Sneezing, dry cough, headache... It is thought to be a cold, but if the symptoms do not go away, you may need to think about something else: Is it an allergy?

Allergies are more associated with spring than fall. However, cases of allergy appear at this time of year and before summer, since in both periods pollen or flower powder is found free in the surrounding air. In autumn, pollen comes mainly from ambrosis, as one plant produces millions of specimens. To this must be added the fallen leaves of the trees: the humidity generates mold, and in this environment the cases of allergy are multiplied enormously.

How to protect it

In addition to the medicines prescribed by your doctor, do not forget the vaccines where they are available, there are a number of tips and measures you can take to relieve your symptoms:

- Keep doors and windows closed to prevent dust from entering the interior of the house.

- Shower when you come home or before bed, to lie on the hair or on the skin without powders of flowers.

- Take care of your diet. There are foods that aggravate the allergic symptoms (eggs, chocolate, alcohol, cured cheeses, cuttings...) and food drinks that relieve these symptoms: carotenoids or with pigments of orange color (pumpkin or carrot, for example), and with cercilla (onions, black grapes, tea, etc. ).

To relieve the cold naturally

At this time of the year, colds are easy to catch and you do not have to resort to the pharmacy to search for medicine. Rest is very important for our body to put all its strength into healing. Here are some simple tips that are worth as much as medications:

You have to eat. If you don't take the calories needed during your cold, it will cost your body more to fight off viruses.

-Chicken stock every day... It is an excellent anti-inflammatory that naturally removes and ejects mucus accumulated inside the body.

- ... but not too hot. Too hot foods damage the throat, which is already sore.

- More vitamin A and C. Vitamin C (red bell pepper, kiwi...) summarizes the process, while vitamin A (verdel, liver, milk) dispels complications.

- Great hydration. It is advisable to drink water, juices and infusions with ginger, mint and similar to alleviate congestion as well as muscle aches.

- Physiological serum for cleaning of nasal passages. They will not dry and the mucosa will dilute and lighten.

- Make vapours to open the airways. To do this, it is best to add some eucalyptus essential oil to the hot water.

- Wet rags, placed on the forehead or inside the wrists, help to reduce the fever a little.

- Onion to calm the night cough. Place it in the mesilla, near you.