Natural homemade remedies

Please note though: these should note take the place of your doctor or gp, if symptoms persist the seek medical advice


1.Reduce the pain and swelling caused by arthritis.

Mix equal amounts of lemon and carrot juice, store in a container in a cool dry place and take a tablespoonful once a day in the morning before food. Make a fresh batch every two weeks.

2.Lower your cholesterol levels.

Crush a whole bulb of garlic in a mortar and pestle and then rub the mash through a fine sieve to produce an oily liquid. Store this liquid in the fridge, make sure to keep it in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid if you don’t want everything to smell like garlic! Drink a tablespoonful of this liquid every day. Wash it down with a slice of bread to take away the taste quickly. This mixture will last for three months in the fridge.

3.To relieve the pain of a sore throat.

Put half of a peeled white onion into a jar of runny honey leave for at least a week and take a teaspoon every few hours whenever you have a sore throat. I have kept a jar of this for six months in the fridge and it still tasted fine and still worked.

4.When you want to give your immune system a boost.

Put equal quantities of green gooseberries, boiled beetroot and raw carrot into a container. Add a few cloves of fresh garlic and a pinch of sea salt. If you have a food processor blitz the mixture until it is smooth and liquidised, you can do this by hand but it takes forever! Drink slightly chilled and always use up the mixture daily.

5.Feeling a little down, got the blues?

Pick a large handful of fresh basil leaves, wash and then place them in a teapot. Pour on hot water and leave to brew for ten minutes. Have a couple of cups of this tea three or four times and day and you’ll soon be feeling better.

6.To lower a high temperature.

Add a teaspoonful of dried sage leaves and a handful of sliced fresh ginger root to half a pint of cold water. Allow to stand for an hour then boil until the mixture reduces by around three quarters. Drink twice a day until your temperature comes down.

7. Menopause.

Drink beetroot juice twice a day and eat a small handful of raw cashew nuts daily. Add a tablespoonful of extra virgin olive oil to your food every day.

8. Unblock a stuffy nose.

Place a crushed garlic clove, four crushed black pepper corns and a large handful of fresh thyme leaves into a bowl. Pour on boiling water, cover your head with a towel and breath in the fumes from the bowl.

9. Upset stomach.

Follow the BRAT diet for two days. Eat only Bananas, boiled white Rice, poached Apples and lightly Toasted white bread. It is pretty boring but it does work.

10. Relieve an annoying cough.

Sprinkle two teaspoonfuls of dried turmeric into a small bowl of boiling water and stir well. Breath in the steam for twenty minutes and follow with a spoonful of honey. This is really helpful last thing at night as it can help you get a good nights sleep.

11.Reduce pain and swelling produced by insect stings and bites.

Tear aloe vera leaves in half and apply to the affected area. If you don’t have any aloe vera then use an infusion of cider vinegar and rosemary. Tomato juice also works really well apply it direct to the sting or bite.



12.Relieve the pain of toothache.

Rub a few drops of good quality vanilla extract onto the gums near the ache. Don’t use vanilla essence as it does nothing at all.



13.To reduce stress levels.

Mix together raw cashew nuts, sunflower seeds and alfalfa sprouts and add to a tossed green salad. Wash it down with a glass of cranberry juice and a couple of squares of chocolate.



14.To ease cystitis.

In a small saucepan cook a handful of fresh spinach leaves, some chopped onion and celery and a couple of okra in a little water. Simmer for about twenty minutes then blitz in a food processor or push through a sieve. Eat twice a day until the symptoms clear. Make sure to drink at least six glasses of water a day too.



15.Cold sores.

At the first sign of the tell tale tingling feeling wrap some ice in a thin cotton tea towel and hold against the lip for at least twenty minutes.

16.Headache

Blend together one ripe banana, some fresh watermelon juice and a few drops of Tabasco sauce. Sit back and rub a cut lime on your forehead as you sip your smoothie.

17.Reduce swelling.

Place a cup of cider vinegar and two teaspoons of cayenne pepper into a small saucepan and simmer for twenty minutes. Soak a clean towel in the hand hot liquid, wring it out and then wrap it around the affect area. Refresh every five minutes and keep the compress on for at least thirty minutes. If the swelling is in the leg elevate the limb to help with the reduction.

18.Puffy eyes.

Lie back and place two cold used tea bags over the eyes, after twenty minutes you’ll look bright eyed again.

19.Indigestion.

Drink a small glass of water to which you have added a level teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda.

20.Insomnia.

Eat a slice of granary or wholemeal bread just before bedtime and drink a cup of camomile tea sweetened with a teaspoon of honey. Place a bag of dried lavender under your pillow to help you drift of to sleep naturally.

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