Home Remedies Part 3

Add a piece of apple or a glass of hot milk to your child’s breakfast to protect them from depression, anxiety and disobedience.

Adjusting water intake to meal time prevents the blood from becoming concentrated.

Apples are a rich source of antioxidants.

Avoid a combination of proteins and carbohydrates on a daily basis during dinner, they become heavy for digestion.

Boil milk with a pinch of cardamom or rose petals; take this as summer drink, chilled.

Boiling the root of jackfruit and extracting its high nutritional content has been found to control asthma.

Cabbage leaves eases water retention place a few on the affected area.

Cardamoms promote oral health by fighting tooth and gum infections, and preventing bad breath.

Carrots help to keep joint pains at bay. A carrot everyday can reduce your risk of heart disease.

Cashew nuts have no cholesterol and help maintain healthy gums and teeth.

Cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts and peanut promote dental health as they are rich in calcium.

 Consuming equal portion of onion juice and honey can relieve throat and cough symptoms.

Dark chocolates, lowers blood pressure, prevent clogging of the arteries and helps chronic fatigue syndrome. They are also mood boosting anti depressant.

Don’t drink your fruit, eat it. 

Drink a glass lemon juice in lukewarm water with honey after meals, effectively relaxes indigestion and burning. 

Drinking lemon water helps to break fever by increasing perspiration.

Drinking water boiled with coriander leaves helps cure rheumatism, sore throat, indigestion and allergies.

Eat 4, 5 almonds soaked overnight and ground and ground to a paste mixed with honey to relieve cough.

Eat a few raw walnuts along with meals high in saturated fat to help protect your arteries. Walnuts contain Omega fatty acids which can significantly lower depression.

Eating a chikoo helps in removing phlegm in the nasal passage and respiratory tract.

Eating nutmeg kills a number of cavity –causing bacteria in the mouth.

For a sound sleep, eat almonds. The rich supply of magnesium aids sleep and also helps relax the muscles.

For relief from sore throat, drink water boiled with basil leaves, also gargle with the same twice everyday.

Give up drinking coffee at 4 in the evening and instead drink green tea, it will boost your energy till the end of the day.

Grapes can treat constipation, indigestion, fatigue, kidney disorders and other ailments.

Guava, when eaten with seeds, provides roughage that relieves constipation.

Have a teaspoon of bitter gourd juice once a day to destroy stomach worms.

Have mangoes after you exercise, they replenish salts, vitamins and energy.

Have spinach juice regularly to stabilize blood sugar level.

Having a banana after workout helps, as it has magnesium.

Hold a wet tea bag over the mouth ulcer for several minutes to relieve pain and aid healing.

Humming increases ventilation in the sinuses and boosts the immune system

If you are diabetic avoid wearing tight socks with tight elastic bands as they can reduce blood circulation to your feet.

If you are dieting use blue dinner plates and place mats.

Mix a couple of drops of clove oil with a quarter teaspoon of olive oil. Add the mixture to a cotton ball and place it on the aching tooth.

Narrow toed shoes make your toes rub against each other, ultimately causing corns.

Neem oil reduces arthritic pain, inflammation, and swelling of the joints. 

Neem tea acts as a de-worming agent and is a good remedy to relieve indigestion.

Pomegranate juice contains a high concentration of antioxidants that help prevent prostate and breast cancer. It improves blood flow throughout the body.

Powdered dry mango seeds in jaggery [amchur] taken helps to cures diarrhea.

Pregnant women are advised to include tomatoes in their everyday diet, a regular intake of the juicy fruit helps in dealing with morning sickness.

Raisins have antibiotic properties and help cure fever by fighting viral and bacterial infections.

Rich in natural minerals, coconut water is considered the best remedy for hangover.

Rubbing a banana peel on the insect bite reduces the swelling and skin irritation.

Saunf, methi powder and clove help to balance the blood sugar and control hunger.

Scent of fresh ginger helps cure nausea and also helps reduce depression and anxiety.

 Smell cinnamon or chew it to boost your memory, alertness and concentration.

The best time to drink water is one and half hour before and after meals. 

The skin or the pith of the orange has as much vitamin as the orange itself.

To cure burning sensation in the urinary tract, drink afresh glass of bottle gourd juice mixed with a teaspoon of lime juice.

To get instant relief from acidity, drink about 5 grams of elaichi powder and mixed with warm water.

To quit smoking, drink a glass of milk just before lighting a cigarette. Smoking will leave a bitter taste in the mouth.

To stop the bleeding from the fallen tooth, place at ea bag on that area. Low fat high fiber foods like fruits and vegetables keep your stomach muscles toned.

Tomatoes lower the risk of cholesterol-induced damage to the arteries.

Unpolished rice is rich in Vitamin E, B1, B3, magnesium; potassium and iron help control blood pressure and strengthen the heart.

Water melon cleans off the toxic deposits in the kidneys.

When hungry eat an apple, its high fiber prevents the urge to ingest more carbs. 

When trying to walk faster, take short, quick steps instead of trying to increase your stride in length as it can hurt your back.

Whole grains, Ragi reduces developing type 2 diabetes.