Chris & Elizabeth Clarke
Personal and Professional Development
Est (1995)

Corporate and Personal Psychotherapeutic solutions

01179692281

Healthy Hints

This section is intended to provide easily available natural remedies for common conditions. It is not intended to be authoritative nor is it a substitute for proper medical care. If your symptoms persist, you are strongly advised to contact your Doctor.

Mouth Ulcers - Camomile Tea, used every couple of hours as a cool mouthwash will help with the irritation.

Urinary Infections - Mix half a teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda in a tumbler of water drunk twice a day. Also drinking a glass of home made cranberry juice twice a day can help.

Eczema - Have an oat bath. Fill a cheesecloth or muslim bag with 4 tablespoons of oats and let bath water run through the oats.  Olive oil applied to the outbreak can help to soothe.

Verrucas - Taping the inside of a banana skin over the verruca when you go to bed and remove in the morning. Repeat until verruca has gone.

Leg Cramps - Drink a glass of tonic water prior to bed.

Sciatica - Stand with you back against a wall and place a potato at the point where the pain is felt.  This will stretch the muscle and help to relieve the discomfort.

Cuts and Grazes - Apply a small amount of Manuka Honey to the cut or graze. 

Viral Infections - Take a teaspoon of Manuka Honey twice a day when recoveriing from the infection.

Colds and Flu - Curry, Chillies and Garlic will help to reduce mucus and boost the immune system.

Hayfever - Smear vaseline into each nostril to catch the pollen. remove and replace vaseline every two hours. Cold wet teabags wrapped in paper towelling and applied to eyes can reduce reduce itching.

Nausea - Ginger has renowned anti sickness propreties.

Arthritis - Mix one tablespoon of cider vinegar and one tablespoon of honey and drink with breakfast.

Infected toe nails - Apply a bread poultice (bread mixed with milk) to the infected toe. Wrapin cling film and leave for 20 minutes or longer.

Headache - At first sign, have a cup of caffeinated tea.

Hardened Ear Wax - Apply a few drops of olive oil into ear 4 times per day.

Athletes Foot/Fungal Infections - Rub a clove of raw garlic to the affected area.  Bicarbonate of soda applied to feet can help prevent athletes foot.

Warts - Soak in diluted vinegar.

Toothache - Apply small amount of oil of cloves to the sore tooth.

Wasp stings - Rub with a slice of onion