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