TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agoAncient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?message-squaremessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1289arrow-down1message-squareAncient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square172fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up113·9 months ago“Feed a cold, starve a fever.” Rest, hydrate, and eat if you can.
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoWe also learned that a mild fever is productive in fighting the virus and that you should let it get to a certain point before dealing with it.
minus-squareedric@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoThis is why I try to endure the fever side effects of vaccines as much as I can without taking a tylenol, so my immune system gets some proper “training” to recognize and fight the real thing.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoI thought a fever breaking was just parlance about a fever ending?
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoIt means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.
“Feed a cold, starve a fever.” Rest, hydrate, and eat if you can.
We also learned that a mild fever is productive in fighting the virus and that you should let it get to a certain point before dealing with it.
This is why I try to endure the fever side effects of vaccines as much as I can without taking a tylenol, so my immune system gets some proper “training” to recognize and fight the real thing.
Likewise, “break a fever”.
I thought a fever breaking was just parlance about a fever ending?
It means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.