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Folk Remedies
Arthritis | Asthma
| Bee Sting | Canker Sores | Flatulence
Gallbladder Problems
| Headache | Hemorrhoids
| Hernia | Insomnia Urinary Problems
| Warts | Yeast Infection
Arthritis
Use following herbs can be beneficial: alfalfa
leaves, black cohosh, celery seed, parsley tea, valerian root and yuca
extract.
Recommendations:
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Check for possible allergies
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Avoid milk; vitamin D causes sore joints
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Exercise regularly. Take hot bath provide relief.
Raw lemon rubs and hot castor oil packs are also extremely beneficial.
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Drink distilled water only
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Avoid nightshade vegetable (green peppers, eggplant,
tomatoes, potatoes) which contains sotanine that some people, particular
those with arthritis , are highly sensitive to it.
Asthma
Use echinacea, horsetail, juniper berries, licorice
root, Ma Huang, pau d'arco, propolis and slippery elm bark tables have
shown good results in many studies.
Recommendations:
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Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Avoid sugar, caffeine drinks, and high carbohydrate
foods.
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Avoid furry animals
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Avoid canned food or any processed meats
Bee Sting
Take echinacea as a tea or in capsule form. Drink
as much yellow dock tea as you can. Apply poultices made from white oak
bark and leaves, comfrey and slippery elm.
Recommendations:For
a wasp or bee sting, open or crush a charcoal tablet and place on a cotton
ball. Place the cotton on the affected area and cover with an adhesive
bandage. This will reduce the pain and swelling.
Canker
Sores
Use burdock, golden seal, pau d'arco tea and red
clover. Red raspberry tea is very helpful.
Recommendations:Eat
plenty of salad with onion. Include yogurt, cottage cheese and buttermilk
in your diet. Do not eat eat fish, or meat for 2 weeks. Avoid coffee, chewing
gums, smoking and all deep fried foods that triggers the sores.
Flatulence:
Avoid following foods that cause gas problems
in many people:
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Lactose-containing dairy products, beans
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Apple, brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower
Gallbladder
Problems:
Avoid the following foods helps lower the chance
of getting gallstone-
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Sugar
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Polyunsataurated fats (all red meats, coconut etc.)
Recommendations:Peppermint
oil capsules are used in Europe to cleanse the gallbladder. For gallstones,
use 3 tablespoons of olive oil with the juice of a lemon before going to
bed. Many stones pass in the stool with this technique.
Headache:
Here's is a list of foods that contain one or
more potential headache triggers:
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Alcoholic drinks, coffee, tea and other sources of
caffeine
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Artificial sweetener - NutraSweet, Equal, Accent
(MSG)
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Beans (such as kidney beans, lime beans)
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Cheese
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Chocolate
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Processed meats (cold cuts, hot dogs, smoked fish,
salami, bacon)
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Pork
Recommendations:Eat
well-balanced diet. Take charcoal tablets (from a health food store)
if you suspect a sensitivity to the food you're about to eat.
Hemorrhoids:
Commonsense ways to prevent future troubles-
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Exercise regularly
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Take stretch breaks during periods of prolonged sitting
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Don't linger on toilet; a 5-minute maximum is recommended
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Steer clear of laxatives
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Drink plenty of liquids
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Linseed oil helps to soften stools. Use one or two
tbsp daily.
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Take a sitz (mineral) bath daily.
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A peeled clove of garlic or a raw potato made into
a suppository is beneficial for hemorrhoids.
Hernia:
Helps for preventing problems-
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Avoid Acidic foods, alcoholic beverages, coffee,
tea
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Avoid fatty food, peppermint, spearmint
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Wear loose clothes
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Don't bend or lie down after eating.
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Avoid lifting heavy object
Insomnia
Avoid caffeine containing foods. Drink a class
of warm milk before going to bed helps many people (Calcium & Tryptophan
supplementation have been proved beneficial against insomnia.)
Urinary
Problems:
Cranberry juice is unique and good for helping
the cure of of urinary problems because it contains hippuric acid, which
inhibits the growth of bacteria.
Warts:
An old Indian method is to go out and pick a dandelion
two or three times a day and put the milk from the cut end on the wart.
It is said to get rid of the warts in no time.
Another method is to put warm castor oil on gauze
and apply it three times a day for half an hour for a period of 1 to 2
months. Cod-liver oil, rubbed often on a wart, is yet another remedy reported.
Yeast
Infection:
Take Lactobacillus acidophilus culture
mixed with yogurt and apply it into the vagina in exactly the same way
as antiyeast medications, using an applicator.
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