Natural and kitchen cupboard remedies.

Our immune system is overloaded with so many chemicals in all aspects of life.  Why overburden them even more by taking unnecessary chemical medications when we can lean on natural remedies for everyday ailments, which are already in our kitchen.  Here are some examples of the things we use in our home to help ourselves with common ailments.  Of course if any symptoms persist, it is always wise to get a medical check. 
 
It is always good to boost our immune system, especially around colds and flu season, by taking such as Echinacea, vitamin C, Vitamin D, a good probiotic such as a fermented foods powder, and certainly fermented foods such as sauerkraut
 
Here are some examples of what is in my first aid cupboard.

Sore throats, coughs and colds.

​Onion
Raw onion is amazing. It absorbs germs from the atmosphere so by putting half a raw onion on the bedside at night will help clean your respiratory system.  We rub raw onion on the throat and chest and the soles of the feet to alleviate sore throats, coughs and colds.
 
We also make our own cough syrup by peeling and slicing a white onion, placing it in a jar and covering with natural raw honey.  After a few hours the juice of the onion will blend with the honey to make a fabulous cough syrup.  After about 12 hours I would remove the onion and throw it away and place the syrup in the fridge where it will keep for about a week.  All ages can take this natural syrup.

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Sea Salt
For sore throats, gargle with a solution of one teaspoon of sea salt or Himalayan rock salt dissolved in a tumbler of water.  Drinking a pinch of one of these salts in water regularly not only puts natural earth minerals into you body but is an alkaliser and cleanser too.  This solution is also good for bathing wounds.

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Fresh Ginger
Adding fresh ginger to a mug of warm water with fresh lemon juice and raw honey makes a wonderful drink when you have a cold.  Ginger helps cleanse the blood, chewing it can clean the mouth and help prevent gum infection and is anti nauseous. 

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Mustard
Dissolve a heaped tablespoon of mustard powder in a bowl of hot water and soak the feet in it for about 20 minutes before going to bed. Do this nightly to help eliminate colds.  It will help raise your temperature to sweat out the virus.

Constipation.

If you suffer from constipation it is very likely you will need to make changes to your diet and eat more fresh foods and fibre and less cooked foods, animal products and processed foods.  Here are some suggestions as an immediate remedy –
 

• Swallow one teaspoon of sesame seeds with a sip of water twenty minutes before food or drink in the morning.  If you are really congested, do the same last thing at night too.

 

• Drink a small glass of pure prune juice before breakfast.

 

• Massage the lower abdomen clockwise around the naval with your flat hand. If you have diarrhoea you do an anti clockwise movement.  If you are really congested you can do this with castor oil then put a warm heat pad on your abdomen.

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Food poisoning.

• Arsenicum alb homeopathic remedy is good for symptoms of food poisoning, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach pain.  It is one of those remedies I would always carry when travelling, especially overseas. 

 

• Activated Charcoal is fantastic for cleaning the body in respect of food poisoning, tummy bugs etc.

 

• Colloidal silver is also excellent for cleaning the body from infection of all kinds.

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Indigestion.

• See the bicarbonate of soda remedy mentioned under headaches.

 

• Sipping fennel tea or liquorice tea is excellent for helping remove discomfort and gas., as is peppermint tea.

 

• Swallow a teaspoon of caraway seeds with a sip of water is also good to help remove gas.

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Earache.

• Put about 3 drops of 3.5% hydrogen peroxide in each ear regularly until the infection is gone.

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• Put drops of colloidal silver in the ear regularly until infection is gone.

• Belladonna homeopathy remedy is also good for earache. 

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First Aid.

• ​Clean cuts with 3.5% hydrogen peroxide or colloidal silver.
• Castor oil helps heal wounds once they are clean. Castor oil can also help fade scars.

Headaches.

If the headache is at the top front of the head, the forehead or in the eyes it suggests it is a digestive issue. You may have food poisoning or eaten something which disagrees with you.  If the headache is at the back of the head it can be related to tension or the spine alignment.
 
To alleviate headaches in relation to the digestives system you can try the any of the following –

• Put half a teaspoon of aluminium free bicarbonate of soda in a cup, pour on a little boiling water from the kettle, it will fizz, cool with cold water and drink.  This can flush out your digestives system and at the same time help alkalise your body.

• For headaches at the back of the head/neck I would certainly suggest you get a chiropractic check first, then relaxation and stress release methods like massage, meditation could be helpful.

• Eating about 8 raw almonds including the skin can help relieve migraines. Also homeopathic remedies such as arnica and arsenicum can help relieve headaches.