Have you or your child come down with a temperature? What is your next step? Will you reach for aspirin or similar to reduce the temperature?
A fever indicates that your immune system is hard at work. A fever doubles white cell activity for every degree the temperature rises and the increased levels of white cells will then destroy the pathogens. So why would you ever try to suppress a fever?
Australian Naturopath Michel Sichel wrote a very interesting article on Myths and Facts about Fevers debunking some of the common myths.