¿Existen hierbas antivirales?

En esta época del año, muchas personas del hemisferio norte piensan en el calor y el sol del próximo verano en comparación con los resfriados, gripes y otros virus comunes que suelen atacarnos en los meses de invierno, pero para muchos desafortunados, un resfriado de verano puede atacar en cualquier momento, e incluso las gripes no son ajenas a esta época del año.

Opciones saludables

Having a healthy dieta and lifestyle are the best possible methods to keep your sistema inmunológico working normally (if you’re an healthiest healthy person ), but even the best defences can become vulnerable when we are feeling tired, rundown or overworked. Every second of every dayour bodies are bombarded with potential pathogens (disease-causing organisms or virus particles) which are found upon our pielen nuestra boca, en nuestro cuerpo, en el aire que respiramos y en el alimentos que comemos, de hecho, casi todo alrededor, dentro y sobre nosotros.

Afortunadamente, la mayoría de los agentes patógenos que encontramos son incapaces de atacarnos, ya sea porque no son capaces de llegar a la parte del cuerpo donde pueden causar un problema, o porque nuestro sistema inmunológico los neutraliza antes de que hagan algún daño o tengan la capacidad de replicarse hasta alcanzar cifras peligrosas.

Sistema inmunitario

El sistema inmunitario es, de hecho, algo increíble. Esencialmente, su sistema inmunológico "recuerda" las experiencias con los patógenos, por lo que en condiciones normales, cualquier tipo de resfriado o virus de la gripe you’ve previously had may not make you sick again (there are some exceptions but to cover them would take us well beyond the scope of this article). Unfortunately, the viruses which cause colds and flus mutate rapidly. It follows that their methods of attacking and entering your cells are changing all of the time.

It’s a little like a continual game of cat and mouse, along with your own body beating one pathogen, only to be assaulted by a mutated descendant a couple weeks or months afterwards. This continuous, rapid mutation of viruses is why there will probably never be one cure for the common cold, and why pharmaceutical companies and countries’ medical authorities should take (a incredibly educated and exact ) gamble about which strain of influenza will be the dominant one, come the winter season, and spend weeks producing tonnes of vaccine in the esperanza of protecting the vulnerable from disease.

Conclusión:

For the majority of us, colds and flus are a hassle that we may do without. Being sick makes us feel bad, makes us less productive and of course none of us want to pass on an illness into an older, frail or vulnerable individual, for whom a simple cold may become more than an inconvenience. By maintaining a nutritious diet and lifestyle we can keep our immune systems functioning effectively, and make sure that our bodies have the power and resources that they need to fight any infections that may take hold. We could also take supplements which contain antiviral herbs like Echinacea and Elderberry extract which help optimize and support the immune system, in addition to acting as antibacterial agents.