Yup! Moms old home remedies.
The LAST thing anyone should be allowed to do is if they start to get pneumonia is to lay still. That is the surest way to die. And that is how people are passing on with this.
Doesn't chicken broth contain something that actually kills viruses? I've believe I've read something to that effect. So yes, mom knew best!
Yes to an extent but rapid over exertion may be causing rapid hypoxia which leads to the “suddenly dropping dead” syndrome you may heave read about.
Moving and changing positions, forcing one-self to cough and deep breath and resting while sick, that is often the best way to go.
A common theme in these home remedies is to raise the body core temperature. Though with pneumonia it might not be wise to increase humidity. Depends upon the environment.
For many years of living in the desert, I always came down with something during the change of seasons, when the weather was simply gorgeous and temperate.
Turns out the air was so arid, my sinuses tended to dry out, then with pollen in the air, sinuses would become inflamed, but dried out mucous tends to clog the sinuses, then the body is unable to naturally discharge impurities. Head cold symptoms developed, head aches, sore throats, itchy eyes, etc.
I discovered simply running a baby humidifier on my desk, half the day, solved the problem and haven’t had the hay fever since.