Your body can throw you for a loop at any time,and trying out all
natural homemade remedies to treat ailments can be a life saver.
Do you wake up with a sore throat the day you're set to have that major presentation? or you overdo yourself at the gym and come home with a stiff neck?.
Well
trying out home made remedies for these kind of ailments can be very
effective and pocket friendly rather than running to the doctor. So
clear some space in your bathroom cabinet, refrigerator, and kitchen
cupboard for these surprisingly safe and effective remedies.
The following are six home made remedies that work;
To relax a stiff neck
A
stiff neck results from slowed circulation and lymph flow to muscle
tissues. Use contrast hydrotherapy, a quick blast of hot, then cold
water in order to get the blood pumping again. In the shower, first run
hot water over your neck for 20 seconds to increase blood flow, then
switch to cold for 10 seconds to constrict blood flow. Alternate three
times, always ending with cold. When you get out of the shower, your
body will send the blood back out to the skin, which results in a final
dilation of blood vessels and voilĂ !, a looser neck.
Best way to prevent vomiting
Douse
a cotton makeup pad with isopropyl alcohol, hold it up to your nose,
and take a few deep breaths (no more than three in a 10-minute period).
According to a recent study, emergency room patients who inhaled the
isopropyl alcohol saturated pads saw a 50 percent reduction in nausea,
compared with patients who sniffed pads doused in saline solution.
Treat that bad breath
Gargle
with a small cup of acidic lemon juice to kill odor-causing bacteria.
Then eat a bit of plain unsweetened yogurt, which contains beneficial
lactobacillus bacteria. These so-called pro biotics compete with and
replace the reeking bacteria. The lemon-yogurt combo instantly
neutralizes odor and lasts 12 to 24 hours.
Cut
a lemon in half and squeeze the juice from one half into a cup. Studies
show that vitamin C taken before the onset of a cold shortens its
duration and severity. Drop the lemon half shell into the cup. Add
boiling water and a teaspoon of organic raw honey, an immunity booster
that also coats painful throat tissues. Breathe in the healing vapor to
open sinuses, and sip a cupful two or three times daily to fight the
bug.
Stop foot odor
Soak
feet nightly in one part vinegar and two parts water to eliminate
odoriferous bacteria, or take a daily foot bath in strong black tea (let
it cool first) for 30 minutes. Tea's tannins kill bacteria and close
the pores in your feet, keeping feet dry longer; bacteria tend to thrive
in moist environments. You'll see results in a few days to a week. Do
the soak only when your feet are free of cuts.
Curb a cough
Indulge
in a square or two of dark chocolate. Researchers found that
chocolate's theobromine compound is more effective than codeine at
suppressing persistent coughs without the side effects of drowsiness and
constipation.
To calm a nagging cough that keeps
you awake at night, take two teaspoons of honey (one to two teaspoons
for kids; don't give to children younger than one), along with vitamin C
which boosts the immune system in the early stages of your cough.
Research shows that honey works better than either a cough suppressant
or no treatment at all for relieving children's nocturnal cough and
promoting sleep
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