Fever, Fluids, Food in acute infections 

Aspirin is not for children anyway.

When our children had fevers when young we also let it run, no infa t paracetemol etc. People said 'you can't do that!' but we kept a close eye on them and let the fever do it's thing. I remember my son being quite red and hot to touch but he recovered so quickly and both of them seem to have very strong immune systems ompared to their leers and cousins.

The pharmaceutical industry has done a brilliant job at convincing us that we need to take drugs for every and all mental and physical health issues. So wrong on so many levels.

Wow, I had no idea they were ahead of the rest!

@@DawnMarieMcMillan yeah a friend of mine is a provider and her boss is on her for not prescribing more anti depressants.

Quite active then 👍🏻

Anything over 103 you should bring back to 103. Otherwise you can get brain problems. But let it run at 103 or lower.

What about dehydraration?

@@madelinepettingill4702 , ÁGUA!!!! Ela falou sem drogas e sem termômetro...

Sounds good and bet right most the time My brother now 30 fit as ox when 4 or so have seizures freaked everyone out. Doc said cause he over heated they gave him cold baths till temp in safe range what ever that is

that's how I dealt with the Delta variant early last year. It took me 3 days and more than 1 glass of water, but its the sweating that works so well. I just wore lots of warm clothes, had the heater on full in a small bedroom and slept as much as possible, or rested in bed if I was awake. I went through tons of washing, and I felt like shit, but I'm still here, never went to hospital, 45 years old, still unvaxed and now surging with natural immunity. Haven't had any symptomatic infections since and Omicron is prolific in Australia now.

I thought it was common knowledge that you should just let the body take care of it when it comes to viral infections, and not interfere with the immune response. It's what we inherently want to do anyway (lack of appetite leads to not eating, fever leads us to feeling cold and curl up in bed and sweat the toxins out more effectively), there might even be some inherited behaviour. When you interfere you will get complications in the long run. I'm not saying that our bodies are infailibile, but there's a hell of a lot of complex machinery inside ourselves that generally works.

@@PaulSpades Exactly. Im amazed hearing MD ignorance all the time even though I respect DrJ. They are indoctrinated by big pharma which controls curricula. Sad. Profit over people is a religion.

I imagine the ox doesn't feel that keen on it either! 😂

@@KatieM786 lol very true

@@chelseamaniac6015 Same here. No mercy mister mum! :)

Yes, rest. I have had several high fevers. Wait. It goes.

my mum swore by chicken soup, always works for me and there is some scientific proof now too

Excellent observation! Thanks

@@the_free_west Technically yes.. I'd assume the Ayurveda docs saw a similar correlation. The downside is that a fever puts a heck of alot of stress on the body.. I don't know enough to know when running a high fever is still a good thing though.

@@CaptApril123 in my country it is general advice not to decrees temperature if it's no higher that 38 or 38,5 degrees.

Then if their lucky and haven't killed to many people they will make pretty decent Doctors!

Thank you for expressing this powerful truth, so much of ancient and traditional healing methods have been demonised since and because of the advent of Rockefeller,s medicine.

What fluids then, Gatorade?? What commercially has electrolytes. And how about salt tablets .

@@Terri_Hugs" They're " not possessive.. Pardon but that is done too often. And You're right. My Grandfather was a Kentucky Hillbilly Doc. He ended up doing air force and cancer research. Dr. Henry Lilly Begley Dry hill KY. RIP FREEDOM.. He put His life on the line for us or USA.

AMA had a lot to do with this as well. I am medic advanced and neuro psychic tech Army and I was Taught same Bad.

More likely jobs stop ppl from letting fever take its course these days lol

I agree. I might live longer and healthier because of this video. So thankful!

I think you are so right there but when we learn to trust our body we realise it’s intelligent. Just coming out the other side of covid. Didn’t want to eat or drink. I managed sips of water or tea but literally sips. Then after three days I woke up and craved a cup of tea which I thoroughly enjoyed. I thought I could manage a second one soon after but no! One was enough two wasn’t accepted.

You’re a very wise doctor!!!💘

In America, we do not treat low-grade fevers. BUT please ask a nurse before withholding fluid. It can be very difficult to start an IV in febrile patients because they do become very dehydrated. Also, fevers burn calories and often patients haven't eaten for days because they didn't have the energy to get up and eat. We have to replace those calories and keep an eye out for hypoglycemia related to lack of eating.

Hi.i used to get the common cold when I lived in Canada. I think its natural to reboot your body like your phone when it's full of garbage. Let the cold and nature reboot you. Don't run to the drugstore, let your body do its thing. Its way smarter than you.

Yeah... I know it's better not to take it but damn...I feel better and then I can take better care of myself. So personally even though it's technically not good for you, I end up with way better resultsif I take the Tylenol and fluids. I frankly think they are wrong about the fluids, many times I'm so so sick until I drink a bunch of water and then I fight it off. If I don't drink the water I get hospital level sick. And the same for my family. I've broken fevers in my daughter many times if I get the water into her early, and my older kids, boyfriend, nieces etc.

Interesting - this is a community from all over the world.

If "onehealth" was embraced by more in the human medical world there would have been more consultation with veterinarians. We are trained and experienced in biosecurity and out breaks.

I grew up on a farm and like most farms we did our own vetting 95% of the time & also picked up a lot from our local vet(wonderful family). A lot of the practical mammal practices are just not embraced by people doctors.

I always wondered why we don’t follow exactly what animals do to heal.

@@Reality_C Because we've been taught to not trust the good sense God gave most of us. Even right now I'm fighting covid and I think I'm doing OK despite some chronic matters because I followed my intuition on my issues in the first days.

@@ambilaevus7607 hope you are feeling better, 6 days later. Did you take ivm to get through the virus? Just curious how "vet-minded" people are treating themselves & their families.

How long did it take for you to catch it a second time? If you don't mind me asking

His advice is spot on , myself and my husband who is type 1 we both did this and we recovered from covid really well , 6days and we were done .

Flu**

I wonder if I had covid. A few weeks ago I had a day of shivering like ice. Has to have hot water bottle and clothes on in bed. In the evening I felt a bit better then suddenly got dizzy and practically fell downstairs, bashed into a, wall. I lay down as that's all I could do. I went to sleep and was fine the next day. I didn't do a test so won't ever know!

Trusting your body is anti science I hope you can reconsider

@@bobsinger7127 are you serious?

@@Kittypig22 You can still test. Antibodies show up in a blood test. That's how I got confirmation that I had had Covid-19 even though a 'mild' case.

@@Kittypig22 Only one day???

Practically speaking they didn’t have drug stores, Tylenol or Ibuprofen which was mostly a good thing

Sympathy and Love is very healing too. A Mother’s Instinct is a Powerful Thing.

And being on a farm you probably also had lovely heartwarming chicken soups and broths.

@@CMoore8539 alot has been cured by mother love.

We use the "starve a fever, feed a cold" regimen whenever we feel sick.

Also he was younger than you.

Getting in the sun also has great benefits

@@ms-jl6dl keep your mask and tv on for the latest propaganda updates.

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@@reenamola2162 ❤❤🤫🤣🤣🤣

@@adrianh332 Sandra Westley and you are Professor of which medication area. There has always been a saying feed a cold starve a fever. That was from my mother 70 yrs ago

@@adrianh332 they used to think that removing a section of brain was absolutely the way to go...

Have a bottle of whiskey

@@atlasnetwork7855 seriously, people know what to, what is a peer review paper going to do when your sick.

@@adrianh332 Unless it is a child with a history of febrile seizure, or an elderly or immunocompromised patient, then a fever can make the body an inhospitable host to pathogens, so is worth the discomfort. If it gets very high, bringing it down a couple of degrees will be plenty.

The same happened to my Aunt. She had a drip up, was on steroids which retains water in the body and was told to drink lots of water. Her catheter was empty! Being a nurse I kicked off big time and immediately they took the drip down and removed the water. Too late, she died 2 days later! She literally drowned from too much fluid in her lungs.

@@susan9188 Hi I am so sorry to hear this...tragic treatment! Sounds like some so called treatments have been reckless in fear and wonder what the people at 111 were/are saying! Still being here, hopefully we are learning so we can help our own if they get this virus. My best wishes to you and thank you for sharing your experience.

Gosh..thank you for sharing your experience. Fluid balance is so vital!

That is neglect - so lucky you spotted it!

They should have measured input and output.

Wow, how miserable to be all alone. Guess it worked! Great story.

If you had eaten (prior to your symptoms appearing) it is very possible you had food poisoning.

Yep ! I never suppressed fevers in me or my son .I always always make sure keep eye on it once doesn’t hit 40+ I never panic - body needs fever to kill pathogens! We must not fear the fever. Been doing this for 7 years now with my son and never been hospitalised!

My son's pediatrician was doing this 20 years or more ago. Let the fever run its course unless it gets to 103 or 104. This is not a new thing. But I would definitely be cautious about taking the water withholding suggestions. Drink whenever you are thirsty. Dehydration can create a cascade of unpredictable medically dangerous situations.

So unless you’re going to stay up all night to keep checking to make sure their high temperature doesn’t turn dangerous, then a child does need Tylenol to keep their temperature down and be safe.

That's great. But realize that the same time course happens in most CV19 cases, regardless.

@nigwasme You must have missed the fever part. The fever is there to increase the body temp to weaken the virus or bacteria, Both have optimal temps to replicate and infect so the fever is the response to the immune assessment by the body. My doc prescribed 3 meds and 2 supplements to hit my covid infection. None were for fever. I've had one rough day, since then some fever up and down. For me the hospital is last resort. Why immerse yourself in a haven of sickness for a mortality rate of 0.1% ?

Prayers healing

@nigwasme You must have missed the part where this doctor explains that the fever is in itself the cure for killing the virus. Listen again to the first two minutes, where he says "With a high fever, why turn it off, when it's trying to fight the infection" He's very clear on not following the narrative that you accuse him of. I believe you're not paying attention much.

@nigwasme watch it again dum dum

Amen, brother.

@AAH Replies really? Great word, though.

This is true I think - but how the NHS and GPs hand out paracetamol so readily can more often be counterproductive.

Is one reason the fever "gets out of hand" poor treatment in the the early stages?

US WHITES NEED TO UNITE

I applaud you! God it's great and works on his mysterious ways!

Well since your allergic to the antibiotics they probably were working and that was the cause of the spike in fever

misinterpreted ! so dont feed a cold as he explains...or you might end up with a fever

Sadly, our medical practitioners (mostly) have been taught information that simply goes against scientific evidence and good old common sense, ultimately due to financial interests either by pharmaceutical company financial inducements, or flawed science bastardised in the name of maintaining profits in one way or another !

But at what temperature should medicine be given? 103 degrees? I mean God forbid it gets so high that death occurs.

Yes, but I also grew up with ice baths for high fevers.... in the hospital! (Well, they did it to my mom in those days). Used to always wipe us down with ice water cloths. Brrrrr.....!

Dee Wilson Dangerously high temperature is the time to lower it is what I was taught. Sit out as much of the temperature as one can especially early

I am sorry for your loss. I bet you being there was a great comfort to your mom.

👍🙂

i think that was best thing you could have done, fasting has reserved your energy for the healing process. Hope you are fully recovered and well done, smart move. Animals stop eating when they are sick, nature tells us that.

Yes same with me .. when I tried to take a sip of broth .. my body could not take it .. so I stopped. Sips of water after week and a half .. felt better Husband was worse , gave him antibodies etc .. was quiet ill 😩 So I threw the drugs out .. and slowly he felt better .. but had Hospital appointment .. x-ray came up as puemonia and blood clot .. had to take tablets for 3months .. no explanation or anything .. just said it was the covid .. 🤦🤷

Get her to take a lot of vitamin C, her body is burning through it and she'll do better with a lot extra, at least 10,000 mgs divided throughout the day.

I hope she is feeling better now.

@@snowbird6855 thankyou will do that. We both had it and been following good dr here since start. Lots of good advise.. we both taking vit d since last year . I got through with nothing but a runny nose for an evening but the wife was taking paracetamol from the start .looks like the info above is good info. We stopping the anti pyretics.

@@2lynnw thankyou. With advise like above think we can turn the corner

How is she doing today?

That’s a rare thing these days. You are very lucky to have found a switched on GP like yours. Sadly they are few and far between.

we were rubbed down with goose fat to enhance the fever to get well more quickly

I'm sooo worried about my weight!! I'm 5'8" and down to 114!! I'm a cancer patient also. Been sick for awhile now- since xmas nite. Was in a bad wreck on Sunday- so everything hurt already!! But today I have bad headache and pain generally all over!! Haven't eaten much in 2-3 days. Finally gave up and eating popsicles!!! Sorry 4 complaining- just wonder if others have the same thing. 🙏❤✌

@@kerirae4777 I hope you are feeling better . 🙏🏼

@@kerirae4777 Keri. . I was there once, and I needed B complex in order to absorb nutrients. Think nutrition not just weight. Think intestinal care. I used wheat germ, brewers yeast, prunes to feed the good bacteria, eggs and other proteins, yogurt, granola, minimum 1 T quality oil. fresh fruit. Something like that. Lot of acquired taste stuff… supplements from health food store can help, but I believe real food is better balanced. Sugar is a toxin, so if lethargic might want to limit sugar. Oils are calorie dense too. Best wishes! Don’t give up!

Kimberly Perrotis- TY Sooo much! Been thru a year from hell- cancer got me. Just finished chemo , had one round of maintenance. They DO NOT care about nutrition- NONE OF THE DRS!! My problem is I CAN'T eat. Get down 2 bites and CAN'T swallow!! I live in the extreme north so not many choices up here- no health food store and only a few grocery stores. No farmers Market till summer!! Can't even buy organic RN!! I think they'll TUBE feed me now- something I fought off all year!! I look like a skeleton!! Ty for your time! May god bless and keep you safe🙏🙏🙏❤

@@billiewilson4135 thank you.

Hi Susan, how often do you fast and for how long?

@@alankelly3546 I have more energy in the evening, so I usually don't eat until around 4:30 pm. I do 16/8. It is very odd. Once your stomach gets used to it, you really are not hungry. I give myself an 8 hr period to eat which is pretty late. I never eat past 8 or so. I'm satisfied. I eat what I want. I also try to keep in mind that I am what I eat.😊

@@mayabreathe If you are not eating past 8 does that mean you are on a 20/4? Regarding your arthritis improvement did you also change your diet? Thanks for sharing your experience.

@@alankelly3546 SUGAR! It's poison. I cheat but never bring it home. As far as the amount of time that I eat. I'm just not hungry. I feel so much better when my stomach is never crammed full. I'm 65. I don't think that I'll be getting any younger😊I've lost 40 lbs since I started. That in and of itself made my health better. The difference is that, it's no big deal. Full stomach? Happy. Namaskram🙏

@@mayabreathe Thanks for the information.

Yes...we will!😊

@Silver Tea You will be fine and this will all be over with Soon!

@@CMoore8539 ... Oh, you optimist, you. One could only hope, but keep your mask handy. The Omicron virus can still mutate.

What has happened to India.?everyone was dying from coved ,we saw horrible pictures of people fighting to get treatment in the hospitals and the death rates were very high .now India’s death rate seems to be very low ,how did they happen?

Yes!😁

These doctors just need more of a platform. To reach more ears!

I think having a strong immune system helps, I eat loads of chilli and garlic and I rarely get any flu or colds

@CommandoVault Hygiene, Clean drinking water, Vaccines, Antibiotics, Surgical interventions, Anaesthetics, Therapeutics, Knowledge of toxins Etc. Febrile response is an aid to recovery, not a guarantee of survival.

@@matthewsmith2787 Garlic is very good for you! It cleans the blood too.

@CommandoVault That’s a very good question!!!

i am 69 did my home work long before i got covid,,had ivermectin on hand and it knocked the stuffins out of it,,i was fine in 5 days,,my niece went into a hospital in olympia wa,and they gave her ivermectin and sent her home in 3 days

If i may ask what were your worst symptoms and did they last the entire duration or did the return multiple times? I'm just getting over a 17 day bout with covid19 (presumably Omicronl). I had fatigue, and a slight cough, that went away any time my temperature was elevated above 99.0. However, my worst symptom was anxiety, paranoia and a depressive like state that set in any time my temperature was above 99.0. I can't imagine trying to get through with out something to fight the fever. I have never experienced these symptoms with an elevated temperature. I refer to it as elevated temperature because my doctors say it's not a fever until its over 100.4. I think it was a fever do to chills and sweating when it broke. My temperature was over 101 several times but much of the time it was between 99 and 100. I track my normal temperature even when I'm not sick and it is usually between 95.6 and 96.6 °f. So 99 represents almost a 3 degree increase for me. I've had many bouts of the flu and stomach virus, and many other ailments in my 53 years, but I've never had anything with so little physical pain or discomfort and so much psychological pain or stress. Very confusing and wondering if anyone else experienced this type of symptom with covid19. I'm not a person who has ever had any issues with anxiety or paranoia.

I had same experience. Went to hospital after being dehydrated. Weak, nauseous, and not eating for several days before I was hospitalized. 8 weeks later I am feeling better but my body is haywire. Bp hi. AFIB. AND DIABETES. STILL TIRED.

It seems clear the not eating and drinking is what landed you in hospital as opposed to helping you recover.

@@laGaenora -- That's how I read it. Perhaps the OP might amplify things.

I am grateful for this information by the doctors; I am truly enlightened. Thank you both!

I agree … thank goodness she’s okay … however, if she truly had Covid and the real Flu, she still carried the virus , even though outwardly she felt fine . The Flu doesn’t leave in a days time … but it’s wonderful she is well . 🙏🏼

The steamer is good to stop coughing.

That's great, but tell us, how do you know she beat the flu in less than a day? I mean, how could you possibly know that?

@@steveh8724 ⁰⁰

@@steveh8724 Most people call common cold flu. We only get the flu on average every 10 years. I think i only had it once i my 42 years, at least only once as a grown up.

Grateful you’ve survived so well

My mom didn't eat when she had covid and passed out, when she ate she became 300% better

Yep the sweating was awful, I had sweated so much the bed was drenched, I've had it twice now the first was the worst taking me nearly a year to fully recover 😳, but im a vulnerable person so I kinda expected a rough ride, no jabs at the time of first infection and as the second bout of covid was nowhere near as bad so I didnt see the point when it's apparent my immune system is doing its job.

Yes, I think the offending bacteria is Heliobacter pylori

Try to give spicy food to someone with active ulcers in the stomach or the intestine and despite the origin of the disease you would see some serious cursing.

@@I_0..0_I When was the last time you heard someone complain of stomach ulcers? It used be an everyday thing. If they do get them to a doctors and they will fix them with the appropriate treatment plan. www.nhs.uk/conditions/stomach-ulcer/treatment/

@@ninaswift2167 Yes & many people are unaware of this! I had it & only knew because the person who gave it to me gave me a big wet kiss on the mouth. Then she informed me of her infection & advised me to get tested. That's frenemies for you! It was out of character for her to greet me that way so she definitely infected me intentionally. She's no friend of mine & I let her know in no uncertain terms! Two weeks later after intense antibiotics I was able to shake it but it wasn't pleasant! The metallic taste in my mouth lingered for weeks afterwards. More attention ought to be given to Helicobacter pylori infection & that it thrives in untreated rainwater! (Also this bacterium can lead to stomach cancer with long term infection!)📣📣📣📣📣📣

@@billgreen576 ...I know of a person who recently passed away from ulcers. For some they clear up and come back and are continuously under the care of a gastrointerologist. Why do you think there is a serious problem with self medicating with over the counter meds such as prilosec..prevacet etc,?

The same from Poland!

And USA...

And Namibia! 🙏🏻

from India

@@iry40 and from Wales.

21.30 or thereabouts they discuss but i didn't really find out either

I think you were advised to put her in room temperature water .Not imerse the entire body in cold water . You can have a very bad reaction. Lukewarm water ,that is what you want . Make a deep research to see that what I am saying is corect . Be well !

I am of the pediatric opinion that it important to always intervene above 103 F and if the child is unresponsive to seek professional medical attention. In our modern world there are so many external factors that I am reluctant to take too much risk.

Not treating fever does not apply to children.

There may be long term implications for her health sadly.

I honestly wonder this myself. Are Doctors withholding treatment because they don't believe the science of early treatment or are the hospitals playing politics and telling doctors not to use specific treatments because they only advocate vaccines.

@@Viper4ever05 much of it was to bring in emergency use authorisation as alternative treatments would mean they could not be used until approved

@@Viper4ever05 here in Australia a doctor prescribing ivermectin for this could face 6 months jail

I know that in the US they use these methods, and for covid they put people on respirators and it has killed far more than I believe would have died otherwise. Shameful that they don't listen to sound medical advice and just do what they've always done.

I always say go to hospital to get sicker

Hi Kitty. Glad your comment is here. Very well said. I agree! I have been watching John's videos for a year now and as you I am very glad to have met him during this desperate time. Stay well & safe. From Arizona

@@rosalieheredia513 Thank you, Rosalie!

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE MORONS.

@@esecallum If you ever get a tumor that needs removing you will need those health care professionals, I doubt you'll be calling them morons then will you.

Eggplant shrinks tumors, eat them often .

@@tomnicholson2115 They're humans some good others not so much. A friend has chronic illness due to damage caused by inappropriate medication he was given as a child.

@@tomnicholson2115 The objective is to avoid getting the tumour...

ya sleep is obvioulsy important to recvoery as well, and if a fever is preventing that, then some tylenol or advil might not be a bad idea

Yes, people have interpreted wisdom sayings to suit their own needs perhaps. Maybe they had a deli and a lot of people with colds... people ALWAYS do that when they are passing on information through a communication channel. It morphs somehow to meet their own needs rather than preserve the precious, and life-giving truth! Somehow the truth is just not quite good enough for them.

I guess you must be at least twice as dangerous now. LoL

@@marcosross790 Not me or him.. You misinterpreted!! LOL! Sorry, but you are a case in point, Marcos. Your kind are dangerous. Switching information around to suit your self and your kind.

@@CynthiaSchoenbauer Thank you Kitty. Your frustration has been noted. And I am happy enough to know someone is taking my humour so seriously.

I thought the saying was “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing”.

I would go and sit in the sauna for a couple of hours...illness gone!

I would to do this as a kid. If it was a hot day I would get into the sun. I knew from experience if I got hot and broke a sweat I would be better. The sun always comforted me. Maybe also an impulse to get more vitamin D. 🤷🏼‍♀️I have an old pic of my mom when she had a bad cold on a lounger out in the sun. Now at age 66 I get in a hot bath when I get chills if there is no sun. I guess Mom was just following trying to get warm when she had chills.

How long did fever last?

@@Joe81204 just a couple of nights of shivering and then sweating along with a bad headache, five days now since it came on and I'm feeling about 80% better should be fine by Monday so just a week of a do, I've had worse

I had some chest congestion Wednesday, took a test Friday came back positive. I’m just past the 24 hour mark of low grade temp. 99.0-101.0.

Very interesting. We need more studies, as you said,does this lead to long Covid?Dealing with children is a whole different ballgame. Most times, you’re really not hydrating during a fever, you cannot drink. This is on a case to case basis as well. Not all the same.situation. My core body temperature is much lower than most people,so if I get a fever of 103,I am not eating nor drinking I am extremely sick and non responsive.

I had the same. I took tylenol 2 days because of my severe headache.

No you’re not we need to stay hydrated with electrolytes and fluid thins the mucus 8 glasses per day

@@passiflora1014 Well not exactly 8

Yes like the food pyramid causes big problems www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebuilding-the-food-pyramid/

@@natashanonnattive4818 That was a great South Park episode though...

To admit your wrong or inaccurate (despite best intentions) is a hard and brace thing to do. Last weekend I had fluids pushed on me with good intentions and one lung "went soggy". Now I know why.

If you have a severe fever you definitely won't feel like eating at all. I think if you're feeling hungry you should probably eat and refrain from eating when your body is telling you not to. Feed a cold, starve a fever my mom used to say. Guess there was a lot of merit to that old adage.