Bronchitis, insomnia, diabetes, constipation… How to treat yourself without medication

The use of medication is a habit that remains well anchored in France. Thus, when we go to see a doctor, half of us wait for a prescription at the end of the appointment, recalls a study commissioned by Health Insurance on the occasion of its campaign “The right treatment does not is not necessarily a medicine. As a result, each year an average of 41 boxes of medication are reimbursed per insured person. To change habits that are harmful to health and ruinous to public finances, health insurance calls for greater sobriety. Because many common illnesses and symptoms can be relieved or even cured without the use of medication. With the help of general practitioners, Le Figaro reviewed the most common diseases affected, and the alternatives to manage them.

Cold, flu syndrome, bronchitis: blow your nose, cough, rest

“We usually say that a common cold treated with medication lasts 7 days, and without medication 1 week”jokes Professor Mathilde…