20 Amazing Home Remedies
| By Christina Morgan | Category: Inspiration and Wellness
Sore throat? Try some cayenne peppers! Photo by Grumpy Chris
I love going into a drugstore and exploring the endless number of products…they have something for almost every ailment now! But with prices soaring and the lack of proven results for most products, are these items really worth it? Chances are that you can find something in your own home to cure your ailment before opening your wallet at the pharmacy. Below are twenty useful and easy at-home remedies that will save you time and money the next time you’re looking for a quick solution to an annoying health problem.
1. Did you wake up this morning with a nasty red pimple? Panicking over how to get rid of it? Try some toothpaste. Apply for ten to fifteen minutes during the day, or overnight to reduce redness and irritation.
2. Anytime you need to cure a case of bad breath, just eat some parsley. It’s a natural remedy to make your breath fresh again, and can be a great idea on a date after a meal full of garlic or onions.
3. Nauseous? Ginger is your solution! Try some ginger slices from the grocery store, or grate some fresh ginger into a cup of tea.
4. If you ever feel irregular, or deal with bouts of constipation, try to add prunes or figs to your diet. It’s also important to drink at least eight glasses of water per day in order to keep your digestive system regular.
5. Gargling with (no more than) an eighth of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and water can actually help to ease a sore throat. Gargling with salt water is also helpful if the infection is bacterial, so try these solutions the next time you wake up with a scratchy throat.
6. If for any reason you feel dizzy, you can also put a dash of cayenne pepper in a glass of water. Drink it as fast as you can. The cayenne pepper will actually increase blood flow to the head and will help to restore the body’s equilibrium.
7. Hydrogen peroxide works wonders on scrapes and cuts in clearing them of unwanted bacteria.
8. Hydrogen peroxide also helps in clearing out excess earwax. Dab a bit on a cotton swab, and you’ll be hearing better in no time.
9. If you suffer from headaches, rub some peppermint drops on your temples. The trick has been used for centuries to provide calming and soothing relief.
10. Can’t get rid of those nasty hiccups? Eat two tablespoons of sugar, with no water. The substance will be hard to get down, and the work that your diaphragm has to do in order to process it will help to get rid of your hiccups in no time!
11. If you get a nosebleed, have someone drop a few ice cubes down the back of your shirt. The instant cold will make the veins in the body constrict, causing blood flow to decrease.
12. Always remember to wear your sunscreen. If you forget, however, and get sunburned, apply either aloe or yogurt for instant relief.
13. Yogurt can also work very well in aiding yeast infections. Eating it will keep healthy bacteria in the body to avoid these types of infections. If an infection is very uncomfortable, yogurt can also be applied directly to the area in order to provide some relief.
14. Urinary tract infections are terrible, so if you feel one coming on or are suffering from one, drink cranberry juice! Look for pure fruit juice forms instead of cranberry cocktail for a stronger dose of the fruit’s powerful benefits.
15. If you suffer from acid reflux disease, drink two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in water, three times per day. Apple cider vinegar has been reported to work wonders, and it can also help relieve sinus infections.
16. Hung-over? Well there are a number of solutions that people claim work, but it is definitely important to drink as much water as possible before falling asleep to help with dehydration. Upon waking, try eating a banana or drinking some pickle juice.
17. If you crave to look younger, and wish for softer, wrinkle free skin, add flaxseed (or other sources of omega-3′s) to your diet. It will help from the inside in making your complexion look flawless.
18. Chamomile can help tremendously with indigestion. If you feel sick after a heavy meal, try to drink a cup of chamomile tea, and you should feel better within the hour.
19. For years, people have been drinking milk before bed to help them sleep. An even better trick for insomnia though is to add honey to warm milk before going to bed.
20. If your hair is starting to look dry and brittle, mix some olive oil with an avocado and slap it all over your hair. Place a shower cap over the mixture and let your hair soak in the rich oils.
Give these home remedies a try – you’ll be amazed at how effective they are! Please share your own in the comments section below!
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They don’t make hydrogen peroxide like they used to. It’s been watered down quite a bit, and I don’t think it works as well.
I’ve heard that Preparation H can also help reduce the swelling of a pimple.
1) Toothpaste also helps clear cold sores fast without paying for the cream.It has to be a white toothpaste and apply it as ASAP.Keep applying and keep area dry of moisture from spit.Cold sores dissapear more quickly and better looking than just leaving it.
2)Freckles~Rub lemons or oranges on your skin while out in the sun.Do this as much as possible.I got rid of freckles on my face forever!
3)I heard if you get car sickness or moton sickness on boats to get someone to put a cold key on the back of your neck for a while.Heard it works…
4)Urinary track infections~I had chronic uti’s until i was desperate.I took macrodantin but found that it was JUST LACK OF WATER.Drink your heart out EVERYDAY.Buy a 1.5 litre water bottle and force yourself to drink it and like it! drink 3 litres a day!I hated water but now by body tells me i need it and to let you know ANY SOFT DRINKS FLARE IT UP.If you drink juice keep it to 1-2 glasses a day and avoid tomatoes.
If you need support on uti email me at sacredeve@hotmail.com I had them for 5 years and cured now.Im 25.
5)Sunburn~Little known fact that Vinegar (white) sooths bad sunburns.I was almost black one year as a kid it hurt so bad i was crying so much but i put paper towels of vengar on me and it helped.
6)Always keep a aloe vera plant at your house.They grow very very easily you can just snap off a big (leaf?) and replant it it will grow in a couple months to be sturdy.anytime you burn yourslef in kitchen use the inside jelly bit 2 soothe .
7)Restless legs at night.Put your legs straight up the wall I used to do this as a kid and it stopped the frustration.You may have to do this for like 10 mins or maybe more but it works
8)Olives are great for a womans well being!Green or black.
Sunflower seeds help depression and skin
9)salt is great for pimples.dryes them out.If you squeeze like me use toilet paper to contain bacteria~you dont want to spread it!be careful causes scars.
10)feeling secure and happy will bring out the glow in you.Be positive,change any negative thinking be forgiving and enjoy the outdoors!~
also with yeast infections~i found you have to eat a crapload of yogurt everyday to be of benifit/prevent.
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Use the 1 time tablet under direction from your doctor about 25 bucks usually ITS WORTH IT ! And if it returns still make sure your changing your underwear more thn once a day.I take a shower at night to go to sleep clean.My doctor also said to sleep without underwear.It might seem to come back but if your clean be patient it will dissapear after a couple of days
wear cotton undies.
omigod forgot to say eat green beans for skin as well!i like the edgels brand in can~cook in tablespoon of butter and little bit of salt and pepper for taste.more salt than pepper