Cold and Cough!!! Home Remedies

Anyone can get a cold or cough. Cough and colds, although, not so serious in most cases, do give us tough times.

Cough and colds are probably the most common illnesses in all age groups.

But, you can easily treat cough and cold with some simple 'do-it-yourself treatments' that will give you a quick and instant relief from the irritating symptoms.

Here are a few home remedies that will work wonders for cough and cold:

Milk and turmeric: Add one teaspoon of turmeric to a glass of warm milk and drink it. This mixture is an effective way to fight cough and cold and is applicable for kids and adults as well. Turmeric can help beat the infection due to its anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties.

Ginger tea: Ginger has a number of health benefits and is an amazing option for treating cough and cold. For colds and flu symptoms, chop fresh ginger into fine pieces and add into a cup of hot water and drink. This will also help relieve a sore throat associated with colds and flu.

20 Herbs that can help fight cancer

 1 ASTRAGALUS (Huang Qi): A Chinese herb; an immune system booster, known to stimulate body´s natural production of interferon. It also helps the immune system identify rogue cells. Work with the herb in both cancer and AIDS cases has been encouraging. The MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Texas conducted research showing that taking Astragalus when having Radiotherapy doubled survival times.

2 BERBERIS FAMILY (e.g. Podophyllum peltanum):Slow active purgative. Research has shown these herbs to have a strong action against cancer and they have been used with many cancers, especially Ovarian cancer. In Cancer Watch March 2015, the herb was shown in research to outperform brain cancer drug, Temozolomide in vitro.

3 BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria canadensis): Research shows consistent anti-neoplastic activity. It has been shown to be effective against cancer tumours, and can shrink them; it is one of the herbs in an anti-cancer poultice called Black Salve; and has proven useful with sarcomas.

Raise your self-esteem

Low selfesteem often arises from painful past experiences and failures.Pain and failure from the past is like a lens through which you view yourself and the world,and this often enough gives you a distorted view of reality.
If you want something new,you have to let go of the failure and pain from the past.This can be done effectively with various techniques.Many of these techniques help you in clearing mental blocks,negative emotions and painful memories.

Causes of low self-esteem Failure:

Past failure creates feelings of fear,sadness and blame.You must realise that you did the best you could at that point of time and also learn to forgive yourself.

Abandonment and rejection :

If there are memories of being abandoned or rejected,this creates a belief that you are not lovable.

Guilt:

If you blame yourself for hurting someone or if you behaved in a way that is not in accordance with your value system,guilt arises and this creates low self-esteem.

Hiccups

Hiccups is an annoying symptom but it usually lasts only for a few seconds or minutes. They usually can occur spontaneoulsy but more often are precipitated by some combination of eating, drinking or laughing. Most cases also resolve spontaneously, and do not require any treatment department unless prolonged or severe.

Hiccup is caused by a paroxysmal, involuntary action due to the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm - a muscle that seperates the chest from the abdominal section of the body.

Hiccups are observed in a wide variety of animals and are very common in the fetus. A woman may experience increased hiccupping during pregnancy due to increased inhaling and exhaling of air and the physiological changes of compression of the abdominal contents that are associated with pregnancy.

Hiccups when persistent can interfere with daily routine of a person including eating and sleeping.

Find the Right Flour

Wholewheat has B vitamins;minerals such as potassium,zinc,magnesium,phosphorus and selenium;fibre;and proteins.But its glycaemic index is not among the besta fact that becomes important if you have diabetes.Wheat contains a protein called gluten,which can cause a reaction in the body.A severe form is coeliac disease in which intestines become bald,losing their absorptive capacity.A less severe form is gluten allergy,where a person develops skin rashes;the commonest form is gluten sensitivity.

Wheat allergy

These patients have symptoms of indigestion,migraines,general weakness,muscular and bone pains,and can develop schizophrenia.Gluten sensitivity is more in older people.It is precipitated by aspirin and anti-inflammatory painkillers.Gluten is also present in grains such as barley,rye and oats.

Healthy liver for a Healthy body

The liver plays apivotal role in overseeing bodily functions.Weighing 1.5kg,it stores minerals and vitamins and manufactures new proteins,besides producing bile,vital for fat digestion.It is responsible for breaking down therapeutic ingredients in medicine,so they can be quickly absorbed.It helps in blood clotting without which wed bleed to death.The liver has the unique ability to completely regenerate itself.From only 25% functionality,it can rebuild itself into a fully functional liver!

Seven healthy steps

The liver performs multiple tasks,so it is necessary to ensure that it remains in good working order.Here are some liver-healthy habits:

Eat Healthy:

A diet rich in magnesium,iron,and carbohydrates keeps the liver healthy and helps in detoxifying the body.Drinking plenty of water throughout the day is essential.

Some Useful Health Tips

• On catching cold smell half cut lemon, for running nose half cut onion and Inhale juice of Hara Dhania (Corinder leaves) in excessive sneezing.
• To stop Hiccups inhale smoke of black pepper.
• Hot milk is helpful in stopping Asthma Stroke.
• For cracked heel/foot apply juice of mango leaves.
• One spoon of honey thrice a day is helpful in curing depression.
• Eating four tablespoons of plain curds helps prevent and cure mouth ulcer. The friendly bacteria present in curds fight off the mouth bacteria that causes mouth ulcer. So be sure that you follow this curd cure!
• Stabilize your blood sugar by eating fiber from whole grains, beans, vegetables,  fruits & consider using a fiber supplement.
• Stop smoking and avoid all sources of passive cigarette smoke exposure to reduce ear infection recurrences.