Tao Te Ching and How to Cure Cough

My friend Chee Meng sent me this:

"The Secret of Health is to be sick of sickness -- 71st verse of Tao Te Ching"

 

Upon reflection, I wrote the following:

 

I used to be the coughing kid while I was working in MAS. My chronic cough happened twice a year and lasted about 50 days! And Tao Te Ching is right - I got so sick of being sick, i declared war against my bad cough. The following are my holistic treatment (Exclusion Clause: I am not a quack, don't do this at home without medical consultation with your doctor but this works for me!)

1. Read up everything I know about cough on the net and found the root cause- I have rhinitis - meaning that lots of mucus is produced excesuavely when there are dust particles around me. Installed a high powered ar filter with UV light in office and at home to minimise dust mites accumulation

2. I found a great doctor at Chinatown plaza who specialised in curing cough. My family members now see him whenever the itch in the throat starts.

3. We need sunlight to produce vitamin D, which is vital in fighting viral infection. So I run in the forest under the hot sun and get a bit of solar radiation. When all else fail, I go to the sun tanning studio to get artificial sunlight especially during rainy seasons. Moderate exposure to artificial sunlight is unlikely to get skin cancer. The keyword is moderation.

 

4. I am treated by an osteopathy specialist (a western medical approach that treats you holistically). I used to take multi-vitamins thinking that it is a vitamin buffet for the kiasu. Unfortunately, it did not help much. It turns out that ionic magnesium and folic acid in liquid form are good for me. Yup, I know doctors prescibe folic acid for pregnant ladies but its benefits are numerous.

5. Go to the outdoors! I now run 3 times a week at MacRitchie Reservoir or th Botanical Gardens. I think the ions from the trees do you a lot of good.

6. Find the right job and find your happy niche. Less stress means less weakening of your immune system.

7. Do something new and fun.

8. Play with your kids and be a kid.

Harold Fock