Saturday, December 1, 2012

Home Remedies

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?

Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?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..

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as amassage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.
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.
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 was never advertised for this use.

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.
Listerine therapy for toenail fungus:Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine M outhwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.
Vinegar to heal bruises... soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

6 comments:

jedwis said...

Wow...great stuff SER...and the pictures help alot.

kkdither said...

Toothpaste is an excellent jewelry cleaner. Your sparkles will shine like they have never shined before. It can be slightly abrasive, so rub gently.

Cooked oatmeal is a great facial mask. Apply it while warm and leave on as long as you can to dry. It cleans pores, softens and tightens skin. It itches like heck as it dries. I've never made it to the complete dry stage.

Baby oil softens ear wax. Go gentle. Do you know you aren't supposed to use Q-Tips inside your ears? Ya, right. When I saw the doctor about my earache, he shoved one in there so deep, he made me yelp.

jedwis said...


Nice KK...I was so verklempt

yelp


verb
1.
to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.

2.
to call or cry out sharply.

OrbsCorbs said...

How does Alka Seltzer clean up a urinary tract infection? Does it bubble the bacteria away?

SER said...

Orbs, I think it has something to do with the molecular weight of the air bubble only when its fill with gas and the walls are extremely thin. They will break when they get to the heated area dispensing the gas thus reducing or killing the bacteria.

BL Basketcase said...

It neutralizes the pH of urine.
The optimal pH of the body is 7.0.
On most people that does range up or down some.

If urine is contimually alkalotic or acidotic it signals a more severe health condition(s).

A common one (for low pH) is ketoacidosis resulting from continual high blood serum glucose, or even starvation.
A high pH (above 7) could be a sign of kidney failure or a urinary tract infection.

To sum it up... it is a buffer that makes the urine a less friendly environment for bacterial growth.