of the throat is not egg but salt kelp. True or False?
 
A4. False. The white of egg contains Lysozyme which is expected as anti-inflammatory effect.
 
Q5. It is better to replace toothbrush which was used when you had a cold. True or False?
 
A5. False. You can wash away viruses with water.
 
Q6. The effect of the medicine is the same even if it is taken with hot tea. True or False?
 
A6. True.
 
Since you need to raise your body temperature, it is okay to take medicine for a cold with hot tea. In earlier times, the substance contained in green tea, tannin was said to obstruct the absorption of some substances in the medicine, but now it rarely happens because the medicine has been improved. It is better to avoid taking medicine with grapefruits juice because they obstruct enzyme to breakdown medicine, sometimes making the effect of the medicine too strong.
 
Q7. Kakkonto (Kudzu-based Chinese herb for cold symptoms) which is instructed to drink before a meal can be drunken after a meal. True or False?
 
A7. True.
 
Basically Chinese herbs should be taken before a meal and western-style medicine should be taken after a meal. Western-style medicine damages the stomach if it is taken before a meal. Chinese herbs can be less effective if taken after a meal because they are kinds of foods. However, Kakkonto has you sweat comfortably and recover from a cold, so it is better to drink it as soon as possible instead of waiting for the instructed time to take.