ON THE CORONA VIRUS - So, here goes. I am not a medical MD, nor a researcher, nor anymore, a person in health care. But, so what ? Research came out about 5 or 6 years ago that the vast majority of viruses DIE at 90+ degrees F. I believe this to be FACT, and I personally have tested it with my own colds/viruses. How ? When I am sick I simply raise my "temperature" to past 90 degrees. Now, you may counter with "But my temperature is 103, how can the virus survive that" ? As I am an engineer in profession, before I went into the health field, I understand the thermodynamics of COLD air, as in the winter, even in our houses, passing over the surfaces that viruses (think "respiratory infections") inhabit. So, what is the effect of 65 to 70 degree air passing over the surface of lung, bronchial tube, and sinuses. If you have even a mild perception of science, and a phenomenon called "atempering", which describes the mixing of hot and cold "fluids", you could project that the surface of those body parts are WAY BELOW what is needed to kill the virus. Enter the "olden times" treatment for bad colds. Steam from the tea kettle. With towel over head and over the spout and heat turned down to the point of just a little steam coming out, breath in the 100 degree plus steam. Be careful not to burn your sinuses, as there are some out there that over do it. You don't need much heat, just enough to raise your exposed airways above 90 degrees. For more than 15 minutes, at least. Wet heat, in the form of steam, is the best conductor of heat energy, but even dry air at high temperatures (think Scandinavian saunas, as they get very, very few flues who practice this daily) will work. PS - I have tried to get the data on CV kill temperature for some verification, but the sources appear to be "clogged" with other concerns. And ... this appears to be "too simple" for consideration.
Pass it on as a suggestion to try if you start coming down with something, what will it hurt ? Addendum : While what I wrote is un-clear, I am not advocating raising my (or your) body temperature to 40 C or near. Breathing steam for 15 minutes or so, even at 120 F, will not raise your body temperature past tolerable. The "trick" is to just raise the temperature of the virus's environment, your respiratory system, above the level it can tolerate. Believe me it works for regular colds/flu, and as to whether or not it will work for CV ... who knows
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