HOME REMEDIES EVEN DOCTORS LOVE
* FOR ATHLETE'S FOOT : BAKING SODA
For fungus on your feet, especially between the toes, apply a baking-soda
paste. Take one tablespoon of baking soda and add a little lukewarm water.
Rub that on the site of your fungus, then rinse and fry thoroughly. Finish off
the treatment by dusting on cornstarch or powder.
* FOR BODY ODOR : TOMATO JUICE
Just pour a couple of cups in your bath water and sit for 15 minutes.
* FOR DRY HAIR : BEER
Beer is a wonderful setting lotion. It gives a crisp, healthy, shiny look, even to
dry hair. The trick is to spray the brew onto your hair using a pump bottle
after you've shampooed and towel-dried, but before you blow-dry or style.
And don't worry about smelling like a drunk - the odor of the beer quickly
disappears.
* FOR FLU : SALT GARGLE
A sore scratchy throat usually accompanies the flu. Get some relief and wash
out any secretions that are collected in your throat by gargling with a salt-
water solution. Dissolve one teaspoon of salt in one pint of warm water. Use it
as often as needed, but try not to swallow the liquid because it's so high in
sodium.
* FOR FOOT ACHES : ICE CUBES
One way to refresh tired feet is to wrap a few ice cubes in a wet washcloth,
then rub it over your feet and ankles for a few minutes. Ice acts to relieve
any inflammation and it also serves as a mild anesthetic. Then dry your feet
and swab them with cologne, alcohol, or vinegar for cooling and drying effect.
* FOR HICCUPS : SUGAR
Swallow-dry a teaspoon of sugar. That quite often stops the hiccups in minutes.
* FOR INSOMNIA : WARM BATH
A warm bath about 4 to 5 hours before bedtime will raise your normal body
temperature. Then as it begins to fall, you'll feel more tired, which makes it
easier to fall asleep.
* FOR MOTION SICKNESS : GINGER
Although this method dates back a hundred of years, eating a bit of ginger
against motion sickness recently passed scientific scrutiny. Ginger works by
absorbing acids and blocking nausea in your gastrointestinal tract.
* FOR OILY SKIN : HOT WATER PLUS SOAP
Hot water is a good slovent. For this reason, oily skin should be washed in very
warm water, and with plenty of soap. This will dissolve skin oil better than cold
water and soap, because more things dissolve in hot water than cold, and that
includes soap and the grit and grime you're trying to get rid off your skin.
* FOR TOOTHACHE : ICE
Put ice on the aching tooth or the nearest cheek for 15-minute intervals at
least three or four times a day.