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BACKACHE

  • Low impact exercise: swimming, walking, stationary bike
  • Apply a cold pack (frozen peas/corn)
  • Place a pillow or rolled towel behind lower back
  • Place pillow between legs when sleeping
  • Apply capsaicin cream/ointment to affected area
  • Apply warm compress/heating pad to affected area
  • Get a large foam wedge to support back when sitting up
  • Take a hot bath: add some Epsom salt and your favorite essential oils
  • Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, B -Complex, Omega-3, magnesium, calcium, zinc, B12, fish oil
  • Acupressure
  • Acupuncture
  • Reflexology
  • Herbs: Burdock, comfrey, juniper, slippery elm, valerian, white willow bark, devil’s claw, curry, ginger
  • Foods to include in diet: pineapple, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, acai berries, cranberries, blackberries, green tea, garlic, cold water fish
  • Tai Chi
  • Drink lots of water
  • Massage Therapy
  • Maintain a proper posture while sitting, standing and even sleeping
  • Yoga
  • Meditation

BAD BREATH

  • Massage gums with soft tooth brush
  • Brush your tongue
  • Chew on some lemon or orange rind
  • Chew on parsley, peppermint leaf, fennel or anise
  • Suck on some cloves
  • Use a toothpaste with tea tree oil
  • Keep mouth moist
  • Avoid: smoking, alcohol, onions, garlic, strong chesses
  • Suck on a lemon wedge
  • Brush teeth with a mixture of baking soda and hydrogen and rinse
  • Brush and floss after every meal
  • Replace toothbrush every two months
  • Get regular checkups and cleanings
  • Soak your dentures every night
  • Crunch on some apple, carrot, celery, walnuts or cranberries

BED WETTING

  • Reduce child’s intake of fluids before bed
  • Have child void before bed
  • Keep bedtime calm
  • Use plastic mattress cover, so accidents are easy to clean
  • Put some cinnamon on some toast
  • Give a cup of cranberry juice in the evening
  • Give a snack of walnuts and raisins before bed
  • Give a teaspoon of honey, or mix it in a glass of milk
  • Drink apple cider vinegar 3 x day
  • Add a teaspoon of fennel in warm milk/sweeten as needed
  • Eat a banana a day
  • Reward the child with something for being dry all night

BEE STINGS

  • Apply lavender, tea tree, blue chamomile essential oil directly to sting
  • Apply a compress of meat tenderizer and water
  • Apply cold compress to sting
  • Apply aloe vera gel to sting
  • Apply a paste of baking soda and water to the sting
  • Apply a paste of baking soda/meat tenderizer/crushed charcoal tablets to sting
  • Soak in a warm bath, add 1 cup Epsom salt or sea salts/5 drops of eucalyptus, lavender, tea tree oil or geranium essential oil/ ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • Mix together 1 teaspoon of each cinnamon/cloves/ginger/lemon and orange peel/sassafras with 1 cup vinegar/steep for a couple days/ store in dark bottle/ apply as needed

BLACK EYE

  • Apply ice pack (or frozen peas/corn)
  • After 24hours apply warm compress
  • Increase Vitamin C in your diet: gooseberries, peppers, lemons, mangoes, oranges, limes
  • Apply compress soaked in calendula tincture to eye
  • Apply Arnica ointment to control swelling
  • Either drink or apply pulp of pineapple and papaya to speed up healing process
  • Apply Vitamin E to area
  • Keep area moist

BLISTERS

  • Keep blister clean and dry
  • Apply calendula ointment to blister
  • Apply aloe vera gel
  • Wear properly fitted shoes
  • Apply Vaseline or petroleum jelly on the blister to prevent friction
  • Sprinkle some baby powder, baking soda or cornstarch on feet, to avoid getting blisters
  • Wash blister with warm salt water
  • To soothe the blisters, mix salt with cold water, roll a small towel, dip it in the mixture, apply to blister
  • Before touching blister, wash hands with soap and water, to avoid infection
  • Loosely apply a bandage or gauze on the blistered area, soak in water to remove if needed
  • Apply an antibiotic ointment like Bacitracin, to help heal blister
  • Do not use alcohol or iodine on blister, they delay healing
  • Apply a cold or warm compress
  • Use shoe pads and gloves to avoid friction and rubbing, to avoid getting blisters
  • Apply a paste of baking soda and water, cover with bandage
  • Dab blister with cotton ball soaked in white vinegar

BODY ODOR

  • Bath daily
  • Avoid excess perfumes
  • Soak in bathtub of tomatoes juices and warm water
  • Wear loosely fitted clothing
  • Drink a cup a sage tea daily
  • Dab underarms with alcohol, white vinegar, raw turnip, witch hazel or white willow bark tea daily
  • Avoid: garlic, caffeine, cumin, curry
  • Wash with antibacterial soap like: dial, lever
  • Apply tea tree oil to armpits
  • Use cornstarch or baking soda in underarms and body
  • Apply fresh lemon juice to underarms and body parts that sweats
  • Soak in warm bath: 1 cup Epsom salt /1 cup baking soda and 10 drops of lavender, peppermint or pine essential oils
  • Apply a paste of baking soda and lemon juice to underarms and other body parts that sweat
  • Soak in warm bath: 1 cup baking soda and ½ cup lemon juice
  • rub apple cider vinegar with cotton ball to underarms, then shower
  • Drink a glass of water mixed with 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar and honey, 3 x day
  • Cut a lemon in half and rub half to underarms
  • Add ½ cup dried rosemary leaves to 4 cups boiling water/steep 10 minutes/then add to your bath.
  • Add 10 drops of rosemary essential oil to water, dab to underarms as needed
  • Add 5 drops of sage, coriander and lavender essential oils to 2 oz of witch hazel. Mix together and put into spray bottle. Apply as needed
  • Soak in bath: two tablespoons of dried sage into boiling water/steep/strain/pour into bath water, add 1 cup tomato juice if you want
  • Use baby powder, baking soda or cornstarch
  • SAGE MUST NOT BE USED BY A PREGNANT OR NURSING MOTHER

BOILS

  • Apply warm compress to area, try salt water compress (15-30 min) 4 x day
  • Apply cold or warm compress if swollen
  • Eat garlic daily
  • Drink 8 glasses of water a day
  • Soak stale bread in hot milk/apply some honey/apply to boil/cover for 1 hour/rinse (will bring boil to head)
  • Apply paste of flour/ginger/dry mustard to boil
  • Place raw figs over boil
  • Apply slices of lemon, inside of ripe banana peel and apply to boil
  • Apply crushed raw cranberries to boil/cover/let it soak 1 hour/rinse
  • Drinks tea: burdock root, cayenne, comfrey, dandelion, Echinacea, goldenseal, red clover or oat straw
  • Apply warm tea compress
  • Avoid: fatty foods, sugar
  • Stir 1 teaspoon of turmeric into a glass of warm milk, drink 3 x day
  • Apply a paste of turmeric and ginger
  • Apply 1 drop of tea tree oil
  • Apply castor oil to boil with a cotton ball
  • Apply a paste of crushed cumin seeds and water
  • Drink a glass of warm milk with 1 teaspoon of nutmeg or cinnamon
  • Drink a tea of 1 part wild indigo, 1 part Echinacea, 1 part poke root and 1 part pasque flower into boiling water/steep/strain/drink 2 x day
  • Soak in hot bath with 1 cup Epsom salt or sea salts and essential oils
  • Wash with antibacterial soap
  • Exfoliate skin daily to prevent boils
  • Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B- Complex, Vitamin E

BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS

  • Apply warm compress to affected breast to assist milk to come out
  • Use breast pump to get milk flowing
  • Use nursing pillow to cradle baby
  • Make sure baby is not to warm
  • Feed baby in a calm relaxing environment
  • To break suction, put pinkie finger between corner of the mouth and skin of the nipple
  • To produce more milk, drink a glass of non-alcoholic beer a day
  • Apply pressure to chest to stimulate milk flow
  • Drink fennel tea, to produce more milk
  • Apply cold compress to sore breast
  • For cracked/ tender nipples, apply Vitamin E oil and massage in
  • Drink alfalfa tea daily to stimulate lactation
  • Consume chaste tree extracts, to increase the secretion prolactin
  • Massage almond oil into breast to stimulate the milk producing glands
  • Soften/ reduce nipple pain, apply paste of powdered cumin seeds and water
  • For breast engorgement, cover breast with green cabbage leaves for 2 hours
  • Increase garlic and onion in your diet, to stimulate milk production

BRITTLE NAILS

  • Soak nails in a solution of lavender, bay, sandalwood and sesame oil (20min)
  • Eat a diet high in fats
  • Apply warm coconut oil on each nail and massage in
  • Soak nails in a mixture of warm coconut oil and lemon juice for 15 minutes, rinse
  • Soak nails in apple cider vinegar and water for 5 minutes, rinse, gently push down cuticles
  • Break open Vitamin E capsule, apply oil on nails and massage in
  • Rub a solution of Vitamin E oil and tea tree oil onto nails, leave on 30 min, rinse, apply lotion
  • Drink a glass of warm water with 2 teaspoons blackstrap molasses daily
  • Take Biotin daily
  • Eat biotin-rich foods: egg yolks, whole grains, cereals, cauliflower, soybeans, fish, milk, lentils, and bananas
  • Wear plastic gloves to protect hands and nails from exposure to chemicals
  • Rub petroleum jelly or thick cream onto nails 3 x day
  • Avoid using nail lacquers, polishes or adhesives that have harsh chemicals like acetone or formaldehyde
  • Avoid artificial nails if you have brittle nails, they can lead to nail fungus
  • Avoid alcohol-based hand sanitizers
  • Take a break from nail polish occasionally, expose nails to the air
  • Keep nails clean and dry

BRONCHITIS

  • Stop smoking
  • Drink lots of fluids
  • Take hot steamy shower
  • Sit in a sauna
  • Use eucalyptus or pine essential oil in some boiling water, place head under towel and inhale steam
  • Run humidifier
  • Avoid alcohol, caffeinated drinks and milk products
  • Drink Mullen tea daily
  • Wash hands regularly
  • Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B- Complex
  • Mix 1/2 teaspoon ginger, pepper and cloves to 1 cup boiling water/steep/strain/drink, to reduce fever and improve the immunity
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric into glass of milk/ drink/ 2 x day
  • Infuse spinach leaves in water/ add honey/ Drink daily to loosen phlegm and reduce chest pain
  • Drink a glass of orange juice, add 2 teaspoons powdered almonds before bed
  • Add 1 teaspoon powder chicory root powder and 1 teaspoon honey in warm water/tea
  • Gargle with warm salt water
  • Get adequate rest
  • Soak in hot bath with Epsom salts and essential oils of your choice
  • Yoga
  • Get moving 30min a day

BRUISES

  • Apply a cream mixed with a few drops St. John Wort tincture to bruise
  • Apply an herbal tincture compress. Mix 1 tablespoon of Arnica, Yarrow, and Chamomile/boil/steep/soak cloth/wring out/apply to bruise
  • Soak fresh cabbage leaves in warm a few minutes, apply to bruises
  • Add few drops of arnica tincture in a cup of water/soak clean cloth/ apply cloth to bruise
  • Soak in a warm bath with witch hazel to help blood circulation healing process
  • Apply ice/cold compress as soon as possible
  • After 24hours, start applying heat/warm compress/heating pad
  • Apply a warm compress of comfrey (comfrey/boiling water/steep/strain)
  • Apply Arnica ointment
  • Apply a solution of vinegar and water
  • Apply witch hazel to bruise
  • Spread some crushed fresh parsley leaves over bruise, cover
  • Rub St John’s wort oil into bruise
  • Apply Vitamin K to bruise 2 x day
  • broelain, arnia, Vitamin C, Omega-3, ginger, black cherry, grape-seed
  • Massage
  • Apply tiger balm to affected area
  • Apply Vitamin E to bruise

BURNS

  • First step should be to extinguish the fire or remove the cause of the burn
  • Place the affected area in cool water
  • Apply anesthetic lotion to the burned area to soothe the discomfort and prevent the skin from drying up
  • Avoid using ointments as they can retain the heat
  • Wrap a gauze bandage around the affected area taking care not to put too much pressure
  • Avoid breaking the blisters as this can lead to an infection. If a blister breaks on its own, cleanse area, apply antibiotic cream, cover with clean bandage
  • Apply a thin coat of honey to burn, and cover with clean bandage
  • Apply thin coat of yogurt to burn, leave 20 minutes, rinse
  • Apply a small amount of lavender essential oil directly to the burn, or use a mixture of lavender oil, honey and aloe vera gel
  • Apply aloe vera gel to burn, to soothe skin and promote proper healing
  • Place piece of onion over burn
  • Soak burn in whole milk for 15 minutes
  • Apply diluted vinegar
  • Apply Vitamin E oil to the affected area, to prevent scarring
  • Eat a healthy well balanced diet: include foods high in zinc, Vitamins A, C, E
  • Avoid: coffee, alcohol
  • Drink lots of fluids: water, broths, soups, tomato juice, fruit and vegetable juice
  • Keep burn clean at all times

BURSITIS AND TENDINITIS

  • Boswellia and white willow teas or supplements
  • Acupuncture can help relieve pain and inflammation
  • Physical therapy, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi
  • Avoid: processed foods, sugar
  • Increase: whole grain foods, fresh fruits and veggies, fatty fish
  • Rest, bursitis occurs as a stress injury from repetitive movements
  • Apply cold compress
  • Apply warm compress/heating pad to ease pain
  • Place a small pillow between your legs when sleeping
  • Avoid pressure on elbows, shoulders, hips
  • Rest the affected joint
  • Wear comfortable well fitted shoes
  • Avoid heels
  • Keep warm
  • Avoid the cold
  • Avoid overhead reaching, pushing and pulling at or above shoulder level, use stepladder
  • Use a gentle exercise to restore shoulder’s range of motion, crawl your hand up the wall in a slow controlled movement use the joint’s natural range of motion during the healing process
  • Drink a glass of orange juice daily
  • Soak in hot bath, add 1 cup Epsom salt/sea salts and 5 drops of essential oil