GOOD OR BAD? FEVER IS A WELCOME FRIEND NOT A FOE TO SLAY

Fever is generally regarded as an enemy to be fought and defeated. The majority of patients and their families feel fear at the appearance of a fever, a fear that grows stronger with the intensity of
the fever and faithfully follows its ups and downs. Peace of mind for the patient or the parent of a feverish child returns only when the fever has vanished.Yet fever is an intentional action produced by the body to defend itself. Fever’s beneficial nature has been emphasised by numerous health professionals Édouard Auber (1804-1873), an expert on the work of Hippocrates, states in his own Philosophie de la medicine, “Fever is one of the most powerful healing methods employed by nature.”
AndrĂ© Passbecq (1920-2010), one of the best known naturopathic doctors in France, writes: “Nothing works as well against illness as a good fever.... Fever can be a source of discomfort but, thanks to it, pathogenic substances and toxins are promptly broken down and eliminated. The temperature will remain high as long as the bulk of the toxins have not been eliminated.”French naturopath Pierre Valentin Marchesseau (1911-1994) echoes this sentiment: “Fever is a means of selfdefense.”

                        WHAT TO DO WITH A FEVER: USING FEVER AS THERAPY
                             Fever possesses so many therapeutic benefits that a variety of


practitioners, aware of its usefulness, have sought means for creating it artificially. These pyrotherapy
techniques included injections of substances that would not be tolerated by the body in order to force the body to defend itself by creating a fever. For the most part, these pyrotherapy methods have been
abandoned because of the numerous problems they caused due to their anti-physiological nature. The
fact remains, nonetheless, that the practice was based on a correct evaluation of the healing virtues of
fever.

Fortunately, there is a physiological process that exists for intentionally creating fever: thermal baths.
With a hot bath, a person can easily and rapidly escalate and intensify the metabolic activities and defense reactions of the body, which will produce a temporary fever. This method is something that can be turned to for preventive purposes. By correcting the biological terrain, you can prevent illnesses from finding an opportunity to develop.

                   GOOD OR BAD? FEVER IS A WELCOME FRIEND NOT A FOE TO SLAY

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