20 Pain Cures You Can Find in Your Kitchen Heal heartburn with cider vinegar Sip 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with 8 ounces of water before every meal, and experts say you could shut down painful bouts of heartburn in as little as 24 hours. Cure a toothache with cloves Got a toothache and can’t get to the dentist? Gently chewing on a clove can ease tooth pain and gum inflammation for two hours straight, say UCLA researchers. Chase away joint and headache pain with cherries A daily bowl of cherries could ease your ache, without the stomach upset so often triggered by today’s painkillers. Tame chronic pain with turmeric The study-recommended dose: Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of this spice daily onto any rice, poultry, meat or vegetable dish to tame chronic pain. Relax painful muscles with peppermint Suffering from tight, sore muscles? Naturopath Mark Stengler, N.D. suggests three times each week, soak in a warm tub scented with 10 drops of peppermint oil. The warm water will relax your muscles, while the peppermint oil will naturally soothe your nerves. Make muscle pain a memory with ginger The study-recommended dose: Add at least 1 teaspoon of dried ginger or 2 teaspoons of chopped ginger to meals daily which can help ease muscle and joint pain, swelling and stiffness. Heal sinus problems with horseradish The study-recommended dose: One teaspoon twice daily (either on its own, or used as a sandwich or meat topping) until symptoms clear. Fight tummy troubles with fish Indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases…if your belly always seems to be in an uproar, try munching 18 ounces of fish weekly to ease your misery. Beat bladder infections with blueberries Eating 1 cup of blueberries daily, whether you opt for them fresh, frozen or in juice form, can cut your risk of a urinary tract infection (UTIs) by 60 percent, according to researchers at New Jersey’s Rutgers University. Prevent PMS with yogurt But snacking on 2 cups of yogurt a day can slash these symptoms by 48 percent, say researchers at New York’s Columbia University. End endometrial pain with oats The ticket to soothing endometriosis pain could be a daily bowl of oatmeal. Soothe foot pain with salt Soaking ingrown nails in warm salt water baths can cure these painful infections within four days. Prevent digestive upsets with pineapple Got gas? One cup of fresh pineapple daily can cut painful bloating within 72 hours, say researchers at California’s Stanford University. Give your back some TLC with grapes Got an achy back? Grapes could be the ticket to a speedy recovery. Heal mouth sores with honey Dab painful canker and cold sores with unpasteurized honey four times daily until these skin woes disappear, and they’ll heal 43 percent faster. Wash away pain injuries with water Whether it’s your feet, your knees or your shoulders that are throbbing, experts at New York’s Manhattan College, say you could kick-start your recovery in one week just by drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. Fight breast pain with flax In one recent study, adding 3 tablespoons of ground flax to their daily diet eased breast soreness for one in three women within 12 weeks. Tame leg cramps with tomato juice Sip 10 ounces of potassium-rich tomato juice daily and you’ll not only speed your recovery, you’ll reduce your risk of painful cramp flare-ups in as little as 10 days Cure migraines with coffee Prone to migraines? Try muscling-up your painkiller with a coffee chaser. Erase earaches with garlic To cure one fast, just place two drops of warm garlic oil into your aching ear twice daily for five days.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:56:28 +0000
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