SALT GARGLE

Salt Gargle is a process of letting hot salt solution roll in the throat for a few seconds.

Effects:
1. Relieves throat congestion.
2. Relaxes throat muscles.
3. Reduces inflammation.
4. Relieves throat itchiness.
5. Relieves sore throat.

Things needed:

1. Two glasses of hot water.
2. One teaspoonful of salt
3. One teaspoon.

Procedure:

1. add 1/2 teaspoon of salt into a glass of hot water. Temperature should be as hot as can be tolerated for drinking. Stir with teaspoon till salt is dissolved.
2. Salt gargle should be done in the bathroom sink.
3. Sip enough water and let it roll freely in the throat for a few seconds before spitting the water out into the sink.
4. Continue the procedure of throat gargle till all glasses of salt solution is consumed.
5. If sore throat is severe with harsh voice, salt gargle may be repeated evry two hours when awake.
6 Throat gargle is best done after meals.
7. For best result, don't drink cold drinks until sore throat is healed.

SLEEPING IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR STRESS

The busy day form work can be very tiring, especially when you have to work almost 8 hours day. it is said that stress is the main cause of heart attack and strokes. It is also the main cause why many people have high blood pressure.

People with this kind of condition should always visit a physician for check ups and medicine prescription, if necessary. But stress can be solved by getting enough rest or sleep. It is advisable that every person must have at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep. This is the best way to battle stress and be healthy always.

HERPES HERBAL REMEDY FOR IT

Herpes simplex is an acute viral disease, characterized by groups of vesicles or small blisters. Commonly recurrent, herpes is at times seen in small places it was seen before.

Water treatments using herbal decoctions

1. Daily bath with warm water using bath soap.
2. Kalatsutsi juice. Extract juice from the leaves. Apply directly on the lesions, 3 times a day.
3. Adelfa bark and leaves. Mix well 1 cup of chopped leaves and bark with 2 tablespoons of oil. Apply on lesions, 3 times a day.
4. Akapulko leaves. Extract the juice from the leaves. Apply on the lesions, 3 times a day.
5. Singkamas seeds. pound or grind fine 10 seeds and boil in 2 tablespoons of oil for 5 minutes. Apply the oil on the lessions, 3 times a day.

LAGUNDI LEAVES EFFECTIVE REMEDY AGAINST COUGH

When the weather is like this, cough can easily be acquired by anybody. For patients with cough and starting to have cough. I would suggest that you use the Lagundi leaves for cough remedy. Lagundi leaves is very much accepted as a herbal medicines. Some pharmaceuticals even made a caough syrup from the leaves extract from the Lagundi leaves. For cough remedy, we will be needing the following:

1. 10 leaves of Lagundi
2. water
3. pot

Instructions:

Place all the qo leaves of lagundi on the pot and fill with around 5 glasses of water. Let it boil for about 10-15 minutes. Starin the leaves from the water. Place the water on a jar or bottle. The solution made will be taken by the patient 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. For children, the same measurement will be appleid for an effective result and get that cough away immediately.

8 WAYS TO STOP THE AGING PROCESS

It is common for all people to grow old. This is nature and when we grow old, our youthful beauty will be gone. Wrinkles will be very visible. But the aging process can be lessen with the following things to be done.

1. Sleep as often as you can. It has been observed people who often sleep, looks younger and fresh compared to those who are active and awake always.
2. Do not sleep late. Sleeping late can be the cause of stress and even fatigue.
3. Take plenty of water and avoid direct hit from the sun. Sun screen is very ideal when going out.
4. Eat less fatty foods and fruits are very good to eat. Avoid eating junk foods and never drink any liquors.
5. Vitamin E is very helpful in keeping that young look longer. But do not take vitamin e always. make it every other day.
6. Exercise often.
7. Always consult a dermatologist for any skin problems.
8. Milk bath is very ideal to lower the rate of aging.

Nobody wants to grow old fast. With this 8 ways, I am sure that youthful look will remain with you longer compared to others who do not follow the 8 ways.

THINGS TO BE DONE WHEN A DOG BITES YOU

Dogs are considered as man's best friend. Aside from that, dogs are the most common carrier of rabies. Rabies is a viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation or swelling of the brain) in warm-blooded animals. it is very deadly. In just minutes a patient with a rabies virus in his/her system dies immediately. When a dog bites you, you must do the following;

1. Immediately wash the bitten area with soap and flowing water. By doing this, we get rid of the saliva of the dog that is left in the bitten area.
2. Immediately catch the dog and place it in a cage for observation. Usually when a dog is a carrier of rabies, once it bites a person it will slowly lose its good health condition and eventually will die. Once the dog becomes ill, it means that the person bitten is already infected with the virus called rabies.
3. Bring the patient immediately to the nearest medical institution for anti-rabies shots. In health centers, the shots are for free.

These three procedures are very essential in saving a person bitten by a carrier of rabies.

HEADACHE IS BACK AGAIN

I used to have headaches before when I was still in college. But its been 8 years it has gone back again to me. I already applied some liniment to my head to take away the pain. But it is still there. I guess I needed to go the doctor for a check-up. I also took some medicines for it but still the pain is there. I guess a good night rest will do the trick on this headache. I better go to sleep early.

EVENING PRIMROSE OIL THE GOOD HERBAL MEDICINE

The evening primrose oil is an oil extracted from evening primrose plant with a scientific name of Oenothera plant. This plant is widely grown in Europe, Asia, North and South America regions. The plant was primarily used as house ornamentals. But is a good herb with a medicinal value. The roots and shoots are eaten as salads be people and has a good effect on them.

Medicinal effects of taking evening primrose oil:

1. It serves as an acne control in our skin
2. Treatment for liver Cirrhosis.
3. It helps alcohol dependent person get the bad habit away.
4. It lowers high blood pressure and it is a good herbal medicine in lower cholesterol in our body.
5. Obesity, hyperacidity and even schizophrenia can be treated by taking evening primrose oil.
6. It is also good in improving the cervical fluid on women who wants to have a baby. But the oil varies from each individual.

There are studies that can prove the herbal effects of taking evening primrose oil. The oil is now being commercialized in gel capsules, more convenient to people who would like to take this plant oil.

CANCER DRUG STILL IN THE PROCESS

Cancer is one of the most feared disease. Almost 90% diagnosed with cancer dies. There are still no cure for this disease and the current medical solution is chemotherapy. Cancer is a very expensive disease and no immediate solution. The early detection is better than going through the hard treatment of chemotherapy. Anybody can be a victim of cancer.

There was a study that carrots are the source of the medicine for cancer. But that study is still ongoing right now. As we speak, thousands of cancer patients die each day. The pharmaceutical companies are racing against each other in developing the medicine for cancer. They had predicted that cancer will be a threat no more by 2020. I just home that the medicine will be discovered before the said year to prevent more lives from being taken by cancer.

GUAVA LEAVES POULTICE EFFECTIVE ANTISEPTIC

Guava leaves has been used for centuries as a medicine for wounded people. In old times after a war, guava leaves are pounded and the pounded leaves are placed in the wound to prevent the wound from infection. In the southeast Asia, guava leaves are used as poultice after a circumcision. It is because the juice from the leaves is an effective antiseptic. For this procedure we will be needing the following.

1. Guava leaves, 10-15 pieces, freshly picked from the guava tree,
2. bottle for pounding.
3. knife
4. cloth

Directions:

Chop the leaves of the guava into small pieces. Pound the leaves using the bottle. Slow pounding is advisable for it will not crash the leaves totally. When the leaves are already pounded, place the pounded leaves into the wound of the patient. Leave the poultice on the wound and wrap it with the cloth. Leave the poultice for about 24 hours and replace it with a new and fresh guava leave poultice. The healing of the wound will be fast and infection-free wound will be healed.

HERBAL TREATMENT FOR CHICKEN POX

Chicken pox is an acute contagious disease. It is principally afflicts children and is caused by the varicella virus. It is characterized by a superficial eruption of transparent macular vesicles which appear in successive crops on different parts of the body.

Water treatments

1. Fever sponge bath or continuous cold compress to the head for fever.
2. Warm shower or warm sponge bath daily. Do not rub on lesions.
3. Give plenty of fruit juices and water to the patient during waking hours.

Note: Insulate the patient in a room, if possible, to prevent the spread of the disease to other members of the family.

Herbal Medication

Balimbing leaves. Crush or chop young leaves and extract the juice. Apply the juice on the skin or lesions to relieve the itchiness, 3 times a day. Don't rub the juice on the skin.

Lagundi leaves. Boil 4 tablespoons of chopped lagundi leaves or 6 tabelspoons of chopped fresh levaes in 2 glass of water for 15 minutes. Dosage: adult - 1 cup every 4 hours. Children - 1 tablespoon for babies, 2-6 yrs old, 1/4 cup, every 4 hours, 7-12 yrs, 1/2 cup, every 4 hours.

HOW TO RECOVER FROM DENGUE FEVER EASILY

Dengue fever or much known as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). This kind of fever is very common in the tropical countries. Usually people get this kind of fever by the bite of mosquito, Aedes Aegypti Mosquito, the type that feeds during morning.

The herbal medicine can solve dengue easily. With the use of the Tawa-tawa grass, dengue can be easily cured, faster than the modern medicines. What you do is that you boil the tawa-tawa grass in a casserole. The boiled extract water is taken by patient by drinking it. It may taste a bitter but the result would be very evident. The platelet count would improve and fever will lower until it is gone.

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME DEALING WITH IT

In records, there are 5% of women around the world has this kind of disorder. It may sound simple but it is more complicated than that. This endocrine disorder is the main cause of infertility among women during their productive age. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome's cause still undetermined and the for this disorder is the insulin resistance, diabetes and obesity is correlated to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

For those women who are diagnosed with this kind of disorder, the following are much recommended and must be followed.

1. Since obesity is said to be related to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, lower your body weight. You can lower your body weight by eating less fatty foods and exercising regularly is advised. Tea and other fruit juices are also good for lowering one's body weight. Crash diet is strongly disallowed. it may cause another problem.

2. People with diabetis are very at risk of this disorder, I suggest that you take supplements. Ampalaya vegetable is one good vegetable that will lower your blood sugar.

3. Eat less carbohydrate rich foods. In asian countries, rice is the main source of carbo. I suggest that eat less of that. Sugar rich breads and other sweet candies, including chocolates, must be avaoided.

4. Visit your doctor often. This is for monitoring purposes of your body.

Many would think that this is a disorder that cannot be cured. But there is still a cure for this disorder and the early detection is good. See your doctor immediately for medical assistance.