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Spice Remedies for All Disease

  • COLDS

Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper.. This should be consumed twice a day. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.

  • GINGER FOR COLDS

Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot.

  • DRY COUGHS

Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time.

  • BLOCKED NOSE

For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it.

  • SORE THROAT

Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sour throat.

  • AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA.

Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam.

  • CURE FOR BACKACHE

Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.

  • GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water

  • HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, 1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily.

  • MIGRAINE

For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a few couple of days.

  • BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD

A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.

  • TURMERIC/ARAD CURE FOR INJURIES

For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying haldi/turmeric.

  • CRAMPS

You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your feet.

  • HEADACHES

If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead.

Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects. OR When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead

  • TURMERIC FOR ARTHRITIS

Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

  • GOOD FOR THE HEART

Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

  • GOOD FOR INDIGESTION

Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers, dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

  • HONEY IS A GOOD CURE FOR ALL DISEASES

Mix 1 teaspoon honey with ? teaspoon cinnamon powder and have at night.

  • HICCUPS

Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop.

  • HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL

In 1 glass of water, add 2 tbsps of coriander/dhania seeds and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day. OR Sunflower seeds are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in reducing the cholesterol deposits on the walls of arteries.

  • PILES

Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then later in the night. Initially drink about ? cup of radish juice and then gradually increase it to ? cup. OR Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water. Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, the next day in the morning

  • VOMITING

Take 2 cardamoms/elachi and roast them on a dry pan (tava). Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add a tsp of honey in it. Consume it frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting. OR In the mixture of 1 tsp of mint juice and 1 tsp limejuice, add ? tsp of ginger juice and 1 tsp honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting. OR Limejuice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled limejuice and sip slowly. To prevent vomiting, drink ginger tea. OR In 1 glass water, add some honey and drink sip by sip.

  • WARTS

Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for several months. OR Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks. OR Rub cut raw potatoes on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks. OR Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circulation of blood.. OR Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day. OR Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts. OR Apply Papaya juice OR Apply Pineapple juice.

  • URINARY TRACT INFECTION

In 8 oz of water, put ? tsp of baking soda and drink it. OR Drink plenty of water, as it aids in flushing out the waste products from the body. OR Drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste.

  • SINUSITIS

Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A. OR Another beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion and garlic, as a part of your daily meals. OR Fenugreek/methi leaves are considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire, dispel toxicity and reduce the fever period. OR Tie a tsp of black cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale.

  • TONSILLITIS

Take a fresh lemon and squeeze it in a glass of water. Add 4 tsp of honey and ? tsp of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip. OR Milk has proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. Drink it every night for about 3 days.

 
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The 8 germiest spots in the home
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-germy-pg,0,1585383.photogallery

Wash your hands. That's a common mantra -- and a worthy one -- as the H1N1 flu continues to spread around the globe But all the hand-washing in the world may not be a match for the germs and viruses lurking on household surfaces.

"There is a big appreciation for influenza that you can get it from your hands, but a lack of appreciation that viruses can be picked up on surfaces," said John Oxford, who heads the Hygiene Council and is a professor of virology at St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital.

The Hygiene Council -- comprising global experts in the field of public health and infectious diseases -- recently released the results of its second annual International Home Hygiene Study. The 2009 survey of bacteria found on home surfaces in eight countries, including the U.S., shows that the kitchen remains the source of the most germy surfaces. Kitchen cloths and sponges were the biggest source of bacteria, followed by sink faucets.

We asked Oxford and Joe Rubino, another member of the Hygiene Council and director of research and development in global surface care and protection at Reckitt Benckiser -- a corporate sponsor of the council and the maker of Lysol -- to identify the dirtiest places in the home and tell us how to keep them germ-free.

 

Enjoy Seeing Double with Canadian Beef Double Duty Dinners
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2009/24/c6689.html

TORONTO, Aug. 24 /CNW/ - Back to school means back to making dinner on the double. This September, how about dinner on the 'double, double' with double duty dinners made with nutritious Canadian Beef? These recipes are a smart way to make dinners that are fast, easy and good for you too. With recent news highlighting the benefits of knowing what's in the food we eat, more moms are trying to make meals from scratch. But as any busy mom can tell you, cooking daily meals from scratch is like saying, 'I'll get to the gym four times a week' - sometimes it just doesn't work out that way.

In the Beef Information Centre (BIC) kitchens, resident Home Economist and Super-Mom, Joyce Parslow knows first-hand making healthy meals on the double isn't always easy. "Two kids, soccer, piano lessons, play-dates, homework, life is hectic!" Parslow says, "When developing these latest recipes for the Fall issue of Make It Beef (MIB) I wanted to make my life, and the lives of other busy moms like me, easier." At the same time, Joyce knows just how important proper nutrition is for two growing active kids. Including beef as part of family meals provides not just double, but four times more iron, five times more vitamin B12 and five and a half times more zinc compared to an equal serving of chicken breast. That makes Canadian beef one powerful protein! Here's why:

  • Iron: helps builds red blood cells, helps cells work in the body, carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body, and helps back to school brains work as their best.

  • Vitamin B12: helps back to school brains work better, promoting concentration and memory. Research also suggests low B12 intakes contribute to poor pregnancy outcomes (neural tube defects), weakened mental capacity in children, as well as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

  • Zinc: helps build and maintain a healthy immune system and is essential for growth and development. Zinc also helps muscles recover after exercise, like a game of tag at recess.

With all these good for you nutrients packed into quick and tasty family meals, it's a win-win on the 'double, double' with Canadian Beef. Enjoy the recipes and enjoy seeing double! We double dog dare you! More delicious and nutritious Canadian Beef recipes and tips can be found online www.beefinfo.org.


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