Natural Remedies for Sore Throat

Sore throat is probably one of the most common and irritating conditions. It is not a serious condition, but it can be not only a discomfort but also a hassle especially when you are using your voice for your work. But fret not – there are some easy natural cures for sore throat.

Below are some natural cures for your sore throat:

• Garlic. This is actually the number one natural antibiotic for many illnesses, and that includes sore throat. Take two cloves a day and your throat will improve in no time! Raw garlic may be difficult for you to take in every day, so you can actually toast them or bake them. There are also toasted garlic chips as well as garlic capsules for sale. Toasted garlic chips are actually delicious and crunchy and can be fun to eat. This is definitely one of the best – if not the best – natural cures.
• Fresh juice. If you have a juicer, all the better. The fresher the juice, the greater its curative properties. Juice at least three rings of pineapple and with a quarter-inch thick ginger. The juice is deliciously sweet with a tang, and one of the natural cures that is delicious to take every day!
• Turmeric. Good for you if you have this among your herbs and spices in your kitchen as this is a good sore throat cure according to ayurvedic medicine. Just mix one teaspoon of this spice with half a teaspoon of salt in a cup of hot water. Gargle with this solution before you go to bed. This among the effective natural cures using spice.
• Essential oils. Aromatherapy is among the popular natural cures that is also a treat for the senses. Apply sandalwood and carrier oil on your throat. Not only is it soothing, it smells wonderful too! If you want to relax your sore throat from the inside, you can gargle with a mixture of tea tree, sandalwood, ginger and geranium essential oil diluted in half an ounce of lukewarm water.
• Activated charcoal. Buy charcoal powder from your nearby health food store. Prepare a paste of this charcoal by mixing it with a little cold water. Roll it into a ball then suck on the ball until you feel relief. This is one of the more unconventional but effective natural cures.

With these natural cures for sore throat, you certainly can’t miss! And if you have more to add to the list, we would be happy to research about it and include it. Share your natural pain remedies by commenting below. :)

Natural Pain Remedies for a Toothache

It is a searing, throbbing pain you wouldn’t wish on anyone. Your appointment with the dentist seems like light years away as you endure your toothache every minute – now it becomes every second. Not to worry – while you still haven’t met your dentist, you can give your aching tooth quick relief.

Below are some ways to give you guaranteed relief from that toothache:

• Visualization. Yes, this really helps neutralize the pain! Close your eyes, breathe deeply a few times, then imagine yourself swimming or floating in ice-cold water. Or if you live in a country  with four seasons, imagine yourself playing in the snow. Feel – really feel – the sensations of that moment. Let the cold of the water or the water pierce your skin and your muscles until you feel them numbing. Then feel this extreme cold rubbing your tooth and giving it relief. That should lessen your toothache. Repeat it as often as necessary.
• Cloves. If you are at home and you have these as one of the spices in your kitchen, you’re in luck! Place a few cloves between your tooth and your cheek. This is one of the very effective ways to give your toothache natural relief. Just chew the cloves a little to release their juice and leave them in your mouth for around 30 minutes. You will start feeling the pain lessen soon. As a variation, you can use clove oil if you have it but mix with a little water as it is quite strong. Rub the oil in the affected area.
• Activated charcoal. This is an arguably all-around natural relief for many pains and ailments, so best to stock up on this in your kitchen. Anyway, you can get this in a health food store. Mix a tablespoonful of activated charcoal powder with water until you form a paste. Apply the paste on a bit of gauze then bite down on the gauze using your affected tooth. Bite hard enough so that the paste will go around your tooth. Your toothache should diminish in around ten minutes.

So there you have it, some simple remedies that will certainly give you relief from that toothache!

If your toothache is really starting to bother you, it may be best to visit your dentist. Even if dentists do use drugs to make you feel better, they may also suggest other help suggest some natural pain remedies other than those in this article.

One other natural pain remedy for toothaches is a cold compress. Did you know that both pain and temperature are transmitted by the same type of nerves, which explains why using a cold compress helps stop the transmission of pain? Read more on cold therapy.

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Stomach Ache: Natural Pain Remedies

After you ate those chips, pizza and cake and other stuff last night that you don’t remember any  more, you feel like your stomach is now brewing up a storm. Don’t worry – your stomach can still get relief after that food party. Stomach aches are a breeze to cure.

The following tips will give you sure relief from that stomach ache:

• Fresh juice. Whip up this delicious and healthy – and yes, effective! – drink of fresh apples. Put a twist to that apple juice with mint, ginger and fennel. All of these ingredients for the fresh juice are carminatives, which help remove gas and make digestion easier. This is definitely a soothing and delicious relief from that stomach ache!
• Herbal tea. Peppermint and chamomile are the most popular in this category. The two effectively soothes the stomach, stop the spasms and dispel the gas. Drink around three or four cups of any of these two teas and you will surely get a relief from that stomach ache. And you will feel relaxed as well – these two herbal teas have that effect!
• Activated charcoal. Stock up on this from your local health food store as this gives relief for many pains and ailments. For your stomach ache, mix two to three tablespoons of charcoal powder with a small amount of water at the bottom of a tall glass. Add portions of water a little at a time until the glass is filled. Drink your concoction with a straw.
• Ginger. This is well-known as one of the best stomach relaxants. You can suck on a slice of fresh ginger and get sure relief from that stomach ache. You can also make ginger tea from fresh ginger and drink it.

The above are easy tips for relief, so do not fret in case you get a stomach ache.

Of course, not all types of stomach ache should be treated through self imposed natural pain remedies. You may need to seek the help of a doctor, especially if your stomach ache is accompanied by other symptoms or if it persists.

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Natural Pain Remedies: Neck Pain

Some people are just a pain in the neck, as you would say. But what to do if you start suffering literally from neck pain, whether because of these people or other circumstances? Don’t worry. Relief is at hand.

Most likely your neck pain is caused by tension or poor posture. Have you held that posture far too long in front of your laptop? Identify the cause. If you gauge it as just minor neck pain and not caused by a serious condition like a fracture, you can use the following tips for natural pain relief:

• Ice. You may know this already, but do you know there is a more ingenious and relaxing way to go about this? Pour water into a plastic cup, place it in the freezer then remove the ice later on. With the ice cube, rub your neck for at least five minutes. How’s that for a variation of the good old ice pack? You will feel relief soon and your neck pain will be a thing of the past.
• Visualizing through meditation. This is ideal especially for minor neck pains. Just close your eyes, breathe deeply for about five seconds, then imagine that your neck pain is a ball. See its shape, color and size in your mind’s eye. See this ball grow bigger and bigger. You may feel the pain increase for a moment, but just allow this to happen. Then see the ball shrink gradually until it is smaller than the size you first imagined it. as the pain changes, see the ball change in color as well. Then imagine the ball transforming and dissolving into liquid dripping down your body until it forms into a ball again on the floor. Finally, kick the ball or hurl it far away. See it disappear. By this time you should feel considerable relief. Repeat this imagery as needed.
• Posture change and exercises. Your neck pain might just be caused by poor posture, so be conscious of your posture especially if you are working at your desk for a long time. Periodically change your posture. Also, you can move your neck up and down and side to side to let the muscles move at least. This method is definitely useful for long-term relief.

With these simple methods, you will get the relief you need. No need for medication, unless your neck pain is serious and a doctor advises it.

Of course, there are other ways to deal with neck pain, such as through massage therapy. Modern medicine has backed the well accepted opinion that massage is indeed therapeutic for pain. Read on how effective massage is as a natural pain remedy here.

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