Thursday, July 06, 2006







Thirteen alternatives to medicine.


1)Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."


2)Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.


3) Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.


4) Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.


5) Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria. You can subsitute Wild Turkey for the Vinegar, and it tastes better.........


6) Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer . Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product has never been advertised for this use. ( Note : Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine is not the same..and contains aspirin, which can cause stomach bleeding if you have ulcers.)



7) Honey remedy for skin blemishes . Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.


8) Listerine therapy for toenail fungus . Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.


9) Easy eyeglass protection . To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.


10) C oca-Cola cure for rust . Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.



11) Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer . If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide! , try a spray of Formula 409 . Insects drop to the ground instantly.


12) Smart splinter remover .just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue- All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.


13) Hunt's tomato paste boil cure .cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Note. I have not tested these home remedies first hand. But I'm all for trying a more natural route. I don't think that any of these will hurt just trying.

Nurse





8 comments:

Jen said...

Interesting! I'm curious to try that one for achy muscles.

Thanks for posting!

Anonymous said...

My mom use to give us brown sugar mixed with butter and vinigar for a cough , it worked.

For a cleans of the insides body have you tried sulphor and molasses yuck This was our spring tonic.Then try using sulphor and lard for rubbing on the skin, for what ever reason. Maybe body lice I have forgotten the reason.
I saw on TV last night a wee girl fell on a cactus her parents would not allow any freezing to take place or for her to go under anethesia she had over 1000 I think it was close to 2000 very long prickles in her. doc tried different things that did not work. like tape and pulling it of. Then he thought of ladies using hot eye brow wax Bingo it worked took about 15 minutes . Poor wee girl screamed every time they pulled off the wax strip. The girl was about5-6 years old,

Anonymous said...

PS Mom use to boil onions and brown sugar together for a flue tonic, We drank the juice .

Anonymous said...

Another one bread soaked in warm milk sprinkled with sugar used on boils. I remember taken a slug of whiskey to hold in my mouth to suck out the infection of cancer sores. It worked Dad says a good feed of fresh rhubarb was used as a spring tonic too.

Michelle said...

Thanks Wanda,
I am all for natural remedies.

wandi said...

Jen this may work but you may stink to high heaven.

kelle said...

Might be worth trying...I'm curious to see if some of them actually work.

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