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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Home Remedies

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Tips on Home Remedies for the Winter Season
Home Remedies



In today’s fast paced society, everyone is looking for a quick fix for all their problems; one of the common fixes is popping pills for every sniffle we get. When the doctor recommends bed rest, most people say that they don’t have time. They would rather take some magic pill to keep them going, but they don’t know what this is doing to their body and immune system. With many drugs being recalled due to their ill side effects, individuals have turned to natural ways of healing and home remedies. Below are a few tips for the winter season. These remedies are from various cultures and have been used them for 100s of years. Individuals who use home remedies also agree that they may not work all the time, but since they are believed to have no side effects, they prefer to use them first before medications.

Turmeric: Acts as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-septic, neutralizing free radical damage, and helps with common colds, fever, digestion, coughs. Turmeric with a pinch of salt after a big meal helps with bloating and gas. Turmeric has been used in many forms for example, as a spice in meals, a paste or a (½ teaspoon) in milk. It has also been used on children for many years. Individuals commonly use on small amounts.

Cup of warm milk with a teaspoon of honey: Helps sooth coughing and speeds up mucus through the nasal area, which helps with alleviating symptoms of congestion and acts as a barrier between viruses and the nose lining.

Ginger: Can be used in any forms such as meals, or in hot tea and helps with digestion. For cough, ginger juice with equal amounts of honey can be used.

Basil Leaves: Adding some basil leaves to your milk or tea will help you with your cold, cough and fever symptoms.

Lemon: Is known to be full of vitamin C, it helps with colds and gives you instant energy. In the past individuals with low blood pressures have known to drink water with squeezed lemon and a pinch of salt to help with there symptoms. Lemon has known to help with digestion by mixing water, lemon, black salt and cumin powder.

Chicken soup: Soup during the sick days has worked well for many over many years. Warm soup has also known to help the flow of mucus to the nasal passages to combat viruses. It has a soothing effect and is soft on the stomach.

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