usefulness of fever // was: Re: Raised body temperature - Why?

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Our holistic doctor told us how to do this: if you feel your coming

down with something, she said fill the tub with the hottest water you

can stand, (that does not burn you) and add epsom salts, get in and

soak until the water is cooled off. during this time, you will elevate

your body temperature enough to help kill off viruses. She says it

works well and often times she has fended off getting sick.

-- In , Kim <delicateflower_kk@...> wrote:

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> From: moriamerri <moriam@...>

> Subject: [ ] usefulness of fever // was: Re: Raised

body temperature - Why?

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> Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 8:18 AM

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> > My question is- if not fever, when is that elevated temperature a

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> > Bikram

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> Hi Bikram, I don't know the answers to what you asked, but thought

> you might want to also know that fever is useful. For example, in

> the case of infection, fever allows the immune system to work better.

> White blood cells move faster (and faster) as the body temperature

> gets higher. For this reason, many people (including me) believe

> it is counter-productive to try to reduce fever.

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> In fact, I personally INDUCE " false fever " in myself when I'm sick,

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> There's a limit to this, of course -- at very high heat there can

> be serious damage -- so fever is only positive (helpful) up to a

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> And I really don't know that this would apply to fevers if there

> is not infection. The benefit I'm aware of is immune activation.

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> Moria

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