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Home Health Remedies Straight From The Kitchen

By Admin | May 4, 2009

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The use of home health remedies as a viable alternative for treating ailments, conditions and diseases has become fashionable again. There was a time when conventional medicine was the first port of call for most people, but more and more when we’re feeling unwell or we have a minor injury, our first stop is often the kitchen cupboard.

Home health remedies, then are more often than not based on the herbs, fruits and vegetables that we either naturally grow ourselves or we buy in some shape or form from the local health food store. These remedies are less of a strain on our natural environment and our financial resources, not to mention that they often work holistically, unlike conventional medicine.

If you’re looking to try some of these remedies then a good place to start is to treat some minor injuries and ailments. A common kitchen burn is often treated by placing the burnt skin under a cold running tap to stop the spread of the burn, which is what will happen if the burn is just left. After the water has cooled and checked the spread of the burn, you can then apply some lavender oil which will not only continue soothing the burnt skin, but will then act as a barrier against bacteria and infection.

Another one to add to the home health remedies list is how to treat bruising of the skin. Bruising is an indication that an area just beneath the skin has been injured. Blood collects at the injury and this is what leaves the area black and blue. To help heal this a common and proven home remedy is Arnica. Available from many health and natural food stores, Arnica will help to shrink any swelling and aid circulation. In this way the blood that has collected beneath the skin is cleaned out by the body’s own systems and the injury is healed.

Believe it or not even dandruff can be cured by a simple method that can be added to your home health remedies list. Apply a rinse of apple cider to the scalp and hair when washing and if at all possible leave on for about twenty minutes. The apple cider vinegar will restores the scalp’s natural pH level and your dandruff will be a thing of the past.

What you should also use to aid any of the natural remedies that you decide to use, is to make sure that you drink plenty of water and eat a balanced diet that contains plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. This means you will always be in a much better position physically to fight off and come through any ailment, condition or disease that hits.

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