Acidity may be defined as sour or burning sensation in the chest, which is caused by regurgitation of the excessive acid secretion into the upper end of the esophagus.

It is advisable to chew the food properly and drink lot of water for proper digestion and absorption. Pregnant women suffer from heartburn as the uterus presses on the digestive tract as the fetus grows.

Normally the stomach secretes an acid, which is essential for the digestion. This acid helps in the breakdown of the food. When there is excessive secretion of this acid by the stomach it results in acidity. Its common symptoms are dyspepsia, heartburn and formation of the ulcers. It is more common in emotional and nervous individuals.

This is caused due to excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid, either from an increased quantity of the gastric juice or increased concentration of hydrochloric acid in it.

Other reason for this may be fermentation of organic acids such as lactic acid, acetic acid and butyric acid. Increased acidity with regurgitation causes some amount of oesophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus), which increases the sensitiveness. Acidity causes reflex increased secretion of alkaline saliva, which accumulates in the esophagus and is rushed into the mouth without any sensation of vomiting. This is commonly associated with duodenal ulcer.

Causes of hyperacidity are gastro duodenal (peptic) ulcer; reflex pylorospasm from any cause and sometimes-excessive smoking can also lead to severe acidity. The amount of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach does not gives the measure of the total acidity of gastric secretions i.e. amount of total chlorides indicates the better.

Most acidity problems occur after meals, when doing some heavy exercise and applying pressure in the intra-abdominal region or at night when lying down.

Home remedies for acidity:

• Drinking milk or eating milk products are helpful in relieving symptoms of acidity.
• Foods such as pickles, vinegar, fried foods, hot spicy foods, chocolate, pastries, and raw salad vegetables like onion, radish, cabbage, and peppers should be avoided.
• Clove also helps to relieve the symptoms of acidity. Suck one piece of clove slowly to relieve the symptoms. It also helps to reduce the onset of disease that arises due to acidity.
• A cup of vanilla ice cream or a glass of cold milk also helps to get relieve heartburn and acidity within minutes.
• Almonds are also a good source for relieving the heartburn and acidity. Eat several almonds when heartburn symptoms persist.
• Lemons also help to prevent heartburn. Cut a lemon into thin strips and dip in salt. Eat before meals to prevent heartburn.
• Take some mint leaves and chop these and then boil in a cup of water and sip slowly after meals. If a person drinks Fresh mint juice every day he will never experience acidity.
• Jaggery or gur taken after every meal also helps to reduce the acidity. Keep a piece of gur in the mouth and slowly suck it till acidity decreases.
• Eating bananas is also helpful in preventing the symptoms of acidity and heartburn. To prevent acidity it is advised to eat a banana daily.
• A mixture of 2 tsp of natural apple cider vinegar and 2 tsp raw honey in a glass of water before meals fights with acidity.
• Basil (tulsi) leaves helps to get relief from burning, nausea and gas. Chew some leaves of tulsi to decrease the acidity.
• Coconut water 4-5 times a day decreases the symptoms of the acidity and the heartburn.
• Harad (Terminalia chebula) if taken after every meal prevents the symptoms of the acidity.
• 1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice helps to prevent acidity and heartburn.
• Another very effective home remedy for acidity is - Boil one cup of water. To this add 1 tsp of Aniseed (Saunf). Cover and leave overnight. Strain the water in the morning, add 1 tsp of honey. When this is taken 3 times a day it prevents acidity.
• To 1 ½ liters of water add 1 tsp Caraway seeds (shah jeera). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sip while warm. Take this liquid 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days. This is also very effective home remedy for acidity.
• Take a glass of water, add a pinch of baking soda and drink it. It gives immediate relief from acidity.
• Take a glass of warm water, add a pinch of hing (asafoetida) and have it every morning to prevent acidity.
• Eat a serving of cucumber or watermelon 4-5 times in a day to fight against acidity.
• Fennel helps to relieve abdominal pain, colon disorders, gas, and gastrointestinal tract spasms. It is an effective remedy for acidic stomach conditions (heartburn).
• Ginger is very useful for digestive disorders. It help to relieve indigestion from rich foods.
• Make a fine powder by adding equal amounts of ginger powder, black pepper, dried mint leaves, asafetida (hing), anise seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, fennel and common salt. Dosage: Take about 1 teaspoon of this powder with water, twice a day after meals.
• It is advised to eat 8-10 glass to water daily. Drinking water gives immediate relief to symptoms like wind, distended stomach and acidity.
• Chewing bubble-gum also disappears the acidity. This is an easy and best way to get rid of Acidity.
• For heartburn drink a teaspoon of vinegar. It is because there is not sufficient acid in our stomach to digest food properly, thus gasses come back up and burn our stomach.
• Calcium also helps to fight with the heartburn and acidity. Yoghurt or ice-cream gives immediate relief from acidity and heartburn.
• 1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice daily relieves acidity.
• Powder one clove and one cardamom; use the powder as a mouth freshener after every meal. No more acidity and no more bad breathe.
• After food maintain an upright posture to prevent the reflex and to prevent the symptoms of acidity.
• Sleep with your head and shoulder on a high pillow for elevation.
• Do not skip meals. Do not keep large gap between meals. This produces gas / wind.
• Eat dinner 2-3 hours before going to bed.
• Last but not the least stop smoking and cut down on alcohol.

Anemia may be defined as the deficiency of the blood as a whole. It may occur due to many reasons. A person having a normal blood level may lose blood due to serious accident or illness. Our body compensates this loss by pouring in more fluid or plasma. But the red cells are not replaced so quickly. The person may have sufficient fluid in circulation, but the red cell count may be so low that he feels week and fatigued on doing slightest physical work. However slow bleeding from an ulcer in the stomach or intestine may also lead to anemia. If the loss of red cells is more as compare to its production it will definitely produce the signs and symptoms of anemia.

Anemia may also occur due to heavy menstrual bleeding. There are different types of anemia depending upon the different reasons.

Haemolytic anemia results due to weak red cells. In this type of anemia red cells are very sensitive and they are easily destroyed in the spleen.

In other types of anemia the red cells are not properly formed. Their shape becomes spherical or irregular. Then they cause trouble in the spleen, and ulcers may develop in the legs and there are changes in the bone also. In some types of anemia the hemoglobin may be defective in formation and it is not able to carry out its normal functions.

In sickle cell anemia the red cells are of sickle shape and this blocks their passage through the capillaries. These patients may also have jaundice and joint pains along with anemia.

In pernicious anemia the red blood cells may be larger in size than the normal, but fewer in number. Problem arises because the intrinsic factor, which is normally produced by the stomach, is not present to absorb the vitamin B 12 from the intestine.

Iron deficiency anemia occurs due to lower levels of the iron in the body, due to chronic blood loss, or due to poor diet. Iron may also be lost from the body due to chronic diarrhoea. Any patient with severe hookworm infection will also have some anemia. Iron may not be properly absorbed due to insufficient production of hydrochloric acid. Sometimes this occurs during pregnancy. It not affects the mother but also the baby. Babies who are fed on a milk diet for too long suffer from iron deficiency anemia.

The patient complains of weakness, easy fatigue, and irritability. Other symptoms may include heartburn, flatulence, abdominal pains, soreness in the mouth, numbness and tingling in the extremities and palpitation of the heart.

The skin and mucous membranes are pale, the nails are brittle, and there are fissures or sores at the corners of the mouth.

It is important to take a nutritious diet. Diet rich in cereals, rice, pastas, dairy products (milk, yogurt and cheese), vegetables and fruits, meat, poultry and fish, and finally dry beans, eggs, and nuts. Right diet helps to fight against any kind of disease.

HOME REMEDIES FOR ANEMIA

• Coffee, tea and ingesting antacids, should be avoided because they decrease iron absorption. Sources rich in iron are lean beef, lean pork, skinned poultry, shellfish, fish, liver, organ meats, egg yolks, pinto, kidney, lima, navy, chick peas, black-eyed peas, lentils, split peas, green peas, spinach, kale, collards, beet greens, chard, broccoli, raisins, prunes, figs, dates, dried peaches, dried apricots, nuts, peanut butter, whole grain breads.
• Licavoli says that when you use a cast-iron skillet instead of Teflon coated or aluminum one, you increase the iron content of foods, particularly when you cook acidic foods like tomato sauce.
• An effective home remedy for anemia is - Take 1 Cup beetroot juice, 1 cup of apple juice, mixed with either sugar or honey once a day.
• To help prevent iron-deficiency anemia in infants, all doctors should recommend breastfeeding, according to Los Angeles pediatrician Paul M. Fleiss, M.D., a pediatrician, lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health and assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. ''Breast milk supplies almost all the nutrients your baby needs,'' he says.
• Take a ripe banana with 1 tbsp of honey 2 times a day for anemia treatment.
• Our body absorbs iron from meats easier than fruits and vegetables. To increase the absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables, eat them with a good source of vitamin C.
• Soak 10 currants overnight. Remove seeds and take it for 3-4 weeks in the morning This is very effective home remedy for anemia.
• A mixture of apple and tomato juice also helps to fight against the anemia.
• Eating a lot of salad also helps to prevent anemia.
• Honey is very good for an anemic person because it helps increase the hemoglobin in the blood. It is rich in iron, copper and manganese.
• Intake of vitamin C is very important for the absorption of iron. It is recommended to take two any citrus fruits daily.
• Beets are very important in the cure of anemia. Its juice contains potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulphur, iodine, iron, copper, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and vitamins B1, B2, B6, C and P.
• A cold-water bath is an easy method in curing anemia. Two baths are recommended daily. Sunbaths are also beneficial as sunlight stimulates the production of red cells.
• 3-4 dried figs are recommended a day to prevent anemia.
• Deep breathing and light exercise like walking also helps in increasing the red blood cell in the body and thus treats the anemia.
• Various yoga asanas like sarvangasana, paschomittanasana, uttanpadasana and shavasana are also beneficial
• Do not eat spinach, rhubarb, tomatoes, or chocolate. These foods are high in oxalic acid, a substance that decreases the ability of our body to absorb iron. other iron blockers are sodas, dairy products, coffee and black tea. Avoid cow's milk, which can cause hidden bleeding in the intestinal tract. Do not follow fad diets.

Good Appetite is associated with a hypertonic stomach, normal muscular efficiency and digestion. Probably it depends upon pleasant odor and memory of good food and sharpness of appetite. Further some individuals have likings for a particular kind of food often from habit. This food habit is another important item in inducing good appetite.

Hunger is a painful sensation when the stomach is empty for sometime, caused by increased tonic and peristaltic action of the gastric contents. After a normal meal, the stomach slowly relaxes comfortably accommodating the food.

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, although boys or men can also suffer from it. It usually starts in the teenage years. On account of any mental depression or a fanciful idea (especially for reducing obesity), she takes less food than normal. The appetite gradually lessens.

There is a strong, fear of putting on weight, who suffers from anorexia. There are recommendations regarding how much food is allowed and how much exercise is needed after eating certain amounts of food. Those suffering from anorexia pursue a very low 'ideal' weight. The weight loss may cause hormonal disturbances and women with anorexia nervosa may stop having periods. Body weight is maintained at least 15 per cent below that expected for a person's height. It is self-induced weight loss caused by avoiding fattening foods and may involve taking excessive exercise, using laxatives or diuretics or self-induced vomiting.

Puberty, deaths in the family and other life stresses are all believed to be the main causes of anorexia. Self-induced weight loss includes fasting, low food intake, excessive exercise, diuretic medicines (medicines that make you urinate more) laxatives, diet pills or vomiting.

HOME REMEDIES FOR APPETITE

• To stop you from overeating take 10 deep breaths immediately. Take the breaths as deep as your body will allow you.
• To decrease appetite stop using artificial sweeteners (even Splenda) and stop eating the sugar-free candies. This is an effective home remedy for appetite.
• Take chickweed herb to decrease the appetite.
• Drink peppermint tea to increase appetite.
• Oranges stimulate the flow of digestive juices, thereby improving digestion and increasing appetite.
• The juice of sour grapes is another effective remedy for anorexia. The juice of these grapes should be used in kneading the flour before preparing chapattis. Chapattis made in this manner should be eaten continuously for two to three weeks.
• About one teaspoon of the juice of lime should be mixed with an equal quantity of the juice of ginger. One gram of rock salt should be added to this mixture. It should then be placed in sunlight for three days. A teaspoon taken after each meal will tone up the digestive system and improve the appetite.
• Apples digestion by stimulating the flow of pepsin, a protein-digesting enzyme, in the stomach.
• Three or four cloves of raw garlic should be boiled in a cup of water. This soup can be reinforced with the juice of half a lemon and taken twice daily. This is also an effective home remedy for appetite.
• About five grams of ginger should be ground and licked with a little salt once a day for the treatment of this condition.
• The application of an ice bag over the stomach for half an hour before meals, and a cool hipbath once or twice daily, will help in curing anorexia.
• An early morning sunbath, taken one day, should be alternated with an early morning cool air bath the next day.
• Restore the person to a healthy weight.
• Restore healthy eating patterns.
• Treat any physical complications or associated mental health problems.
• Address thoughts, feelings and beliefs concerning food and body image.
• Enlist family support.
• In more obstinate cases, the patient is removed to a new surrounding in a psychotherapy institution. Interpersonal psychotherapy helps people examine their relationships with friends and family and to make changes in problem areas.
• Cognitive-behaviora l therapy teaches patients techniques to monitor and change their eating habits as well as to change the way they respond to difficult situations.
• Supplements of vitamins and minerals should be taken to increase the appetite.
• Eat an apple to keep the doctor away.
• If you live alone, why not think about sharing with friends or relatives for a while.

Arthritis is defined as the inflammation of one or more joints. Serious deformities occur in the bones and joints. These may occur in the form of tumours, swellings, and new growths. It occurs usually during the later years of life but it can occur at any age. One or two joints may become completely deformed.

Exact cause of the arthritis is not known. Germs, which cause the tuberculosis, pneumonia can also affect the joints.

Syphilis and gonorrhea can be another cause for arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most serious condition that involves the joints but also the muscles, tendons and other tissues of the body. It begins slowly with mild swelling, pain and tenderness in the joints of the fingers, wrists, knees and feet. Joints of both side of the body are involved in this disease. The joints feel red and warm. During the early phase of the disease the patient complains of fatigue, weakness and pain.

During the time of pain the patient should take rest for one or two hours in a day. The patient must not lie in bed for too long. It will aggravate the symptoms.

Exercise is important in rheumatoid arthritis. It will help to prevent the stiffness of muscles.

Osteoarthritis is a chronic form of arthritis involving any joint but it mainly occurs in largejoints such as fingers. It mainly occurs in women after the menopause, but it may occur in young age also.

In osteoarthritis the cartilage of the joints is destroyed and the bone surfaces become rough and enlarged. This disease begins slowly and with some pain in the joints. The main complaint is pain, which is severe after exercise.

There are several drugs that are used for the pain and inflammation of arthritis, but most of them are not very effective, because they cause lot of side effects. For example ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve), and even other more powerful prescription drugs, causes severe gastrointestinal problems, such as, bleeding ulcers, acidosis, stomach pain, and they interfere with the synthesis of collagen, which is fundamental for the formation of cartilage, if cartilage is not rebuilding itself, more damage is going to occur in the joints.

"There's no one magic food or diet that's going to do away with arthritic pain," says Art Mollen, D.O., director of the Southwest Health Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. "But if a person is overweight and helose weight, it will reduce the stress and pain in spinal column, knees, hips, ankles, and feet."

HOME REMEDIES FOR ARTHRITIS

• Vitamin C is a good home remedy for rheumatoid arthritis.
• Bog bean is another remedy. It works as an anti-inflammatory, eating this herb or taking the herb in a supplement form can help in combating arthritis.
• Ginger is also known for its properties in fighting joint pain and stiffness.
• Take two teaspoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey in a cup of warm water twice daily. It is highly effective for the treatment of arthritis.
• Half teaspoon of turmeric powder taken with warm water twice a day is also beneficial in curing arthritis.
• Drinking alfalfa tea twice daily is also helpful for the treatment of arthritis.
• Radish juice mixed with sugar is also helpful to fight with arthritis.
• Drinking 15 grams of fresh bathu juice daily with an empty stomach without adding any salt or sugar to it helps in reducing the symptoms of arthritis.
• A cup of papaya seed tea taken six or seven times daily for two or three weeks gives relief in the joint pains.
• Eat porridge of 2 teaspoonfuls of winter cherry with ghee and molasses with an empty stomach for 15 days. This is an effective home remedy for arthritis.
• A tablespoon of fruit pectin in a small glass of cranberry juice taken every morning gives relief.
• A person suffering from arthritis should eliminate sugar, white flour, macaroni, pie, cake, and sweet drinks from diet.
• A drink consisting of four raw finely sliced beets soaked in a quart of berry wine for one day. Drink one small glass of this liquid before meals, three times a day.
• Dissolve 4 teaspoons of blackstrap molasses in one quart of cranberry juice and drink one glass everyday. This is also an effective home remedy for arthritis.
• Two parts pure olive oil and one part kerosene makes a wonderful solution to be applied on the affected joints.
• Add one-tablespoon cod liver oil to the juice of one orange, and drink before going to bed for arthritis treatment.
• Rubbing the aching joints with hot vinegar before going to bed also gives relief to the pain.
• Mix 2 tablespoons mullein, 3 of granulated slippery elm bark, one of lobelia, 1-teaspoon cayenne. Use boiling water to make paste. Spread on cloth and place on swollen joints.
• Bake one or two egg- plants. Mash and fry in about 2 tablespoons of castor oil. Spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, garlic and salt can be added while frying. Take once daily for two to three months for relief.
• Another herb known as Guggulu is very helpful in curing arthritis. If available, eat half a teaspoon twice a day after meals with warm water. ·Paste of 1 teaspoon red chilies and fresh ginger mixed in half a cup of sesame oil and strain. Gently rub this oil on the affected joints. ·Camphor, wintergreen and cinnamon oils are also beneficial for external application.
• A vegetable-juice fast significantly reduces pain for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Carrot juice, celery juice, cabbage juice, or tomato juice can be used
• Application of hot packs and ice packs for 10 minutes also provides relief from joint pains.
• For arthritis natural treatment, soak Spiegel seeds in water, make a paste and apply it on the joints for quick relief..
• Omega 3 fatty acids reduce inflammation of joints. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in salmon, sardines, other oily fish, walnuts, flax, soy, olive oil, nuts, and avocados

Athlete’s foot is a form of ringworm of the feet. It is particularly common in warmer climates, and in individuals whose feet are constantly wet because of excessive sweating. When the disease is present over long periods of time, the toenails may become thickened.

The condition is highly contagious, and is often contracted by contact with infected skin particles in a warm room, shower, around public swimming pools or other similar public areas.

If repeated fungal infections are developed, it might be a sign of fungus in the groin area in these cases the problem should be treated simultaneously. Symptoms are: burning sensation between toes, itching, redness, scaling, blistering.

Sometimes people who have taken antibioticscontract athlete's foot. The antibiotics can compromise the immune system by killing the good bacteria with the bad, leaving the person susceptible to infection. Without the good bacteria, the intestines can't synthesize the B vitamins, which help enhance the immune system.

In chronic athlete’s foot, the skin of the sides and sole of the foot is pink and scaly and there is no itchiness.

HOME REMEDIES FOR ATHLETE FOOT

• Bath the feet thoroughly twice daily, dry them well, and rub away the loosened dead skin.
• Wear light, airy shoes, especially during warm weather.
• For severe infections use hot foot soaks of potassium permanganate solution. Dissolve one 5-grain tablet in a quart of warm water and soak the feet for twenty minutes tow or three times a day.
• Put 40 drops of tea tree oil to a small amount of water and soak your feet in it for 10 minutes after dry feet with a towel to ensure that there is no moister is present this is important because the fungus may flourish under a toe nail that has not been completely dried. Place a few drops of oil on the area. This is a very effective home remedy.
• People with chronic or recurring athlete's foot should avoid excessive consumption of yeast products such as breads and other baked goods, as well as vinegar, and alcohol.
• Take fresh garlic slices and put it in your shoes, wear it all day.
• Soak feet in very warm water with about one part white vinegar to four parts water, for 20 - 30 minutes, 2 times a day, until the fungus is no longer visible and irritating.
• Add 1 teaspoon of aloe Vera gel with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric. Apply this mixture to the feet every morning and night and cover them with old socks.
• Wear cotton socks, and change your socks daily.
• Don't wear tight, closed-toe shoes. Moisture and heat cause athlete's foot fungus to thrive.
• Don't go barefoot in public places. Wear flip-flops.
• Use a foot powder to keep feet dry. Simple cornstarch makes a good foot dusting powder.
• Wash socks in the hot water setting of a washing machine.
• Drink pau d'arco tea and soak your feet in a more concentrated form about 10 tea bags.
• Rub diluted alcohol on the affected area and let it to be dry.
• Prepare a solution of two tablespoons up to half a cup of laundry bleach to a gallon of warm water and soak your feet for 10-15 minutes twice a day. This should clear up athlete's foot in a week or ten days.
• Wash the feet in a mild solution of boric acid.
• Mix six tablespoons of dried chaparral to one quart of boiling cheap whiskey or wine; reduce and simmer for 20 minutes; remove and steep for 8 hours. Soak your feet in this solution.
• Boil 4 cups of water, add 8-10 broken sticks of cinnamon, reduce heat to low and simmer for five minutes; remove and steep, covered, for 45 minutes. Use as a footbath. Cinnamon effectively combats both yeast and fungal infections. This is another very effective home remedy.
• Boil a cup of water, add one ounce of chopped fresh ginger, and simmer for twenty minutes. Let it cool and apply to your feet twice a day.
• Make an herbal tea footbath of goldenseal and thyme, or a half and half mixture of thyme and chamomile teas. Soak once a day.
• Make a solution by adding 100 drops of grape fruit seed extract in two ounces of water and apply to the affected areas with a cotton ball two or three times a day.
• Raw honey rubbed on the infected areas before bedtime and left overnight has also been found to be effective. Cover the feet with an old sock.
• Rub juice from Jewelweed, also known as impatiens or touch-me-not, on the infected area.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1 tablespoon of neem oil with 1/2 cup of a carrier oil, such as olive or almond, and apply to the affected area twice a day.
• Onion Juice is very effective and easy to prepare home remedy. Apply onion juice twice daily.
• Prepare a mixture of two teaspoons of salt to a pint of warm water. Soak your feet for 10-15 minutes and dry thoroughly.
• Apply Vicks vapourub on the affected toes and fingers at night before going to bed.

Age spots are most commonly known as liver spots or brown spots. These are thought to be due to over aging. But the main reason for these brown spots is over exposure to the sun. These are brown colored spots on the skin mainly seen on the face, shoulders, arms or exposed areas of the skin.

They are a result of excessive production of melanin. Melanin is the pigment in your skin responsible for uneven tanning. Such “ brown or sun spots” may also be the telltale sign of accumulated wastes or some dysfunction.

Age spots are pigmentary changes associated with mature and senile skin but the damage is not due to maturity, these spots and leathery skin are almost always the result of your body trying to protect itself from too much sun exposure.

Age spots are common after 55 years old. They are harmless and painless but may affect the cosmetic appearance. Though most age spots are harmless blemishes, but in advanced stage they can lead to skin cancer.

Age spots may also be caused by impaired liver function, and a dietary deficiency, or a variety of nutritional problems. As we advance in age our health changes, our metabolism changes and our liver may become so overloaded with toxins that it cannot efficiently process the toxins or help the body to get rid of them. The oxidation process within our body and a lack of antioxidants also plays a role in this process. Liver spots are one of the results. Liver spots typically take years to form, though they have been found in young children, and eliminating the spots will also take time.

HOME REMEDIES FOR AGE SPOT REMOVAL

• Use the bleach that contains lactic acid as it helps to remove the upper layer of the dead skin much faster.
• Take juice of fresh garlic and rub it on with a cotton ball twice daily where the age spots are, and in six to eight weeks, they should begin to fade away.
• Rubbing a piece of sliced red onion on age spots can also help them to fade away.
• Apply castor oil twice daily with a cotton swab. On larger lesions, a bandage applied with the castor oil at nighttime may bring improvement.
• Avoid excessive exposure to the sun as it is caused by the exposure to the sun. Wear shades while going out in the sun.
• Apply a sunscreen lotion to prevent your skin from effects of the sun on your skin. Sunscreen should be applied at least one-half hour before sun exposure and it should be reapplied frequently.
• Sweating is powerful way to cleanse your body from accumulated toxins.
• Drink 8-10 glasses of water every day. Include fruit juices in your diet. It is very helpful in age sopt removal.
• Avoid sweets, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and junk foods.
• Rubbing fresh aloe Vera juice or gel on the spots will help fade them. Use the gel twice a day for a month or two.
• Eat lots of lean, and high quality protein foods. Also include raw fruits to supply the vitamins and minerals needed.
• Apply vitamin E cream to affected area and take vitamin E supplements. It is very helpful in age sopt removal.
• Do not go outdoors between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, when the UV rays are more intense. If you have to be outside during this hour, try to wear a hat, sunglasses that protect your eyes from UV rays.
• Prepare a solution by adding two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with one teaspoon of orange juice and apply to the spots.
• Take 4-8 oz. of fresh berries, 80-160 mg of bilberry extract (25% anthocyanidin) , or 20-40 mg anthocyanosides daily.
• Dab the spots with buttermilk.
• Apply castor oil on the spots in the morning and in the evening, and rub well into the skin.
• Take fresh or canned chick peas (garbanzo beans), mash about 1/3 cupful and add a little water. Apply this paste on the spots and leave it there until it dries. Then wash off completely. Do this every evening.
• Break open a dandelion stem and rub the sap on the spots 2-3 times per day.
• Mix 1/8 teaspoon of powdered gotu kola into a cup of herbal tea or add it to plain hot water along with 1/8 teaspoon of ginseng and a pinch of cayenne. This home remedy should clear the spots in a few days.
• Prepare a mixture by adding one teaspoon grated horseradish root, 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon vinegar, and 3 drops rosemary essential oil. Dab onto your age spots with a cotton ball once or twice a day.
• Take some green (not fully ripe) black walnuts and make a few incisions in the outer shell; rub the juice on the spots.
• Apply some sandalwood paste to affected areas.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 2-teaspoon tomato juice and 4 tablespoon buttermilk and apply on the face. Leave for 1/2 hour, and wash off. This is also a very effective home remedy.
• Mix olive oil with equal quantity of vinegar and apply an hour before your bath.

Most Backaches begin while bending forward to pick up something from the floor. The pain usually comes on suddenly without warning, and it may be very difficult to straighten up to a standing position again. In most cases it is felt either in the middle of the back or lower down on one side. If a spinal disc is involved, the pain may extend down the thigh and leg along the sciatic nerve on that side.

The most common cause of backache may be due to decrease in exercise that makes the muscles of the back strong and healthy. Flabby muscles then produce a wobbly spine, followed by pain, spasm and misery especially if a disc is ruptured. Weakened muscles and damaged discs are not the only causes of low back pain. Other causes are menstruation, pregnancy, female disorders, kidney and bladder conditions, as well as rectal and prostatic diseases. Usually these bring little or no pain on moving the back.

Arthritis of the spine is another common cause of low back pain. Fracturesof the spine often result in severe back pain. A qualified surgeon who can prescribe any appliances or supports that may be needed should treat such conditions. A sprained back is the result of a bending or overextension of a joint beyond its capacity. Any unexpected twisting of the body, such as in car accident, may cause a badly sprained back. But merely bending over to pick up one’s shoes may also produce a sudden pain in the middle of the back, making it difficult to straighten up again. All movements must then be restricted to prevent further pain.

Regular exerciseis important. As soon as the pain begin to decrease, the patient should lie on the floor with his hands behind the neck and raise the legs high in the air. First one at time, then together. Repeat this a dozen times each morning and night. Careful bending from side to side and also rotating the upper part of the body while holding the lower part steady will help to strengthen the back and keep the muscles strong and healthy. At the same time it will restore tone to all tendons, ligaments and joints.

Another condition known as osteoporosis, or thinning of the bones, is often seen in elderly people. This may cause collapse and wedging of one or more of vertebrae, due to the weakening of the bones, which often occurs in the later years of life. Such conditions need careful medical management to prevent further deformity and pain. They should be given a good diet, including sufficient amount of protein and calcium to restore the tissues of the bones. Neck pain that arises from long hours at the desk or by driving car for long can be relieved by certain neck exercises. These include rotating the head clockwise and anticlockwise, allowing the head to drop forward and backward as far as possible and turning the head to the right and left as far as possible several times. These exercises help to loosen up contracted neck muscles, which may restrict the blood supply to the head.

The diet of those suffering from backache should consist of a salad of raw vegetables such as tomato, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, radish, lettuce and at least two steamed or lightly cooked vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, carrot, spinach and plenty of fruits, all except bananas.

The patient should avoid fatty, spicy, and fried foods; curd, sweetmeats and sugar; condiments; and tea and coffee. Most backaches could be avoided following a few simple rules:

1. Lift with legs, not the back. Bend your knees when you wish to pick up something heavy. Keep the back straight.
2. Avoid overexertion. A person who is not accustomed to heavy lifting should not try to carry too much at a time.
3. Exercise regularly. Don’t overdo a good thing like exercise. Taking a moderate amount regularly will do more good than strenuous exercise on rare occasions.
4. Change your position frequently. Avoid cramped sitting positions that bring on fatigue. Move around. Keep flexible. If you do have back trouble, do not worry. With proper treatment your back will soon be better.

• A dose of powdered Sonth, Meetha soda and Namak (salt), if taken with hot milk or water, decreases backache.
• The most important home remedy for backache is garlic. Two or three cloves should be taken every morning to get relief. Oil prepared from garlic and rubbed on the back will give immediate relief.
• Lemon is another useful home remedy for backache. The juice of one lemon mixed with common salt and taken by the patient twice daily gives immediate relief.
• Chebulic myroblan is effective for the treatment of backache. A small piece of this fruit should be eaten after meals. This will give quick relief.
• Vitamin C is also useful in treating the severe backache. About 2,000 mg of this vitamin should be taken daily for treating this condition.
• Raw potato is an ancient home remedy for backache, Application of raw potato in the form of a poultice has been found very effective in this condition.
• Hot fomentation, alternate sponging, or application of heat to the back will also give immediate relief.
• Boil ten tulsi leaves in one cup of water until the syrup is reduced to half a cup. Add salt to it after cooling. Take this mixture daily. For severe backache, take it twice a day.
• A self-massage with eucalyptus oil is also very effective remedy, mustard oil can also be used.
• Guggulu is very helpful for backache treatment. Eat half a teaspoon twice a day after meals with warm water.
• a mixture of five black pepper corns, five cloves and one-gram dry ginger powder can be taken with tea at least twice a day tp reduce backache.
• For backache treatment take half a gram of dalchini powder with one-teaspoon honey at least twice a day.

Bad breath is most objectionable. It is also known as halitosis. Most people who suffer from this problem are not aware of their problem. The common cause of this problem is bad teeth. Dental decay at the roots of the teeth may result in abscesses in the gums with foul smelling pus giving bad odor to the breath.

Even small holes in the teeth may provide a place where germs can multiply and give foul odors. These are very common in younger people. Badly fitting dentures that are not cleaned properly also leads to bad breathe. It is common in old people. Bad breath does not arise from the stomach. Actually, anaerobic bacteria in mouth produce smelly sulfur compounds that cause bad breath.

Other causes for the bad breathe may be infection of the tonsils, adenoids or sinuses. Bad breath may also arise from the inflammation in the stomach and also from the food materials that have not been completely digested. Tobacco, alcohol, alcohol containing mouth rinses, dry mouth, foods like garlic, onion, and spicy foods, hunger, morning breath, poor oral hygiene can also cause bad breath.

Colds, coughs and sore throats are also reasons for bad breath, because the surrounding area in the mouth has increased bacterial content.

Everybody gets bad breath or halitosis somehow or the other, no matter how good oral hygiene. Bad breath is usually caused due to poor diet, drying of the mouth, not brushing teeth regularly, illness, low fluid intake, stress, lack of salivary flow and exercise. Some people are more prone to bad breath (halitosis) than others, and need to pay extra attention in order to maintain fresh breath.

The bacterial waste products that are the common cause of bad breath are produced when oral anaerobic bacteria digest proteins. After eating a meal we should clean our mouth immediately.

Drinking plenty of water throughout the day will help to control bad breath (halitosis ). Dehydration will try to conserve moisture by reducing salivary flow, thus minimizing saliva's cleansing and diluting effects on the bacteria and bacterial waste products that are the cause of bad breath.

Gurgles with plain water is also another bad breath solution. Rinsing will both dilute and partially remove the bacterial waste products that are the cause of bad breath.

HOME REMEDIES FOR BAD BREATH

• A person can never suffer from bad breath if he/she keeps teeth, tongue, and mouth clean. One should take all care in cleaning teeth by using proper toothbrush and using proper brushing technique.
• Brush your teeth in the morning, in the evening, and after every meal, especially after eating milk products, fish and meat.
• Wash the tongue with baking soda dissolved in warm water to decrease the acidity in mouth making a less-friendly environment for the bacteria to grow.
• Most mouthwashes contain alcohol which dries and damages soft oral tissue and leads to even faster formation of odor causing bacteria and gum tissue damage which makes bad breath worse Mouthwash containing cetylpyridinium chloride, chlorine dioxide, sodium chlorite or zinc acts as an antibacterial agent and these can control the growth of bacteria in the mouth.
• Eating plain yogurt for 6 weeks can help to get rid of the bad breath because it decreases the levels of offensive compounds produced by bacteria in the mouth by 80%.
• Doing gurgles with a glass of water with the juice of half a lemon added also helps to reduce the bad breath.
• Another bad breath solution is brushing gums and tongue with some powdered cloves.
• A patient with bad breath should avoid the following foods: Blue Cheeses, spicy salami, tuna, anchovies, curry, garlic, onions, milk, red meat, coffee, cola drinks
• Cardamom seeds can also help to sweeten breath. Parsley leaves are rich in chlorophyll, which is natural deodorizer.
• Fennel Tea helps to reduce the bad odor. Compounds found in tea can decrease the growth of bacteria that cause bad breath. Polyphenols, chemical components of tea, prevent both the growth of bacteria responsible for bad breath and the bacteria's production of malodorous compounds.
• Cranberries have the power to fight the offensive-smelling bacteria that can build up in mouth and lead to bad breath.
• Avoid frequent spicy foods and excessive alcohol or coffee. Also stop smoking.
• Avoid excessive sugar for bad breath cure as sweet helps to feed the bacteria.
• Increasing the flow of saliva can decrease bad breath. This is because saliva has a cleansing and diluting effect on the bacteria and bacterial waste products that cause bad breath. Chewing gums, breath mints, and lozenges can increase the salivary flow.
• Eating a green raw Guava also helps to fight against the bad breath.
• Cloves also help to keep the fresh breath. Keep some cloves under the molars without chewing.
• Eat a fresh fruit, which is fibrous, such as an apple, after lunch.
• Whenever possible chew on sugar-free gum as it also reduces the bad breath.

Partial or complete loss of hair on the scalp is common among men. It is less commonly found in women. Premature baldness is found in certain families. Thinning of the hair is often seen in older women, but complete baldness in the female is fortunately rare. Temporary baldness may occur following a fever or some prolonged illness. The hair usually returns after the patient has recovered from the illness.

Sudden loss of the hair in certain areas is a condition, which is called alopecia areata, may sometimes occur after a nervous shock. This may disappear in a few weeks, although sometimes it will recur. In females excessive hair loss is seen after delivery and during lactation. This is only due to hormonal changes in the body and due to suckling of the milk by the child. This disappears after the child stops weaning. It is not a permanent problem.

In children falling of hair occurs due to many reasons such as severe headache, dim eyesight, after a prolonged illness, use of different shampoos and soaps, after a severe head injury and a familial tendency. Generally it is seen that if the parents have thin hair and early loss of hair in their life so is their children.

Hormones in our body check the development of hair that growss after puberty. The male hormone, testosterone, checks the beard, body hair and hair in the armpits. The female hormone, estrogen, prevents hair growth on the chin and helps it to grow on the head. Occasionally women develop signs of hair loss or baldness when estrogen levels falls. Treatment with estrogen has been successful in the treatment of hair growth and stopping of hair loss.

The healthy condition of the hair depends, on the intake of sufficient amounts of essential nutrients in the daily diet. Persons with a tendency to lose hair should take a well-balanced and correct diet, made up of foods, which, in combination, should supply all the essential nutrients. It has been found that a diet, which contains large quantities of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables and fruits, would provide adequate amounts of all the essential nutrients.

Many people use various shampoos and creams to prevent hair loss but with no gain.

HOME REMEDIES FOR BALDNESS

• Boil 1-cup mustard oil with 4 tablespoon henna leaves. Filter the mixture and put it in a bottle. Massage on the bald patches regularly.
• Massage the scalp for 10 to 15 minutes after bathing it with water. This increases the blood circulation and strengthens the hair follicles in the scalp. A vigorous rubbing of the scalp with fingers after washing the hair with cold water is one of the most effective home remedies for the prevention and treatment of hair loss.
• Another remedy for baldness that helps is Grind 1/2-lime seeds, and 1/2 black pepper, apply to bald patches regularly.
• Prepare a mixture of apple cider vinegar and sage tea and then apply on the scalp to help hair grow
• Rub the bald area with onions till it becomes red. Then apply honey on the bald area. It is very effective.
• Mix 4 tbsp of yoghurt and 4 tbsp of camphor lotion. Apply it on the head; leave it to soak for 2-3 hours then wash off with lukewarm water. This is an effective home remedy for baldness.
• Juice of coriander leaves is also very good for hair.
• Massage the scalp with 1-teaspoon oil in which raw mangoes has been preserved for over one year. Repeat this frequently.
• A shampoo can be prepared by mixing 100 g each of amla (Indian goose berry), reetha, and shikakai and boil in two liters of water till the liquid reduces to half. Use this shampoo for at least one month. Hair will become thick.
• Massage the scalp and hair with coconut milk or Aloe Vera gel. Leave it for ½ hour, and then rinse with warm water. Repeat 3 times a week.
• Prepare a solution by mixing equal amount of warm castor and almond oil and massage over scalp at least once a week.
• A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice help the growth of hair if taken to the extent to half a litre a day
• Make a paste by mixing two eggs, two tablespoons each of amla, reetha and shikakai powder. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. Repeat it for 3-4 times a week. This is also an effective home remedy for baldness.
• Mix honey with egg yolk and massage on the scalp and hair. Leave for a 1/2 hour, then wash.
• Massage almond oil on scalp 2-3 times a day, daily. This will stop further hair loss.
• Prepare a hair pack by mixing amla (Indian goose berry) powder with one egg. Apply it to hair and wash after half an hour. Wash hair.
• Prepare a paste of hot olive oil, honey, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder and apply it on the scalp before bath and keep for 15 minutes for baldness treatment.
• Apply a mixture of Aloe Vera with herbal powder triphala to the hair for a period of three to six months. It will result in growth of new hair.
• Take soaked fenugreek seeds (Dana methi), shikakai powder, reetha powder, amla powder, dried lemon or lime peels, and two eggs, and grind to make a paste. Massage this paste onto hair and scalp and leave it on for about 20 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. This makes hair thick.
• Grind fenugreek seeds with water and prepare a paste. Massage on the scalp after oiling the hair and leave it for one hour before washing. Repeat it every morning for a month.
• A juice of alfalfa + fresh spinach or fresh coriander daily helps hair to grow fast.
• Juice of carrot, lettuce, capsicum and fresh alfalfa remove copper deficiency, this is good remedy for gray hair and hair loss.
• Prepare a paste by mixing 5 tbsp of curd, 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 2 tbsp of gram raw (chholia) powder. Apply it on the head. After an hour wash it off with shampoo.
• Prepare a mixture of the powder of black pepper, onion and salt and apply it on the bald patches to prevent the infection of ringworms.
• For baldness treatment, cut one lemon (or an orange for dry hair). Place in a pot with two cups water. Boil until half of solution remains. Cool, strain, and place in a spray bottle. Store in refrigerator. If it is sticky, add more water.
• Take 10-15 leaves of the large Ber fruit. Burn them in mustard oil, make a paste and apply on hair for 1 hour and then wash it. This remedy prevents hair loss for almost everyone.
• Another valuable remedy for hair loss is Amaranth. Its fresh leaf juice should be applied to the hair. It will help the growth of the hair and keep it soft.
• The leaves of the margosa tree are also beneficial in the treatment of hair loss.

Breast-feedingis the way that creates a bond of love between the mother and the child. Mother’s milk is the best for the babies. A baby who feeds on mother’s milk has fewer problems of stomach upsets, less diarrhea, and almost no constipation. He will also have less skin trouble. Breast milk is the best food for a newborn; nothing comes even closer to provide all the nutrients that the baby will need later in life. Breast milk is much easier to digest then any formula in the market, at the same time it provides protection against infections, prevents future food allergies, helps the growth of healthy teeth, and most important it improves brain development.

Breast-feeding not only benefits the child but also to the health of the mother. The pelvic organs will return to normal more quickly, and skin will glow. This is one of nature’s ways to keep a woman young and beautiful.

Breast-feeding is much easier than other formulas and bottles.

Breast engorgement is a common problem that occurs in the feeding mothers in the first two or three weeks after delivery and is more annoying to women with poor skin elasticity. Engorgement is due to increase in the milk filling the breast together with blood and fluid retention in the same area.

Usually the breast feels full, hard, tight, tender, painful, and hot to the touch and a fever may develop, the baby may have a hard time to suck.

Plugged duct is a problem that occurs when the baby does not empty the breast completely on each feeding, the milk remaining in the duct hardens and blocks the duct eventually plugging it. Tight bras can cause plugged ducts as well. If the breast feels sore it might be a sign of plugged ducts.

Feeding the child in the wrong position can crack nipples.

HOME REMEDIES FOR BREAST FEEDING PROBLEMS

• If your breasts become swollen and painful, apply warm, moist packs two or three times a day.
• If the nipples become sore, carefully sponge them with rubbing alcohol, and then rinse with clean water.
• Change the position of child at each feeding. Rotate between various holds like the cradle, football, and laying down to find the most comfortable positions for yourself. Use pillows to bring the baby up to the height of your breast to reduce tugging and pulling on your nipple.
• Eat alfalfa to stimulate the milk production or to increase the quantity of milk in the breasts.
• Midwives have used goat’s rue for hundreds of years to improve breast milk production by as much as 50%.
• Take a handful of Confrey leaves and steam them for a few minutes wrapped in gauze and placed on the breast is very helpful relieving engorgement.
• Soak a towel in hot water and place it on the breast ten minutes before feeding.
• Give your baby frequent feeds on both breast 10 to 15 minutes each.
• Check your nipples every day, if you see dry milk on them or dark dots remove them with a cotton and warm water and feed your child as soon as possible from that breast.
• Place the baby in different positions every time, this will ensure that all ducts are being used.
• Elder is used to reduce swelling of breast infected with mastitis.
• Take plenty of rest during day.
• Drink large amount of fluids.
• Gently keep some green cabbage leaves in your bra for 2 hours. This will relieve the engorgement of breast and this is an effective home remedy for breasts.
• Apply some tea bags on the sore nipples. It will help to reduce the pain of the sore nipples.
• Keep your nipples dry and expose them to air whenever you can. You might try drying them with low heat from a hair dryer.
• Applying a small amount of breast milk when you are done nursing, then letting it air-dry before covering yourself up might help.
• Avoid using soap on your breasts. It can be very drying.
• Prepare a solution of salt and water (1/4 teaspoon of salt per cup of water) and soak your nipples for 15 minutes or so between feeding. this is also an effective home remedy for breasts feeding.
• Massage the lump on your breast firmly between and during feedings.
• Sleep as much as possible. Vigorous arm movements may help loosen up the blockage.
• Chaste tree increases flow of milk, by affecting pituitary's prolactin secretion.
• Milk thistle promotes production of milk and decreases pesticide residues in breast and milk.
• Soak one?half cup (regular) barley in three cups cold water overnight, or boil the barley and water for 25 minutes. Strain out barley. Store barley water in refrigerator or cool place until needed. Then heat a cup or two to boiling and add fennel seeds - one teaspoon per cup of barley water. Steep for no longer than 30 minutes. This combination not only increases the breast milk, but also eases after pains and improves the digestion of mother and baby.
• Cumin helps increase milk production.
• Chamomile help control inflamed breast.
• Dandelion is very helpful and popular herb to treat mastitis

Burns are serious, not only because of pain in the area of the burn itself, but also because of possible chemical changes in other parts of the body. Burns are among the most common household emergencies. Hot liquids, stoves, radiators, unguarded electric outlets, firecrackers, chemicals, irons, gasfires, and sunburn often burn young children. The greatest danger arises from the shock, which follows a deep burn involving a large area of the body.

The symptoms of a first-degree burn are pain, heat, redness and tender to the touch in the skin affected. These symptoms can appear from 1 to 24 hours after exposure to the sun.

The symptoms of a second-degree burn are extreme reddening, swelling; pain and even blisters can appear. The burn reaches the deeper layers of the skin where it damages the small blood vessels and elastic fibers in the skin, and later there is wrinkling of the skin. In most severe cases, chills, fever, nausea, and/or delirium may accompany the burn.

In severe burns the loss of body fluids can be very serious, particularly in a young child. The kidneys and adrenal glands may not function well, and other internal organs may be more affected. Even a small burn may produce a serious deformity if it occurs over a large joint, such as the knee. Deep burns often result in the formation of considerable scar tissue.

Severe burns involve the deeper layers of the skin and usually cause large blisters. Burns are always more serious when face, hands, feet or genital organs are involved.

Chemical burns are often serious, and may result in deep scars. Steam and dry heat burns should be treated as ant other severe burn.

HOME REMEDIES FOR BURNS

• Apply egg white on the burnt area. It will prevent the scars.
• If you get a burn just put butter or margarine on it. It will help a lot.
• Immediate application of ice or the coldest water you can get will often limit the extent of damage.
• After the cold treatment, you my gently sponge the area with soap and warm water, then apply a Vaseline dressing. Bandage this firmly in place. The pressure helps to control the pain and reduce the loss of body fluids.
• If the patient is feeling weak, give him a warm drink.
• Apply alcohol or soyabean paste to the burnt area. This will reduce the pain.
• For burn skin treatment, apply some aloe Vera on the burnt area. It will relieve the pain.
• Cut a potato and put it on the burnt area. This will reduce the pain and prevent the scarring.
• Spread a coat of Nail-Varnish on the burn. Once dry, the film is going to prevent infections and stops immediately pain
• Put Colgate toothpaste on the burn. It will give instant relief.
• Apply regular yellow mustard to the burn. Once it dries, wash it off and this will prevent it from blistering.
• Apply vitamin E cream to affected area and take vitamin E supplements. This will not cure the sunburn but it will help reduce itching and will speed recovery.
• Prepare a yogurt-based paste with barley and turmeric and apply to affected areas. This is very effective home remedy for burns.
• Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.
• Eat lots of lean, and high quality protein foods. Also include raw fruits to supply the vitamins and minerals needed.
• Boil water and steep many tea bags to a very strong tea in a large pot. Add ice until the tea is just slightly warm. Put a bath towel into the pot and keep turning the towel until it has soaked up all of the tea.. Place the wet towel over the burned area of the body. Leave the towel on for a half hour for a moderate burn and an hour for a strong burn.
• Apply Colloidal silver this is a natural antibiotic and disinfectant if the burn is very painful.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 2 tbsp each of marshmallow and comfrey root. Set over low heat in a saucepan with 1-cup olive oil and 1 cup wine for 30 minutes. Cool and strain. This is also very effective home remedy for burns.
• Honey has antibacterial properties and will promote healing. After applying honey cover the area with some gauze.
• Make a decoction using 3-4 tea bags, 2 cups of fresh mint leaves and 4 cups water. Strain liquid into a jar and allow to cool. To use, dab the mixture on burned skin with a cotton ball or washcloth.
• Crumble 1 cup of uncooked oatmeal into a bath of lukewarm water as the bath is filling. Soak 15-20 minutes and gently pat the burned area dry so that a thin coating of the oatmeal remains on your skin. This remedy is good for the itching that comes from a healing burn or sunburn.
• Do not use cotton directly on burns as it adheres to it
• Do not apply Ink, Mercurochrome, greases or baking soda over burnt area, do not try to peel it loose.
• For minor burns rub some mustard on the burned area.
• Raise burned arms or legs higher than the person's heart.

Painful ulcers or canker sores are sometimes found within the mouth. Usually there is only one ulcer, but occasionally several may develop at once. Food allergies are a major cause of many cankers. Certain factors, such as stress, poor dental hygiene, candidiasis, food allergies, and nutritional deficiencies are possible triggers for canker sores.

Nutritional deficiencies are another possible cause. Deficiencies in iron, zinc, B12, and folate (folic acid) can contribute to cankers. The subjects are usually young children often suffering from some digestive disturbances. Small vesicles form on the inner surface of the lips and cheeks and also on the tongue, which in 24 hours rupture to form ulcers. The mouth is painful and salivation is often marked. The child is not able to eat food.

There may be a family history to develop canker sores, as they often run in families. Ulcers may develop in response to a mouth injury such as dental procedures or aggressive tooth cleaning. Canker sores may also occur at the site of a bite when the tongue or cheek is bitten.

Swallowing and talking are painful, there may be excessive salivation and bad breath, and the inflammation may extend to the tonsils and throat. A mild fever may be present in this condition. The first sign of the sore may be a tingling, burning sensation inside the mouth. They can occur either singly or in groups. They are usually white or yellow in color, surrounded by red halos. Usually they heal within 7 to 10 days.

The membrane of the mouth may be very dry or exceedingly moist. There is pain on nursing, eating or drinking; the pain varies according to the condition or stage of the disease. The pains may be sharp or sticking if the mouth is dry or smarting and raw if the mouth is full of saliva. These ulcers may be broad and superficial or deep and narrow. Small ulcers may combine together and may form large ulcers on the side of the tongue or in the buccal cavities.

HOME REMEDIES FOR CANKER SORE

• Eat plenty of salad with raw onions. Onions contain sulfur and have healing properties.
• Diet should include yogurt and other soured products, such as cottage cheese, and buttermilk.
• Prepare a solution by adding 2 oz hydrogen peroxide, 2 oz water, and 1 tsp each of salt and baking soda. Rinse the mouth with this solution. Do not swallow.
• Rinse your mouth with milk of magnesia to coat sores.
• Orange juice is helpful in preventing the canker sores of the mouth. Drink it up in 2 or 3 days it will go away. Lack of vitamin C causes them. You can also take Vitamin C pills if you don't want to drink all that orange juice.
• Cover the ulcer with a wet tea bag; the tannin will help dry up the sore.
• Mix Sodium bicarbonate powder with water. It is a very effective first aid remedy. This mixture can be used as a mouth rinse as well as swallowed to help make the body more alkaline.
• Use a toothpaste containing sodium bicarbonate instead of the standard toothpastes high in fluoride and other chemicals.
• Antacids can soothe canker sores by reducing the acidity in your mouth that can irritate them.
• Combine equal parts of the liquid form of Kaopectate or Milk of Magnesia (both antacids) with Benylin or Benadryl (both mild anesthetics) . Apply the mixture to the canker sore with a cotton swab. You'll cut down on painful acidity in your mouth and numb the sore too.
• Try stress-relieving acupressure exercises. Avoid constant stress. Take time to exercise, sleep and relax.
• Avoid eating fish or meat of any kind for two weeks. The consumption of animal protein increases the body's acidity, which slows healing.
• Avoid chewing gum, lozenges, mouthwashes, tobacco, coffee, citrus fruits, and any other foods that you know trigger these sores.
• Avoid hard toothbrush bristles or sharp-edged foods such as potato chips or dry bread crusts. Too much acid from fruits and vegetables, and spicy foods can also trigger mouth sores.
• Keep the bowels regular to prevent toxic buildup. Walk regularly walking in fresh air to oxygenate the body and stimulate bowel movement.
• To avoid getting canker sores, it is important to maintain a proper balance of minerals, acidity, and alkalinity in the body.
• Do not use the same toothbrush for longer than one month.
• Application of peppermint oil helps, as it is an anesthetic agent.
• Mix coconut milk with honey and massage the gums 3 times a day.
• Take 1 tsp finely powdered Indian Gooseberry root bark, mix with honey. Apply to affected areas frequently. This is an effective home remedy for canker sore.
• Grate some fresh coconut. Extract the milk and gargle with this 3-4 times a day.
• Keep 1 glass of chilled water and 1 glass of hot water ready at hand. Gargle alternately with hot and cold water.
• Boil 2 cups of water. Add 1-cup fenugreek leaves and remove. Cover and keep for sometime. Strain the water and gargle 2-3 times a day.
• Boil 1 tsp of coriander seeds in 1 cup of water. Remove when slightly warm gargle. Repeat 3-4 times a day. This is also an effective home remedy for canker sore.
• Chew on 5-6 tulsi (holy basil leaves) and sip some water. Repeat 5-6 times a day.
• Raw tomatoes help rid mouth ulcers. Gargle with tomato juice 3-4 times a day also helps.
• For canker sore treatment, mix 7 parts of sugar candy (mishri) with 1 part of camphor. Apply on the blister.
• Mix a pinch of turmeric powder to 1 teaspoon of glycerin and apply.
• Avoid hot or spicy foods to minimize discomfort. Mild mouth washes such as salt water or over-the-counter mouthwashes may help.
• Apply hydrogen peroxide (1 part hydrogen peroxide and one part water with a cotton swab) on the canker sore
• Pouring salt directly on the ulcer can prove effective, however this can be extremely painful and can scar.
• Rinse mouth and especially the affected area with sage tea 3 times a day. The improvement can be seen within 24 hours.
• Gargle a mouthful of warm vinegar with half tablespoon of salt for about 30 secs, 3 times a day. Extremely painful but healing can be seen in about 2 days.
• For canker sore treatment, make a paste of baking soda and water—apply directly to the sores

Cholesterol is present in the diet of all people, and it can be absorbed slowly from the gastrointestinal tract into the intestinal lymph. It is highly fat soluble but only slightly soluble in water and is capable of forming esters with fatty acids. Food rich in nucleic acids and nucleoprotein e.g. meat, fish, organ meats also should be avoided. Cooking in olive oil, safflower, sunflower is good for people with high cholesterol.

Factors that affect plasma cholesterol concentration. The important factors that affect plasma cholesterol concentration are as follows:

1. An increase in the amount of cholesterol ingested each day increases the plasma concentration slightly.
2. A highly saturated fat diet increases blood cholesterol concentration 15 to 20 percent
3. Ingestion of fat containing highly unsaturated fatty acids usually depresses the blood cholesterol concentration in slight to moderate amount.
4. Lack of insulin or thyroid hormone increases the blood cholesterol concentration, whereas excess thyroid hormone decreases the concentration.

• Walking also helps to reduce cholesterol levels to a great extent. Moreover it also helps to increase the good cholesterol, which helps to prevent the heart disease. Regular physical exercise also plays an important role in lowering LDL cholesterol and in raising the level of protective HDL.
• Prepare a mixture of 1 tsp. of roasted chicory root, 1 tsp. of lime flowers, ½ tsp. of fenugreek seeds,½ tsp. of ginger rhizome, 1 quart of water. Boil all ingredients, let it cool, strain. Drink 2 cups a day.
• Chromium also helps in the formation of cholesterol, fats and protein. Chromium maintains stable blood sugar levels through proper insulin utilization and can be helpful for people with diabetes and/or hypoglycemia.
• Ginger reduces cholesterol and thins the blood and thus improves the circulation.
• Guggul decreases LDL by 35% increases HDL by 20 % in 12 weeks, and helps to prevent arteriosclerosis.
• Take 2-3 cloves of garlic daily to reduce the cholesterol. This is an effective home remedy for cholesterol treatment.
• Take finely chopped small onion and mix it with 1-cup buttermilk along with 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder and drink.
• Fenugreek seeds help to control high serum cholesterol.
• Turmeric helps by lowering serum cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke.
• Onion juice can be taken as cholesterol diet to reduce cholesterol, clean the blood, and regulate the heart.
• Mix a teaspoon of powdered methi seeds in a glass of water and take in the morning on an empty stomach for a month.
• Bran cereals are a very good source to reduce cholesterol. Eat some bran after each meal.
• Lecithin is a fatty food substance and is found mostly in the phospholipids, is beneficial in case of increase in cholesterol level. It breaks up cholesterol into small particles, which can be easily digested by the body. With sufficient intake of lecithin, cholesterol cannot build up against the walls of the arteries and veins.
• Vitamins B6, choline, and inositol are effective in reducing the level of blood cholesterol. The patient should take sufficient quantities of vitamin E-rich foods such as sunflower seeds, safflower, soyabean oils, butter, and sprouted seed and grains.
• Regular drinking of a decoction of coriander seeds helps lower blood cholesterol.
• Ishabgul has been found vary useful in the treatment of high cholesterol level.
• Persons with high blood cholesterol level should drink at least eight to ten glasses of water every day.
• Another home remedy for cholesterol treatment is -prepare a mixture of a glass of water & 1-2 gms of powdered cinnamon. Filter this mixture & add a spoon of honey to it. Drink this solution once a day for 15-25 days. This would control cholesterol.
• Prepare a solution by adding cactus and lemon and garlic. Drink one cup every day in the morning and in one-month cholesterol will go down.

Colitis more commonly known as irritable colon is a common disorder of the large bowel, producing discomfort and irregular bowel habits. Most patients suffering from an irritable colon are tense, anxious, and hurried. Many of them eat rapidly and at odd times.

Normally the colon is tend to store the waster material until most of the fluids have been removed. People who suffer from irritable colon do not have normal peristaltic or wave like movements in the large bowel, but rather irregular and erratic contractions, which are particularly seen on the left side.

It is a function of the colon to absorb fluid. Therefore if the stools remain to long in the colon without being passed, they become hard and dry. Feeling of fullness or bloating develop because gas is not absorbed or normally expelled. Because the bowel becomes irritated, excessive amounts of mucus are produced within the bowel, resulting in colitis. Some patients suffer from constipation, alternating with periods of loose stools. In still others persistent diarrhea may continue for years.

Chronic ulcerative colitis is a severe, prolonged inflammation of the colon or large bowel in which ulcers form in the walls of the colon, resulting in the passage of bloody stools mixed with mucus and pus.

Chronic ulcerative colitis usually appears in the lower part of the bowel and spreads upward. The disease seems to attack adults more frequently. The first sign is an increased urgency to move the bowel, followed by cramping pains in the abdomen and bloody mucus in the stool. As the condition become more worse the stools become more loose and watery.

The more severe cases often continue night and day with little relief. All this loss of blood and fluid from the bowel results in weakness, fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and anemia.

HOME REMEDIES FOR COLITIS TREATMENT & CURE

• Eat a high quality diet in between the attacks. If a specific food causes trouble on multiple occasions, avoid it. But if it happens only once, retest. If you find that cabbage makes your symptoms worse, for example, don't avoid all leafy vegetables.
• Fiber may be an important food source for colitis treatment. Apples are a very good source of fibre. But avoid fibre during the flare-ups.
• People with ulcerative colitis should consider taking a daily multivitamin/ mineral supplement that contains at least 400 micrograms of folate.
• Emotional stress is the biggest challenge for colitis sufferers. To reduce stress plan a regular exercise program. Exercise will dissipate the effects of stress better than anything.
• Inability to digest lactose, the sugar in milk, can be a factor in colitis . By avoiding all milk products, you may be able to reduce your symptoms.
• Strict bed rest with plenty of fluids and a high protein diet are very important.
• Foods should be attractively prepared and the patient encouraged to eat.
• The diet should contain at least 2500 calories a day, given in three or four general meals.
• Vitamin K can help to prevent hemorrhage from the bowel.
• Avoid eating raw carrots, asparagus, zucchini, squash and other popular vegetables.
• Marshmallow root is soothing and healing to inflamed mucous membranes.
• Wild yam is known to reduce gastrointestinal upset and nerve pain, and is also considered to be a strong antispasmodic and is potentially anti-inflammatory.
• Ginger has traditionally been recommended in Chinese medicine for abdominal bloating, coughing, vomiting, and diarrhea.
• Cayenne is helpful for various conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including stomachaches, cramping pains, and gas.
• Many doctors suggest eliminating all sugar (including soft drinks and processed foods with added sugar) from the diets of those with ulcerative colitis.
• Laughing provides us with the natural inner massage, and through change of mood it can account for up to 30% of cure.
• Angelica nutritionally supports the digestive systems.
• Mandrake works well for liver, gallbladder and all aspects of digestion.
• Diarrh nourishes the spleen, pancreas, stomach and kidneys.
• Peppermint calms the stomach, intestinal tract, and the nervous system. It comforts the stomach and nourishes the salivary glands to help with digestion.
• Another potential natural remedy is to take oral butyrate itself. Butyrate is the byproduct of fermentation in a healthy gastric tract.

Although the Common Cold affects all parts of the body, it usually begins in the nose and throat. Colds are so common that we do not care for it but they can be serious. Most colds are due to virus infections of one type or another. Unfortunately, none of these viruses are susceptible to our present antibiotic medicines. Adenoviruses produce the more serious type of colds, and they are often followed by tonsillitis and sore throat even virus pneumonia, particularly in children. Sometimes the membranes of the eyes are also involved.

The common cold is the most prevalent of all diseases known to man. The average person seems to have two or three colds a year. The condition is highly contagious. When one member of the family has a cold, the others are very likely to have it within a few days.

What makes a person susceptible to a cold? Probably his lowered resistance is a chief factor. Allergic disorders of the nose and throat also make a person more susceptible to colds and other virus infections. Chilling of the body does seem to play a part, particularly in those whose resistance is already weak. Lack of sleep may be another factor.

Any person may carry the cold virus. However, children under six years of age seem readily to pass the infection from one to another, and soon all the family is involved. Colds are always more serious in the younger children.

Congestion of the nasal passages is usually the first sign of cold. The patient may have frequent sneezing and a severe headache. There may be a thin, watery discharge from the nose, requiring the use of many handkerchiefs. The eyes may be red or irritated. Usually there is some rise in temperature, preceded by chilly feelings. The patient may complain of a sore throat and have some difficulty in swallowing. Hoarseness, or laryngitis, indicates that the infection has reached the vocal cords, and the patient may now have to talk in whispers. Later there may be a deep cough, due to bronchitis. This is a much more complication.

Even though scientists claim there is no cure for the common cold, there are natural herbs and vitamin supplements that can be taken to fight against the cold virus.

HOME REMEDIES FOR COMMON COLD

• Vitamins are most helpful in fighting against the cold as well as other diseases. Vitamin C, also known as Ascorbic Acid, is helpful in preventing the colds and it can be found in many foods such as citrus fruits, some vegetables.
• Zinc is also helpful for cold that can cut colds short. When you first feel that you may be getting a cold, start taking zinc
• Garlic, as well as onion, is sometimes taken for the relief of congestion and minor infections.
• Horseradish is another herb that has an excellent property to treat sore throat and upper respiratory tract infections, reduces fever, and expels concentrations of mucus.
• Another effective remedy for sore throat is to gargle with a strong solution of table salt and warm water. Gargle several times a day.
• Echinacea is an herb that acts as nature's antibiotic. It helps to increase the body's immunity and thus helps in fighting against the infection and illness.
• Goldenseal is another herb that acts as a natural antibiotic, and can be taken to help fight against the cold.
• Add 1/4 teaspoon of table salt to about 5 ml lukewarm water. Use this solution as a nasal drop. Use 1 to 2 drops in each nostril about 3 to 4 times daily. This is an effective home remedy for common cold.
• A ginger tea can be prepared by boiling ginger in normal tea. It gives relief to congested nose.
• For common cold treatment, drink a teaspoonful of ginger juice mixed with equal quantity of honey.
• Take hot water in a bowl and put some Thyme leaves. Inhale vapors by covering head with a towel.
• Add 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 shot of lemon juice, 1 shot of whiskey to a coffee cup. Fill the remainder of the coffee cup with steaming hot water, stir, and sip until cold is relieved.
• Make hot chicken soup with lots of garlic. Have when hot. It will help unclog nasal passage.
• Warm ¼ katori mustard; add 4-5 cloves of chopped garlic. Apply this on nose, chest and back. Cover up and sleep. This is also an effective home remedy for common cold.
• Boil half a bowl of water, add few drops of eucalyptus oil and inhale the steam.
• Sage is used to cure sore throat, stuffed nose, gingivitis and coughs, is a powerful antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal. Use as a gargle.
• Warm up coconut oil. Gently massage the coconut oil over the child’s chest for about 5 minutes. Repeat the same on the upper portion of the back. The massage should be given just before child goes to sleep.
• Avoid sugar (even natural sources) as it can impair immune function. Orange juice contains a much higher level of sugar than vitamin C. Therefore consuming lots of orange juice during a cold may do more harm than good.
• Chilies, especially Jalapeno, are the best, most available and most effective antiviral.
• Elderberry has been used for centuries to treat colds and flu. Recent research indicates that elderberry fruit extract may de-activate cold and flu viruses by preventing them from replicating.
• A diet rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, salads, low saturated fats and whole cereals will provide protection against infective organism. Raw fruits and vegetables are better than the cooked one.
• Take 1 tbsp of fresh gooseberry juice with 1/2 tsp ginger. It is a very effective remedy. This can be taken regularly to prevent recurrence of cold.
• For common cold treatment, a tablespoon of ajwain crushed in the palms and tied up in a thin kerchief can be used for inhalation to relieve nasal block.
• Boil 1 tbsp of pepper powder in a cup of milk along with a pinch of turmeric. Add some sugar for taste. Drink this once a day for three days.

Constipation means difficult or infrequent passage of the stool. In some cases it is due to mechanical obstruction of the intestines, such as cancer, diverticulitis, or perhaps due to some functional cause, such as an irritable colon. In most cases there is no actual obstruction. Regular bowel movement is necessary to remove waste and toxins from the body. Some people will have movements every day, some others 3 times a week, this is normal, whereas some doctors believe that a person moving bowels less then once a day to be constipated.

Constipation actually has two forms. Some people have to strain to move their bowels every time they want to go. But others just feel the urge too seldom.

Many elderly people suffer from constipation. , due to insufficient intake of fluid. They may think they are drinking enough, but careful observation may reveal that they are having only two or three glasses of liquid a day. For normal bowel habits, one should drink from six to eight glasses of fluid each day.

Many people suffering from constipation become dependent upon laxatives in early childhood. This is most unfortunate, for it means that the child may be dependent on drugs for the rest of his life. As far as possible do not use an enema on a child unless absolutely necessary. Laxatives and enemas are only for unusual conditions. Nature will provide for the normal needs of the body. It is important for a child to have proper diet so that its bowels remain regular and do not become constipated. This requires a diet high in fiber. Foods such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits and legumes (beans), should be served with every meal.

Constipation can also result from spasm of a small segment of the sigmoid colon. It should be recalled that motility, even normally, is weak in the large intestine, so that even a slight degree of spasm is often capable of causing serious constipation. After the constipation has continued for several days and excessive feces have accumulated above the spastic sigmoid colon, excessive colonic secretions often lead to a day or so of diarrhea.

Constipation can be caused by lack of exercise, too much junk food, poor diet, painkillers, antidepressants and/or pregnancy. However some chronic problems such as thyroid problems, circulatory disorder, diverticulitis, colon malfunction (fistulas, polyps, tumors, and obstruction) can also cause constipation. Children should also get plenty of liquids to drink everyday, especially clear liquids such as fruit juices and water. When a child is constipated, push lots of water!

The diet should be rich in fruits and vegetables, for these are natural laxatives. The patient should have regular meals and avoid nervous tension. He should sleep at least 8 hours a night and take regular exercise. Many cases of constipation are relieved by the use of prune juice, figs, bananas, or other natural laxatives. Sensible habits of living, plus 6 – 8 glasses of water per day and a reasonable amount of exercise will cure most people of constipation.

HOME REMEDIES FOR CONSTIPATION

• Bale fruit is the best laxative of all fruits. It cleans and tones up the intestines & gives constipation relief. Giving bran cereal may relieve constipation in, infants and older children
• Guava when eaten with seeds provides roughage to diet can give relief from constipation and this is very effective home remedy for constipation.
• Apple pectin helps with constipation and brings fibers into the body.
• An insufficient intake of folic acid also leads to constipation. Thus to avoid constipation take sufficient amount of folic acid.
• To avoid constipation take Aloe Vera juice twice a day.
• Eating more fruits can also helps to prevent constipation such as prune pears, grapes, Orange juice & Papaya.
• Ginger tea is a very good home remedy for constipation. It helps start bowel movement.
• Add one tablespoonful of corn syrup to 8oz of water to cure constipation
• Yerba mate in tea form is very helpful with constipation.
• Another natural remedy for constipation is to add a little extra sugar or some honey to a glass of milk. Drink twice a day.
• Take a high fibre diet. Soluble fiber, found in grains, legumes and fruits, is particularly effective. Oatmeal, rice, wheat germ, corn bran, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs and an apple a day are all good sources.
• A person with constipation should try to avoid milk and milk products such as cheese. Both milk and cheese contain casein, an insoluble protein that tends to block up the intestinal tract.
• Exercise also helps to get rid of constipation. Aerobic exercise such as walking, running and swimming is best.
• Chop three stalks of rhubarb (remove the leaves, which are toxic) and mix with one cup of apple juice, 1/4 of a peeled lemon and one teaspoon of honey. Blend in a food processor until smooth. It makes a very good remedy for constipation.
• Drink one liter of warm water and walk around for a few minutes immediately after waking up early in the morning. this is also very effective home remedy for constipation.
• Mix lemon juice with warm water. Take it two to three times a day. It helps to relieve constipation.
• For ordinary constipation, take 10/12 pieces of Raisin (Munnakka), wash and remove the seeds and then boil them with a glass of milk. Once the milk is boiled, eat the raisins and drink the milk.
• One of the most important remedy is to cut short a bout of constipation is to sit in a bathtub of warm or hot water. It may take several immersions in the water to cure the problem, but it does work.
• Take a glass of warm water to which the juice of 1/2 a lime and 1 tsp honey has been added. Drink daily in the morning.
• For constipation treatment prepare a mixture by adding 2 tsp husk seed (Isabgol) in 1/2 a cup of hot milk and drink immediately. Drink one cup of plain milk to follow. Repeat this every night for chronic constipation.
• Fry small Harad 100 gm in ghee. After that, the harad will bloat and start smoking. Remove from ghee. Measure 100 gm Aniseed (saunf). Keep aside 50 gm and fry 50 gm in the same ghee. When lightly roasted mix with harad and remaining aniseed. Powder all three together. Mix 100 gm ghee and 400 gm sugar candy and powder along with the other powders. Take 2tsp along with 1 cup of milk twice a day. Do not eat anything 1 hour before and after.
• Apply 3 – 4 drops of lukewarm castor oil over the navel at night. In the morning, the patient will pass the stools.
• Haldi (turmeric powder) boiled in milk along with figs also helps in relieving constipation.
• Take a cup of fresh apple juice. Add equal amounts of dry or fresh figs and raisins and a small organic apple. Blend it in a blender. It will help to get rid of constipation if taken for a few days daily.
• Mix one glass of 50% fig juice and 50% prune juice. Drink this first thing in the morning. This powerful home remedy will help to get rid of constipation.
• Take 10 – 12 calimyma figs and keep them in two glasses of distilled water (16 oz) for 10 minutes. Keep it overnight. In the morning remove the figs, warm and drink the juice. Eat the figs through out the day.
• Prepare a drink by adding three or more figs, fresh or sun dried, one banana, 1 tablespoon of honey or molasses, one cup of rice dream Drink first thing in the morning and any time after lunch or dinner.
• Mulberry juice helps in relieving constipation in elderly people.
• Boysenberry juice has a gentle natural laxative action on bowel
• Prepare a mixture by adding ½ cup of distilled water and ½ cup of blackberries. Drink this first thing in the morning to fight against constipation.
• For constipation treatment eat fresh cherries throughout the day or drink three 8 oz glasses of cherry juice during the day.
• A teaspoon of linseed swallowed with water before each meal provides great relief from constipation.

This is the commonest symptom of nearly all respiratory diseases and is indicative of an effort to expel a foreign substance causing irritation on any place in the cough reflex path.

The center is in the medulla close to the respiratory centers. This is activated reflexly by the afferent impulses traveling up mostly along the vagus and to a less extent, the vagus and the phrenic (to bronchi and diaphragm), the spinal accessory, intercostals and other nerves supplying the accessory muscles of respiration. The peripheral fibres of the vagus and the phrenic are also sometimes directly affected causing cough reflex.

The medullary center itself may also be excited or restrained by impulses from superior cerebella centers, so that cough may be induced or controlled by voluntary efforts.

Cough is usually due to disturbances in the respiratory passage or pleurae, irritation in the nose and the ear or sometimes in the abdominal viscera inflammation or irritation.

It is important to make a note of the age of the patient, duration of the cough also what part of the day or night it is worst, voice is affected or not and if paroxysmal, painful or associated with any change of posture or vomiting.

In the morning is often due to bronchitis, bronchiectasis or tubeculous cavity. Night’s accumulated secretion is coughed out. If expectoration is absent non-productive cough, either there is simple congestion of the mucous membranes especially of the upper respiratory tract or such extra- pulmonary conditions as pleurisy or it is a reflex from other viscera.

HOME REMEDIES FOR COUGH

• Prepare a mixture by adding ½ teaspoon honey with ½ teaspoon lemon juice. Take this every 12 hours. Honey relieves the itchiness by moisturizing the throat passage
• Take 0.5 pounds (250 gms) of sweet apples daily for a week to cure cough.
• Soak almonds overnight and remove their skin. Make a paste of the soaked almonds with little butter and sugar. This is very useful for dry cough.
• Mix 8 - 10 tablespoons of coconut milk with 1 tablespoon poppy seeds and 1 tablespoon of pure honey. Take this every night before going to bed.
• Prepare a mixture by adding a teaspoonful of honey with a few drops of brandy. It helps to relieve cough.
• Mix equal parts of limejuice and honey.
• Combine a cup of grape juice and a teaspoon of honey. Mix well to prepare an effective natural cough remedy for coughing.
• Mix 1 teaspoonful raw onion juice with 1 teaspoonful of honey. Keep it aside for 3 to 4 hours before drinking. This is an effective home remedy for cough.
• Apply hot mustard pack on the chest. This brings down fever, eliminates toxins and speeds in recovery. If needed, repeat every other day for a week.
• Deep breathe in front of an open window. This has multiple benefits. Exhaling vigorously rids the body of waste gases and deep inhalation saturates the lungs with oxygen.
• Chop an onion finely, put it with a tablespoon of clear honey in a screw-top jar and leave overnight. In the morning, drinking a teaspoonful of the juice produced will give relief to cough.
• Garlic-and-onion chicken soup is also an effective remedy for cough .
• For cough treatment, drink hot tea with lemon and raspberry jam, drink as much as possible.
• Drink hot milk with honey at bedtime for cough relief.
• Slice 2 snow pears into small pieces. Add 3 bowls of water and boil until the water has reduced to 2 bowls. Strain and discard the pears, and add 30 grams of rice to the liquid. Boil again until rice is cooked. Drink the soup.
• Peel 50 grams fresh ginger and cut into small slices. Boil the slices with 100 grams maltose in 2 glasses water for 30 minutes. Drink it hot, twice a day, in one day. This is also an effective home remedy for cough.
• Boil 20 red dates with 60 grams maltose in enough water. Eat once a day.
• Prepare a mixture of 5 fresh-pitted olives and rock sugar; steam them for half an hour. Eat the olives to help with chronic coughs.
• Steam 2 unpeeled tangerines with 30 grams rock sugar to relieve coughs with a yellowish mucous discharge. Eat the tangerines at bedtime.
• In one cup of warm milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder (Haldi) and drink twice a day.
• In one cup of warm milk, add 2 – 3 strands of saffron (kesar) and drink twice a day.
• For cough treatment, Mix half a teaspoon of tulsi juice with half a teaspoon with ginger juice. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Take the above mixture 2-3 times a day till symptoms subside.
• Take 1 cup of water and add 4-5 leaves of tulsi; a small piece of ginger (adrak) and 1 teaspoon of jaggery. Boil this mixture over slow heat till the quantity becomes half a cup. Drink this at least 2 times in a day.

The term Dandruff includes several different conditions of the scalp. There is scaling in which the entire scalp may be covered with loose dry scales. When the hair is combed or brushed, or when the scalp is scratched, these scales fall like snow on the shoulders. Often there is itching, as well, and the scalp may be red from scratching.

If the scalp is covered with greasy scales, wash the hair thoroughly every day, using some good soap or medicated shampoo. Frequent washing will not harm the hair.

Itching lesions of the scalp are often due toneurodermatitis especially when it occurs on the back of the head.

Keep the hair and scalp clean by frequent shampoo. Clean your comb and brush after each use.

Mild dandruff is the result of excessive oiliness of the skin and not due to dryness of the scalp. Chronic dandruff may occur due to psoriasis of the scalp. Dandruff can occur to anybody at any age. It should not be left untreated.

The most important point in the treatment of dandruff is to keep the hair and scalp clean so as to decrease the accumulation of dead cells. The hair should be brushed daily to improve the circulation and remove any flakiness. The most effective way to brush the hair is to bend forward from the waist with the head down towards the ground and brush from the nape of the neck towards the top of the head. Massage the scalp daily using one-finger tips and working systematically over the head. This should be done just before or after brushing the hair. Like brushing, this stimulates the circulation, dislodges dirt and dandruff and helps in the hair growth.

People should avoid spicy and greasy food because it helps dandruff to increase and spread. People should add more vegetables and fruits on the diet. It is very essential to take fresh foods avoid taking tinned and canned foods add more green vegetables and fruits.

Strong tea and coffee, processed foods should be avoided for the dandruff.

HOME REMEDIES FOR DANDRUFF

• Prepare a mixture by adding two tablespoons of cosmetic vinegar and six tablespoons of hot water. Apply it all over the scalp, parting the hair with a comb. Preferably it should be used at bedtime. Tie a scarf over the hair to avoid staining the pillow. Next morning wash the hair with shampoo. This should be done twice a week for three months. This is very useful home remedy for dandruff.
• Massage hot oil into the scalp at bedtime. Next morning an hour before bath, rub lemon juice mixed with cosmetic vinegar (mix 1:2 ratio) into the scalp. Wash the hair with an egg shampoo.
• A hot steam bath can be an effective remedy. Massage hot oil with a hot damp towel and leave it on the head so that the steam can fight dandruff. Two towels can be used for this purpose.
• Boil five teaspoons of dried used tealeaves in limewater and use it after shampoo. This gives the hair a lustrous shine and provides nourishment too.
• Make a solution of 1 ounce each of fresh or dried rosemary and sage in 2 cups of water. Let steep for 24 hours, then use daily as a hair wash. This is also very useful home remedy for dandruff.
• Boil 5 Tbsp dried thyme in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Strain and cool. Pour 1/2 mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into scalp, do not wash. Use second half of solution another day.
• Massage your hair with warm coconut oil and apply the juice of 2 lemons, steam your hair and leave the oil on for about 2 hours. Wash with a mild shampoo. Repeat 2-3 times a week.
• For dandruff treatment boil a handful of neem leaves in 4 teacups of water. After cooling and filtering, use for washing hair.
• Massage baking soda into the hair and scalp to absorb oil and to loosen dead skin on scalp. Wash thoroughly, use no other shampoos. Initially the hair may seem dry, after several weeks, dandruff will be gone and hair will be smooth and shiny.
• Boil: 1-cup water, 1-cup apple cider vinegar, 1 handful of fresh mint leaves. Strain and pour into a container. With fingertips, massage solution into the scalp, let dry without washing out.
• For dandruff treatment take 1 part almond oil, 1 part pure sulphur powder, 2 parts 'surgical spirit' and 4 parts distilled water or rose water and mix well. Rub on the scalp.
• Take 2 cup water, add 4-5 tablespoons dried thyme and boil for 10 minutes. Cool, strain, and use the mixture to massage scalp. Keep for half an hour.
• Dissolve 2 aspirins in any dandruff shampoo. Leave the mixture on your scalp for two minutes. Rinse and wash properly to remove the aspirin particles completely from the scalp.
• Make a solution by adding equal parts of dried rosemary, comfrey, witch hazel leaves and nettles to make about 1/2 cup. Add to 2 cups of water in a covered pot. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let steep overnight. Strain. Shampoo and wash hair then use this again for final wash to relieve itchy, flaky scalp.
• For dandruff treatment rub a lot of aloe Vera gel into scalp about 10-15 minutes before you wash your hair,. Leave it on for 10 minutes, and shampoo your hair like you regularly do. This will help to get rid of dandruff within a few weeks.
• Soak 2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds in water overnight. In the morning grind into a fine paste. Apply all over scalp and leave for ½ an hour. Wash with mild shampoo.
• Prepare a mixture of olive oil with the almond oil. Leave it on about 5 min.s after it starts to burn. Wash well to clear dandruff.
• Make a solution by mixing 100 g each of amla (Indian goose berry), reetha, and shikakai, and boil in two litre of water until the liquid reduces to half. Use this shampoo for one month. Dandruff will go away and your hair will become thick.
• Massage the hair for half an hour with curd, which has been kept in the open for three days, or mix a few drops of lime and amla juice every night before going to bed.
• A useful remedy for removal of dandruff is the use of green gram powder. The hair should be washed twice a week with two tablespoons of this powder mixed with half a cup of curd.
• Beets have been found useful in dandruff. Both tops and roots should be boiled in water and this water should be massaged into the scalp with the fingertips every night. White beet is better for this purpose.
• The juice of snake gourd has been found beneficial in the prevention and treatment of dandruff. The juice should be rubbed over the scalp for this purpose.
• Beat two eggs and add two tablespoons of water to it. Wet the hair and apply the egg mixture over the hair. Now massage your scalp and let the mixture on for ten minutes to fifteen minutes. Then wash the hair with lukewarm water. This helps to prevent hair fall and dandruff.
• Boil bhangra leaves in sesame oil for 15 minutes. Let it stand for an hour then strain it. Massage this oil in your head. Leave it for an hour then shampoo your hair.

Sudden loss of fluids from the body due to different reasons lead to Dehydration. The patient suffers from intense thirst. His tongue is white and dry. His skin is wrinkled, the eyeballs sunken, cheeks hollow, and breathing is labored and difficult. Because of the lack of fluids in the body, the blood pressure falls, and the temperature may be subnormal although the pulse rate may be rapid. Dehydration is dangerous. It is the single leading cause of childhood death around the world.

Children with vomiting or diarrhea are most likely to become dehydrated. Both can increase the fluid losses and may decrease fluid intake. Children become dehydrated much more rapidly than adults. Children with mild to moderate dehydration may have dry mouths, fewer tears when they cry, darker urine, and a sunken soft spot. They become less active than usual.

As dehydration worsens, children usually become more irritable and lethargic. The pulse grows faster and weaker. The eyes will be very sunken and the lips and mucus membranes very dry. The skin may wrinkle. Urine decreases even further. The hands and feet may become cold or blue. Muscle cramps are common.

Dehydration will last until fluid and electrolyte intake surpasses what is being lost, and fluid and electrolyte reserves have been restored.

HOME REMEDIES FOR DEHYDRATION

• Drink lots of water by adding some water or salt to it.
• Avoid Fruit juices, apricots, peas, pears, peaches, plums, prunes, etc.
• Take yogurt, buttermilk, mint, apple, pomegranate, papaya, banana, carrot, potato, etc.
• Add a few drops of pudin hara to half of cup of water and drink 3-4 times.
• Drink a mixture of 1 tsp mint juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1 tsp honey.
• Grind a lemon along with seeds and make a paste. Add some salt. Take 1 tsp of this paste 2-3 times.
• Drink 1/2 tsp of dry ginger (saunth powder in 1 cup buttermilk (chhachh) 3 - 4 times a day. This is an effective home remedy for dehydration.
• Chew a few pieces of the inner lining of pomegranate with salt, and/or drink pomegranate juice.
• Prepare a mixture by ading 1 Tbsp poppy seeds, 1 tsp edible gum, 1 tsp cardamom powder, 1/2 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder, and2 tbs sugar, and grind to a powder. Take this powder every 2 hours.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1/4 tsp pepper powder and drink it.
• For dehydration treatment, mix 5-6 chopped basil (tulsi) leaves, 1/4 tsp sea salt, and some black pepper in 3 Tbsp of curd, and eat it. Repeat this 4 times a day for one week.
• Roast 1/2 tsp cumin (jeera) seeds and 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi). Mix and powder it, add to 4 tsp of yogurt (curd). Take thrice a day. This is also an effective home remedy for dehydration.
• Grate one raw papaya. Add 3 cups water, boil for 10 mins, strain and finish the water in one day.
• Apply ginger juice around the navel area of a child.
• Stew 1 apple with 2 pinches of nutmeg powder and 1 tsp sugar. Give your child to eat it.
• Avoid alcohol and caffeine during dehydration.
• Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Hot weather is another common cause of dehydration in the elderly. Always use an air conditioner or fans in hot weather.
• Apply heat to the abdomen to help relieve pain, cramps, and tenderness. Electric heating pads, moist heat wraps, and water bottles can all be used as needed.
• The leaves and fruit of blueberries and bilberries will help to naturally stop diarrhea.
• Chamomile is a natural pain reliever, which will help to rid your body of cramps and inflammation.
• For dehydration treatment, eat one green banana every two to four hours until symptoms subside.
• Small, frequent feeds of energy-rich local foods familiar to the child should be given. A little vegetable oil can be added to foods such as millet or rice to increase the energy content.
• Foods high in potassium are important to restore the body's essential stores depleted during diarrhea. Such foods include lentils, bananas, mangoes, pineapples, pawpaw, coconut milk and citrus fruits.
• The patient may have ice chips by mouth or sips of water frequently.

Individuals suffering from different types of mental disorder are sometimes said to be insane, but the term insanity is a legal one, not a medical term. An insane person is one who cannot distinguish right from wrong or assume responsibilities for his own actions. In the case of a psychotic patient the whole personality is involved. And he is completely out of touch with real world around. Not so the neurotic patient. Only a small part of his personality is involved. Psychotic patients often require hospitalization; neurotic patients rarely do, unless they have some additional physical problem.

Another distinction between these two major groups is that his friends usually bring the psychotic patient to the doctor, while the neurotic comes of his own. He knows he is sick, and he usually wants help. Most often he is suffering from a nervous Depression.

Reactive depression : This is a simple depression or sadness, which is usually brought on by some unhappy event, such as losing one’s home or business in a fire, or perhaps by the death of some loved one in the family. When something like this happens most people passed through a few days or weeks of sadness and then try to carry on as best they can. The patient with a reactive depression seems unable to do this. His grief lasts a long time, and he may be so disturbed as to be unable to do his normal work.

Physiotherapy or mind treatment is advice able in all cases of reactive depression. It is most important for the patient to gain an insight into why he is so depressed. This will help to prevent further episodes. If he becomes so severely depressed as to contemplate suicide, he should be given a series of electric shock treatments to help him over his depression.

Delayed Grief Reaction . When some loved one dies, it is perfectly natural to weep. Failure to grieve may indicate some personality disturbance that should be corrected. These peculiar feelings are often a sign that all is not well. A normal amount of grief is nature’s way of releasing tensions. Abnormal reactions should be discussed with someone who understands the mechanism of the human mind, so that a more normal response will develop. This may help to avert a complete mental breakdown in future.

Attempted suicide. Some people threaten to commit suicide mainly to see how the family will react. They may never actually carry this out, but such threats should always be taken seriously, for they indicate a troubled mind. Also the time may come when they may become depressed enough to carry it out. Remember, the person who never smiles is always depressed. Strangely, the greatest risk is when he appears taking a turn for the better. This may be the moment when he plans to end his life.

Some of the important causes of depression are Inheritance, Changes in brain structures or brain function, Pessimistic attitude, Stress (home, work or school), Major diseases (cancer, heart attack etc.), Hormonal disorders, Relationship problems, Financial problems, Menstrual cycle changes, Menopause, Bereavement.

The most important symptoms of depression are sadness, loss of energy, lack of interest in the world around and fatigue. A disturbed sleep is the also the cause of the depression. Other symptoms of depression are loss of appetite, giddiness, itching, nausea, agitation, irritability, impotence or frigidity, constipation, aches and pains all over the body, lack of concentration. Severe depression may be characterized by low body temperature, low blood pressure, hot flushes and shivering.

The diet of a person suffering from depression should be free from tea, coffee, alcohol, chocolate, colas, all white flour products, sugar, food colorings, chemical additives, white rice, and strong condiments.

HOME REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION

• To refresh the mood eat an apple with milk and honey
• Prepare a tea by boiling 1 cup of water. To this add powder of 2 green cardamoms seeds, add sugar and drink this 2 times a day. This is very effective home remedy for depression.
• Prepare another tea by adding a handful of fresh Rose petals to a cup of boiling water. Add sugar and drink when you are feeling depressed.
• The cashew nut also plays an important role in fighting with depression and nervous weakness. It is rich in vitamins of the B group, especially thiamine, and is therefore useful in stimulating the appetite and the nervous system.
• The root of asparagus has been found useful in the treatment of depression. It is very nutritious and is used as a herbal medicine for mental disorders. One or two grams of the powder of the dry root of the plant can be taken once daily.
• About thirty grams lemon balm herb should be placed in half a litre of cold water and allowed to stand for twelve hours. The solution should then be strained and taken in small doses throughout the day.
• A person suffering from depression get rid of it by becoming more active, turning away from himself, and diverting his attention towards other people and things. Diverting his mind in things of pleasure can help him to overcome depression.
• 5HTP is a substance that is extracted from the seedpods of the African plant Griffonia simplicifolia. It produces serotonin in the body and may relieve depression
• Exercise also plays an important role in the treatment of depression. It not only keeps the body physically and mentally fit, but also provides happiness and mental relaxation. It is nature's best tranquillizer. Exercise also tones up the body, provides a feeling of well-being, and reduces the sense of helplessness.
• Licorice tea helps in depression treatment. No more than three cups of tea should be used per day.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg powder with 1 tablespoon freshly extracted amla juice. Take 3 times a day.
• 3/4 c. of cooked spinach if taken daily can give sufficient relief from depression.
• Kava (Piper methysticum) is a natural remedy for depression. South Pacific islanders have used this plant for years. It calms the mind and produces a feeling of well-being and contentment. It is a remedy for depression without side effects.
• Tryptophan, an amino acid has been found to relieve depression.
• Keeping the home well lit with lights help to reduce the intensity of depression.
• Relaxing with meditation, massage, light music and laughter helps to great extent.
• Prepare a tea by adding 1/4-teaspoon tulsi and 1/2 teaspoon of sage per cup of hot water; drink twice a day. This is also very effective home remedy for depression.
• Make a tea by adding equal amounts of ashvagandha and brahmi (about 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon each), steep in a cup of water for about 10 minutes, and drink 2 or 3 times a day.

Diarrhea is not a disease in itself. It is a disorder that may arise from many different causes. The most important cause of diarrhea is the contaminated food. One or two loose watery stools may not be significant. Large, loose stools may drain much of the essential water from the body. Such fluids must be replaced as soon as possible. Diarrhea in babies and small children can be dangerous. Infants are easily dehydrated, and they are not able to tell how they feel

Diarrhea is often seen in people who take excessive amounts of laxatives. Some people are allergic to certain substances or common foods. Some people have frequent loose stools for years without any other evidence of disease. Some people develop diarrhea when under severe emotional strain. Excess alcohol consumption; laxatives; caffeine are also known to cause diarrhea. Some medicines can cause diarrhea, such as antibiotics (tetracycline, clyndamycin, penicillin). Blood or mucus in the stool is a sign of infection or parasites.

Diarrhea is a means to excrete bacteria or viruses that might have ingested by eating bad food. Therefore, it is not good idea to stop diarrhea too quickly. However, diarrhea does not work sometimes and if goes on for several days, dehydration and loss of important nutrients may occur which can be dangerous especially in children.

Diarrhea is characterized by frequent, watery stools, often accompanied by stomach cramps, abdominal pain and gas. Diarrhea may be of various colors and contain mucous, blood or pus.

HOME REMEDIES FOR DIARRHEA

• Increasing fluid intake is the first thing to be done to fight against the diarrhea. Fluids that contain salt and small amounts of sugar are particularly beneficial, as they help the body replace glucose and minerals lost during diarrhea. A good "rehydration fluid" can be easily made by adding 1 teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of salt to 1 quart of water.
• Foods containing large amounts of poorly absorbed carbohydrates can aggravate diarrhea. Therefore foods such as bread, pasta, and other wheat products; apples, pears, peaches, and prunes; corn, oats, potatoes, and processed bran should be avoided. Dairy products should also be avoided during a bout of diarrhea
• Black berry tea is good for mild diarrhea.
• Ginger tea can give relief to cramps and pain. This is very effective home remedy for diarrhea.
• Do not drink apple juice this will make diarrhea worse.
• Boil brown rice and water for 45 minutes eat the rice (it contains Vitamin B) and drink the water.
• Cook ½ cup of rice with 4 cups of water with ½ teaspoon of ginger paste and salt. Add ½ cup of pomegranate juice when the gruel is warm. This gruel rehydrates body and supply energy. This soothes inflamed walls of intestine and controls bowel movements. This is also very effective home remedy for diarrhea.
• Drink 3-4 times half a cup of water with a few drops of Pudin Hara
• Drink a mixture of 1 tsp mint juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1 tsp honey.
• Make a paste of a lemon along with seeds. Add some salt. Take 1 tsp of this paste 2-3 times.
• Add 1/2 tsp of dry ginger (saunth powder in 1 cup buttermilk (chhachh). Drink it 3 - 4 times a day.
• For diarrhea treatment chew a few pieces of the inner lining of pomegranate with salt, and/or drink pomegranate juice.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1 Tbsp poppy seeds, 1 tsp edible gum, 1 tsp cardamom powder, 1/2 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder, and2 tbs sugar, and grind to a powder. Take this powder every 2 hours.
• Prepare a solution by adding 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1/4 tsp pepper powder and drink it.
• Prepare a mixture of 5-6 chopped basil (tulsi) leaves, 1/4 tsp sea salt, some black pepper in 3 Tbsp of curd, and eat it. Repeat this 4 times a day for one week for complete reconditioning of stomach.
• Roast 1/2 tsp cumin (jeera) seeds and 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi). Mix and powder it, add to 4 tsp of yogurt (curd). Take thrice a day.
• Grate one raw papaya. Add 3 cups water, boil for 10 mins, strain and finish the water in one day.
• Stew 1 apple with 2 pinches of nutmeg powder and 1 tsp sugar. Give your child to eat it.
• Grapefruit seed extract is an excellent remedy for traveler’s diarrhea.
• Ripe bananas are recommended. Bananas are especially good as they are easily digested and have pectin and important nutrients such as potassium and magnesium.
• For diarrhea treatment add fiber to diet to absorb excess fluid in the intestines and help make firmer bowels.
• Try to manage the stress and anxiety that is causing your diarrhea. Yoga, meditation, hypnotism, biofeedback and other tension releasing techniques may be useful.
• Take 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water with each meal and at mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and at bedtime.
• Take bee pollen several times a day. It contains nearly all the minerals and trace elements needed in the diet.
• Boil water and cool. Add 3 teaspoons of black pepper and 11/2 teaspoon of kelp to 2 cups of water. Repeat as often as necessary.
• Boil carrots, and make a puree. Take 1 teaspoon every 15 minutes.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 4 tablespoons of honey with 8 ounces of water. This is a good remedy for bacteria-caused diarrhea.
• For diarrhea treatment make a solution by adding 1/2 cup of orange juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/6 teaspoon salt, 11/3 cups of water. Give a child 1/2 oz. of this mixture every 2 hours.
• Potato soup is also very good remedy for diarrhea; eat several bowls during the day.
• Make a tea from the leaves of a pumpkin, squash or gourd. Boil two quarts of water; snip several double-handfuls of leaves into the water; cover and remove from heat; steep for 35 minutes; drink a cup every couple of hours.
• In a food blender mix a handful of chopped red radishes, 1 cup of cold milk, and 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch. Drink slowly. This remedy should stop the diarrhea within an hour. Repeat again in 4 hours, if needed.
• Amaranth seeds and leaves are useful in stopping diarrhea. Make a tea by bringing three cups of water to a boil, adding two teaspoons of seeds, cover and simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of leaves (if available) or just let it steep for 30 minutes. Drink two cups daily.
• Make a paste of sesame seeds (1 teaspoon) and add a few tablespoons of goat’s milk. It is also beneficial.
• The leaves and fruit of blueberries and bilberries will help to naturally stop diarrhea.
• During the course of diarrhea, babies should eat carrots, rice cereal, bananas, potatoes, and applesauce to help firm the stools. Fruit juices, peas, pears, peaches, plums, prunes and apricots should be avoided until the stools are back to normal.
• Adults and older children can also eat cheese, crackers, bread, rice and potatoes. During diarrhea outbreaks, it's best to avoid most dairy products, which tend to make diarrhea worse. This includes milk, butter, creams, and eggs.
• Yogurt is the exception; it will help to stop diarrhea.

Dry skin appears due to low level of sebum. Dry skin is very sensitive. Dry skin cannot retain the moisture therefore it appears parched It usually feels "tight" and uncomfortable after washing unless some type of moisturizer or skin cream is applied. Chapping and cracking are signs of extremely dry, dehydrated skin.

Dryness is increased by wind, extremes of temperature and air-conditioning, dry skin is tightly drawn over the bones. It looks dull, especially on the cheeks and around the eyes. Dry skin can be a sign of hypothyroidism. Serious skin complications can arise for people with diabetes. Certain drugs, including diuretics, antispasmodics, and antihistamines, can also lead to dry skin.

The oil glands do not supply enough oil the skin. As a result, the skin becomes dehydrated. Skin gets exposed to the elements especially in winter. Dry skin could be due to a genetic condition, Poor diet, Nutritional deficiencies, especially deficiencies of vitamin A and B vitamins, can also contribute to dry skin.

Environmental factors such as exposure to sun, wind, cold, chemicals, or cosmetics, or excessive bathing with harsh soaps can also cause dry skin. Conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, or seborrhea also are the cause of the dry skin.

HOME REMEDIES FOR DRY SKIN CARE AND TREATMENT

• To wash the dry skin never use the tap water, but mineral water should be used. Dry skin needs extra care. It should not be cleansed with a cloth of rough texture but it needs smooth care.
• Do not use highly alkaline soaps and detergents like washing sodas and powders which contain highly alkaline and drying ingredients.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon orange juice,1 teaspoon olive oil and ,few drops of rose water, few drops of lime juice. Apply this mixture on the face every morning 15 minutes before taking your bath
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1 egg ,1 teaspoon of honey, 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil and few drops of rose water and use this as a mask. This is an effective home remedy for dry skin care.
• Once a week take a milk bath. It will nourish and smoothen your skin.
• For dry and chapped lips the best remedy is to massage them with a little cream of milk to which a few drops each of rose water and lime juice has been added every night before going to bed.
• Eat a balanced diet that includes vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, and nuts. Eat quality protein from vegetable sources. Increase your intake of raw foods.
• Eat foods such as garlic, onions, eggs, and asparagus that are high in sulfur, which helps to keep the skin smooth and youthful.
• Sufficient sleep is also an effective means to get rid of dry skin as the skin's cellular repair activity is at its highest during the resting phase.
• Exercise is also important to maintain healthy skin as it boosts circulation and encourages blood flow. Regular exercise will nourish and cleanse your skin from within.
• Avoid overheated rooms; avoid sudden changes in temperature; protect yourself from wind and sun.
• Blend together well 1 teaspoon green clay powder and 1 teaspoon raw honey. Apply the mixture to your face, avoiding the eye area. Leave it on for fifteen minutes, then wash well with lukewarm water.
• Do not smoke. Smoking has a harmful effect on the skin.
• Do not use very hot water when bathing or showering.
• Apply aloe Vera gel topically on affected areas. It helps to remove dead skin cells. Aloe Vera is soothing, healing, and moisturizing
• Cantaloupes, carrots and apricots are essential foods for dry skin treatment because they are rich in the vitamins A and C, both important for a smooth skin.
• Avoid fried foods, animal fats, and heat-processed vegetable oils. Do not drink soft drinks or eat sugar, chocolate, potato chips, or other junk foods.
• Mash a ripe banana with a fork and spread it thickly onto the face and throat. Leave on for ten to fifteen minutes and then wash with lukewarm water.
• Mash half an avocado and mix with a few drops of fresh lemon juice and spread over the cleansed skin. Leave on for fifteen to twenty minutes, and then remove the excess with a soft tissue. Wash the skin alternately with cold and warm water.
• Apply cucumber juice everyday to the face to protect it from the sun.
• Apply malai to your face daily in the morning and wash off after ten minutes.
• Prepare a mixture of besan and curd. Scrub your face with this mixture gently and wash off.
• Almond and grape seed oil are the best oils for the dry skin.
• Always use a moisturizer during the day. Use upward, circular motion to lightly massage the moisturizer into your face. Make sure not to pull or tug your skin.
• Take 1/4 of an apple. Peel off the skin and grate. Cool in the refrigerator. Apply it on the skin and leave it on for 15 minutes. Wash off with cool water. Apple helps soothe dry skin and gives it a pleasant glow.
• Soak khus khus (poppy seeds) overnight. Grind it with just enough milk to make a paste. Apply on your face. Once it dries, wash with cold water.
• Mix 2-5 tablespoons of raw peanuts with milk and make a paste. Add ¼ teaspoon of honey to it. Apply on your face. Leave to dry. Then wash with cold water and pat dry.
• Mix one teaspoon of malai , a pinch of turmeric and four to five drops of olive oil and make a paste. Apply on your face, leave to dry. Wash with cold water and pat dry.
• Another home remedy for dry skin treatment is - Mix 3-4 tablespoons of Multani mitti (Fuller's Earth) with 8-10 ground pudina (mint) leaves. Freeze the pack overnight. Keep outside for 10-15 minutes and then apply on your face. After 10-15 minutes, wash off and pat dry.
• Drink 12 to14 glasses of water everyday.

Ear Infection occur mostly due to bad cold. Sometimes the child will refuse to eat and may pull his ear. Never neglect a bad ear. Most of the cases of deafness can be due to ear infections in the early years.

Many young children are partially deaf because of blows they have received on the side of the head. These blows can easily damage the delicate hearing mechanism. Sometimes children stuff some foreign object into the ear canal and then forget all about it. After a few days the child may complain of earache and there may be foul discharge.

During childhood, ear infections occur after measles, chicken pox, mumps, or the common cold. Chronic tonsillitis and other infections may spread to the Eustachian tube and cause pus to accumulate in the middle ear cavity, which is known as otitis media.

Wax normally protects the ear canal from infection and injury, but when too much wax is present it should be gently removed. Do not attempt to dig the wax out yourself. You may puncture the drum and produce a middle ear infection, which might lead to permanent loss of hearing.

Sometimes the ear canal becomes badly swollen and infected particularly after prolonged swimming. This is known as otitis externa. There is severe pain and there may be tender lymph nodes behind the ear and in the neck.

Older people with nerve deafness often complain of ringing in the ears. Nerve deafness may also arise from hardening of the arteries. As the condition progresses, the patient may not be able to distinguish between such common sounds as the ringing of the doorbell, the tickling of the watch, or the sound of the telephone.

Other causes of nerve deafness arise from skull fractures following falls and traffic accidents, especially if it involved auditory, or hearing nerve, or the blood vessels leading to the inner ear.

HOME REMEDIES FOR EAR INFECTIONS

• Take some garlic juice and pour the juice in the ear it will help to relieve the pain. Garlic has a natural antibiotic.
• If the pain is due to altitude change, just chew gum or yawn to relieve the pain.
• If pain is due to swimming, usually called, swimmer's ear, put some mineral oil in before going in the water. This should protect the condition.
• One drop of alcohol after bathing can prevent excessive earwax.
• Take two cloves of Garlic. Remove the skin. Heat them with two spoons of Mustard Oil when the garlic starts turning black (burning) then turn off the heat. Sieve the contents. When the oil becomes lukewarm, then using a cotton swab, put 2 to 4 drops in the aching ear. This is an effective home remedy for ear infection.
• Make a poultice of onions and it will help to cure the earache within 10 minutes.
• Deep-breathing exercises are effective for earaches and other pain, because they oxygenate the body, strengthen the immune system and open blockages.
• Grind a few Holy basil leaves and extract some juice. Apply 2 drops inside the ear.
• Boil 3-4 cloves of Garlic in some water. Mash them and add a pinch of salt. Wrap this poultice in a flannel or woolen cloth and place on the aching ear. This is also an effective home remedy for ear infection.
• Drops of tea tree oil may be effective in reducing the earache.
• Blow the nose, one at a time and gently.
• Keep your ears free of moisture after swimming or bathing because a dry ear is unlikely to become infected. After swimming or showering, shake your head to remove water from the ear canal.
• Feed infants in upright position to prevent milk getting into the Eustachian tubes. Do not allow infants to fall asleep with a bottle in mouth.
• Take a sock; fill it with salt, heat until it is warm and tolerable to body. Lay your head on it. This may drain the fluid out.
• Use a nasal spray if nose is congested this will help to reduce the earache.
• Breathe in deeply from your diaphragm, not your chest, bringing air in through your nose.
• Pinch your nose and push your tongue against the back part of the roof of your mouth, this will work a little air through your Eustachian tubes without damage.
• Press a warm water bottle or warm bag of salt against the ear. This will help to ease ear pain.
• Otikon, an extract made of various plants, including garlic and St. John's Wort, is an effective anesthetic in treating the pain associated with ear infections.
• For ear infection treatment, take some garlic oil and put 3 drops of grape seed extract in it and then put it in the ear. It will help to relieve the pain in the ear.
• Take a small glass of orange juice (about 4 ounces) and added a dropper full of Echinacea tincture and 3 drops of Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE). Take this 3 times a day to relieve any infection.
• For ear infection treatment, avoid smoking and passive smoke as much as possible.
• Take Vitamin C to help boost the immune system and fight infection. Zinc reduces ear infection.
• Put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in the ear. It is especially recommended for the swimmers ear.

A young child may complain about many things but he rarely complains about his eyes. His vision may be blurred, and he may even see double but he does not know much about it. Proper eye care should begin even before the child is born. Young children should always be protected against strong sunlight, for this may damage the sensitive nerves of the eye. Looking at the sun without proper protection is also harmful.

Many things can occur with the eyes of a growing child. Parents must observe the following signs:

• Inflamed or watery eyes may be due to rubbing of the eyelids. It could also occur due to eyestrain.
• Blinking and frowning may indicate some eye condition that should be looked for.
• Covering and eye so that the other may see is another important sign of wye trouble. The two eyes may not be in proper focus.
• Frequent crying and headaches should also be looked for.

• Use a few drops of honey, ghee or sesame oil in the eyes.
• Boil 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds in 1 cup of water until it has reduced to half. Cool and use as eye drops.
• Put 3 drops of rose water in the eyes daily to give soothing effect to the eyes.
• Soak a cotton pad in rose water, milk or aloe vera juice and apply to closed eyes for 10-20 minutes while lying down comfortably.
• Place a slice of cucumber on each eye for some time.
• Boil 2 or 3 figs and 1 tablespoon of raisins in 1 cup of milk. Drink each morning to improve the eyesight.
• Grind about half a cup each of almonds, raw sugar and aniseeds. Divide into 40 doses and take one each day with a cup of warm milk. This is an effective home remedy for eyes.
• Rinse the eyes with water daily. Rest eyes if working for long periods.
• Prepare a mixture by adding some cardamom seeds with 1 tablespoon of honey. Eat daily.
• Carrot juice is very good for eyes. It contains beta-carotene, which is rich in vitamin A and essential to maintain good eyesight.
• Walk bare footed on green grass with morning due early in the morning.
• B-complex and cod liver oil also helps to increase eyesight.
• To refresh tired eyes try the palming method to refresh eyes. Simply cup your hands and place your Palms over your eyes.
• There should be a break between the regular works. First, blink your eyes several times. While you keep your eyes closed, roll your eyeballs both clockwise and anticlockwise and take a deep breath. Gradually open your eyes while releasing your breath. It serves as a good workout for the eyes.
• While working for long hours, look at distant objects either in your office or outside at least for 15 minutes before getting back to the work.
• Splash water on your face while closing your eyes during the break.
• Another home remedy for eye care is - Keep two used tea bags in the refrigerator place the tea bags on your eyes for a few minutes as you relax. This not only soothes tired eyes, but also reduces swelling.
• Drink plenty of water. It will help to reduce the swelling under the eyes.
• Reduce smoking and alcohol consumption (either alone or combined) as it causes irreversible optic nerve damage. As both nicotine and alcohol are nerve toxins.
• If dirt enters your eyes, do not rub as this may cause the dirt to stick inside. Blink several times to start your tears flowing; this will help flush out the dirt.
• A balanced diet, regular sleep habits, a balance between work and rest, ad exercises -- all play an important role in maintaining our health and helping us maintain our eyesight.
• Honey helps in curing eye ailments like itching of the eyes and conjunctivitis. In fact, regular intake and external application is said to prevent glaucoma in the initial stages of the disease. This is an effective home remedy for eye treatment.
• For a black eye apply cold water to the injured area at once. This will help to control the bleeding and relieve the pain. For immediate relief wrap a small piece of ice in a thin clothe and apply this directly to the eye till the pain and swelling subsides.
• If the eyelids are swollen because of the insect bites or infection, add one tablespoon or Epson salt and an equal amount of ordinary salt to a pint of boiled water. Warm this solution before applying it to the eyelid. Dip a cotton swab in the solution and apply to the swollen lid. Repeat this four or five times a day.
• Apply warm, moist compresses several times a day treating the infection for at least ten minutes each time.
• Plain warm water may be used. Most infection will disappear within a few days with this simple treatment.
• Avoid rubbing the eyes with dirty fingers and infected towels or handkerchiefs.
• Avoid the use of strong soaps and anything else that may irritate the skin, especially around the eyes.

Food poisoning, also known as acute gastroenteritis, is an acute inflammation of the lining of the stomach and small bowel. It is caused in various ways, one of which is excessive indulgence in alcohol. Some people are allergic to certain items of food, which may act poison to them.

Food poisoning usually begins suddenly with a feeling of nausea and abdominal cramps, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness. Rectal burning may be intense, and the stools may contain blood and mucus. All of this loss of fluid from the bowel may result in severe dehydration and shock. There is pain in the abdomen, with some distension, especially in the lower area.

Germs cause the worst attacks of food poisoning. Foods used at picnics, in restaurants, and at home are easily contaminated by toxins or poisonous substances, produced by staphylococcus bacteria. Foods most commonly that cause food poisoning are various meats, fish, pastes, custards, cream filled pastry, milk, ad many different kinds of deserts.

The trouble seems to arise from skin infections on the hands of those who handle food. Within two or three hours after taking this type of contaminated food, the patient suffers from severe abdominal cramps, followed by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, often resulting in severe prostration and shock. Most of these attacks only last a few hours and are followed by complete recovery. Severe poisoning may be caused by different types of fish.

HOME REMEDIES FOR FOOD POISONING

• Keep the patient in bed and give nothing by mouth as long as the nausea and vomiting persist.
• As the vomiting subsides, give sips of some warm drink, such as tea, barley or rice water.
• Gentle heat may be applied to the stomach to relieve spasm or pain and also the tendency to vomit.
• Wash your hands before preparing food to avoid passing on bacteria such as staphylococcus (commonly found on the skin and in the throat) or shigella (passed from fecal matter). Wash again after handling raw meat and eggs.
• Don't eat raw protein food like fish, fowl, meat, milk, or eggs. Avoid sushi, oysters on the half shell, Caesar salad made with raw eggs, and unpasteurized eggnog. Don't use cracked eggs.
• Don't taste test the raw pork sausage stew, the fish chowder, or even the cookie batter before it's done.
• Don't let raw meat juice drip onto other food. It can taint otherwise harmless food.
• Don't leave food at room temperature for more than two hours, and avoid eating anything that you suspect may have been unrefrigerated for that long.
• Don't taste any food that doesn't smell or look right.
• For food poisoning treatment drink fluids as much you can to combat the loss of fluids.
• Scrub counters with warm, soapy water and bleach to combat countertop bacteria.
• Use a plastic cutting board instead of a wooden one. Be sure to thoroughly clean the cutting board after you've finished using it.
• Avoid foods that are fried, smoked or salty as well as raw vegetables, pastries, preserves, candies, alcohol and spices and condiments.
• Mix a tablespoon of lemon juice or cider vinegar in a cup of hot water before a meal to prevent acid indigestion.
• Add three drops of garlic oil to half a cup of Soya oil and rub onto the stomach after food.
• For food poisoning treatment drink a herbal tea of mint, raspberry, chamomile and blackberry.
• Drink one cup of ginger tea after meals to promote a good digestion and for heartburn, nausea, etc.
• Cooking utensils and plates, as well as sponges and dishcloths that were used in the food preparation process, should also be cleaned appropriately.
• Grind a lemon along with seeds and make a paste. Add some salt. Take 1 tsp of this paste 2-3 times.
• Drink 1/2 tsp of dry ginger (saunth powder in 1 cup buttermilk (chhachh) 3 - 4 times a day.
• Chew a few pieces of the inner lining of pomegranate with salt, and/or drink pomegranate juice.
• Prepare a mixture by ading 1 Tbsp poppy seeds, 1 tsp edible gum, 1 tsp cardamom powder, 1/2 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder, and2 tbs sugar, and grind to a powder. Take this powder every 2 hours.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1/4 tsp pepper powder and drink it.
• Mix 5-6 chopped basil (tulsi) leaves, 1/4 tsp sea salt, and some black pepper in 3 Tbsp of curd, and eat it. Repeat this 4 times a day for one week. This is very useful home remedy for food pisoning treatment.
• Roast 1/2 tsp cumin (jeera) seeds and 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi). Mix and powder it, add to 4 tsp of yogurt (curd). Take thrice a day. This is also very useful home remedy for food pisoning.
• Grate one raw papaya. Add 3 cups water, boil for 10 mins, strain and finish the water in one day.

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach, sometimes accompanied by more or less severe constitutional manifestations.
The predisposing causes are: The various forms of anemia, Malnutrition, Chronic diseases, not only of the stomach but also of the other organs, recovery from acute diseases.
The exciting causes of gastritis are:
Diet, such as improper food; too hot or too cold food or drink; spoiled or too highly seasoned foods, canned goods and spoiled meats. To be a little more explicit. The poisoning will produce gastric fever with typhoid and septic symptoms. Drugs including the gases.

• Infectious diseases.
• Animal parasites.

• Coconut water is an excellent remedy for gastritis. It provides minerals and vitamins to the stomach. Coconut greatly helps in bringing the normal condition of the stomach within a few hours.
• Rice gruel is another excellent remedy for acute cases of gastritis. One cup of rice gruel is recommended twice daily
• Potato juice has been found effective in relieving gastritis. The recommended dose is half a cup of the juice, two or three times daily, half an hour before meals.
• The herb marigold is also considered beneficial in the natural gastritis treatment. A tablespoon may be taken twice daily.
• The patient should avoid the use of alcohol, tobacco, spices and condiments, meat, red pepper, sour foods, pickles, strong tea and coffee. He should also avoid sweet, pastries, rich cakes, and, aerated waters.
• The patient should not do any hard physical and mental work. He should keep himself away from worries and mental tension.
• Eight to ten glasses of water should be taken daily. Water should not be taken with meals as it dilutes the food.
• Apply heat with a hot compress or hot water bottle, twice a daily, either on an empty stomach or two hours after meals. It is also beneficial.
• Chewing a small piece of fresh ginger with salt, five to ten minutes before meals makes the digestion easy and fast and this is very effective home remedy for gastritis.
• The patient fast for two of three days or more, depending on the severity of the condition. He should be given only warm water to drink during this period. This will give rest to the stomach and allow the toxic condition causing the inflammation to subside.
• A teaspoon of seeds of Ajwain with a little salt is a good remedy for gastritis
• Wear clothing that isn't too tight around your waist and abdomen. Don't lie down after eating, or do a lot of bending and lifting. Go for a 30 minutes walk
• Peppermint is also believed to act against indigestion, and has the additional property of calming the gastrointestinal tract. Aloe Vera juice also helps to reduce the symptoms of the gastritis.
• Raw broccoli helps to fight against the heartburn. The fiber in the broccoli will bind to the acids and provide excellent relief.
• Another very effective home remedy for gastritis is - Mix a little bit of salt and sugar on your hand and eat it. It really works.
• Curds and cottage cheese can be used freely.
• Eating several almonds can relieve heartburn. Eat dried figs, and dried or fresh papaya. These foods are rich in digestive enzymes.
• Mix 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in 1 glass of water and drink to get the relief.

Our hormones help in the development of hair that appears after puberty. The male hormone, testosterone, governs beard, body hair and hair in the armpits. The female hormone, estrogen, generally prevents hair growth on the chin and encourages it to grow on the head. Occasionally women develop signs of hair loss or baldness when estrogen levels drop. When the amount of hair lost grows higher than the normal hair fall that takes place due to the change in environment, increasing age or growth of new hairs, it is referred to as hair loss problem that needs special care. Improper or poor diet, exposure to a lot of chemicals or cosmetics, hormonal imbalance, stress, anxiety and mental tension are some causes of hair loss. Partial or complete loss of the hair on the scalp is common among men. Premature baldness is found in certain families. Thinning of the hair is often seen in older women, but complete baldness in the female is fortunately rare. Temporary baldness may occur following a fever or some prolonged illness. The hair usually returns after the patient has recovered from the illness.

In children falling of hair occurs due to many reasons such as severe headache, dim eyesight, after a prolonged illness, use of different shampoos and soaps, after a severe head injury and a familial tendency. Generally it is seen that if the parents have thin hair and early loss of hair in their life so is their children.

The healthy condition of the hair depends, on the intake of sufficient amounts of essential nutrients in the daily diet. Persons with a tendency to lose hair should take a well-balanced and correct diet, made up of foods, which, in combination, should supply all the essential nutrients. It has been found that a diet, which contains large quantities of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables and fruits, would provide adequate amounts of all the essential nutrients.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HAIR CARE

• Massage your hair with warm Almond Oil. Apply 5 tablespoons of honey on the scalp and hair. Prepare a solution by adding a quarter cup of full cream milk with 2-teaspoon honey. This is very effective home remedy for hair care. Massage the hair with this solution and leave on for 20-25 minutes and wash off. Regularly wash hair with Fuller's earth (Multani Mitti). This will not only reduce the oil, but the hair will feel much cleaner.
• Add a tablespoon of Honey to a litre of Water and, use it as an after-shampoo rinse.
• Blend together, preferably in an electric blender: 250 ml (1 cup) fresh skimmed milk, 1 egg yolk (separated from the egg white), 2 capsules of wheat germ oil contents, 1 tablespoon of fresh wheat germ, the contents of 1 tablespoon of lecithin granules, 1 tablespoon natural wheat brain. Slowly and firmly massage the mixture into your scalp. Leave the mixture on for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, thoroughly rinse the conditioner from your hair with warm (not hot) water.
• Mix two tablespoons of cosmetic vinegar and six tablespoons of hot water. Apply it all over the scalp at bedtime Tie a scarf over the hair to avoid staining the pillow. Next morning wash the hair with shampoo. After the hair is thoroughly cleansed pour over as a last rinse a mixture of three tablespoons of cosmetic vinegar and one cup of hot water. Then dry the hair thoroughly. This should be done twice a week for three months.
• Boil five teaspoons of dried used tealeaves in limewater and use it after shampoo. This gives the hair a lustrous shine and provides nourishment too.
• Boil 5 Tbsp dried thyme in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Strain and cool. Pour 1/2 mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into scalp, do not wash. Use second half of solution another day. This is also very effective home remedy for hair care.
• Massage into the scalp and hair coconut milk or Aloe Vera gel. Leave it for ½ hour, and then wash with warm water. Repeat 3 times a week.
• Massage into the scalp and hair honey with egg yolk. Leave for a 1/2 hour, then wash.
• Boil 1-cup mustard oil with 4 tablespoon henna leaves. Filter the mixture and put it in a bottle. Massage on the bald patches regularly.
• Massage the scalp for 10 to 15 minutes after bathing it with water. This increases the blood circulation and strengthens the hair follicles in the scalp. A vigorous rubbing of the scalp with fingers after washing the hair with cold water is one of the most effective home remedies for the prevention and treatment of hair loss.
• Another remedy for baldness that helps is Grind 1/2-lime seeds, and 1/2 black pepper, apply to bald patches regularly.
• Rub the bald area with onions till it becomes red. Then apply honey on the bald area. It is very effective.
• Mix 4 tbsp of yoghurt and 4 tbsp of camphor lotion. Apply it on the head; leave it to soak for 2-3 hours then wash off with lukewarm water. This is very useful home remedy for hair care.
• Juice of coriander leaves is also very good for hair.
• Massage the scalp with 1-teaspoon oil in which raw mangoes has been preserved for over one year. Repeat this frequently.
• A shampoo can be prepared by mixing 100 g each of amla (Indian goose berry), reetha, and shikakai and boil in two liters of water till the liquid reduces to half. Use this shampoo for at least one month. Hair will become thick.
• A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice help the growth of hair if taken to the extent to half a litre a day
• Make a paste by mixing two eggs, two tablespoons each of amla, reetha and shikakai powder. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. Repeat it for 3-4 times a week
• Mix honey with egg yolk and massage on the scalp and hair. Leave for a 1/2 hour, then wash.
• Take soaked fenugreek seeds (Dana methi), shikakai powder, reetha powder, amla powder, dried lemon or lime peels, and two eggs, and grind to make a paste. Massage this paste onto hair and scalp and leave it on for about 20 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. This makes hair thick.
• Grind fenugreek seeds with water and prepare a paste. Massage on the scalp after oiling the hair and leave it for one hour before washing. Repeat it every morning for a month.
• A juice of alfalfa + fresh spinach or fresh coriander daily helps hair to grow fast.
• Juice of carrot, lettuce, capsicum and fresh alfalfa remove copper deficiency, this is good remedy for gray hair and hair loss.
• Prepare a paste by mixing 5 tbsp of curd, 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 2 tbsp of gram raw (chholia) powder. Apply it on the head. After an hour wash it off with shampoo.
• Prepare a mixture of the powder of black pepper, onion and salt and apply it on the bald patches to prevent the infection of ringworms.

We spend more time on our hair than on any other portion of our body. We do several procedures to make them look beautiful and healthy. Many of us have too little hair, others have too much in the wrong places. Ingrown hairs are also common around the upper, inner thigh.

Excessive hair growth on the face is particularly troublesome to some women. This may be the result of some hormonal disturbances. Tumors arising in the ovaries, adrenal glands and other endocrine organs have sometimes contributed to this problem. But in most neither cases there is nor specific cause for excessive growth of hair. Hair growth is directly related to estrogen levels, hormones and ancestry.

In today's society facial and body hair have become increasingly unwelcome. These unwanted hairs disturbs the beauty of the women. They have become curious to remove them. There are many procedures for the removal of these unwanted hairs. Excessive hair on the face can be removed by electrolysis, but this is a tedious and somewhat expensive process. Laser is normally a permanent method of hair removal, although there are no 100% guarantees. It doesn't work very well on darker skins or on lighter hair. Essentially the hair that responds best to laser treatment is dark, thick hair on lighter skin.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HAIR REMOVAL

• The simplest method is to shave the unwanted hair off as often as necessary, perhaps once or twice or week.
• Apply a mixture of besan and haldi (turmeric) with a little water, to face. When it dries, gently rub off. This will remove excessive facial hair.
• The technique of waxing hair removal is also very effective. In this technique apply wax with a butter knife on the hairy area, press down with a cellophane paper or cloth strip, and yank it off in the direction opposite to hair growth. Waxing will also make hair grow out thicker, but the growth will reduce in the long run if you keep waxing regularly.
• Plucking also helps in the removal of hair. Pluck them once or twice a week.
• Bleaching can also help to remove the facial hair.
• Prepare a mixture by adding haldi, besan and some curd and apply to the face. It is an effective remedy for the removal of facial hair.
• Simply wash your face twice a day with a face wash, and follow up with a toner. Apply a moisturizer after shaving. This is an effective home remedy for hair removal.
• Add a little haldi to the gram flour and water. The hair will come out.
• Try plucking out the hair with a pair of tweezers.
• Prepare a paste by adding a tablespoon of besan with a few pinches of haldi and a little malai and apply to the face.
• Lemon is natural bleach, so apply that with an equal amount of honey and leave on for ten to fifteen minutes. Do this everyday.
• When bathing, apply soap and scrub your hands and legs gently with a pumice stone everyday. This will take some time, but with patience your hair will gradually reduce and diminish.
• Mix lemon, sugar, and honey in a bowl. Microwave on high for about 2-3 minutes, until it bubbles into a smooth consistency. Spread a thin layer on your leg. Cover with a strip of fabric, and rubbing the strip the opposite way of hair growth, about 3 times. Grab the fabric end and pull it off very quickly against the direction of the hair growth. This is an effective home remedy for hair removal.
• A healthy lifestyle supplemented with proper diet is the magic key for healthy and beautiful hair.
• Sandpaper is also effective for the removal of unwanted hairs.
• Wash the ingrown hair area twice a day with a Panoxyl bar, an antibacterial soap of 10 percent benzoyl peroxide found at your local drugstore.
• Apply an over-the-counter hydrocortisone preparation such as Cortaid around the ingrown hair according to package directions.
• If ingrown hairs are inflamed and infected, change your razor blade each time you shave until the ingrown hair is gone.

Hangovers are caused by drinking too much alcohol at one time, and are dependent on each person’s tolerance level for alcohol. It can be based on height, weight, and the genetics of a person. Hangover symptoms last only about 24 hours.

The main symptom of a hangover is dehydration and drinking plenty of water can minimize. A headache is a symptom of dehydration and may be relieved by drinking water. Drinking too much alcohol decreases the essential nutrients of the body such as vitamins, minerals, water, and blood sugar.

Some of the important symptoms of hangover are headache, nausea, intestinal upset, and perhaps diarrhea, aches in the muscles and joints, and fatigue. Some alcohol is worse than others - Brandy, red wine, rum, whisky, white wine, gin and vodka

Some alcoholics drink more or less steadily, others drink only when under stress or anxiety. Some drink in excess and destroy themselves rapidly. Alcohol often destroys the liver, causing hepatic cirrhosis. It produces gastritis or inflammation of the stomach. Their effect upon the brain is even more marked. Alcohol makes the heart weak and flabby. Some alcoholics may develop the symptoms of peripheral neuritis in which the nerves become weakened and deteriorated. Alcohol in any form may cause intoxication if enough has been taken. It is responsible for many deaths. The alcoholic who is dead drunk can be allowed to sleep off his stupor. This may one or two days. But the man who is half drunk is often violent, and may not be restrained. Young people should avoid the use of alcohol in any form. Many people suffer from a severe headache due to hangover after taking large quantities of alcohol. Alcohol is toxic to the tissues and directly irritates the meninges and coverings of the brain, thus causing pain in the head. The alcohol also dilates the arteries in the brain, and this produces a pain. The best treatment for this type of headache is to avoid the excessive use of alcohol in any form.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HANGOVERS

• A large glass of orange juice or tomato juice will help to remove the alcohol from the system the morning after.
• Honey is a very concentrated source of fructose, and eating a little the morning after is another way to remove the remaining alcohol from the body.
• Amino acids play a role in repairing the effects of a hangover.
• Few cup of coffee can do a great deal to relieve the headaches associated with hangovers.
• Take Vitamin C as it may increase the rate of alcohol breakdown in the body.
• For hangover treatment, drink plenty of water to cover the deficiency of fluids caused by dehydration
• Bouillon soup or sports beverages (i.e. Gatorade) may help to replace depleted salt and potassium.
• Eating 6 raw almonds before consuming alcohol helps prevent intoxication.
• Put a teaspoon of bifidus powder in a glass of water and drink before going to bed.
• Evening primrose oil helps prevent hangovers. Take two teaspoons.
• Eating peanut butter before drinking is an African remedy.
• To help stop the urge for alcohol drink a tangy drink, such as tomato with the juice of one lemon added.
• A good, brisk walk will increase circulation and help to get rid of your hangover by helping the body rid itself of toxins.
• For hangover treatment, apples eaten on an empty stomach the day after drinking is an effective.
• One of the quickest ways to cure a hangover is to make a banana milkshake sweetened with honey.
• Chicken soup, seems to work as well for hangover problems as it does for colds.
• Add the juice of one lemon to a cup of black coffee and drink it without sugar and without milk.
• Add two teaspoons of fresh limejuice and a teaspoon of sugar to 8 ounces of water. Drink it slowly.
• Make a tea by pouring one cup of boiling water over 1-2 teaspoons of the dried peppermint; cover; steep for fifteen minutes; strain. Drink 1-2 cups as soon as you can. Peppermint either in tea or chewing leaves as such will relax the intestines and this is very effevtive home remedy for hangovers.
• Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) extract has been found to relieve hangover nausea and dry mouth.
• Eat raw cabbage to give relief to the headache.
• Drink sauerkraut juice with some tomato juice. This drink helps to replace lost nutrients.
• Pull your hair in clumps so that your full scalp is stimulated. This remedy brings blood to the scalp and relieves the headache.
• Prepare a tea by lightly crushing five fresh or dried leaves; place in a cup and fill with water cooled to just below boiling; cover and leave to infuse for five minutes; remove leaves and drink. This is also very effevtive home remedy for hangovers
• Putting anything in the stomach prior to indulging in alcohol helps prevent a hangover.
• Never skip breakfast, especially when hangover. The classic eggs and toast is the best breakfast.

Headache is the most common of all nervous complaints. The causes are varied and so also its mode of onset, duration, intensity and other conditions associated with it.

Migraine is clearly a hereditary condition, and the inheritance is passed down through the females rather than the males. Nervous abnormalities of the female generative organs are the most frequent of the exciting causes. Eye strain; shock; grief; worry; gastro-intestinal irregularities; mental emotions, i.e., anger, fear, love, jealously and remorse may cause migraine at one time and hysteria at another.

Symptoms of headache may be varied and these may be blurring of visions, flashes of light, balls of fire, etc.; chilliness; flashes of heat; dizziness; depression or excitation; confusion of ideas; numbness, etc. then comes the pain which is usually one sided, and may be any or all sensations, sharp or dull, continuous or intermittent, etc. There may or may not be tenderness of the affected part.

In one sided headache the face may be deathly pale or scarlet red; the veins of the affected side are distended; there are nausea and vomiting in the majority of cases, in some of which the pains are relieved by the vomiting, others are not; some are relieved by a good night’s rest, while others are always worse after sleep. The average duration of an attack is about twenty-four hours, but suffer as long as seventy-two hours. Many patients have lived, to suffer from the disease, for fifty years. On the other hand, many are permanently cured. The time needed to complete the cure will depend upon your ability to determine the tissue or organ, which is the cause of the disease, and the faithfulness with which the patient will follow directions.

Tension headache is similar to the migraine headache but the location of the pain may be different and the cause is more obvious. Prolonged tension often seems to produce a spasm of the muscles in the back of the neck. This muscle spasm draws the tissues over the surface of the cranium very tight, so that the pain is felt not only in the back of the neck but also over the top and front of the head. Usually there is no nausea, vomiting or flashing of lights. Some people have a tendency to develop a headache when the blood pressure rises beyond the normal level.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HEADACHE AND MIGRAINES

• Place your thumbs right in the center of each temple Massage firmly using a circular motion for a minute or two, or until you feel relief.
• A hot water bath or shower may also help to relieve the headache.
• Eat 10-12 almonds, for a migraine headache.
• Make a compress by putting 5 drops of lavender essential oil in cold (or warm) water. Swish around a soft cloth, and then put it on your head or neck.
• Put your hands in hot water, which seems to pull the pressure out of your head.
• In some cases sleep gives relief to the headache. Sleeping on back give relief to the headache.
• Deep breathing is a great tension reliever. Deep breathing gives immediate relief to the headache.
• Tie a tight cloth around the head. It will decrease blood flow to the scalp and lessen the throbbing and pounding of a migraine.
• Avoid chocolate, aged cheese, red wine, citrus fruits. These foods all contain tyramine or other histamines which have been shown to begin migraines in people with food sensitivities.
• For natural cure for migraine headache, prepare a paste of freshly ground clay or freshly ground sandalwood and apply to the forehead, let dry, rub off by hand and wash.
• Drink a teaspoon of honey in a glass of warm water or fill the stomach completely with water if not suffering from a cold.
• Take equal parts of natural apple cider vinegar and water place in a small pan on the stove, allowing it to boil slowly. When the fumes begin to rise from the pan, lean your head over it until the fumes are comfortably strong. Inhale for approximately 50 to 80 breaths.
• Juice of ripe grapes and is an effective home remedy for the migraine headache.
• Niacin has proved helpful in relieving migraine pain. Valuable sources of this vitamin are yeast, whole wheat, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, nuts, sunflower seeds, liver, and fish.
• Take few leaves of the cabbage crush them, and then place in a cloth and bound on the forehead at bedtime, or when convenient during the day. The Compress should be renewed when the leaves dry out.
• Make a paste of the lemon crust. The paste should be applied, like a plaster on the forehead. It will provide great relief.
• Carrot juice along with spinach, or beet and cucumber juices, has been found beneficial in the treatment of migraine. In the first combination, 200 ml of spinach juice may be mixed with 300 ml of carrot juice to prepare 500 ml or half a litre of the combined juices. In the second combination, 100 ml each of beet and cucumber juices may be mixed with 300 ml of carrot juice. This is very effective home remedy for headache and migraines.
• The patient should eat frequent small meals rather than a few large ones. Overeating should be avoided. Copious drinking of water is beneficial.
• Rutin removes toxic metals, which may cause migraines.
• Make a solution by adding half a teaspoon mustard seeds powder and three teaspoons water, put in the nostrils, it helps to decrease the migraine.
• A peppermint steam inhalation provides quick relief for sinus headaches.
• Mix 1 teaspoon finely ground cinnamon (called dalchini in India) in 1-teaspoon water and applies on the forehead. It is very effective in headache due to exposure to cold air.
• Make a paste from dry ginger with a little water or milk, apply to the forehead for relief of the headache due to sinusitis.
• Make a paste of 10-15 Basil leaves with 4 cloves and 1 teaspoon dried ginger and apply to forehead for sinus cure.
• Cut a potato into 4 pieces, place 2 in the center of your forehead and two at your temple (Hold the ones at your temples in place). Lie down in a dark room and close your eyes. It takes a while to work but it takes away the pain. This is very effective home remedy for headache and migraines.

Heartburn is felt as a burning sensation behind the sternum or in the epigastrium. This is probably the result of regurgitation of gastric contents into the esophagus and irritation by the hyperacid contents causing burning sensation behind the sternum. This is associated with water brash and pyrosis.

Acidity cause reflex hyper secretion of alkaline saliva, which collects in the esophagus and is subsequently regurgitated in to the mouth without any effort for vomiting. This is commonly associated with duodenal ulcer.

Some people are more susceptible than others to acidity and heartburn as they have problem in digesting some foods.

Normally the stomach secretes an acid, which is essential for the digestion. This acid helps in the breakdown of the food. When there is excessive secretion of this acid by the stomach it results in heartburn.

Pregnant women suffer from heartburn as the uterus presses on the digestive tract as the fetus grows. Increased acidity with regurgitation causes some amount of oesophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus), which increases the sensitiveness. Acidity causes reflex increased secretion of alkaline saliva, which accumulates in the esophagus and is rushed into the mouth without any sensation of vomiting.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HEARTBURN

• Almonds are also a good source for relieving the heartburn and acidity. Eat several almonds when heartburn symptoms persist. Lemons also help to prevent heartburn. Cut a lemon into thin strips and dip in salt. Eat before meals to prevent heartburn.
• For heartburn treatment, take some mint leaves and chop these and then boil in a cup of water and sip slowly after meals. If a person drinks Fresh mint juice every day he will never experience acidity.
• Jaggery or gur taken after every meal also helps to reduce the acidity. Keep a piece of gur in the mouth and slowly suck it till acidity decreases.
• Eating bananas is also helpful in preventing the symptoms of acidity and heartburn. To prevent acidity it is advised to eat a banana daily.
• A mixture of 2 tsp of natural apple cider vinegar and 2 tsp raw honey in a glass of water before meals fights with acidity.
• Basil (tulsi) leaves helps to get relief from burning, nausea and gas. Chew some leaves of tulsi to decrease the acidity.
• Coconut water 4-5 times a day decreases the symptoms of the acidity and the heartburn.
• Harad (Terminalia chebula) if taken after every meal prevents the symptoms of the acidity.
• 1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice helps to prevent acidity and heartburn.
• Boil one cup of water. To this add 1 tsp of Aniseed (Saunf). Cover and leave overnight. Strain the water in the morning, add 1 tsp of honey. When this is taken 3 times a day it prevents acidity.
• To 1 ½ liters of water add 1 tsp Caraway seeds (shah jeera). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sip while warm. Take this liquid 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days. This is very effective home remedy for heartburn and it will decrease the acidity.
• Take a glass of water, add a pinch of baking soda and drink it. It gives immediate relief from acidity.
• Take a glass of warm water, add a pinch of hing (asafoetida) and have it every morning to prevent acidity.
• Never smoke before or while eating. Smoking often causes one to swallow small amounts of air, which form air pockets in the digestive tract with the added pressure of food.
• Go for a small walk after eating, which will help stimulate the digestive system.
• Refrain from consuming alcohol, caffeine, over-the-counter pain relievers, and other stimulants.
• Increase more fibre in your diet. This will naturally helps to relieve the future suffering. Bulk foods help to absorb excess acid and gas, and allow your body to rid itself of toxins more quickly.
• For heartburn treatment, drink 8-10 glasses of water.
• Put a tablespoon of baking soda into a cup of water and mix it good then drink it.
• Keep 10-15 raisins in your mouth. Do not chew. Let them be there. Swallow the saliva secreted. Burning sensation will stop in about 5 minutes. This is also very effective home remedy for heartburn.
• Eat lots of raw broccoli to kill heartburn.
• Mix a little bit of salt and sugar on your hand and eat it.
• Take one teaspoon of mustard if you have heartburn or indigestion.
• Chewing bubble-gum also disappears the acidity. This is an easy and best way to get rid of Acidity.
• For heartburn drink a teaspoon of vinegar. It is because there is not sufficient acid in our stomach to digest food properly, thus gasses come back up and burn our stomach.
• Calcium also helps to fight with the heartburn and acidity. Yoghurt or ice-cream gives immediate relief from acidity and heartburn.
• After food maintain an upright posture to prevent the reflex and to prevent the symptoms of acidity.
• Sleep with your head and shoulder on a high pillow for elevation.
• Do not skip meals. Do not keep large gap between meals. This produces gas / wind.
• Eat dinner 2-3 hours before going to bed.

Hemorrhoids or piles are due to swelling or enlargement of the veins that supply the rectal outlet of the body. This painful condition is often complicated by localized inflammation and bleeding, and also thrombosis in many cases. People who suffer from constipation and other bowel disorders are more likely to develop hemorrhoids. Piles are also more common in pregnancy, and in conditions affecting the liver and upper bowel.
There are two types of hemorrhoids:

• External hemorrhoids.
• Internal hemorrhoids.

• Portal stasis
• Pelvic diseases as frequent pregnancies, uterine displacement and new pelvic growth.
• Habitual constipation especially of persons taking spicy foods and alcohol.

• Apply Aloe Vera gel directly on the anus, it helps to relieve pain and soothes the burning sensation.
• Apply Witch hazel with a sterile cotton pad, 3 times daily to decrease the size of the swollen veins.
• Soak 4 figs in water overnight. Next morning eat the figs along with the water empty stomach. Similarly soak 4 figs in the morning and eat them in the evening. Repeat this for 4 weeks.
• Boil a ripe banana in 1 cup milk and take 2-3 times a day. It is very helpful for natural hemorrhoids treatment.
• Drink about 100ml juice of radish in morning & evening.
• Make a paste of white radish in milk and apply over inflamed piles to reduce swelling and pain.
• Drink buttermilk after food. It is a very effective remedy.
• Mix a glassful of buttermilk with 3 tsp of the juice of bitter melon (bitter gourd, Karela) and drink every morning for a month.
• Boil 20g of sesame seeds in 500 ml of water till it is reduced by 1/3rd and drink it. This is very effective home remedy for hemorrhoids.
• Take 1 Tbsp of the coriander juice (green leaves) and add 1 tsp of sugar added, 3 times daily.
• Prepare a paste of cumin seeds powder with water and apply to anus to reduce pain.
• Soak coriander seeds in water overnight and drink this solution next morning to cure piles. This will also stop passing of blood in the stools.
• Bleeding hemorrhoids will stop if you take two teaspoonfuls of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water at every meal.
• Soak a cotton ball in vinegar and dab on the affected areas as often as needed. Its astringent qualities will help shrink swollen blood vessels and also reduces itching and pain.
• Mix a half ounce of heated lard with a dram (teaspoonful) of Calomel and apply as a salve on a piece of cotton. This has cured obstinate cases.
• Take 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of cayenne in a glass of water to stop bleeding hemorrhoids. Take cayenne for several days until the hemorrhoids are gone, then once or twice a week for a good maintenance dose. This will clear up hemorrhoids and keep them from reoccurring. The cayenne helps the blood flow better.
• Cranberries are supposed to be beneficial.
• Apply the extract of Echinacea to the affected area with clean cotton. This will help relieve itching and painful hemorrhoids.
• Studies done in Europe found that horse chestnut helped to increase blood flow, strengthen connective tissue, tighten up veins, and decrease redness and swelling. Avoid horse chestnut if you have liver or kidney disease or if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
• I odine is very good in curing the piles. Mix 20 drops of potassium iodide in an ounce of oil and apply the solution to the affected area at bedtime.
• Make a solution by mixing one ounce of lobelia extract, one ounce of Baptisia extract, and one ounce of zinc sulfate, with 13 ounces of water; shake well and use frequently. This is very effective home remedy for hemorrhoids.
• Mix one teaspoonful of Flowers of Sulfur with one tablespoonful of Vaseline. Apply two or three times a day.
• Make a paste of some cottonseeds and apply on piles for overnight.
• Powder dried mango seeds. Take 2 grams twice daily for bleeding piles.
• Eat jambul fruit (jamun) with salt every morning for three months. This is a permanent cure for bleeding piles.
• Prepare a solution by adding equal amounts of juice of turnip leaves, spinach, watercress, and carrots.
• Another effective home remedy for hemorrhoids is - Prepare a mixture by adding 1 tsp each of ginger juice, lime juice, and fresh mint juice, mixed with 1 Tbsp honey.
• Soak about 50g of onion in water and add1 tsp f sugar. It should be eaten twice daily. The bleeding piles will be cured in a few weeks time.
• Make a solution of a teaspoon of powdered Alum in a glass of water. Apply frequently.
• Take 1 tbsp black cumin seeds (shah jeera), roast and mix with 1 tbsp of unroasted black cumin seeds and make a powder. Take 1/2 a tsp with a glass of water once a day.
• Take radish juice in the morning and night. Start with 1/4 a cup and increase to 1/2 a cup gradually over a period of 1 month.
• Do not sit for hours at a time, but take breaks: Once every hour, get up and move around for at least five minutes. A doughnut-shaped cushion can make sitting more comfortable and ease hemorrhoid pressure and pain.
• Sitting in warm water for about 10 minutes, 3-4 times a day can help with relief the pain of hemorrhoids.
• A simple ice pack can be used to numb the area and is a natural type of hemorrhoids pain relief for those who wish to avoid painkillers.
• Drink lots of water and take high amounts of fibre in the diet.

Before birth the testicles are formed within the body close to the kidneys. As the fetus grows, these glands move down to the groin and pass into the scrotum, carrying with them the spermatic cord, along with blood vessels and nerves. Failure to descend is known as undescended testicles. Often the channel through which the testis comes down fails to close, so that loops of bowel or omentum may find their way into the scrotum on one or both sides. This is known as indirect inguinal hernia.

Weakness in the abdominal wall may produce a similar result, known as a direct inguinal hernia. Both conditions may occur in the male.

A femoral hernia is usually more common in the female.

Strangulated hernia occurs when a portion of the bowel becomes caught in the hernial sac, resulting in a strangulated hernia. This can be very serious, and may lead to complete intestinal obstruction and even severe peritonitis.

Umbilical hernia occurs when a small protrusion may be visible at or above the umbilicus, which gives an impulse on coughing. It is usually congenital and felt as a ring like opening. It may be acquired also when there is much distension of the abdominal wall as in ascitis, frequent pregnancy or great obesity.

Hernias are caused by a weakened area in the body to aging, surgery or an unusually large opening in the passage between the abdomen and the genitals that does not close completely before birth. Some athletes develop a hernia when repeated twisting and turning is involved.

Sometimes a portion of the stomach is located in the chest. This is known as hiatus hernia, or diaphragmatic hernia. Fullness of the stomach or pressure on the abdomen may cause part of the stomach to move up into the chest. In such cases there is often a feeling of distress, and there may also be bleeding at times.

Hiatus hernia may develop in people of all ages and both sexes, although it is considered to be a condition of middle age. In fact, the majority of otherwise normal people past the age of 50 have small hiatus hernia.

HOME REMEDIES FOR HERNIA

• Do not apply any heat to the area and avoid any pressure over the swollen area.
• An ice bag may help to control the pain.
• Do not exhaust yourself.
• Do not exercise with full stomach.
• If you are overweight, losing weight alone may relieve the symptoms
• Do not smoke.
• Avoid wearing tight clothes around your chest or abdomen. They put pressure on the stomach.
• Elevate the head of your bed 6 inches by placing bricks under the bed frame. Gravity will help prevent stomach acid from moving up into esophagus as you sleep. Do not use pillows, as they tend to increase pressure on the abdomen. This is very effective home remedy for hernia.
• Avoid eating large meals. Eating small, frequent, bland meals to keep pressure on the esophageal sphincter.
• Do not eat for at least 2 hours before going to sleep.
• Avoid spicy and acidic foods.
• Do not bend over or lie down after eating.
• For hernia treatment avoid drinking alcohol.
• Avoid eating fats or high cholesterol foods that causes bloating in the abdomen.
• Avoid constipation, avoid straining during bowel movements and protect the back when lifting heavy objects.
• Gotu Kola is good for wound healing and is an effective general tonic.
• American Ginseng helps strengthen internal defenses.
• Slippery Elm and Chamomile both may be given to day old babies for curing hernia. Make up a paste of slippery elm (one dessertspoonful) mixed into chamomile tea and eat it in tiny teaspoonfuls so that each swallow coats the area.
• Avoid or reduce pressure on your stomach.
• For hernia treatment include extra fiber in the diet.
• Do not consume spicy foods, and do not take enzyme supplements that contain hydrochloric acid.
• Drink 1/4 cup of aloe vera juice in the morning and again at night. This is also very effective home remedy for hernia.
• Do not use peppermint within two hours of meals.

Hypertension is a condition caused by an increase in the blood pressure. As the blood flows through blood vessels in the human body, it exerts pressure against the walls of the vessels. As the heart contracts in its cycle of pumping blood, blood pressure reaches its highest level. This is called systolic blood pressure. The blood pressure reaches its lowest point when the heart is at rest or is released. This is called diastolic blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is around 120/80 mm of Hg (Mercury) for a healthy person. There is no safe limit beyond normal. Any value other than normal should be a reason for taking care.

If continuously, the systolic and diastolic pressure excelled the limit of 140/90, a human being is said to have high blood pressure. He needs medical care values higher than 160/95 are placed in the danger zone.

Types of hypertension:
There are different types of hypertension depending upon the causes; -

• Essential hypertension; this simply means that the hypertension is of unknown origin. However in most patients with essential hypertension there is a strong hereditary tendency.
• Neurogenic hypertension: it can be caused by strong stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. For example when a person becomes excited for any reason or at any time during states of anxiety the sympathetic system becomes stimulated, vasoconstriction occurs everywhere in the body and acute hypertension occurs.
• Hypertension in toxemia of pregnancy: - during pregnancy many patients develop hypertension. The main reason for this hypertension is believed to be thickening of the glomerular membrane, which decreases the rate of fluid filtration from the glomeruli into the renal tubules.
  
  People who are at more risk of high blood pressure than others:
  
• More men below 45 years of age than women in that age group.
• Obese persons are more prone to high blood pressure.
• A child of parents either of who might have suffered from high blood pressure.
• Persons who use excess amount of salt, pickles, meat and fried food.
• Some users of birth control pills.
• Smokers are also at higher risk. Results of high blood pressure: -
  
• First of all the arterial walls become thick and hardened. The heart muscles come under strain. They are overworked.
• Congestive heart failure also can result from hypertension. Congestive heart failure can result from many causes. But its most significant cause is hypertension.
• One of the most serious results of hypertension is a stroke, which results in the damage of brain. High blood pressure makes it difficult for blood vessels to function properly. The brain does not get proper nourishment by way of blood and oxygen. Blood coming with greater pressure than normal, physically hurts the sensitive inner walls of the arteries. A deposit of plaque forms more rapidly than in normal cases. The blood vessels lose their elasticity. To put it in layman’s language: ‘As the plumbing becomes rotten and defective, a sudden choking occurs’. In this case, the choking is that of the supply of blood. The patient suffers a stroke, which can even be fatal. A stroke may not always kill. But once it has affected a person, his ability to walk, think, read, write or to speak is greatly reduced. Even if a stroke does not occur, a decrease in the supply of oxygen to the brain over a long period of time, affects intelligence, clarity of thinking and weakness of memory.
• Hypertension can cause congestion in the lungs.
• High blood pressure also slows down the functioning of kidneys.

• Garlic helps to lower blood pressure by 5 to 10%. It can also lower cholesterol, reduce triglyceride levels, does not allow the clot formation, and increases blood circulation.
• Add one teaspoon of cayenne pepper in half a cup Luke warm water and stir. Drink when required. This is very effective natural cure for high blood pressure.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1/2 onion juice and 1/2 honey. Take 2 tbls once a day for 1-2 weeks. This is very effective home remedy for hypertension.
• Eat 1 Papaya on an empty stomach daily for a month. Do not eat anything after for about 2 hours.
• Intake of potassium also helps to maintain the blood pressure.
• Some parts of the Laminaria and similar seaweeds are used as a blood-pressure- lowering drug in a preparation called Kombu.
• Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) has a tonic effect on the heart and circulatory system. Drink the tea daily, or use lemon balm vinegar on salads. This is also very effective home remedy for hypertension.
• Take nutmeg or saraswat powder in warm milk.
• Take equal parts of Ashwagandha, Valerian, and Gotu kola. Mix well and take 1-3 grams of the powdered herbs with warm water or with ghee.
• Being physically active is one of the most important steps to prevent or control high blood pressure.
• Reduce salt intake, smoking, alcohol intake and avoid fried foods.
• Increase the intake of fruits and green vegetables in the diet.
• Reduce stress.
• Those who are over weight should try hard to reduce weight. Weight reduction can be achieved through regulation of diet, reasonable and non-tiring exercise.
• Morning walk is also very helpful for hypretension treatment.

Many people are sufferred with bouts of indigestion. Indigestion occurs due to disordered stomach, which is often irritated by improper foods. Nervous problems are another common cause of gas and indigestion.

People with indigestion presents with a number of different symptoms such as nausea, heartburn, upper abdominal pain and flatulence or a sense of fullness in the abdomen after eating food. These symptoms often come on after eating too rapidly or not chewing properly.

Emotional upsets and severe mental strain are also common cause of gas and indigestion. Constipation may also interfere the normal process of digestion and often causes gas and abdominal pain.

Certain foods may cause trouble. Fried foods often cause gas and abdominal discomfort. Excessive smoking is another cause of trouble. many nervous individuals rapidly gulp down their food and swallow excessive amounts of air as well. Carbonated drinks release a lot of carbon dioxide gas which may produce a sense of fullness in the stomach.

Indigestion can be caused due to improper eating habits, eating a lot of fried foods, meat, sweets, heavy foods and overeating, eating incompatible food items, eating at irregular times, eating before the last meal is fully digested, eating very quickly or mixing too many foods in one meal, consuming too much tea, coffee and alcohol, smoking, staying up late, emotional disturbances (stress, grief, anxiety), taking drugs like antibiotics, painkillers and steroids.

HOME REMEDIES FOR INDIGESTION

• Prepare a m ixture by adding a tablespoon of lemon juice or cider vinegar in a cup of hot water and take it before a meal to prevent acid indigestion.
• Add three drops of garlic oil to an half a cup of Soya oil and rub onto the stomach after food.
• For indigestion treatment prepare a herbal tea of mint, raspberry, chamomile and blackberry.
• Drink one cup of ginger tea after meals to promote a good digestion and for heartburn, nausea, etc.
• Mix equal parts of baking soda and water in a glass.
• Take 1 tsp each of mint juice, lemon juice, and honey. This is an effective home remedy for indigestion.
• Peppermint is a good for indigestion. Those who are prone to heartburn may try peppermint tea. It will help indigestion with out causing heartburn.
• Mix 2 pinches of rock salt and 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain). Chew it and drink water for indigestion.
• Mix lemon juice in warm water. Take this three times a day.This is also very effective home remedy for indigestion.
• Chewing a small piece of fresh ginger with salt, five to ten minutes before meals stimulates digestion.
• Take equal amounts of ginger powder, black pepper, dried mint leaves, asafetida (hing), anise seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, fennel and common salt. Make a powder by grinding in a blender. Take about 1 teaspoon of this powder with water, twice a day after meals.
• Drinking buttermilk after a meal improves digestion. Roasted cumin seeds and a little salt in the buttermilk enhance its effectiveness.
• Drinking water gives immediate relief to symptoms like wind, distended stomach and acidity.
• For indigestion treatment, eat half a teaspoon of aniseed.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 5-6 chopped basil (tulsi) leaves, 1/4 tsp sea salt, some black pepper in 3 Tbsp of curd, and eat it. Repeat this 4 times a day for one week for complete reconditioning of stomach.
• Keep a fast to fight with indigestion for complete one day.
• Eat boiled seasonal vegetables, fruits, fruit juices and lemon juice. Spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, fresh ginger, black pepper and asafetida also improves the digestion.
• Physical exercise, according to the strength and energy of the patient, is beneficial.
• Do not eat while moving or traveling in a car, watching television or reading.
• Do not eat fast food or food that has been cooked in a microwave oven. Eating should not be too fast or too slow and the food should be properly chewed.
• Sleeping during the day, especially after lunch is not recommended, as it produces indigestion.
• The patient should not stay awake late at night and should be free from mental stress, anxiety, fear and grief.
• Grapes also help to improve digestion.
• Pineapple acts as a tonic and relieves much of the digestive disorders. Half a glass of pineapple juice should be taken after a meal in treating this condition.
• The juice of a pomegranate mixed with a tablespoon of honey is valuable in indigestion accompanied by giddiness.
• Carrot also helps to relieve of symptoms of indigestion.
• Boil about 50 leaves of fenugreek (methi leaves) and fry in butter. This helps to relieve indigestion and other stomach disorders.
• Mix a teaspoon of aniseed in a cup of boiling water and leaving it covered overnight. The clear fluid can then be decanted and taken with honey.

Inability to go to sleep or to get sleep for a period insufficient for the needs of an individual is known as insomnia. None of us can do without sleep. An infant sleeps 14 to 18 hours a day. This period is slowly reduced. An adult may be happy with 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. There are people who require 5 hours or even 4 hours of sleep in 24 hours.

Sleep has a definite purpose and that is why all mammals sleep. Lack of sleep apparently does not cause any physical harm. But anyone who gets less than his normal sleep experiences a decrease of efficiency and concentration.

In old age, sleep normally becomes fitful. It is good to regulate sleeping hours. One should go to bed at a fixed time. The human body maintains a 24-hour cycle. During this cycle, the body temperature rises and falls at fixed times. In the middle of the night, the body temperature comes down. In the afternoon, it reaches its maximum. It is comfortable to be sleeping when the body temperature is at its lowest. If someone is compelled to be awake by the circumstances at his time, he would not feel physically and mentally at his best.

The most common cause of insomnia is worry; the other is depression. Environmental disturbances also cause lack of sleep. Loss of sleep often results in fatigue and quickly impairs a person’s normal judgment. The higher centers of the brain are the first to show the effects of overwork and anxiety. Such a person may become depressed, losing all interest in life and burdened with a sense of impending death. Unreasonable fears now arise to the surface of his mind, causing all kinds of anxiety and distress, as well sensation of acute pain.

Sleeping pills should be avoided. Sleeping pills taken over a long period disturb the second phase of the normal sleep, the rapid eye movement phase and thus cause harm to the person consuming them. Moreover, the effect of the drugs may last beyond the normal time for waking up and thus cause a reduction in efficiency and concentration. Sleeping pills mixed with alcohol can even be fatal. Patient should practice some technique to relax. Yoga can help or listening to music.

HOME REMEDIES FOR INSOMNIA

• It may be good, however, not to overload the stomach with food before going to sleep. A heavy meal disturbs sleep.
• A bath before going to bed is of positive help and so is exercise in the afternoon.
• In order to get good sleep taking a cup of hot milk before going to bed is a useful habit.
• Late nights affect health most adversely because, after 10:30 p.m., the body requires rest and sleep while a late dinner, social function or a musical evening running into morning hours disturb the sleep patterns which is most suitable to the human body.
• Stimulants brews like coffee or tea should be avoided in the late evening. Coffee after dinner has an adverse effect on sleep. Smoking of cigarettes also stimulates and thus keeps us awake.
• The sleeping environment should be as comfortable as possible, neither too hot nor too cold. Beds, which are too soft, are not conducive to sound sleep. The bed should be firm, hard and of a proper size.
• Drinking Kava kava a few hours before bedtime reduces stress, tension, anxiety and relaxes muscles. It helps to fall asleep deeper and to rest more.
• A very effective insomnia home remedy is - Prepare a mixture by adding1 tsp. chamomile flowers,1 tsp. Hops,1 tsp. valerian root and1 cup of boiling water. Steep for 45 minutes, strain and drink 1 hour before bedtime.
• Wake up at the same time everyday no matter when you got to sleep.
• Avoid high protein meals for dinner; instead try to take complex carbohydrates in the dinner.
• Drink a cup of warm milk with honey, nutmeg can also be added. The tryptophan in milk helps in sleeping.
• Thiamine or vitamin B is of special significance in the natural cure for insomnia.
• Lettuce is beneficial in the treatment of insomnia as it contains a sleep-inducing substance, called 'lectucarium' . Boil one tablespoon of seeds in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one-third. It is very useful in preventing insomnia.
• The patient should take plenty of curd and massage it on the head. This will induce sleep.
• The mixture of bottle gourd juice and sesame oil in 50:50 ratio acts as an effective medicine for insomnia.
• Prepare a tea by boiling about 375 ml of water in a vessel and adding a teaspoon of aniseed. The water should be covered with a lid and allowed to simmer for fifteen minutes. It should then be strained and drunk hot or warm. The tea may be sweetened with honey, and hot milk may also be added to it. This tea should be taken after meals or before going to bed. This is very effective home remedy for insomnia.
• Honey is also an effective remedy to induce sleep. Two teaspoonful of honey should be mixed in warm water and taken before going to bed.
• Take 1 tsp juice of celery leaves with stalks and 1 tsp of honey.
• Have raw onion salad in the dinner.
• Take 2 tsp of fenugreek leaves juice with 1 tsp of honey at bed times daily
• Prepare a mixture by adding two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with one cup of honey and store this mixture in an airtight container. Take two spoonful of this mixture whenever necessary. This is also very effective home remedy for insomnia.
• Sleeping with your head pointing north can improve the quality of your sleep

Itching a an unpleasant sensation which we attempt to relieve by scratching. A certain amount of mild itching is normal for everyone. It becomes serious only when it is persistent. Many conditions lead to itching. These include insect bites, hives, contact dermatitis, food allergies and heat rash.

Other causes of itchiing may be diabetes, uraemia, jaundice, pregnancy, drug allergies and various types of nervous conditions. Constant scratching may produce swellings in the skin with deep scratch marks and small ulcers into which germs have found their way.

Itching due to drug reactions are common following the use of certain medicines such as, aspirin, phenobarbital, penicillin and many others. Medicines applied to the skin may also cause certain amount of itching. Some people are allergic to nylon, others to wool and still others to dyes and various other materials of the cloth.

Prickly heat or heat rash is an irritating eruption on the skin due to obstruction of the sweat glands over certain areas of the body. In this condition many small sized swellings occur in the skin, accompnaied by severe itching. The areas most involved are the chest, back, waistline, armpits and groins.

When two skin surfaces are rub together such as under the breasts or between the thighs, one or both surfaces may become red and irritated. This gives rise to infections. Burning and itchint then follow, especially in the armpits around the anus, between the fingers and the toes, and the groins.

Scabies is an intense form of itching caused by an itchmite. It mostly occurs in war conditions or other forms of the disaster, when large number of people are displaced from their homes and crowded together under unhygeinic conditions. The itching is usually worse at night. Often it involves the genital areas as the well as the spaces between the fingers, the front surface of the wrists, around the elbows, under the armpits, around the nipples, along the belt line and on the lower part of the buttocks.

Contact dermatitis is an infammation of the skin due to contact with some particular substance to which an individual may be sensitive. Any part of the body may be affected, but certain parts are more likely to be involved. These include the sex areas, and exposed areas as the eyelids, forearms, face and neck.

HOME REMEDIES FOR ITCHING

• Try to keep the itchy area cool and wet. Apply cloths soaked in ice water, or get in a cool tub or shower.
• Take an oatmeal bath or hold an oatmeal-soaked wet cloth on the itchy blisters for 15 minutes.
• Wrap 1 cup (0.2 L) of oatmeal in a cotton cloth and boil it for a few minutes until it is soft. Use this as a sponge and bathe in cool water without soap.
• Make a paste of baking soda with water. Apply it on the affected area.
• Avoid excessive sun rays and remain in a cool place. Heat increases itching.
• Use gentle soaps, such as Dove, Oil of Olay, or Basis. Avoid using strong soaps and deodorant soaps around blisters or a rash.
• Take 2 tsp. of salt in 1 qt (1 L) of cool water and prepare a solution. Wet a cloth with the solution and apply to the skin. This is very effective home remedy for itching.
• Wear cotton clothing. Avoid wool and acrylic fabrics next to the skin.
• Do not scratch the blisters. Scratching leads to more scratching and may cause a skin infection to develop.
• For itching cure, cut nails short to prevent scratching and possibly opening up the blisters.
• Wear cotton gloves at night to prevent scratching. Put mittens or cotton socks on the hands of babies and young children to prevent scratching.
• Make a powder by adding equal amounts of Variyaali and dhaana and one and half times of sugar. Take 1 tablespoon of this powder with water 3 times a day.
• Prepare a solution by adding 2 cups water, ½ teaspoon each Echinacea root and marshmallow root,1 teaspoon chamomile flowers,½ teaspoon peppermint leaf, ¼ teaspoon ginger rhizome. Combine water and Echinacea and marshmallow roots in a saucepan and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and add remaining ingredients. Steep for 15 minutes, then strain out herbs. For a 50-pound child, give 1 to 2 cups daily. This is also very effective home remedy for itching.
• Take 1 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon each calendula flowers, chamomile flowers, Echinacea root, elder flowers and yarrow flowers, 3 tablespoons baking soda. Pour boiling water over herbs and steep for 15 minutes, then strain out herbs. Stir in baking soda. Apply to irritated skin with a soft cloth or a sponge until itching is reduced.
• Get a few green acorns, cut them open and apply the green juice from the acorn onto the affected area, and within a couple of days, the rash or ring-worm would be dried up and gone
• Coat the inside of watchbands and some bracelets with 2+ coats of clear nail polish. Make sure each coat is completely dry before applying next.
• Mix equal amounts of honey and cinnamon powder and apply to affected area.
• Take some vegetable oil or sunflower oil, mix sugar to make a kind of loose paste, apply to hands and just sit for a few minutes. When you wash it off, on a rag or something, hands will become super smooth and super soothed.
• For itching cure, avoid eating tomatoes, shellfish, strawberries, or citrus fruits while you have hives.
• Wash the skin several times a day with vinegar water. Make a solution by adding ¼ parts of apple cider vinegar and ½ parts of water and wash the skin.

Pain in legs, coming on after walking a moderate distance often arises from narrowing of the blood vessels leading to these areas. If the vessel becomes completely blocked, gangrene may result and the toes become dark and cold. This is most frequently seen in cases of uncontrolled diabetes.

People with varicose veins suffer from swelling of the veins, followed by muscle cramps and a tired feeling in the legs behind the knees. In some cases the skin over the lower part of the leg may break down, forming a large, ugly ulcer, which is often painful.

Leg cramps can occur due to running, walking, riding a bike, standing up, even sleeping. While every lower-leg injury has its specific biomechanical causes, all are rooted in tight calf muscles and relative weakness in the front leg muscles. This is very, very common in runners, since running tends to exercise the calf muscles more than those in the front.

Anterior shin splints is defined as the pain in the front and outer edge of your legs. The main cause of shin splints is tight calf muscles and weak shin muscles, the injury may have been further aggravated by a variety of factors. Shin splints are very common among beginning runners.

Posterior shin splint may be defined as the pain on the inner side of your leg, right where the calf muscle meets the big shinbone. The cause of this may be straining of a muscle that gives some support to the arch of your foot.

Achilles Tendinitis may be defined as the pain in the lower calf along the Achilles tendon, the cord connecting the heel to the calf muscle. The main cause of this may be extra pulling of the tendon, which causes a lot of pain in legs.

HOME REMEDIES FOR LEG PAINS

• Grab your upper lip between your thumb and index finger, and squeeze for about 30 seconds to get relief.
• Grab the cramping muscle tightly, pushing your fingertips deep into the cramp for about 10 to 15 seconds, then release. You can repeat as often as necessary to relieve the cramp.
• After the cramp is gone, stretch out the muscle but begin slowly and without bouncing on it. To begin, sit down on the floor and extend the leg. Then reach out and gently pull your toes toward your knee.
• Drinking a cup of water (about eight ounces) every 20 minutes before, during and after exercise will help keep your system from dehydrating. Dehydration helps to prevent cramping.
• Boil 1-teaspoon saffron in 1/2 cup water. Let it reduce to become 1 tablespoon. Divide this solution into three portions and take with equal quantities of water, thrice daily for a couple of days. This is very effective home remedy for leg pains and will help to reduce the pain.
• A diet high in natural fibres from fruits and vegetables, pulses, whole grains, calcium, magnesium and vitamin E rich foods also help in fighting against the joint pains.
• Drink 1 cup of warm water mixed with limejuice and honey to reduce pain.
• Avoid mental tensions that lead to stress. Lose weight, if necessary, to get close to your ideal weight. If you weigh less, there is less weight on your joints and less pain.
• Take foods rich in calcium and protein. Exposure to sunlight for vitamin D is also good. Milk and milk products, ragi, drumstick leaves and drumstick are excellent sources of calcium and sprouted pulses and nuts are very good sources of protein for a vegetarian. Include these foods in the daily diet.
• During the painful stages it is important for the patient to have one or two rest periods during the day.
• Add one-tablespoon cod liver oil to the juice of one orange, whip and drink before sleeping.
• One raw clove of garlic every day is very beneficial. This clove can be fried in ghee (clarified butter) or castor oil. Take for 2 months.
• Drink 15 grams of fresh bathu juice daily with an empty stomach without adding any salt or sugar to it. This is very effective home remedy for leg pains.
• Massage the affected area with any oil will to provide relief from the pain.
• Drink a cup of papaya seed tea six or seven times daily for two or three weeks for relief from joint pain.
• Heavy meals, meat and fish, sour fruits and fried foods should be avoided, as they are difficult to digest.
• Consumption of rice during nighttime should be avoided. Among fruits bananas are considered best as they provide strength to the joints and grease them.
• To get relief from a severe leg cramp in the calf muscle, flex your shin muscle (which opposes your calf muscle) by pulling your toes toward your knee.
• To ease the leg pains and reduce inflammation, ice your shins immediately after running. Use either a store-bought cold pack or simply freeze a wet towel before going out on a run. Whatever you use, wrap the ice pack around your leg and keep it on for 10 or 15 minutes, keeping your foot elevated all the while.

The liver is the largest single gland in the body. It is located on the right side of the abdomen under the lower ribs and just under the diaphragm which divides the chest from the abdomen. Liver performs a number of important functions in the body. When the liver is healthy it works very smoothly. But the liver can be affected by a number of serious disorders, such as virus infections, parasites, disburtances of the circulation, stone formation in the bile ducts, injuries due to poisonous substances, and various kinds of tumours.

Most of the foods we eat are stored in the liver, after having been digested and absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The liver has another very important function, that of detoxifying or destroying many harmful poisons and even certain medicines that are taken into the body for other purposes. When the liver is sick these functions are impaired and soon the whole body suffers.

Not only does the liver store food materials, it also produces bile, a golden-yellowish liquid that is needed for the absorption of fat from the intestine. Another important substance produced in the liver is cholesterol, part of which passes into the bile. It may even form stones in the bile ducts and gall bladder under certain conditions. Another important component is prothrombin, which is needed for the clotting of the blood. Urea, an important component of the urine, is also produced in the liver. The production of all these substances may be changed under certain disease conditions.

Jaundice is a disease marked by a yellow discolouration in the skin or in the whites of the eye. This is due to excessive amount of bile in the blood stream. Hepatitis is an acute inflammation of the liver caused by some infectious or toxic agent. The skin may be discoloured and the whites of the eyes turn yellow. Various substances and organisms may be responsible for hepatitis, including germs, viruses, and toxic agents.

Another important disease of the liver is the cirrhosis of the liver. It is mostly associated with alcoholism. Poor nutrition may be responsible for this condition also. In some cases chronic poisoning with industrial fluids, such as carbon tetrachloride, may also play a part. In the early stages of the disease there may be frequent attacks of gas and indigestion, with occassional nausea and vomiting and with abdominal pain and weight loss.

Cancer may occur in almost any organ of the body. When it begins in the stomach or large bowel, the liver may soon be involved mainly because the blood flows toward the liver from all the digestive organs including the pancreas and gall bladder. This is known as metastatic carcinoma.

HOME REMEDIES FOR LIVER CARE

• Papaya has been found beneficial in the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver, caused by alcoholism and malnutrition. Take a tablespoon of juice by grinding the seeds, mix with ten drops of fresh limejuice, and take it once or twice daily for about a month as a medicine for this disease.
• The herb trailing eclipta, botanically known as eclipta Alba (Bhringaraj ), has proved invaluable in cirrhosis of the liver. Take the juice of all parts of this plant in doses of one teaspoon, mixed with one teaspoon of honey, three times daily.
• Picrorhiza known as picrorhiza kurroa (Katuki) is a drug of choice in ayurveda for cirrhosis of the liver among adults. Mix a tablespoon of the powder with an equal quantity of honey, take this thrice daily.
• The juice of carrots, in combination with spinach juice, has been found beneficial in the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver. Mix -200 ml of Spinach juice with 300 ml of carrot juice to prepare 500 ml or half a litre of combined juices. Similarly, 300 ml of carrot juice, combined with 100 ml each of cucumber and beet juices can be used effectively. The patient must stop taking alcohol in any form.
• Vegetables such as beets, squashes, bitter gourd, eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, radishes, and papaya are especially useful in this condition.
• The patient should avoid all refined, processed, and canned foods; spices and condiments; strong tea and coffee; fried foods; all preparations cooked in ghee, oil, or butter; all meats; and all chemical additives in food. The use of salt should be limited.
• Application of hot and cold compresses, for two to three minutes each, on the liver area are beneficial.
• Daily morning exercises, which involve stretching and deep breathing, are also effective in preventing the liver. Stretching and deep breathing kind of exercises early in the morning provide the most benefit for anyone with sluggish liver.
• Soak 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of Bentonite clay in 1 cup of filtered water for 12 hours. Then add ½ to 1 tablespoon of psyllium husks or plantago seeds to the clay mixture and mix well. Drink and eat the whole cup of mixture immediately and then followed by 1 cup of warm water before bedtime. This is an effective home remedy for liver.
• Drink at least 8 cups of warm water a day including 2 cups first thing in the morning.
• Epsom salt may help in flushing out the stones from the gall bladder. Epsom salt dilates the bile duct.
• One tablespoon each of Coptis and Curcuma can usually help to push out the stones or other blockages.
• Take 2 tablespoons of GCG to crush the stone and wait for 1½ to 2 hours before taking 1 tablespoon each of Coptis and Curcuma again. The crushed stones appear to move easier and the pain is relieved. This is also an effective home remedy for liver.
• Milk thistle is found useful in patients who have developed acute liver disease from drugs, environmental toxins or ethanol or mushroom poisoning.
• A licorice root extract called glycyrrhizin has also shown good result as a possible remedy for chronic hepatitis C and liver cancer.

Malaria is one of the most widespread diseases in the world. Hundreds of millions of people are affected by malaria, of which there are three main types: vivax, falciparum, and malariae. When the female of this particular species bites a patient who has malaria, she draws up a small quantity of blood containing the parasites. These parasites then pass through several stages of development within the mosquito’s body, and finally find their way to its salivary glands. About ten days after the mosquito has injected these parasites into a person’s blood stream. Most of them are now within the bred blood cells of the victim.

Many of the parasites are destroyed by the defense system of the body, particularly by the white blood cells in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. But enough of them survive to cause plenty of trouble.

During the acute attack of malaria, the patient complains of fever, weakness, headache, and chilling sensations. In more severe cases, the attack begins abruptly with shaking chills, fever, and sweating. Between the paroxysms, the patient usually feels miserable and runs a low-grade fever. The temperature may run to 104 0F., and the patient may complain of severe headache, and may manifest drowsiness, delirium, and confusion.

With this serious complication the patient suffers from jaundice, anemia, severe prostration, and shock.

HOME REMEDIES FOR MALARIA

• Boil 1 glass of water with 1 tspn Cinnamon powder added to it. Drink this after adding a dash of pepper powder and honey to it.
• Grapefruit is one of the most effective home remedies for malaria. It should be taken daily
• The seeds of the fever nut plant are another effective remedy for malaria. About six grams of these seeds should be given with a cup of water two hours before the expected onset of the paroxysm of fever, and a second dose should be given one hour after the attack.
• About two and a half freshly sprouted leaves of datura plant should be made into a pill by rubbing them with jaggery and administered two hours before the onset of the paroxysm.
• Prepare an infusion by steeping 15 gm of chirayata in 250 ml of hot water with aromatics like cloves and cinnamon, should be given in doses of 15 to 30 ml. This is very useful home remedy for malaria.
• About three grams of lime should be dissolved in about 60 ml of water and the juice of one lemon added to it. This water should be taken before the onset of the fever.
• Alum should be roasted over a hot plate and powdered. Half a teaspoon should be taken about four hours before the expected attack and half a teaspoon every two hours after it. This will give relief.
• For malaria treatment take an infusion of holy basil leaves.
• The juice of about eleven grams of leaves of holy basil mixed with three grams of powder of black pepper can be taken beneficially in the cold stage of the malarial fever.
• The best way to reduce temperature naturally during the course of the fever is by means of a cold pack, which can be applied to the whole body.
• Malaria can be prevented by protection against mosquito bites, cleanliness of surrounding areas, and ensuring that there is no pool of stagnant water lying around.
• Lie on a bed covered with a blanket, for 15 to 20 minutes. Drinking a hot liquid also helps.
• Take 10 grams (one-tablespoon) raisins and 10 grams (one tablespoon) fresh ginger. Crush and put in 200-ml. water for one hour. Boil this decoction till the water reduces to 50 ml. Strain and drink while warm. This is also very useful home remedy for malaria.
• Exposure to extreme cold or heat, exertion, exercise, mental stress, sexual activity and any other type of physical activity should be avoided until the patient regains strength.
• The patient should be given plenty of fluids, fresh fruit juices, and a balanced diet.
• Sleep under a mosquito net. Children’s bed should especially be screened by nets.
• Small amounts of whole grain bread or biscuits can be taken with milk. Heavy foods that are difficult to digest like fried foods, fast foods, meat, chicken, fish, and raw foods should be completely avoided.
• The patient should plenty of rest.
• For malaria treatment small quantities of cow milk can be taken two to three times a day
• Khichadi is very good with spices like cumin seeds, coriander, turmeric, ginger and salt can be also be added to it.
• Eggplant, bitter gourd and cooked radish and barley water is good.

The female reproductive time of life begins at adolescence in the early teens and continues until the end of the menopause in the mid or late forties. Most women during their reproductive period have a regular monthly cycle, usually occurring every four weeks except during pregnancy.

In the middle or late forties, many women suddenly become aware of increased nervous tension, menstrual disturbances, hot flashes, chilly feelings, excitability, easy fatigue, depression, crying spells, sleeplessness, palpitation, dizziness, headaches, numbness and tingling and other annoying symptoms. A woman experiencing these symptoms feel miserable through no fault of her own. This entire problem arises due to the non-production of the estrogen hormone from the ovaries.

This natural phenomenon in life starts many years before menopause symptoms actually begin to show. Hormone levels can fluctuate for several years before eventually becoming so low that the endometrium becomes thin and does not bleed. Normally the ovaries start to slow the production of hormones like estrogen, testosterone and progesterone.

Low estrogen levels may also lead to changes in collagen production, affecting hair, nails, skin and tendons. The skin may become dryer, thinner, less elastic; more prone to bruising and skin itching may occur.

Anything that interferes with the normal functions of the ovaries may bring on these problems. If the ovaries have to be removed by surgery because of some disease, the same thing will occur soon after the operation. Menopause is not a disease. It is a natural process in a woman's life. It depends on a woman how she views this time of her life. This can have a lot to do with how frequent and severe her symptoms are. If menopause is viewed, as the end of youth and sexuality, this time will be much more difficult than if it is viewed as the next, natural phase of life. With a proper diet, nutritional supplements, and exercise, most of the unpleasant side effects of menopause can be minimized, if not eliminated.

The average age of the natural menopause is 51 years, but can occur much earlier or later. Menopause occurring before the age of 45 is called early menopause and before the age of 40 is premature menopause. Perimenopause is the stage from the beginning of menopausal symptoms to the post menopause.

Post menopause is the time following the last period, and is usually defined as more than 12 months with no periods in someone with intact ovaries, or immediately following surgery if the ovaries have been removed.

HOME REMEDIES FOR MENOPAUSE

• Drink 8 glasses of steam-distilled water daily.
• Take 800 mg. of evening primrose oil, three times a day.
• Vitamin E is also found to be effective in fighting the low levels of estrogen. Take 300 IU. of vitamin E a day.
• Take 2 teaspoons of cohosh root tincture, 1 teaspoon of don quai root tincture, 1 teaspoon of sarsaparilla tincture, 1 teaspoon of licorice root tincture, 1 teaspoon of chaste tree tincture, 1-teaspoon ginseng root tincture. Mix all the ingredients and take 3 dropperfuls a day.
• Take 1 ounce of almond oil, 2 drops of geranium essential oil, one capsule of 1,000 IU of Vitamin E. Mix all the ingredients and apply inside and outside the vagina twice a day to prevent dryness. This is an effective home remedy for menopause disorder .
• Perform daily physical exercise, which reduces estrogen production and stress, and also reduces stagnation. It promotes a healthy circulatory system and activates the liver.
• Learn to relax and reduce stress. Relaxation opens up blood vessels and relaxes different organs.
• Perform cleansing and strengthening of the liver in order to eliminate estrogen more efficiently.
• Avoid or minimize estrogen-containing foods or herbs. Foods that weaken the liver or kidneys should also be avoided.
• The combination of Chinese Bitters (taken before breakfast) and Fem-Mate (taken at bedtime) is very helpful for alleviating hot flashes.
• Any woman experiencing disturbing symptoms during menopause should supplement her daily diet with 1,000 units of natural vitamin D, 500 mg of magnesium, and obtain 2 gm of calcium daily, which can be supplied by one litre of milk.
• Beet juice has been found very useful in menopausal disorders. It should be taken in small quantities of 60 to 90 ml at a time, thrice a day.
• A teaspoon of the carrot seeds should be boiled in a glass of cow's milk for about ten minutes and taken daily as medicine in the natural treatment of menopause.
• One teaspoon of the liquorice powder should be taken daily. It helps to combat with the deficiency of the estrogen and is very effective home remedy for menopause.
• The herb Indian spikenard is another valuable remedy for certain disturbances due to menopause. It should be given in small doses of 2 gm daily
• Diet during the menopause should comprise of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits, with emphasis on vitamin E-rich foods, raw and sprouted seeds and nuts, unpasturised high-quality milk, and homemade cottage cheese. An abundance of raw, organically grown fruits and vegetables should be included in the diet. Plenty of freshly made juices of fruits and vegetables in season should be added.
• All processed, refined, and denatured foods should be avoided.
• Avoid mental and emotional stresses and worries, especially worry about getting old; sufficient sleep and relaxation is essential.

Regular monthly bleeding or menstruation occurs in all women from adolescence to the end of the menopausal change of life. Just before menstruation some women become nervous and irritable and suffer from depression, headaches, fullness in the breasts, and swelling in the lower extremities. This may be due to increased hormone activity from the adrenal glands during the latter part of the menstrual cycle, causing retention of sodium and water in the tissues.

Some mild discomfort is to be expected at the beginning of menstruation. If there is severe pain it might be due to some abnormality that should be corrected. Certain infections, such as syphilis, gonorrhea or tuberculosis may sometimes cause pelvic pain, which may be aggravated during menstruation. Abnormal positions of the uterus may also lead to menstrual pain or discomfort. Other causes for menstrual pain may be endometriosis and fibroids.

During menstruation there is an imbalance in hormones and brain activity, and it is thought that too much estrogen, uneven levels of progesterone and an inability to fight with hormone changes are main causes of premenstrual syndrome.

Some women also have a slight show of blood on the day of ovulation, midway between the regular menstrual periods. This is not abnormal. Malignant tumors of the uterus and cervix may also result in vaginal bleeding. Intermittent spotting may be due to cervical polyp, which is common in women over forty years of age. Endometriosis may also cause heavy or painful bleeding.

Amenorrhoea or stoppage of menstrual flow is natural during pregnancy and at the menopause, but abnormal at any other time. It denotes a debilitated and devitalized condition of the body. The main causes for this condition are anemia, worry, grief, fright, or other serious emotional disturbances; malformation of the womb; tuberculosis; displacement of the womb; and debility, especially after a serious illness.

Irregular periods can occur in several conditions like thyroid problems, obesity, iron deficiency, diabetes, drastic weight loss, excessive exercising or stress. Changing contraceptive pills, and low dose pills may also interfere with the normal menstrual pattern. Irregular periods can also delay in conceiving.

HOME REMEDIES FOR MENSTRUATION

• Goldenseal with a very small amount of mistletoe is an effective remedy to reduce blood flow.
• To relieve menstrual cramps quickly and easily, wrap a hot, wet towel around mid-section and lay in the fetal position.
• Chamomile, parsley, safflower, and squaw vine is useful in cases of amenorrhoea.
• Boil a teaspoon of saffron in a half cup of water until it reduces to a tablespoon. Divide into three portions and take three times during the day. This gives relief to cramps.
• Make a paste of six or eight almonds and mix with a cup of milk, an egg yolk, a half-teaspoon sesame powder, and a teaspoon honey. Take a couple of times a day to relieve cramps.
• Drink a glass of milk with a half-teaspoon cinnamon every night to relieve cramps.
• Place a pinch of dried ground ginger in a cup of hot boiling water for a tea (no sugar), and let steep for 5 minutes. Drink this tea. It will give relief to the cramps.
• Dissolve 2 aspirins, 1/2 tsp. of sugar and 1/2 tsp. of honey into 1/2 cup of water. Drink this solution if you are missing periods. This is very effective home remedy for menstruation and will lead to regular menstrual cycle.
• Take a teaspoon ground dried mint leaf and a teaspoon of honey twice a day to relieve cramps.
• Drink parsley, beet, carrot, and cucumber juices on a regular basis to relieve cramps.
• Dissolve half-teaspoon sesame seeds in hot water. Drink this twice daily to relieve spasmodic pain.
• Eat 5 raw adzuki beans (also called aduki, or azuki) will help to stop the heavy bleeding.
• Boil 1 cup of black beans in 5 cups of water and drink the juice half cup before your 3 meals this will help regulate menstruation.
• Mix half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds in a cup of hot water and leave for half an hour; then drink (eat the seeds as well). Do this every morning with an empty stomach. This will give strength to the uterus.
• Most of the problems in women arise due to undue stress of life. Reducing stress may help resolve the disorder in some women.
• Being either over- or underweight is a contributor to menstrual disorders. Women should make every effort to maintain a normal weight.
• Agnus castus fruit, also known as chaste tree berry (Vitex), helps alleviate symptoms of PMS.
• Black cohosh (Remidfemin) has been used for amenorrhea and symptoms of menopause.
• Low-fat vegetarian diet during menstrual cycles leads to less pain and bloating and a shorter duration of premenstrual symptoms than those who ate meat.
• Reducing caffeine, sugar, and alcohol intake during menstruation may be beneficial.
• Massage lobelia extract into any area that is cramped. Drink a tea of red raspberry leaves to prevent and reduce the severity of menstrual cramps.
• Drink a tea of comfrey leaves and alfalfa to lessen the pain of muscle cramps.
• Drink 1 or 2 glasses of tomato juice, every day. It will give significant improvement in your flow, and fewer cramps in your next period. This is also very effective home remedy for menstruation.
• Parsley is one of the most effective among the several home remedies in the treatment of menstrual disorders. It increases menstruation and assists in the regularization of the monthly periods.
• The unripe papaya helps the contractions of the muscle fibres of the uterus and is very effective in maintaining a proper menstrual flow.
• Put an entire Bengal gram plant in hot water. Take a bath to get relief from painful menstruation.
• The herb Marigold, named after the Virgin Mary, is useful in alleviating any pain during menstruation and facilitating menstrual flow. One tablespoon of the herb should be taken twice daily for the treatment of these disorders.
• The use of banana flower is one of the most effective home remedies in the treatment of menorrhagia or excessive menstruation. One banana flower should be cooked and eaten with one cup of curd.
• Coriander seeds are also effective in the treatment of excessive menstruation. Six grams of these seeds should be boiled in half a litre of water. Boil the mixture till only half the water remains. Sugar candy should be added to it and the patient should drink it when it is still warm.
• The juice of the fresh mango bark is another valuable remedy for heavy bleeding during menstruation. The juice can be taken along with white of an egg or some mucilage- a kind of vegetable glue obtained from a plant, and a small quantity of the kernel of a poppy.
• The bark of the Ashoka tree is an effective remedy for excessive blood loss during the monthly period, which occurs due to uterine fibroids and other causes. About 90 gm of the bark should be boiled in 30 ml of milk and 360 ml of water till the total quantity is reduced to about 90 gm. This quantity should be given in one day, in two or three doses. The treatment should commence from the fourth day of the monthly period and should be continued till the bleeding is stopped. A fresh decoction should be made for use each day.
• The herb Indian barberry is also useful in case of excessive bleeding. It should be given in doses of thirteen to twenty-five grams daily.
• The herb rough chaff is also valuable in excessive menstruation. Prepare a solution by heating 15 gm of rough chaff in 250 ml of water and use for treating this condition.
• The herb hermal is useful in regulating the menstrual periods. It is especially beneficial in painful and difficult menstruation. Two tablespoons of the seeds should be boiled in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one - third. This mixture should be given in 15 to 30ml doses.
• Hemp can be successfully used when menses do not start at the scheduled time. Five large heads of hemps should be boiled in half a litre of water till the water is reduced to half. It should then be strained and drunk before going to bed for two or three nights.

Mumps is an acute specific infection of the salivary glands especially of the parotids sometimes submandibular and sublingual glands also; occasionally the latter glands are affected first.

The most affected are the children or young adults of both sexes often living in a school or a barrack and the disease spreads rapidly from one person to another in close contact by droplets. This virus reaches the salivary glands by bloody or lymphatic because mumps is a systemic disease and may cause in addition, inflammation of the meninges, brain, pancreas and the gonads. The disease is more prevalent in winter and spring months.

The affected parotid glands and the surrounding tissues become hyperemic and edematous, the acinar cells disintegrate with round cell infiltration but later on, heal completely without any scarring.

Testes when involved have much edema, perivascular infiltration with lymphocytes, localized hemorrhage, destruction of the germinal epithelia and blocking of the tubules with cellular debris. Only certain localized areas are affected, other parts remain unaffected.

The disease often starts insidiously with swelling of one parotid gland; the other being involved a day or two after. These become markedly tense and tender but the skin is not involved. The inflammation often spreads to sub maxillary and sublingual glands, the maximum being reached in three days. Mainly the interstitial and the periglandular tissues are involved and the swelling slowly subsides without suppuration. Sometimes relapses may occur after an interval of a few days, the parotids being inflamed again.

The temperature rises to 101 0F. or more and continues for 3 to 4 days. During the period, the jaws are stiff and mastication is painful and difficult; salivation is sometimes marked. Pulse is usually slow. Blood shows slight initial leucopenia followed by marked lymphocytosis. The urine shows slight albuminuria. The serum amylase is increased in most patients in the first 3 to 4 days. Spleen may be just palpable.

Complications :

• Orchitis usually unilateral is especially marked in young adults: often starts form the 6 th to 10 th day of the disease when the parotid swelling has just commenced subsiding, with pain in the testis and a higher rise of temperature, less commonly, with severe constitutional disturbances. The inflammation may extend to the scrotum and spermatic cord and even to the inguinal glands. In most cases, the affection is unilateral and rarely bilateral. The inflammation often subsides in a week leaving no functional deficiency but sometimes leads to atrophy of the testicles.
• In females, oophoritis is sometimes seen with inflammation of the vulva and mammae. Pregnant women may abort.
• Rare complications are arthritis, bronchitis, pericarditis myocarditis and nephritis.

• Avoid spicy foods for the child. Spicy foods may cause discomfort and increase to their suffering.
• Try to give non-acidic fluids such as water and milk.
• Apply localized heat to his swollen salivary glands. A warm heating pad or even a warm cloth can be used.
• Prepare a paste of dry ginger powder by adding water to it and apply to the swollen parts.
• Chebulic myroblan is one of the most effective remedies for mumps. Prepare a thick paste from this herb by rubbing it in water. Apply it to the affecter-swollen parts. It will give relief.
• The leaves of the peepal tree should be smeared with ghee and warmed over a fire. They should then be bandaged over the inflamed part for beneficial results.
• Take a piece of a leaf of Indian aloe, peel on one side, warm it and then sprinkle a little turmeric (haldi) and the extract of Indian barberry (rasaut), and then bandage over the swelling. This is an effective home remedy for mumps.
• The seeds of asparagus are valuable in mumps. Make a paste of these seeds, combined with an equal proportion of fenugreek (methi) seeds, by grinding them together. This paste can be applied over the swellings.
• Dry ginger is considered useful in the mumps treatment. Prepare a paste and apply over the swollen parts. As the paste dries, the swelling will be reduced and the pain will also subside.
• The leaves of margosa are also useful in the treatment of mumps. Make a paste of these the leaves of this tree, combined with turmeric (haldi) and apply externally over the affected parts.
• Hot and cold fomentations should be applied every two hours during the day for about ten minutes, and should consist of two or three hot applications, followed by a cold one.
• Patient should be provided with a soft diet, consisting of cooked cereals, mashed potatoes, broth-based soups, prepared baby foods, or foods put through a home food processor.
• Patients should not be given dairy products because they may be difficult to digest.
• Keep the patient in bed for several days until the temperature returns to normal.
• Olive leaf extract is also a good home remedy for mumps.

The pancreas is a large digestive organ lying behind the stomach and across the back portion of the abdomen. This gland is mostly related with the normal processes of digestion through the pancreatic enzymes. Pancreas secretes two hormones, insulin and glucagons. Insulin plays an important part in the metabolism of the body. It is produced by the beta cells. The alpha cells of the pancreas produce glucagon.

Some people are unable to produce enough insulin to meet their own needs. Due to insufficient insulin, their blood sugar or glucose rises to a high level, and the cells of the body do not receive their normal supply of nourishment. The excess of urine then appears in the urine. This condition is known as diabetes. This is a strange, complex condition. If it continues for a long time, the patient becomes weaker and dies due to malnutrition.

There are two types of Diabetes, Type I and type II, in type I, the pancreas produces no insulin whatsoever, therefore the patient depends on insulin injection, to control the glucose, this type of diabetes affects people less than 30 years old, and develops when antibodies, kill cells of the pancreas those producing insulin. Type II diabetes, develops on people 30 years of age and older, and is caused by the insufficient or ineffective production of insulin, this type of diabetes can be controlled with drugs and proper diet.

In severe uncontrolled diabetes the patient suffers from extreme thirst. He also loses weight. He also passes large quantities of urine. This lowers his resistance to infections. The patient may also suffer from chronic skin trouble and constant fatigue. Any injury heals slowly. The younger the patient, the more serious the disease.

Diabetic patients must realize that they have a disorder, which continues for lifetime. In majority of cases there is no cure for this disease. During pregnancy diabetes can be serious. Diabetic babies always weigh more than normal. All pregnant women should have a blood sugar test taken two hours after a normal meal.

Older people tend to gain weight and they develop a mild form of diabetes because of a strain on the pancreas. Controlling the weight can help to control the diabetes.

Family history is important in diabetes. All children with a family history of diabetes should be carefully checked. Diabetic patients are more prone to infections of the skin, such as boils, carbuncles and itching. Hardening of the arteries occurs much more frequently in diabetic patients. Heart attacks are also more common in the diabetic patients. Cataracts occur more frequently in older diabetics and also in patients who have had diabetes for five years or longer.

HOME REMEDIES FOR NATURAL CURE OF DIABETES

• Alpha lipoic acid helps to control sugar level in the blood. Alpha lipoic acid is considered as multipurpose antioxidants.
• Chromium maintains stable blood sugar levels through proper insulin utilization and can be helpful for people with diabetes and/or hypoglycemia.
• Garlic helps circulation and regulates sugar level.
• Take 500 mg of L-glutamine and taurine a day to reduce sugar and to help release insulin.
• Make a watery juice of a small Bitter Gourd (remove seeds) and drink every morning, it will control the sugar in a few days.
• Take about one teaspoon of fenugreek seeds and soak them in water at night, drink that water in the morning and chew and eat soaked seeds. This will reduce the blood sugar.
• Wash the plantain and peel it, put the peel in a jar cover with water and drink this water three times a day. This water will lower your sugar level.
• Take 15 fresh Mango leaves boil in 1 glass of water. Leave overnight. Filter this water and drink first thing in the morning.
• Drink 1 litre of cinnamon water daily. Cinnamon contains a chemical that helps to use blood sugar naturally in body. Add 3-table spoon of cinnamon to 1 litre of boiling water. Simmer for 20 minutes in a low flame, and then strain the mixture. This is an effective home remedy for diabetes treatment.
• Wild (Black) cumin boiled in water if taken regularly helps to control the blood sugar.
• Prepare a mixture by adding equal quantities of turmeric powder and dried gooseberry powder with honey or drink equal quantities of gooseberry juice and fresh turmeric juice in an empty stomach regularly.
• Take the juice of, the juice of crushed 'touch me not' with its roots regularly to cut down the sugar.
• Take the juice of crushed fish-berry (amruth) soaked in water for a day first thing in the morning.
• Make coffee with powdered fried fenugreek and wheat, taken in equal quantities.
• Garlic taken every day early in the morning in an empty stomach also helps to reduce the blood sugar.
• Eat tender curry leaves (fresh) twice a day to reduce sugar.
• Another home remedy for natural cure of diabetes is - take some guava leaves, and 3 grams of cumin, crush them together. Boil with one glass of water and make it half.
• Drink 8 glass of water in the morning and walk for one hour.
• The leaves of gymnema sylvestre (Gurmur- a climbing vine), a traditional Ayurvedic medicine for diabetics, significantly reduce the metabolic effects of sugar by preventing the intestines from absorbing the sugar molecules during the process of digestion. Prepare a mixture by adding 3 quarters of gymnema powder to one glass of boiling water, strain and drink it warm twice a day, 1 hour before breakfast and 1 hour before dinner for best results.
• Take 1 teaspoon of maamajyaa powder (maamajya phaanki) twice a day
• Patient with diabetes should avoid food containing high amount of sugar content.
• For some people with diabetes losing weight is often the only thing they have to do to get their diabetes under control.
• Reducing carbohydrates and adding protein might be your best for some diabetic patients.

It is very important to watch weight, not allowing oneself to become too thin or to fat, but trying to remain ideal. Most youngsters in their teens, if they are healthy and active, are fairly close to the ideal weight for their size and age. Changes often come in the late twenties, reducing a person’s physical fitness. Sluggish habits begin to develop as the individual loses his skill in running, swimming or healthy activities.

When greater quantities of energy (in the form of food) enter the body than are expended., the body weight increases. Therefore, obesity is caused by excess energy input over energy output. In other words, extra weight is due to extra eating. For each 9.3 Calories of excess energy that enters the body, one gram of fat is stored.

Excess energy input occurs only during the development phase of obesity. Once a person has become obese, all that is required to remain obese so that the energy input equals the energy output. For a person to reduce in weight, the input must be less than the output. People with large bones and well-developed muscles may seem somewhat overweigh compared with those of lighter build. But actually the lighter person may carry around more fat. His muscles may be weak and underdeveloped.

How many calories do one need per day. It all depends on a number of things, such as the kind of work one do, age, body build and how active one is. A hard working labourer may require 5,000 calories per day. His wife, who is busy around the house all day, may need 2500 calories. But an office secretary may require only 1800 calories a day. It all depends on how active one is.

About one third of the energy used each day by the normal person goes into muscular activity, and in the laborer, as much as two third or occasionally three fourth is used. Because muscular activity is by far the most important means by which energy is used in the body, it is frequently said that obesity in the otherwise normal person results from too high a ratio of food intake to daily exercise.

Different causes of obesity:
The rate of feeding is normally regulated in proportion to the energy stores in the body. When these stores exceed a normal level for a normal person, feeding is automatically reduced to prevent over storage.

A large number of obesity results from psychogenic factors. The most important psychogenic factor contributing to obesity so the prevalent idea that healthy eating habits require three meals a day and each meal must be filling. Many young children are forced into this habit by their parents. Some people also gain weight during or after stressful situations, such as the death of a parent, a severe illness, or even mental depression. Some people think that eating as a means of relieving tension.

Lesions in the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus cause an animal to eat excessively and become obese. Such lesions also cause excess insulin production, which in turn increases fat deposition. In addition, many people with hypophysial tumors that develops on the hypothalamus result in progressive obesity.

Obesity definitely runs in families. Furthermore, identical twins usually maintain weight levels within 2 ponds of each other throughout life if they live under similar conditions, or within 5 pounds of each other if their conditions of life differ markedly.

The rate of formation of new fat cells is especially rapid in the first few years of life, and the greater the rate of fat storage, the greater also becomes the number of fat cells. In obese children, the number of fat cells is often as much as three times that in normal children. Therefore it has been observed that over nutrition of children especially in infancy and to a lesser extent during the later years of childhood can lead to a lifetime of obesity.

HOME REMEDIES FOR OBESITY

• A balanced diet should be taken. Include reasonable amounts of potatoes and also take whole grain cereals in you diet.
• Stop nibbling between meals. Train yourself to get along less food. You will enjoy living on a reduced diet.
• Be careful about “ left – over. Mostly housewives put on weight because they hate to see food wasted. It is better to prepare less food and avoid the problem of “ left – over”.
• Take exercise everyday. Walking is the best exercise. Burn up unwanted calories by putting large leg muscles to work.
• Excess sugar and fat is high in calories but low in food value. Never take Ice- cream, pastry, rich cakes and sweets.
• Meals should be well prepared, smaller and attractively arranged on the table. Enjoy your meals.
• Eating regularly but sparingly is the best way to lose weight.
• Be sure to have a good & light breakfast: Breakfast will carry you through the day.
• Your diet should include green leafy vegetables, tomatoes and carrots. They are low in calories, but high in vitamins and minerals and have real food value.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1/4 teaspoon powdered black pepper, 3-teaspoon limejuice, and 1-teaspoon honey in 1 cup water. Drink this mixture for 3-4 months.This is very helpful home remedy for obesity.
• Every morning drink a glass full of water mixed with limejuice and some honey.
• Eating a tomato in the morning before breakfast for 3 to 4 months may be helpful in losing weight. This is very helpful home remedy for obesity.
• Eating 10-12 fully grown curry leaves every morning for 3 to 4 months. It may prove beneficial for the obese people in losing weight.
• A handful of jujube or Indian plum leaves should be soaked overnight in water and this water should be taken in the morning, preferably on an empty stomach. This treatment should be continued for at least one month to achieve good results.
• Cabbage is considered to be an excellent home remedy for obesity. Adding cabbage in a meal would be the simplest way to fight with the obesity.
• Finger millet is an ideal food for the obese, because its digestion is slow and due to this, the carbohydrates take a longer time to get absorbed.
• Preparations made of ragi, is helpful in decreasing the constant desire to eat, thus reducing the daily calorie intake. At the same time, ragi supplies an abundant quantity of calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vitamin B1 and B2 and prevents malnutrition in spite of restricted food.
• Avoid intake of too much salt, as it may be a factor for increasing body weight.
• Chutney of green mint with some simple spices can be taken with meals. Mint tea also helps. Mint is very helpful in losing weight.
• Chew a thin slice of fresh ginger root a few minutes before meals. Or grate a little ginger, mix with some lemon juice and salt, and eat a pinch or two.
• Have a cup of dandelion root tea thrice daily.
• In children above 8 years take 1 teaspoon of himmaj churna with half a cup of lukewarm water at least twice a day.
• Drink 16 ounces of water 1 hour before each meal and before bedtime.

Worms and other intestinal parasites are found in every part of the world. They are more common in tropical and sub tropical areas and are more common during the rainy season. Most of these worms and parasites enter in the human body either through the mouth or through the skin of the feet.

Round worms, are the giant worms present in the intestines that cause the disease known as ascariasis. It is found in almost all the countries. These worms are off-white in color, are long and thick and are most frequently seen in children. Eggs produced by them are passed in stools. When children play in the soil contaminated with the eggs, they are easily transferred to the mouth via dirty fingers, particularly by children living under unhygienic conditions.

Roundworm eggs may remain alive in the soil for many months. There is always greater danger of contamination where human wastes are used in fertilizing vegetables. Great care must be taken to be sure all foods are thoroughly cleansed and sterilized by cooking before being used.

When the round worm eggs reach the duodenum or small bowel they quickly hatch. The young worms borrow into the intestinal wall and then migrate to the liver and from there to the heart and lungs, producing bronchitis. Later they reach the small intestines again where they develop into mature worms causing nausea and vomiting, loss of weight, fever, nervousness, and irritability. Many patients complain of colicky pains and diarrhea. A mass of writhing worms in the intestines may produce complete obstruction of the bowel.

The adult worms may migrate through the intestinal walls and cause severe peritonitis. They may find their way into other areas, causing appendicitis, gall-bladder trouble, and liver disease. When the worms die, they cause toxic reactions, such as swelling of the face, loss of appetite and severe nervous symptoms.

HOOKWORM: It is a serious disease caused by small worms, which attach themselves to the walls of the intestines. Within the bowel they cause serious bleeding, and poison the patient as well. Hookworm infections are found mainly in warm, moist areas of the tropics, but are also found in some temperate zones.

It is most frequent in rural areas where the soil is loose and sandy where there are improper sanitary facilities. The tiny larval forms passed into the soil via stools enter the body through bare foot causing local itching and inflammation. Then they enter the smaller blood vessels and are carried to the lungs where they make their way to one of the bronchial tubes and then down into the small intestine and finally develop into adult worms. As the worms pass through the lungs they cause severe bronchitis.

Hookworms may live in the body for several years. They feed mainly on the blood. They produce a toxin, which increase the bleeding produced by the bite of the worm.

Patients with hookworm disease appear pale and are weak. They complain of dizziness, ringing in the ears, headache and are easily fatigued. The hair is dry, and the facial expressions dull and apathetic. In severe cases the heart is enlarged, and there may be swelling in all the tissues of the body. Shortness of breath occurs on slightest exertion. Nausea and vomiting are frequent. Children may develop mental retardation and growth is also impaired. Women and men may develop impotency.

PINWORMS: These are small white worms about a quarter of an inch in length. It is also limited to rural areas like other intestinal infections. Children are the most affected but adults may also suffer from this disease.

The adult worms live in the upper part of the colon, feeding on the intestinal contents. Mature female worms store eggs in there body and then migrate out through the colon and rectum to the skin where they lay eggs. These eggs bring on intense itching, causing the patient to scratch in the area around the rectum so that many of the eggs are picked up by the fingers under the nails. From there they are transferred to the mouth and are swallowed. They hatch in the stomach and then migrate down to the lower bowel and in this way the cycle continues.

Some people have slight infections of pinworms without any noticeable symptoms. But others complain of severe itching around the anal areas, a poor appetite, and loss of weight, bed-wetting, sleeplessness, and irritability, grinding of teeth, nausea, and vomiting and even appendicitis in some cases. Pinworms sometimes migrate into the vagina and cause intense itching and inflammation of the female genital tract.

TAPEWORM INFECTIONS : These vary in size. Some tapeworms are only a few inches long; others measure from ten to thirty feet or more in length. Cattle may develop the disease by grazing on grass contaminated with human wastes and thus pick up the eggs of these parasites. Human contract the disease by eating incompletely cooked meat from such animals.

The symptoms vary depending on how many worms are present in the bowel. Tapeworms are present for years without producing any symptoms. Some patients complain of hunger pain, which is sharp and stabbing but immediately relieved by eating. There may be some anemia, which is cured when worms are removed.

HOME REMEDIES FOR PARASITES

• Dietary fibre may help to reduce the rate of Giardia lamblia by inducing mucous secretion and reducing the attachment of the trophozoites. Fibre may also prevent the growth of beneficial bacteria and provide an environment, which is harmful to bacteria.
• Garlic has long been used traditionally to treat bacterial, viral and protozoal diseases.
• Eat 1 cup of grated Carrot in the morning 1 hour before breakfast for 4-5 days for parasites treatment.
• Mix 1 tblspn raw Papaya juice with1 tspn of honey, take this first thing in the morning. This should be followed by a glass of warm milk, to which 1 tspn of castor oil has been added. This treatment should be done for 2 days and is very effective home remedy for parasites.
• Drink aloe Vera juice to eliminate worms.
• Eat fresh garlic and pumpkin seeds to get rid of worms.
• Take bistort, black walnut, cascara sagrada, chamomile, garlic, herbal pumpkin, male fern, papaya, primrose root, or taheebo to expel the worms.
• Place a drop of black walnut extract on the tongue three times a day for several days as a preventative measure in children.
• For naturally overcoming parasite, take 1/2 tsp of powdered fenugreek seeds (methi) with water for a few days.
• Eat a few tomatoes in the morning empty stomach.
• Eat cranberries or papayas frequently. Fasting on raw pineapples for three days kills tapeworm. Cranberries, papaya and fresh pineapple contain enzymes that are anti-parasitic.
• Fry 5-10 seeds of bitter melon (Karela) in a little ghee. This is very effective home remedy for parasites. Take 2-3 times a day.
• Use cloves with every meal. It will help kill the eggs from parasites in the intestinal tract.
• Mix pumpkin seeds and onions with soymilk. It is a good remedy for worms.
• Drink 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water to prevent worms.
• Raw pineapples are good to kill tapeworms.
• Thoroughly cook meats and fish. Do not eat raw or uncooked meats or fish.
• Wash your hands before eating and after going to the bathroom, changing diapers, or handling pets.
• Do not walk barefoot on warm, moist soil or while working in the garden.

Peptic ulcers are among the most common of all conditions affecting the human beings. They occur more frequently. Even young children may suffer from ulcers. In adults, ulcers of the stomach are more common in women, while ulcers of the duodenum, or first part of the bowel, are more common in men.

Peptic ulcer may be defined as the ulcerated, or eroded, area of the mucous membrane that lines all the digestive organs. It occurs most frequently in the lower end of the stomach, first part of the duodenum, or lower part of the esophagus. Ulcers never occur in patients with low levels of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. The greater the acid, there are more chances of ulcer.

Peptic ulcers run in families. Close relatives of patients suffering from this problem are more liable to develop peptic ulcers than relatives of normal people

Emotional tension such as bought on by family quarrels, seems to play a large part in the development of the ulcers. Usually there is only one ulcer, but occasionally several may be present in the same patient. Most ulcers are small, probably less than half an inch across in the duodenum, and perhaps one inch across in the stomach.

The most important symptoms of an ulcer is pain. Pain is sharp and severe. The patient can tell the sore spot by putting his finger on it. In duodenal ulcers the pain comes on when the patient is hungry. In many cases the pain is relieved by eating food, but is aggravated by taking alcohol, condiments and coffee. Patients with stomach ulcers may feel worse after taking food.

Another symptoms associated with ulcer is heartburn, or inflammation of the esophagus. The pain, vomiting and hemorrhages are all aggravated by exertion, both physical and mental, especially emotions like fear and anger. Of the three conditions, pain is the most frequent vomiting, second in frequency, but hemorrhage out ranks them both in clinical important.

A peptic ulcer results due to excessive acid, which is caused by an increased in the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. This strong acid, secreted by the cells lining of the stomach, erodes the inner lining of the stomach.

Dietetic indiscretion such as overeating, taking of heavy meals or highly spiced foods, coffee, alcohol and smoking are the main factors leading to this condition. Other causes are the ingestion of certain drugs, food poisoning, certain infections, gout, emotional disturbances, stress, and nervous tension.

Recent studies indicate that the bacteria Helicobacter Pylori (H-pylori) may be the underlying cause of peptic ulcers. Evidence shows that it is always found in people with ulcers and rarely found in individual who do not suffer from this condition.

HOME REMEDIES FOR PEPTIC ULCERS

• Mix 1/2 juice extract of cabbage, 1/2 carrot juice. Drink this juice, it is effective in treating ulcers.
• Banana shakes 1 or 2 glasses or 2 bananas taken with a glass of milk are effective in ulcers.
• The patient must try to rid himself of worries and stay cheerful.
• The diet of an individual suffering from peptic ulcer includes Milk, cream, butter, fruits, fresh raw and boiled vegetables, natural foods, and natural vitamin supplements.
• To get immediate relief from symptoms of peptic ulcers, drink 1-2 large glasses of water. This is an effective home remedy for peptic ulcers.
• For peptic ulcer treatment, avoid fried foods, coffee, tea, salt, chocolate strong spices and carbonated beverages.
• Eat frequent small meals of foods that are easy to digest.
• Avoid smoking. Smoking can delay or prevent healing.
• Aloe Vera juice also helps in giving relief to the pain and helps in healing.
• Licorice root also helps in the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers.
• White oak bark and yarrow can be used to treat the inflammation and irritations caused by an ulcer as well as normalize any bleeding.
• Marshmallow root and slipperyelm can give relief to the irritated mucus membranes of the stomach and intestinal tract.
• Omega 3 oil helps to protect the stomach and intestines from ulcers.
• An infusion of the leaves of wood apple is another effective remedy for this disease. Fifteen grams of leaves should be soaked overnight in 250 ml of water. In the morning this water should be strained and taken as a drink.
• Llime is also helpful for peptic ulcer treatment.
• A tea made from fenugreek seeds is another useful home remedy for peptic ulcers.
• Ten grams of the leaves of drumstick tree should be ground into a paste, mixed with half a cup of yoghurt, and taken daily.
• Milk prepared from blanched almonds in a blender is very useful as a treatment for peptic ulcers.
• Goat's milk is also very effective in peptic ulcers treatment.
• Drink one cup of unsweetened milk to get relief from pain and heartburn.
• Turmeric has long been used in both Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to treat digestive disorders

Planning for a baby is a lovely experience for both parents. It is part of the real fulfillment of the marriage. These nine months of waiting should be a joyful time, a time of happy planning for the future family.

Pregnancy is the time when nature is doing a most remarkable job, and parents must do their part to keep the would be mother strong and healthy. Pregnancy is not something to be afraid of. Childbirth is far safer than in the old days.

What are the signs of pregnancy?
During pregnancy there is progressive anatomical and physiological changes not only confined to the genital organs but also to all systems of the body.

The first indication will be the missing of your monthly period. At the same time, you may feel unusually cheerful, and your breasts may begin to enlarge. Some women who are tense and nervous may have a slight feeling of nausea in the morning. Even a little vomiting at this early stage is not uncommon or serious. Nature is just making adjustment, and this will soon pass away.

If you miss your next period you should consult a doctor. Certain tests will give positive indication of the pregnancy. You should see your doctor at least once each month for the next four or five months, and after every two weeks until the delivery.

There is enormous growth of the uterus during pregnancy. The uterus, which in non-pregnant state weighs about 50 gm and measures about 7.5 cm in length, at term weighs 900-1000gm and measures 35 cm in length.

HOME REMEDIES FOR PREGNANCY

• Eat frequently during the day (at least six small meals daily) that will help you avoid an empty stomach.
• Low blood sugar aggravates the nausea, so you should try to keep a good level throughout the day, starting staring from the moment you wake up.
• Instead of eating your foods, try to drink them, it’s easier for your body to digest a milk shake or fruit shake instead of having to chew them.
• Avoid foods and odors that make you feel nausea.
• Drink plenty of carbonated beverages, without caffeine.
• To relax, put a few drops of lavender oil in the bathtub and enjoy the immersion.
• Taking ½ to 1 tsp of Wild yam root every day. This will help you deal your morning sickness. This is very useful home remedy for pregnancy.
• Light exercise is very important during pregnancy, but you must not become too tired. Housework is beneficial, but avoid lifting heavy things.
• You must choose those foods that will keep your baby well.
• Your diet should be rich in minerals and vitamins. Milk and other dairy products will help to keep you in good condition. These foods provide calcium for the baby.
• Iron is most essential element needed during pregnancy to prevent anemia. Foods rich in iron are eggs, whole wheat, wheat germ, bran, barley, oatmeal, cereals, and dried apricots.
• Smoking and alcohol should be avoided during pregnancy.
• Take your daily bath. A shower or a sponge bath is equally good.
• Soak three or four powdered cloves in some water for 30 minutes. Strain and drink when nausea comes on. This is also very useful home remedy for pregnancy.
• Drink a glass of limejuice with a little cardamom.
• Ginger tea will get rid of nausea immediately. It has to be real ginger tea, not ginger flavored.
• Honey in the tea can help a sore throat from vomiting. If tea is not available, ginger candy or other food-containing ginger (like Chinese ginger chicken) will help.
• A teaspoon of cider vinegar in a cup of warm water helps to get rid of nausea.
• Remain upright for an hour after eating; lying down can irritate the problem.
• Sleep with pillows supporting your legs and back.
• Protein is very important in preventing high blood pressure and ecclampsia; you need at least 80 grams of protein daily
• Eating cucumbers help reduce blood pressure.
• Juice of half a lemon or lime plus two teaspoons of cream of tartar in a half a cup of water once a day for three days, lowers your blood pressure, if needed, repeat after a break of two days.
• Drink raw beet juice to balance the sodium/potassium ratio in your blood, about 4 ounces daily.
• Avoid junk food, refined starches, sugar, coffee, tea and foods high in acidic content.
• Take a short walk or try to sleep with the window open. When you are cooking, open windows to get rid of odors.

Prickly heator heat rash is an irritating eruption of the skin due to obstruction of the sweat glands over certain areas of the body. In this condition many tiny pin-head-size swellings occur in the skin, accompanied by severe itching. The areas most involved are the chest, back, waistline, armpits, and groins. Infants and overweight persons often suffer from heat rash.

Prickly heat occurs most often in hot, humid conditions, but it can also be developed in cool weather if you are overdressed. The condition usually appears a few days to a few months after exposure to a hot, humid environment. It's most common in infants. Newborns are particularly vulnerable to prickly heat because their sweat ducts are not mature, which makes it easier for the beads of moisture to be trapped.

When a baby gets hot, sweat must evaporate off the skin in order to cool her body down. If you interfere with this process by covering the skin with lots of clothing, plastic pants or even heavy moisturizers, the sweat that needs to get out becomes trapped beneath the surfaceof the skin, resulting in an itchy rash.

Prickly heat usually starts around the neck. If it is bad, it can spread down onto the chest and back and up around the ears and face, but it seldom produces any discomfort for a baby.

Prickly heat is due the sweat glands becoming blocked when the weather is hot and humid. Dead skin cells and bacteria may block the sweat glands, leading to sweat being retained and building up on the skin leading to inflammation, which causes the rash.

HOME REMEDIES FOR PRICKLY HEAT

• Try to avoid scratching, for this may introduce germs into the deeper layers of the skin.
• For prickly heat treatment, wear cool, light clothing and abstain from alcoholic drinks.
• Oatmeal baths twice a day may also relieve the itch.
• Drink plenty of water during hot weather.
• Keep the skin clean and avoid the use of harsh soaps.
• Gently wash skin with soft gauze and lukewarm water and pat on a mixture of one part alcohol to three parts boiled water after cooled.
• Make a compress by dipping a washcloth in a mixture of one teaspoon of baking soda per cup of cool water. Apply to the rash for five to ten minutes. Do this four or five times a day.
• Avoid overdressing. Allow Skin to breathe. Avoid heavy moisturizers.
• Dress your baby sensibly, preferably in layers that can be peeled away as conditions change and you'lllikely avoid the problem altogether.
• Remove some clothing, take her into an air-conditioned room or sit her in a tub of tepid water.
• Wear loose, lightweight clothing. Dust the affected area with cornstarch.
• Avoid sweating by staying in a cool environment.
• Apply paste of gram flour and then a cold-water bath after sometime. It will give relief.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1 teaspoon of sandalwood powder, 1-teaspoon coriander seeds (dhania) powder, 1 teaspoon nagarmusta (Cyperus scariosus) powder and rose/cold water to make paste. Mix them well and apply on the body. Leave it on for an hour and then take cold-water bath. This is an effective home remedy for prickly heat treatment.
• The paste made of powdered bark of pipal tree and finely powdered brick is applied on the affected parts all over the body.
• The powder of sandalwood dusted all over the body is effective in giving relief in prickly heat.
• The paste made of the seeds of jambul and applied over the body is effective in treating prickly heat.
• Persons suffering from prickly heat should avoid heavy garments and try to expose the affected area to air.
• Dissolve Fuller's earth (Multani mitti) in water to make a thin paste. It should be smeared over the affected parts. When the paste dries, wash with cold water. This is an effective home remedy for prickly heat treatment.
• Apply green henna ground in water on the affected skin.
• Grind leaves of neem in water and apply on the affected skin.
• Take a small piece of sandalwood and rub it into a paste on a stone with rose water. Mix a pinch of powdered alum to the paste and apply to the affected skin twice or thrice a week depending upon the condition of prickly heat.
• Leave babies nappy off as often as possible for prickly heat cure.
• Wear loose cotton clothing to encourage the evaporation of sweat and prevent further skin irritation.

This is characterized by formation of erythematous papules or patches with clear margins and covered with white scales, in different parts of the body without any constitutional disturbances.

Psoriasis is more common among young adults of either sex and occasionally a family history is present. This has a seasonal prevalence often appearing in winter and clearing up in summer. The course in chronic, very obstinate and tends to recur after an apparent cure. It disappears without leaving scars or pigmentation. It is not infectious.

The epithelial layer of the skin is thickened and intercappilary processes and papillae are elongated, the horny layer is defective and there is cellular infiltration between the horny cells and blood vessels.

The disease usually starts as a tiny erthymatous papule with thin scales on the top, which may not be visible to the naked eye, but on scraping the surface, dry silver white scales are demonstrated. As more silvery or miraculous scales are heaped up, it gradually enlarges centrifugally may be forming one continuous sheet. The size varies from that of pea to several inches. May be many, of the size of raindrops and bigger rings. Coming together form convulated figures. These may be in only localized patches involving the extensors or the flexures of the body.

The localized patches are usually on the tip of the elbows, over the patella; sometimes the lumbosacral region, calves, forearm and the scalp. The flexures are involved, these being in the axillae, sub mammary folds, umbilicus genitocrural folds and the intergluteal clefts. Sometimes the disease is more generalized and may be associated with constitutional

disturbances. The nails are characteristically pitted or striated with thick masses of scales underneath. Slight itching may be present in some cases. General health is not impaired.

Recent studies have shown that psoriasis involves abnormality in the mechanism in which the skin grows and replaces itself. The abnormality is related to the metabolism of amino acids, the nature’s basic building blocks for the reproduction of cell tissues. Heredity also plays a role in the development of psoriasis, as it tends to occur in families. The factors that aggravate and precipitate the outbreak of these diseases are physical and emotional stress, infections, and use of certain medicines for the treatment of other diseases.

HOME REMEDIES FOR PSORIASIS

• Take less spicy and easily digestible food in this disorder. More fruits, vegetable, fruit juices etc are very valuable for this. Bitter gourd, curd, boiled vegetables pumpkin these are good for this disease. All animal fats, eggs, processed canned foods should be avoided.
• Keep the bowels clean. Keep your towel, clothes separate and clean.
• Apple cider vinegar (which apparently helps to re-establish the balance of the PH) -- put it on with a towel on your head for about 1/2 hour to an hour, then wash it out with an herbal shampoo for dry scalp that has natural oils (jojoba, olive, etc) and no sodium laurel sulfate. At night, rub aloe vera and jojoba oil into the scalp and sleep in it overnight to let it soak in. This is very useful home remedy for paoriasis.
• Take cod liver oil, lecithin, linseed oil, vitamin E, and zinc to fasten the healing process.
• For psoriasis treatment apply aloe vera gel, garlic oil, and comfrey and goldenseal tea.
• Take chickweed, dandelion, red clover, redmond clay, and yellow dock for symptom relief.
• Milk Thistle is a great system cleanser that works wonders for psoriasis.
• Keep the skin hydrated. Apply emollients frequently, especially immediately after bathing while the skin is still wet.
• Sunlight has always been a popular psoriasis home remedy.
• Reducing stress in life can reduce the frequency and severity of outbreaks of psoriasis.
• Put in the bowl the oak bark and walnut, and mix together. Throw 25 grams of this mixture in 1/4 liter of water and bring to a boil. Take out after one minute. Add 30 grams of ground clove and let boil for 30 minutes. Filter the mixture that you get. Apply the preparation while it is warm with a compress, and apply on the affected part for 30 minutes. For best results repeat this process 3 or 4 times per day. This is also very useful home remedy for paoriasis.
• Cabbage leaves have been successfully used in the form of compresses in the treatment of psoriasis. They should be thoroughly washed in warm water and dried with a towel. The leaves should be flattened, softened and smoothed out by rolling them with a rolling pin after removing the thick veins. They should he warmed and then applied smoothly to the affected part in an overlapping manner. A pad of soft woolen cloth should be put over them. Then secure it with an elastic bandage.
• Bitter gourd is a valuable home remedy for psoriasis. A cup of fresh juice of this vegetable, mixed with a teaspoon of limejuice, should be taken sip by sip, on an empty stomach daily for four to six months
• The oil of avocado has been found beneficial in the treatment of this disease. It should be applied gently to the affected parts
• The oil extracted from the outer shell of the cashew nut is acrid and rubefacient. It can be applied on the affected area to get good results.
• The use of curd in the form of buttermilk has proved useful in psoriasis and the patient should drink it in liberal quantities. The application of buttermilk compresses over the affected parts will also be helpful in treating this condition
• Lecithin is also considered a remarkable remedy for psoriasis. The patient may take six to nine lecithin capsules a day-two or three capsules before or after each meal. If taken in the form of granules, four tablespoonfuls may be taken daily for two months. The dosage may be reduced thereafter to two tablespoons
• For psoriasis treatment a well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits should be taken.
• Hot Epsom salts baths also prove valuable in psoriasis. After an Epsom salts bath, a little olive oil may be applied.

Rheumatism is an inflammatory condition that mainly affects the children and young people in their teens. It is considered to be an allergic condition that mainly attacks the connective tissues of the body, causing joint pains and St. Vitus’ dance due to central nervous irritation and skin lesions. The most serious damage that this disease brings is the damage to the valves of the heart. Certain streptococcus germs present in the throat are sometimes responsible.

The important causes of Rheumatism are:

• An infective lesion, especially tonsillitis.
• Endemic and epidemic influences.
• Hereditary influences.
• It occurs mostly in cities of the temperate latitudes.
• Age 15 to 35; sex, more frequently in men than in women, and worse in February, March and April.
• Overcrowding, malnutrition, and dampness often play some part.
• Small outbreaks of rheumatic fever may occur in army barracks.

• To get relief from pain and inflammation soak in a hot bath a little rosemary.
• To reduce the soreness take willow and wintergreen.
• Massage garlic oil, lobelia, or comfrey, hops, or horseradish tea into sore areas to get relief from pain and inflammation.
• Take calcium, magnesium, and vitamins C and E to promote healing.
• Take alfalfa, chaparral, and parsley in capsule form to reduce inflammation and cleanse the body of deposits.
• Drink red raspberry tea to fasten the healing process.
• To get relief take a tablespoon of fruit pectin in a small glass of cranberry juice every morning.
• For rheumatism treatment, 0avoid sugar, white flour, macaroni, pie, cake, and sweet drinks from diet.
• Prepare a drink by adding four raw finely sliced beets soaked in a quart of berry wine for one day. Drink one small glass before meals, three times a day.
• Dissolve 4 teaspoons of blackstrap molasses in one quart of cranberry juice and drink one glass everyday.
• Dissolve100 aspirins in a pint of rubbing alcohol to get relief from sore joints.
• Take equal parts of Epsom salts, cream of tartar and ground rhubarb root, mixes, fills gelatin capsules, and takes one after each meal.
• Take two parts pure olive oil and one part kerosene. Take a bath with this oil.
• Add one-tablespoon cod liver oil to the juice of one orange, whip and drink before going to bed.
• For cure for rheumatism, rub the aching joints with hot vinegar before going to bed.
• Take 2 tablespoons mullein, 3 of granulated slippery elm bark, one of lobelia, 1-teaspoon cayenne. Mix thoroughly. Use boiling water to make paste. Spread on cloth and place on swollen joints.
• Take two teaspoons apple cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons of honey. Dissolve in a small glass of warm water. Take once or twice a day to get relief.
• Steep six ounces of sassafras root in fifth of whiskey for 24 hours. Take one tablespoon three times a day before meals.
• Another very effective home remedy for rheumatism is - Steep 1-cup alfalfa seed in 1/2 gallon boiling water for 20 minutes. Strain, put in jar, and take small glassful three times a day.
• Mix camphor, methyl salicylate. eucalyptus oil and menthol to make a rubbing mixture for aches and pains.
• Mix fresh carrot juice with equal parts of lemon juice. Take one large spoonful everyday.
• Drinking sarsaparilla tea is also good for joint pains.
• Take one tablespoon of fresh limejuice in two tablespoons of water nights and mornings.
• Prepare a mixture by adding 1 oz. of oil of wintergreen, 3 oz. chloroform, and 12 oz. of rubbing alcohol.
• After heat treatment, rub down the sore sports with a mixture of 1/2 cup of wintergreen mixed with 1-1/2 cups camphor and soap liniment.
• Mix equal parts of the following herbs: black cohosh, gentian root, angelica, Colombo, scull cap, valerian, rue and buckthorn bark, and take one heaping teaspoon in a cup of boiling water. Let steep, and drink three 1/2 cups per day.
• Drink plenty of water to keep the body clean. Keep an optimistic outlook. Avoid depressive thoughts and nervous tension. A healthy body and mind resist diseases.
• Sunshine, sunbaths, and deep breathing of fresh air are very important for rheumatism treatment.
• Eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, but exercise moderation when eating highly acid fruits.
• Avoid cocktails, coffee, and tea. Drink plenty of fresh water instead. Select wholesome foods, eat slowly and chew thoroughly.
• Moderation in eating, avoiding overweight, and thorough elimination are excellent prevention practices.
• Good living habits, an optimistic attitude, avoiding tension, strain, and stress are good preventative practices.
• Cooked apricots without sugar are very helpful in curing the affected joints.
• Eating too much meat, which contains uric acid, is very bad for joints.
• Avoid fat foods, fried foods, pork, uric acid, starches, sugar, sweets, carbonated drinks, salt, pepper, spices, hot sausage, hot peppers, pickled meats, alcohol and strong acid drinks. Use acid fruits moderately.
• Get plenty of rest, have the right kind of posture mattress, cover with warm comfortable blankets, get plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Take deep breathing exercises and walk often for exercise and good health.
• Cod liver oil is the best old time remedy for joints.
• Take 3 wild cherry roots, 3 burdock roots, 3 Oregon grape roots, wash them, chops, covers with a gallon of water, simmers for 30 minutes, strains liquid into bottle and take a half glass every morning before breakfast. This is very effective home remedy for rheumatism.
• A good rub is made from 2 oz. each of eucalyptus oil, oil of wintergreen, rubbing alcohol and witch hazel. Mix, shake, and rub on affected joints.
• Drinking 2 tblspns of raw Potato juice before meals to get relief.
• 5-6 Walnuts can be eaten daily. Take care to chew the Walnuts really well.
• Make a powder of Celery seeds (Ajwain). Add 1 tspn to a cup of hot water and drink before meals.
• The juice of raw potato is regarded as excellent remedy fur rheumatism. One or two teaspoons of the juice, taken out by pressing mashed raw potatoes, should be taken before meals.
• Wash thirty grams of the potato peelings and boil in half a litre of water till it is reduced to half. The decoction should then be strained and a glass of the same should be taken three or four times daily.
• Bitter gourd is considered beneficial in the treatment of rheumatism. A cup of juice, extracted from the vegetable, should be mixed with a teaspoon of honey, and taken daily for treating this condition.
• Celery is another effective remedy for rheumatism. A fluidextract of the seeds is more powerful than the raw vegetable.
• Lemons are very effective in the treatment of rheumatism. The patient should take the juice of two or three lemons each day. This will bring good results
• The herb rhubarb has been found valuable in rheumatism. The green stalks of this herb should be pounded with an equal quantity of sugar. A teaspoonful should be taken three or four times a day.
• Take 3 oranges, 3 lemons, 3 grapefruit, 3 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 tablespoon, and Epsom salt, 1-quart boiling water. Cut the fruit up and let stand in a large jar for 24 hours. Add cream of tartar, Epsom salt, and boiling water, then let stand for another 24 hours. Squeeze the mixture with your hands. Press through a coarse sieve. Take a wine glass full before each meal. This is very effective home remedy for rheumatism.

Ringworm most commonly occurs in children, and may be seen on the trunk, extremities, or scalp. It is highly contagious and easily spreads from one child to another. The skin appears red with a slightly raised border, and the lesions seem to continually expand.

Athlete’s foot is a form of ringworm of the feet. It is particularly common in warmer climates, and in individuals whose feet are constantly wet because of excessive sweating. When the disease is present over a long period of time, the toenails may become thickened.

Ringworm infection occurs in the scalp, the body, the feet, and the nails. Ringworm of the scalp is common among children because of the lack of protective fatty acids in their scalp. The disease spreads on the skin and extends deeper into the hair roots, and also up along the hair. The affected hair becomes dull and breaks off near its root. This leaves bald spots on the scalp

Ringworm is an infectious disease. It spreads from the affected person the person who comes in contact. It can also spread through the articles used by the affected person.

HOME REMEDIES FOR RINGWORM

• Apply on the entire infected area with nail polish, any kind works but preferably use clear.
• Cut a lime and dip the inside part in salt and scrub the infected area (tingles a little) after that rinse the infected area with water.
• Soak cotton ball with hydrogen peroxide (the brown bottle) and rub affected area vigorously. Apply Neosporin right after cleaning. Put a spoon in the freezer for about a day then put it to the spots.
• Raw papaya is one of the most effective home remedies for ringworm. The slices of this fruit should be rubbed on the ringworm patches. A paste can also be prepared from dried papaya and can be applied on the affected areas.
• Another home remedy for ringworm is mustard seeds. A paste should be prepared from these seeds and applied externally over the ringworm patches after thoroughly washing the skin with hot water.
• The seeds of the herb butea are very effective in ringworm. A paste should be prepared of the seeds and mixed with a little limejuice. This paste should be applied externally over the skin affected by ringworm
• The leaves of the cassia tree are useful in treating the irritation of the skin and in decreasing swellings and pains. The juice of these leaves or a paste made from them can be applied to ringworm patches with very good results
• The leaves of holy basil (Tulsi) are also useful in ringworm treatment. The juice of these leaves should be extracted and applied over ringworm patches
• Turmeric is very effective in the treatment of ringworm. The juice of raw turmeric should be applied externally to the parts of the skin affected by ringworm. Simultaneously, one teaspoon of turmeric juice mixed with an equal quantity of honey should be taken orally
• Raw vegetable juices, especially carrot juice in addition with spinach juice, have proved very effective in the ringworm treatment.
• The patient should take a well-balanced diet with emphasis on seeds, nuts, wholegrain cereals, raw or lightly cooked vegetables, and fresh fruits.
• The patient should avoid tea, coffee, all condiments and highly flavored dishes, as well as sugar, white flour products, and tinned or bottled foods
• Coconut oil may be applied to the parts with ringworm spots. It will make the skin soft.
• Sunbathing is also beneficial and should be resorted to early in the morning, at the first light of dawn.
• A light mudpack applied over the areas of the ringworm is also helpful. The pack should be applied for half an hour, twice daily and this is very useful home remedy for ringworm.
• Fresh air is very necessary for the patient. He should drink plenty of water, and take bath twice daily.
• Black walnut has a long tradition of being used for skin problems from ringworm to psoriasis. The hulls are rich in tannins and also contain a compound called juglone that has antimicrobial and antifungal activity. Therefore black walnut is also very helpful in eczema. this is also very useful home remedy for ringworm.
• The skin, with the exception of the part affected with ringworm, should be vigorously rubbed with the palms of the hands before taking a bath.
• Avoid sharing of personal items, such as hair care articles, towels and clothing.

Acne scars and acne pores are the marks of acne even after the acne is cured. These scars are often prominently visible on the face.

Skin that is badly scarred can be planed down by the use of a rapidly revolving instrument to which a stiff wire brush is attached. This is known as dermabrasion.

Burns can also lead to scars of the skin. These scars are difficult to remove. They are very ugly looking. Even a small burn may produce a serious deformity of it occurs over a large joint, such as the knee. Deep burns often result in the formation of considerable scar tissue. Severe burns involve the deeper layers of the skin.

Badly scarred areas may need a graft of fresh skin over the area before they will heal completely.

Chicken pox can also sometimes leave scars on the face or other parts of the body.

Exposure to sun could lead to different skin reactions. Some people get scars and blemishes while others suffer from sunburn and tan.

Sometimes due to hormonal changes, or lack of nutrition or even due to stress, facial skin becomes patchy—light in certain areas and dark in others.

HOME REMEDIES FOR SCARS

• Prepare a paste of sandalwood (chandan) powder with black gram (masoor) dal. Keep it overnight and wash it with cold water the next day.
• Prepare a sandalwood paste with rose water and apply on the scars. Keep it overnight and wash it with cold water the next day.
• Rub ice cubes on the face for 10-15 minutes. It will tighten the pores.
• Apply cucumber juice on the face. Wash it off after 15 minutes. It will tighten the pores and this is very useful home remedy for scars.
• Cut the tomato in half and rub on the skin. Leave on for fifteen minutes. Wash it off with water. This will reduce open pores and blackheads. This treatment is good particularly for oily skin.
• Vitamin K can be used topically to help the skin heal from wounds, including surgical incisions, burns, bruises, scars, and stretch marks. Good food sources for Vitamin K include green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, green cabbage, kale, Swiss chard, turnip greens, broccoli, tomatoes, liver and lean meats and dairy products.
• Collect ripe black seeds of Gulbaaz plant. Cut the seeds and remove the white portion from inside. Make a thick paste of this white potion in water. Apply this paste over fresh scars, pimple marks etc and it will slowly fade away. Apply this paste everyday and leave it on the skin till it dries off.
• Rub a fresh cut lemon on your skin to make it healthy and clear.
• Apply almond and grape seed oil on the dry skin.This is also very useful home remedy for scars.
• Prepare a smooth paste by mixing one-tablespoon fuller’s earth, one-teaspoon limejuice and sufficient rosewater. Apply it all over your face, rubbing it gently. Leave it to dry and then apply again on the dark patches or spots. Leave it on for another 5-7 minutes, then wash and wash with cold water. Use this treatment everyday to get rid of patches.
• Take a few mint leaves and crush them. Tie in a piece of muslin cloth and extract its juice. Use it all over your face. It’s a very good remedy for spots and blemishes.
• For scar treatment take a ripe banana, peel and mash it. Apply the pulp all over the face and leave it for 10 minutes. Wash it off.
• Put egg whites all over your face (like a mask). Egg whites are driers and will remove all the scars from your face.
• Prepare a decoction by adding1 tsp. Methi seeds boiled in 1 ltr. of water for a couple of minutes and applied on the face is an ideal prevention for formation of blackheads, whiteheads, pimples etc. It also helps in dryness, acne; acne scars, wrinkles & is an excellent face wash & cleanser.
• Aloe Vera juice applied twice a day can greatly help in healing of the scars of the acne.
• Rub raw garlic on the affected skin several times a day, it will help to remove the scars.
• Neem is used for the treatment of all sorts of skin problems. It contains Nimbidol and Gedunin, which have very good fungicidal properties.
• For scar treatment drink water and fruit juices, but avoids highly sweetened drinks. Extra vitamin A tablets should be added to the diet.
• Try to sleep at least eight hours every night. Avoid all strains, and follow the principles of good health, as these are essential for health.
• Avoid all rich foods, excessive amounts of sugar, and particularly chocolate and nuts. Choose a plain, well balanced diet containing plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Before going to bed apply ice on the face. This will reduce the inflammation and burning sensation on the skin and also lighten the scars of the acne.
• Hot fomentation can be applied locally to open up the pores and to bring out the waste matter. The affected parts should then be washed with cold water. The patient should take sun and air baths by exposing the whole body to the sun and air.
• Do not wash face with soap and water, wash it in the morning and night with lukewarm salty water. Soap is a drying agent and may worsen the acne, whereas lukewarm salty water may help remove oils without drying the skin.
• Tomato can also be used for the treatment of blackheads and to open the pores of the skin. Cut the tomato and rub it on the skin. Leave on for fifteen minutes. Wash it off with water. This will reduce open pores and blackheads. This treatment is good particularly for oily skin.

Sinusitis or accessory sinus suppuration is bacterial inflammation of the nasal and contiguous sinuses following acute rhinitis and contiguous sinuses following acute infection especially streptococci. Sometimes the infection from the second bicuspid and first two molar teeth whose roots are near to the antral floor. Sinusitis is an important etiological factor in the causation of many diseases of the lower respiratory tract.

Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses often follows the common cold, influenza, and other general infections. Germs that would normally be eliminated from the body may sometimes find their way into these little sinuses or chambers on each side of the nasal passages. Trouble may be due to inadequate drainage resulting from a deviated septum, or perhaps to the presence of polyps. Any chronic infection within the nose may lead to sinuses.

Acute Sinusitis is characterized by moderate degree of fever and local pain. The latter depends on the site affected: if frontal sinus, forehead; antrum, on one cheek: sphenoidal sinus, deep-seated headache. Headache is more marked in the afternoon.

Exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity may also result in generalized inflammation within the nose, and this may extend into the sinuses. Dental abscesses may find their way into the maxillary sinuses, which are located on each side of the nose just above the jaw.

There is a purulent nasal discharge and in some cases, epistaxis. A progressive ill health continues. The patient usually complains of headache, postnatal discharge, pain and perhaps a low-grade fever, lack of appetite, loss of smell and even toothache. The trouble usually begins in one sinus and unless checked it may soon spread to other areas. Most cases clear up rapidly under good treatment, but some go on to the chronic stage. Sinus headaches are usually felt in the forehead and behind the eyes, or in the face just below the eyes. Many patients think they are having frequent colds, when in reality the trouble is due to recurrent sinus infection.

The infection may extend to the eyes, ears, throat and tracheo- bronchial tree occasionally intracranial complications as meningitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis and brain abscess may appear.

In severe cases of sinusitis, the inside of the nose appears boggy and red and may be covered with a thin layer of pus. X-rays of the sinuses may show the presence of fluid or even polyps growing inside the involved sinus. The inflammation may also cause a severe infection of the middle ear, as well as bronchopneumonia, asthmatic attacks and even an abscess of the brain in rare cases.

Chronic sinus infection may not cause any definite symptoms except during exacerbations. This is frequently associated with many chronic respiratory infections.

HOME REMEDIES FOR SINUS INFECTION

• Inhale steam 2-4 times per day by leaning over a bowl of boiling hot water or using a steam vaporizer with a towel over the head and bowl to prevent the escape of the steam. This is very effevtive home remedy for sinusitis treatment.
• Get plenty of rest. Do not lie down it will make your sinuses feel more stopped-up, so try lying on the side that lets you breathe the best.
• Sleeping with your head elevated will encourage drainage during the night.
• Eliminate sugar from your diet.
• The juice of garlic has on the entire system as it helps dissolve an accumulation of mucus in the sinus cavities, bronchial tubes and the lungs.
• Prepare a mixture by adding one eyedropper of 3% hydrogen peroxide, one pinch salt, one pinch baking soda, and purified water. Shake well. Put a little in each nostril and keep in there awhile, making faces to move it around, move head, etc. to move it around.
• Always avoid dairy products when you have any sinus congestion of any kind.
• Prepare a mixture of these herbs, fennel seeds, flaxseeds and fenugreek seeds. Allow it to steep for a few minutes, stir and drink copious amounts.
• For natural cure for sinusitis, put a little salt in the palm of your hand, mix with warm water, plug one nostril and sniff the water & salt solution up. Repeat for the other nostril.
• Gargle with salt water and flush your nose/sinuses out with salt water for effective sinusitis treatment.
• Chop up two or three cloves of garlic. Put in small cup and cover with about 40 drops of water, let it stand (10-15) min's so the water can absorb the oils from the garlic. Put 20 drops in each nostril. This is also very effevtive home remedy for sinusitis treatment.
• Take large doses of vitamin C to cure sinusitis.
• Make a solution by adding colloidal silver, diluted tea tree and eucalyptus oil and apply to sinus area.
• Avoid taking too much fruit juice. Avoid completely milk and dairy products.
• Applying a hot or a cold compress over the inflamed area would also provide relief.
• A decoction of mustard seed powder and water, instilled in the nostrils gives relief.
• Drinking a lot of water and other fluids would also help.
• Keeping a towel, hat or warm scarf over forehead, cheeks as you sleep can really help.
• Using a humidifier in the room where you sleep is an excellent way to prevent and treat a sinus infection.
• Persons suffering from sinusitis should avoid swimming in swimming pools treated with chlorine, since it irritates the lining of the nose and sinuses.

Clear skin is free from germs. But an irritated skin is a cause of trouble. Chafing of the skin is more likely to occur where two moist areas meet, such as in the groins or buttocks, or under the arms. Skin reactions are more common today due to many new fabrics in use. Babies often develop skin rashes because of irritation from the coloring materials in these fabrics.

Allergies are abnormal or hypersensitive responses of the Immune System to relatively harmless environmental antigens (substance which causes the allergy).

Diaper rash usually arises from some chemical irritation due to certain germs present in the baby’s stool. These germs break down the urea into ammonia, which irritates the skin.

Allergic conditions, such as Hay fever and sinusitis are also greatly aggravated by the presence of the germs within the tissues of the nose and throat. The most common allergens are grass and tree pollens, mold spores, dust mites, and animal dander. Eating certain foods and food additives and being stung by insects can trigger allergic reactions in sensitive people. Such common disorders as eczema, hives, hay fever and asthma are often attributed to allergic reactions.

The most common cause of the skin allergies is impairment in the immune sysytem, which increases the risk of allergic reactions. This occurs due to stress on the immune system due to excess of the toxins.

Other causes of the skin allergies are the nutritional deficiencies, imbalanced diet, chemicals in the food chain due to preservatives and chronic intestinal yeast overgrowth.

Researchers have found that digestion also plays some role in the allergies. These are not just caused by the food. Proper digestion helps to remove toxins from our body. When digestion is disturbed, large amount of toxins get accumulated in the body and our body becomes over loaded with the toxins. This is what leads to allergies.

Itching is an unpleasant sensation, which we try to relieve by scratching. A certain amount of mild itching is normal for every one. Only if it is persistent and troublesome it becomes serious. Persistent scratching may produce swellings in the skin with deep scratch marks and small ulcers into which germs have found their way, causing much more trouble.

HOME REMEDIES FOR SKIN ALLERGIES

• Grind 1 tbls of poppy seeds with 1-teaspoon water. Add 1-teaspoon limejuice. Apply to affected area for relief from skin allergies.
• Add 1-teaspoon limejuice with sandalwood paste. Apply to affected skin allergy area
• Avoid the foods, plants, animals, drugs, dust, or other substances that trigger an allergic reaction.
• Smoking exacerbates allergic reactions. Those who are allergic to MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) should avoid smoking.
• Vitamin C is very helpful in fighting with the allergic reactions.
• Avoid white sugar, and everything made with it. The process of chemically whitening sugar is toxic.
• Avoid bleached flours, and everything made with it.
• Avoid all processed foods, including the frozen pre-packaged types.
• Avoid the processes meat.
• Thoroughly wash all fresh fruits and vegetables in warm water
• Eat whole foods, and prepare your meals at home using fresh, natural products.
• Prepare an eating schedule. It may be that 3 large meals per day or 4 or 5 smaller ones will be better.
• Regularly practice juice fasting. This will cleanse your system of toxins and residues.
• Avoid smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. Heavy coffee consumption is to be avoided ( 1 or 2 regular cups per day is not considered harmful )
• Avoid fried foods and foods cooked in oil to prevent skin allergies. When oil is heated to cooking temperatures it begins to break down and has been identified as a carcinogen.
• Regularly try to do regiment of moderate exercise, such as walking, biking or swimming and strive to live in harmonious surroundings that contribute to inner peace.
• Rub an ice cube gently over the affected area. This cools the skin, reduces inflammation and soothes the itch immediately.
• Pour boiling water over a bowl of oats. Cover the bowl and leave for 10 minutes. Strain the oats away and pour the liquid into an ice cube tray. Freeze the oat liquid to form oat cubes. To relieve itch, rub and frozen oat cube gently over the affected area.
• Apply aloe Vera gel on the affected areas. It will sooth the areas and gives a cooling effect.
• Take 2 cups water, ½ teaspoon each Echinacea root and marshmallow root, 1 teaspoon chamomile flowers, ½ teaspoon peppermint leaf and ¼ teaspoon ginger rhizome. Combine water and Echinacea and marshmallow roots in a saucepan and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and add remaining ingredients. Steep for 15 minutes, then strain out herbs. For a 50-pound child, give 1 to 2 cups daily.This is an effective home remedy for skin allergy.
• Take 1 cup boiling water,1 teaspoon each calendula flowers, chamomile flowers, Echinacea root, elder flowers and yarrow flowers, 3 tablespoons baking soda. Pour boiling water over herbs and steep for 15 minutes, then strain out herbs. Stir in baking soda. Apply to irritated skin with a soft cloth or a sponge until itching is reduced. This is also an effective home remedy for skin allergy.
• Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.