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I use nothing for reducing inflammation, nor any drugs since decades, when I'm ill from time to time (once or twice a year), I let the fever go, the body is jus

I use nothing for reducing inflammation, nor any drugs since decades, when I'm ill from time to time (once or twice a year), I let the fever go, the body is just working actively, it's not especially uncomfortable

swidi 4y ago
Yes, and everybody here thinks you're a brave little boy. Have a lollipop.
- phs318u 4y ago
  Perhaps the parent’s anecdote s not particularly instructive, but your comment is not what this site is about and goes against the posting guidelines.
- 11235813213455 4y ago
  yea and if you think a bit more, you could see it's applicable to almost everyone. This article explains how it's counter-productive to do anything else, there are working on new molecules that will be found later than similarly they inhibit something else..
9dev 4y ago
The body handles inflammations just fine, but you can actively help it to get it done more quickly. Doesn't have to be Aspirin though, chamomile tea and lots of other things work wonders, too.
- DrDoonothing 4y ago
  Actually there are a lot of things which do not do anything. Its probably one of the most fake markets out there.
- kensai 4y ago
  Although HN is not a medical site, comments like yours need a disclaimer. Cause even the phrase “the body handles inflammations just fine” needs a it depends clarifier.
  - 11235813213455 4y ago
    “the body handles inflammations just fine, in normal conditions (for a healthy person)” and for why it does, it's because of million years of evolution and the incredible complexity of our bodies I guess
- kadoban 4y ago
  > The body handles inflammations just fine, but you can actively help it to get it done more quickly. The body doesn't "handle" inflammations, inflammation is something the body _does itself_ in response to issues. In the vast majority of cases you don't have to help it do anything, it's intentionally doing that. The only reason to interfere at all is if it's making you uncomfortable or actively causing you problems (the body isn't perfect, it fucks up too). The same thing applies to fevers. The body doesn't (in the vast majority of cases) need your help getting rid of a fever, it _caused_ a fever because that's part of its immune response. If the fever is becoming dangerous, sure go nuts, but usually you're just reducing its ability to fight off an infection.
- herbst 4y ago
  Tumeric. People who say that doesn't actively work against inflammation simply haven't tried it enough. I don't know if there is a upper limit but 5-10g in Form of moon milk or tea definitely go down just fine.
TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
I wouldn't know how old you are, some people just have such wildly good genetics they can smoke and drink till they get hit by a bus jogging at night at 98 years old. Other people don't, you wave a celery stick near them and they put on eight pounds, a pollen particle passes within thirty kilometres of them and they're hayfever nearly kills them.
- 11235813213455 4y ago
  yes but I really believe it doesn't have much to do with genetics, like for intelligence. It's more the lifestyle, eating as much vegetable as possible, raw, fermented, I eat rice as well, working remotely definitely helped too, outdoor exercise (bike as a vehicle) or just walking, sun exposure, cold showers (because it's broken and it's not unpleasant as well), no heating as well all year long (south of France) so my body is trained to heat and probably have good immunity
LeoPanthera 4y ago
I'm sure you didn't mean it this way, but this does read as if you're shaming people for using painkillers. No-one should have to endure pain and there's nothing wrong with the responsible use of drugs to reduce it.
- 11235813213455 4y ago
  no, just going in the direction of the article about the fact that drugs for things like inflammation are more counter-productive than useful
- vorpalhex 4y ago
  Avoiding pain is an anti-goal. There is starting to be good evidence that aggressive pain management with a goal of having patients feel no pain is linked heavily to opiod overprescriptions (which become fent users). That doesn't mean the answer is no pain medicine. You should try to keep pain in a bearable, functioning range.
- journey_16162 4y ago
  I don't see it in his (downvoted) comment. It's getting unhealthy. Nowadays you need to be super careful when you write to not possibly offend anyone the tiniest bit. It's fuc*ed up.

swidi 4y ago

Yes, and everybody here thinks you're a brave little boy. Have a lollipop.

phs318u 4y ago
Perhaps the parent’s anecdote s not particularly instructive, but your comment is not what this site is about and goes against the posting guidelines.
11235813213455 4y ago
yea and if you think a bit more, you could see it's applicable to almost everyone. This article explains how it's counter-productive to do anything else, there are working on new molecules that will be found later than similarly they inhibit something else..

9dev 4y ago

The body handles inflammations just fine, but you can actively help it to get it done more quickly. Doesn't have to be Aspirin though, chamomile tea and lots of other things work wonders, too.

DrDoonothing 4y ago
Actually there are a lot of things which do not do anything. Its probably one of the most fake markets out there.
kensai 4y ago
Although HN is not a medical site, comments like yours need a disclaimer. Cause even the phrase “the body handles inflammations just fine” needs a it depends clarifier.
- 11235813213455 4y ago
  “the body handles inflammations just fine, in normal conditions (for a healthy person)” and for why it does, it's because of million years of evolution and the incredible complexity of our bodies I guess
kadoban 4y ago
> The body handles inflammations just fine, but you can actively help it to get it done more quickly. The body doesn't "handle" inflammations, inflammation is something the body _does itself_ in response to issues. In the vast majority of cases you don't have to help it do anything, it's intentionally doing that. The only reason to interfere at all is if it's making you uncomfortable or actively causing you problems (the body isn't perfect, it fucks up too). The same thing applies to fevers. The body doesn't (in the vast majority of cases) need your help getting rid of a fever, it _caused_ a fever because that's part of its immune response. If the fever is becoming dangerous, sure go nuts, but usually you're just reducing its ability to fight off an infection.
herbst 4y ago
Tumeric. People who say that doesn't actively work against inflammation simply haven't tried it enough. I don't know if there is a upper limit but 5-10g in Form of moon milk or tea definitely go down just fine.

TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago

I wouldn't know how old you are, some people just have such wildly good genetics they can smoke and drink till they get hit by a bus jogging at night at 98 years old. Other people don't, you wave a celery stick near them and they put on eight pounds, a pollen particle passes within thirty kilometres of them and they're hayfever nearly kills them.

11235813213455 4y ago
yes but I really believe it doesn't have much to do with genetics, like for intelligence. It's more the lifestyle, eating as much vegetable as possible, raw, fermented, I eat rice as well, working remotely definitely helped too, outdoor exercise (bike as a vehicle) or just walking, sun exposure, cold showers (because it's broken and it's not unpleasant as well), no heating as well all year long (south of France) so my body is trained to heat and probably have good immunity

LeoPanthera 4y ago

I'm sure you didn't mean it this way, but this does read as if you're shaming people for using painkillers. No-one should have to endure pain and there's nothing wrong with the responsible use of drugs to reduce it.

11235813213455 4y ago
no, just going in the direction of the article about the fact that drugs for things like inflammation are more counter-productive than useful
vorpalhex 4y ago
Avoiding pain is an anti-goal. There is starting to be good evidence that aggressive pain management with a goal of having patients feel no pain is linked heavily to opiod overprescriptions (which become fent users). That doesn't mean the answer is no pain medicine. You should try to keep pain in a bearable, functioning range.
journey_16162 4y ago
I don't see it in his (downvoted) comment. It's getting unhealthy. Nowadays you need to be super careful when you write to not possibly offend anyone the tiniest bit. It's fuc*ed up.