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• Method 1 of 3: Induce a fever with medical attention
• Method 2 of 3: Raise your body temperature at home
• Method 3 of 3: Eating to raise your body temperature
• Warnings

Fever is part of the natural defense system of the human body. An elevated body temperature can help destroy invading viruses and bacteria, and it can even help regulate the body's metabolism and hormones. Inducing a fever yourself can be risky, so you have to be very careful when you do that. You may also want to consider raising your body's standard body temperature without causing an actual fever, as this provides many of the same health benefits without the risk. If your internal body temperature rises above about 40.6 degrees Celsius, you risk heat stroke and damage to important proteins.

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Method 1 of 3: Induce a fever with medical attention

1. Consult with your doctor. If you decide you want to try to induce a fever, the first thing to do is consult with a medical professional. Make an appointment with your doctor and ask how you can induce a fever. Your doctor will advise you on the potential benefits and dangers of artificially inducing a fever and what your options are. Sometimes medications cause a fever when taken, but this is generally considered a side effect similar to an allergic reaction.
   • Vaccinations, such as against diphtheria and tetanus, can cause fever.
   • The drugs work by increasing the metabolism or triggering an immune response. Medication-induced fever can cause other symptoms as well.
   • Doctors who do use this option can use Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a tuberculosis vaccine.
   • If your doctor advises you not to try to induce a fever, you should listen to it. Do not try to induce a fever against your doctor's advice.
2. Use a medical sauna or a hyperthermia unit. Find a medical center or alternative medicine center that actively uses fever therapy. These wells are usually equipped with an infrared sauna unit, also known as a hyperthermia unit. Follow the centre's instructions when using this unit to induce a fever. You will usually be instructed to warm yourself up internally before using the device. The advice is then to drink ginger root tea or take ginger root and cayenne pepper capsules.
   • Before entering the device, undress and cover your skin with an herbal cream, which often contains ginger.
   • Wrap yourself in towels and then enter the unit. A standard session lasts 60 minutes, but if you don't show a negative response, your session can last two to three hours.
   • You will need to drink water during the process, especially if you are undergoing a longer session.
   • If you don't sweat or otherwise experience a negative reaction within the first 10 minutes, the session will be cut short.
   • After a successful session, you will undergo a warm to cool shower to close your pores.
3. Do not use too many fever reducers. As discussions about the potential benefits of fever control continue, some doctors recommend limiting the use of fever reducers, such as aspirin. By using these drugs in moderation, you can have a moderate fever-lowering effect, which can activate your body's own immune defenses.
   • The endogenous pyrogen hormone will trigger your brain to cause a rise in body temperature.
   • Muscle contractions can also be triggered, which will produce heat. The nerves heat the outer blood vessels, so that less heat is lost to the environment.
   • Body tissues can be broken down to produce heat.
   • The feeling of cold can prompt you to put on extra layers of clothing or drink hot liquids, which will help raise your temperature.

Method 2 of 3: Raise your body temperature at home

1. Prepare a Schlenz bath. Also known as an "overheating bath," this age-old technique works by stimulating the body's natural immune response. You can take a bath at a professional Schlenz center, but the process is simple enough to do at home. Before the bath, drink one or two cups of hot herbal tea, such as ginger, lemon balm, peppermint, elderberry, or goldenrod. If you have a weak heart, add a few drops of Crataegisan to the tea to reduce the potential risk of the hot bath.
   • Fill the bathtub with warm water. Keep the temperature between 36 and 37 ° C.
   • Submerge your entire body. If your whole body doesn't fit in the bathtub, bend your knees so that your head is submerged. Make sure to keep your nose and mouth above water so that you can breathe without problems.
   • The temperature of the water should not drop too much during the bath. Add more hot water if necessary to maintain the heat. Allow the water to reach a temperature of 38 ° C with each addition.
   • Stay in the bath for about half an hour. Have someone else help you out of the water if you feel faint or dizzy getting out.
2. Try an alternative form of bath therapy. In addition to the traditional Schlenz bath, there are other warm bath therapies you can use to induce a fever. One technique claimed to have cancer-fighting qualities requires you to prepare a warm bath, with the water as hot as you can comfortably tolerate. Don't burn yourself. Add a kilogram of Epsom salt. Soak as much of your body as possible in the bath. Stay in it for 20 to 25 minutes and add more warm water as needed to maintain a steady heat source. Sip ginger root tea during the bath to warm the body from the inside while warming your body from the outside using the bath water.
   • Be careful when you get out of the bath. If you feel faint or dizzy, get someone's help.
   • Let yourself air dry, instead of drying yourself with a towel.
   • Spread a sheet of plastic over your bed to protect it from getting wet and lie down, covering yourself with as many blankets as possible.
   • Stay there for three to eight hours. You will sweat a lot and have to stay in bed until the fever breaks.
   • Usually the fever will go away after six to eight hours.
   • You can repeat this once a week, for a maximum of six to eight weeks.
3. Try g-tummo meditation. A specific form of meditation associated with Tibetan monks has been mentioned as a way to increase body temperature and possibly induce fever. Scientific analysis has shown that g-tummo meditation can help raise body temperature to the temperature zone of a mild or moderate fever. The rise in body temperature has been observed during the Forceful Breath Vase breath of the meditation - how long the temperature can be maintained appears to depend on the neurocognitive element (meditative visualization) of the meditation.
   • Find an expert instructor and ask him or her to teach you this.
   • The Forceful Breath Vase breathing technique can be practiced at home to help regulate your body temperature.
   • Vase breathing is essentially breathing in clean air and then exhaling about 85% of that air. This breath helps create the shape of a vase in your abdomen.
   • It can be linked to visualization, such as visualizing flames going down your spine.
4. Do physical exercises to increase body temperature. Exercise and strenuous physical activity raise your core temperature. Doing a hard workout on a hot day or wearing layers of clothing makes it harder for your body to cool down and lose heat. Your core temperature can rise by a few degrees. You have to be careful when exercising or you could catch a number of heat-related illnesses, including heat cramps and heat exhaustion.
   • Some athletes (such as wrestlers) wear extra layers of clothing, even plastic bags, and do cardiovascular activities such as running and lifting. These athletes also enter the sauna wearing these clothes to increase their body temperature and lose water weight while flushing their systems.
   • Make sure to drink plenty of fluids to avoid getting dehydrated.
   • Watch for heat sickness symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, cardiac arrhythmias, and visual problems.
   • If you experience any of these symptoms, stop immediately, cool down, and recover.

Method 3 of 3: Eating to raise your body temperature

1. Eat brown rice. Whole grain rice with every meal, or at least with every dinner, can cause your body temperature to rise within a few days. Whole grain rice is a complex carbohydrate and it challenges your digestive system. The extra work your system has to do in the digestive process warms you up from within. Note that other whole grains, such as quinoa and buckwheat, have a similar effect.
2. Eat ice cream. Eating ice cream every day can gradually cause your core temperature to increase over a period of several weeks. The shock of the cold forces your system to heat up to keep your temperature from dropping. In addition, foods containing fat, protein and carbohydrates heat the body more as your digestive system processes them.
   • Fat moves very slowly through your digestive system, forcing your body to heat up because it has to do more work.
3. Use cayenne. Add only 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper to your food every day. If this is too tart for you, add a pinch of cayenne pepper with every meal. Cayenne pepper contains a particularly hot compound known as capsaicin. This compound is responsible for the initial heat in your mouth that you experience when eating cayenne pepper, but this is not responsible for the change in body temperature.
   • Processing the capsaicin in your digestive system is what raises your body's temperature.
   • While it is not certain, peppers like jalapeno and habanero can have a similar effect.
4. Eat more coconut oil. Coconut oil is a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) that helps increase core temperature and metabolism. MCTs are known to increase metabolism and aid in weight loss. Rather than being stored as fat, it is converted into energy, causing body temperature to rise. This can be beneficial for people who have an underactive thyroid. Furthermore, coconut oil has antiviral properties and can help diabetics stabilize their blood glucose.
5. Eat more peanuts. Peanuts are a good source of protein and fatty acids. Peanuts are also high in niacin. Niacin is a B vitamin responsible for respiration and metabolism at the cellular level. When consumed, niacin causes a flush that leads to an increase in temperature. Peanuts also have antioxidant properties and can activate slow circulation.
6. Eat more ginger. Eating a thumb-sized piece of raw ginger can give your body temperature a rapid spike. If eating it doesn't appeal to you, you can also make a tea by soaking an equally sized piece in boiling water for five to ten minutes. Ginger stimulates digestion, causing body temperature to rise.
   • Other root vegetables can help a bit too. If ginger doesn't appeal to you, try carrots, beets, or sweet potatoes.

Warnings

• If you plan on taking a cure at home, you should always talk to your doctor before triggering a fever, especially if you have pre-existing health conditions that are stressful to your heart, digestive system, or immune system.