What are some non-food-based home remedies that work?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Some non-food-based home remedies that work include:
Tickle the Roof of Your Mouth to Stop Hiccups
Method: Use a cotton ball to tickle the roof of your mouth at the point where the hard and soft palate meets.
Verdict: It works! Hiccups are caused by a spasm of the diaphragm. Tickling the roof of your mouth stimulates the vagus nerve, which interrupts that spasm.
Play the Didgeridoo to Help Snoring
Method: The didgeridoo is a wind instrument that produces a droning sound. Play this instrument, or as an alternative, blow into a wrapping paper roll before bed to help with snoring and sleep apnea.
Verdict: It works! Snoring and sleep apnea are caused by collapse of upper airways. Playing the didgeridoo strengthens those muscles and prevents them from narrowing. It uses circular breathing, storing air in your cheeks for one continuous breath. This practice can also lessen daytime sleepiness, a complication of snoring and sleep apnea.
Glue for Removing Splinters
Method: Put glue over the splinter, let it dry, and peel it off to remove splinter.
Verdict: It works! Glue will stick to a variety of materials, so it can work for many types of splinters. The splinter will be pulled out at the same angle that it entered your body, thereby alleviating the need for picking and scratching with needles. This procedure is safe and easy.
Hydrogen Peroxide for Ear Infections
Method: Pour hydrogen peroxide directly into the ear.
Verdict: It works! Ear infections are caused by bacteria in the wax that build up inside your ear. The hydrogen peroxide causes a chemical reaction with the bacteria, which results in visible bubbling. The hydrogen peroxide dissolves this bacteria and wax, making it an effective home remedy.
Some non-food-based home remedies that work include: Tickle the Roof of Your Mouth to Stop Hiccups Method: Use a cotton ball to tickle the roof of your mouth at the point where the hard and soft palate meets. Verdict: It works! Hiccups are caused by... More -
Burke Lennihan RN CCH answered:Silica is a great remedy for removing splinters or any object that’s embedded in the skin – even if it’s totally under the skin. You need to get Silica in a special form, though – a 30c potency (strength) from a natural food store or online. Sometimes just one dose (a couple of pellets dissolved in the mouth) is enough to work the splinter loose enough for you to pull it out. Sometimes you need to keep repeating the Silica several times a day for a few days.
It works so well that you need to avoid it if you have anything embedded in your body that you want to keep there, like a medical device.
Thuja works well for fungus under the nails. Again, you need a special form of Thuja, which many people have in their yards as a decorative tree called arbor vitae. You’ll need the 30c potency (strength) from a natural food store or online. Dissolve a couple of pellets in about half a cup of water and soak your fungal nail in it twice a day. My clients have reported that their nails have healed within a couple of weeks of using this regiment.
For more information about remedies like this, see my book, A Healer In Every Home.
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Silica is a great remedy for removing splinters or any object that’s embedded in the skin – even if it’s totally under the skin. You need to get Silica in a special form, though – a 30c potency (strength) from a natural food... More
