| Our modern lifestyle - irregular food habits, | | | | 2) Gulping some asafoetida with water serves |
| fast foods, aerated cold drinks, alcohol, | | | | as an effective appetiser. |
| smoking, lack of exercise, etc., coupled with | | | | |
| pollution - has made our lives miserable. We | | | | Joint pains |
| all want good health but some serious efforts | | | | |
| are to be made to achieve it. We can find a | | | | Ginger helps remove accumulated toxins |
| number of items of great medicinal value on | | | | especially in and around joints which |
| the kitchen shelves performing first-aid | | | | otherwise create disorders. It has |
| tricks without spending additional money. The | | | | anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. |
| golden rule of the thumb is, "Make food as | | | | |
| medicines and not medicines our food." | | | | Stomach upset |
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| Common cold and cough | | | | 1) Regular use of honey helps optimise |
| | | | digestive functions. |
| 1) Take one teaspoonful of turmeric powder in | | | | |
| a cup of warm milk. | | | | 2) Mint is very useful to combat flatulence |
| | | | and indigestion, take a cup of its soup. |
| 2) Take ginger juice mixed in honey. It will | | | | |
| loosen phlegm. | | | | Loose motions |
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| 3) For stress-induced colds and infections, | | | | 1) Take a thick variety of cinnamon and boil |
| take raw crushed garlic. It has antioxidant | | | | it in water till reduced to one-fourth and |
| antiviral and antibacterial properties. | | | | drink it. Loose motions will be cured. |
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| Sore throat | | | | 2) Burn a toast of bread and eat it. Charcoal |
| | | | so formed absorbs gas and helps an upset |
| 1) For a bad throat, gargle with warm water | | | | stomach. Otherwise take some aniseeds |
| containing some salt. | | | | (saunf). |
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| 2) Grandmothers have been prescribing honey | | | | Stomach ache |
| for sore throats for time immemorial and | | | | |
| there is quite a bit of truth behind this old | | | | Take some curd along with a small piece of |
| remedy. Honey has anti-microbial properties | | | | asafoetida. In the case of babies, apply it |
| which suite the sore tissues in throats. | | | | around the naval region. |
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| 3) For constant irritation in the throat, | | | | Gas |
| suck on crystalised sugar (mishri). Keeping a | | | | |
| clove near your gums will also work wonders. | | | | Use water stored in a copper vessel. |
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| Toothache | | | | Dandruff |
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| 1) Chew a clove (lawang) or apply clove oil | | | | Take a cup of curd (made out of toned milk) |
| to relieve the pain. Cinnamon is | | | | add a teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix them |
| anti-inflammatory and is used in toothaches. | | | | thoroughly and apply it on your hair. After |
| Make a paste containing cinnamon powder and | | | | half an hour, wash your hair with lukewarm |
| honey in a 1:5 ratio and apply it on the | | | | water and shampoo. Do it twice a week for a |
| affected part. | | | | month. Soak a handful of methi seeds |
| | | | overnight. Make a paste in a blender. Apply |
| 2) Try to compress the affected area with | | | | it on your hair. |
| ice. But if it aggrevates the pain, | | | | |
| discontinue. | | | | Dry skin |
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| 3) Put a small piece of ginger or camphor on | | | | Take a spoon of urad dal, add it in milk at |
| the tooth or in the cavity if any. | | | | night. In the morning grind it and apply the |
| | | | paste so formed on your skin. |
| Bad breath | | | | |
| | | | Vitamins/nutrients |
| Chew some cardamom seeds to sweeten your | | | | |
| breath. Rinse your mouth with water | | | | Switch over to brown rice. Whole grains |
| containing some juice of lemon. | | | | contain B6 and magnesium. |
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| Pimples | | | | Burns |
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| Rub a fresh piece of garlic (lassun) on and | | | | For burns, immediately treat the area with |
| around pimples. With regular application, | | | | ice cold water. |
| mark will be left. | | | | |
| | | | Food poisoning |
| Smokers | | | | |
| | | | Couple black tea with a few burned toasts. |
| 1) If you are trying to quit smoking or just | | | | The tannic acid in tea and charcoal in the |
| want to reduce smoking, eating oats will | | | | toast will neutralise the toxins and help you |
| reduce your craving. | | | | get much better very quickly. |
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| 2) Smokers who put a paste of turmeric in | | | | Beauty clinic |
| their mouth, do not get cancer. | | | | |
| | | | - There are millions of pores on our skin |
| Heart problems | | | | that release oil and sweat. We can pump |
| | | | nutrients into our body through these pores. |
| 1) Garlic (lassun) contains the element | | | | |
| allicin which has a distinct aroma. It has a | | | | - Make a paste of besan, lemon, white of the |
| blood thinning effect as in aspirin. It slows | | | | egg and haldi powder. Apply it on your face |
| plaque build-up in arteries. It significantly | | | | for 15 minutes and wash it with lukewarm |
| lowers LDL cholesterol. | | | | water. |
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| 2) The beneficial effect of garlic diminishes | | | | - Take some cream, add lemon juice and any |
| when cooking it. It is better to take it raw. | | | | other fruit juice and apply it on the face |
| The heat of garlic can be reduced if stored | | | | for a few minutes. The nutrients will make |
| in water. | | | | your skin glow. |
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| Appetite loss | | | | Here at you can find hundreds of homemade |
| | | | beauty remedies and several articles on |
| 1) Ginger is recognised as a remedy for | | | | health and beauty. Here are some expert tips |
| appetite loss, indigestion and motion | | | | on beauty and makeup and recommended products |
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