The Cleansing Cold

Most people think of getting sick as a bad thing. It definitely isn't fun and doesn't feel good. But the truth is, nature has a purpose in all of its doings. Sure there are instances where being sick is really due to a chronically weak immune system (as in the person who gets sick all the time), and there are instances where being sick is due to food poisoning or some toxin the body has to get rid of quickly for survival purposes. But looking at the common cold, the seasonal sickness, it is actually not a bad thing at all. See, most people's diets contain foods that create an acid condition in the body, and that contain artificial additives and other unnatural ingredients. These unnatural ingredients do not just exit the body, leaving it unharmed. These toxins are often stored in the body, slowly weakening it over time. Pollutants in the air and from our cars and water supply are also toxins that accumulate in the body. Stress and other 'toxic' emotions (anger, irritability, etc.) also create a toxic system.
The average person showers at least once a day. The outside of our bodies become nice and clean each day. Few people think about the fact that the inside of their bodies get just as dirty, or moreso, as the outside of their bodies. If we do not take the time to cleanse our insides, with a body detox program, then our bodies will often do the job for us - by getting us sick.
The symptoms we get when we are sick are not just so that the body can get rid of some bacteria or virus that has taken hold - because, you see, bacteria and viruses can only exist in a toxic system. They feed on the toxins in fact. What the body is doing when it gets congested, is ridding the body of the toxins and waste products that are allowing the bacteria or virus to live in our systems. Because then, the bacteria and virus can't live - they will starve. I actually don't believe that every cold is based in a germ though. Sometimes the body just needs to do a house cleaning. Either way, a house cleaning is being done, and we are all the better off for it.
Over time, toxins do weaken the immune system, or other systems of the body. Those who 'never get sick' either take really good care of their bodies or have a powerful mental attitude that keeps them well. But if neither of these hold true, then somewhere down the line that person's body will let them know it is being weakened by the toxins from their unhealthy lifestyle. Sometimes it is by a sudden illness that they thought could never happen. Other times it is a slow degeneration of certain systems of the body.

When you get sick, it is important that you do not take medicine that will stop the congestion. All this does is drive the toxins back into the body, setting you up for another sickness. When sickness comes, work with the body. Understand what it is trying to do and help it along. Allowing that congestion to be released from the body is a blessing to your body. Your body will be stronger for it.
To prevent the need for sickness, make sure you do a body detox program at least a couple of times a year. Every season is ideal. The 'summer cold' is likely your body throwing off toxins from the previous seasons, allowing for clearer, lighter, healthier blood for the summer weather. Same thing with the winter cold. The body changes with the seasons, and needs to cleanse.

Love your body and work with it. :)