ANEMIA:

• Avoid drinking tea (regular, not herbal varieties) and coffee immediately after meals, as the tannin present in these interferes in the absorption of iron from the food.
• Drink a cup of herbal tea mixed with 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses each day. This provides 80% of the iron needed in one day.
• Foods high in iron: lean beef, lean pork, skinned poultry, shellfish, fish, liver, organ meats, egg yolks, pinto, kidney, lima, navy, chick peas, black-eyed peas, lentils, split peas, green peas, spinach, kale, collards, beet greens, chard, broccoli, raisins, prunes, figs, dates, dried peaches, dried apricots, nuts, peanut butter, whole grain breads.
• Your body absorbs iron from meats easier than fruits and vegetables. To aid in the absorption of iron from fruits and vegetables, eat them with a good source of vitamin C.

ARTHRITIS:

• A daily serving of fresh fish or fish oil capsules helps to give relief of arthritis and other joint pains.
• 3-4 walnuts eaten daily, on an empty stomach, will help.

ASTHMA:

• Mix 1 tsp. honey with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and take it at night before going to bed.
• Avoid taking aspirin, as this may invoke an asthma attack.

BAD BREATH:

• Boil some cinnamon bark in a cup of water. Store it in a clean bottle in your bathroom. Use it as a mouthwash frequently.
• Parsley leaves are rich in chlorophyll, nature’s own deodorizer. Chew some leaves regularly and your breath will remain fresh.
• You can chew some cardamom seeds to sweeten your breath.

BLADDER INFECTION:

• Take a bag of fresh or frozen cranberries and boil them in water (they will fall apart). Cool and drink. Don’t add sugar! This remedy is also useful for people with kidney problems.

BLADDER STONES:

• Boil 2 figs in 1 cup of water. Drink daily for a month.

BRUISES:

• Slice a raw onion and place over the bruise. Do not apply this to broken skin.

CONSTIPATION (IN ADULTS):

• Eat a few black licorice sticks.
• Take apple pectin.
• Make sure you’re getting enough Folic Acid in your diet.
• Drinking ginger tea will help start a bowel movement.

CONSTIPATION (IN SMALL CHILDREN):

• Soak 6-8 raisins in hot water. When cool, crush well and strain. When given routinely even to little infants, it helps to regulate bowel movement.

COUGHS AND ASTHMA:

• Steep 3-4 cloves of garlic in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. Use several drops at a time, several times a day for coughs or asthma. Garlic is an exceptional cleanser for the body and has antimicrobial action similar to other antibiotics. DAMAGED, DRY HAIR:
  • A nourishing conditioner for dry or damaged hair which can be used for all hair types: Separate the white of an egg from the yolk, whip it to a peak. Add 1 Tbls. water to the yolk and blend until the mixture is creamy. Then mix the white and yolk together. Wet your hair with warm water, remove the excess moisture, and apply the mixture to your scalp with your fingertips. Massage gently until the froth is worked into your scalp, then rinse the hair with cool water. Keep applying the mixture until it is used up and then rinsed until all of the egg is washed away.

  DANDRUFF:

  • Pour distilled white vinegar onto the hair, as close to the scalp as you can manage; massage into the scalp; and allow to dry for several minutes before washing as usual. Repeat daily until the dandruff disappears, usually within a few days.

  DARK CIRCLES AROUND EYES:

  • Make a paste out of 1 tsp. tomato juice, 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder, and 1 tsp. of flour. Apply around eyes. Leave on for 10 minutes before rinsing.

  DEPRESSION:

  • 3/4 cup of cooked spinach a day is enough to give dramatic relief from depression if you are deficient in B vitamins.

  DIARRHEA:

  • Eat boiled sweet potatoes seasoned with salt and pepper before bedtime to cure chronic diarrhea.

  DRY SKIN:

  • Combine 1 cup oatmeal, 1 cup warm water, 1 Tbls. vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup baking soda in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth paste. Pour this paste under the running water while drawing the bath. Very soothing to dry, itchy skin.

FATIGUE:

• Take a glass of grapefruit and lemon juice in equal parts to dispel fatigue and general tiredness after a day’s work.

GUM IN HAIR:

• Soak the gum-coated hair in Coke® and it should wipe out easily.
  HAIR LIGHTENER:
  • To lighten hair, use 1/4 cup chopped fresh rhubarb to 2 cups boiling water. Cool, strain, and apply as a rinse.

  HANG-OVER:

  • Eat honey on crackers. The fructose in the honey will help to flush out the alcohol in your system.

  HAY FEVER:

  • Steep 1 tsp. fenugreek seed in 1 cup water, covered, for 10 minutes. Drink 1 cup a day to help hay fever symptoms.

  HEADACHE:

  • Eat 10-12 almonds, the equivalent of two aspirins, for a migraine headache. Almonds are far less likely to upset the stomach.

  HICCUPS:

  Only 2 remedies have I ever know to actually work. The first listed makes the most sense, since a hiccough is simply a spasm of the diaphragm, and you need to disrupt this spasm. The second offers no rhyme or reason, but works nonetheless.

  • Breath in as deeply as you can, then exhale as hard as you can; repeat 10 times; when exhaling the last time, keep the air pushed out, not taking another breath for as long as you can stand. This normally works the first try, but repeat if necessary. Be sure to sit down when doing this.
  • This is a remedy only feasible when sitting at a bar. Have the bartender fill a small glass with club soda. Light a match and drop it, then drink the water quickly (being careful not to drink the match). It works, but I don’t know why!
  • Drink 1/2 glass water, slowly.
  • Keep a tsp. of sugar in your month and suck slowly.
  • Suck 2-3 small pieces of fresh ginger.
  • Take a large mouthful of water with out swallowing, plug both ears, and slowly begin to swallow the water. Unplug your ears and you’re hiccup free! (Submitted by Mrs T. Falkmann)
  • Eat a heaping teaspoon of peanut butter all at once. (Submitted by Tracy Pletcher)

  HICKEY:

  • Coat area liberally with lotion. Rub with the back of a cold spoon vigorously for as long as you can stand to, changing out spoon for new cold one every 10 minutes. Recommended time for this treatment is 45-60 minutes. Why it works: a hickey is a bruise; the discoloration of a bruise is caused by blood accumulating under the skin from broken capillaries; this remedy breaks up the old blood so it can be reabsorbed by the body more quickly, therefore diminished the discoloration.
  • Rub white toothpaste over the hickey, allow to dry, and later, wipe it off with a warm facecloth. After a few applications, the hickey will be faded. Do not use gel toothpaste. (Submitted by Hot Rod Anne.)

  INSECT BITES:

  • Mix water with cornstarch into a paste and apply. This is effective in drawing out the poisons of most insect bites and is also an effective remedy for diaper rash.
• MORNING SICKNESS:

  Mix 1 tsp. each fresh juice of mint and lime, and 1 Tbls. honey. Take 3 times a day.

  MOSQUITO BITES:

  Apply lime juice diluted with water on bites with cotton ball.

  MUCUS IN COUGH:

  Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1/2 tsp. each of ginger, ground cloves, and cinnamon. Filter. Sweeten with 1 tsp. honey and drink.

  MUSCLE CRAMPS:

  Apply clove oil on the affected body parts.

  NAUSEA:

  Boil 1/2 cup of rice in 1 cup of water for about 10-20 minutes. After it is boiled, drain the water into a cup and sip at the rice water until symptoms are gone.

OBESITY:

• Mix lime juice with honey and water; drink a glass of this every morning.
• Mix 3 tsp. lime juice, 1/4 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. honey, and 1 cup water; drink a glass a day for 3 months.
• Mix 1 tsp. lime juice with 1 cup water and drink each morning.
• Eat a tomato before breakfast.

OILY SKIN:

For oily skin, mix 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 egg white, 1 Tbls. lemon juice, and 1/2 cup mashed apple into a smooth paste. Apply to face and leave on 15 minutes. Rinse.

OVERWEIGHT:

Effective at getting rid of fat, drink up to 3 cups of green tea daily. Regular tea can also be used with a lesser effect.

PAIN RELIEVER:

Mix 3 Tbls. of honey in boiled water and drink. Honey has natural pain-relieving p

SMELLY FEET:

Soak feet in strong tea for 20 minutes every day until the smell disappears. To prepare your footbath, brew two tea bags in 2 1/2 cups of water for 15 minutes and pour the tea into a basin containing two liters of cool water.

SMOKING HABIT:

Lick a little salt with the tip of your tongue whenever you feel the urge to smoke. This is said to break the habit within 1 month.

SORE THROAT:

Mix 1 tsp. lime juice and 1 Tbls. honey. Swallow tiny amounts slowly 2-3 times a day.

SPLINTERS:

• Lay scotch tape over the splinter and pull off.
• Soak the area in vegetable oil for a few minutes before removing with tweezers.

STOMACH ACHE:

A simple cure for a stomachache is to dissolve 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon in 1 cup warm water, cover and let sit for 15 minutes, then drink it like tea. This remedy can also ease diarrhea and flatulence.

STOMACH ACIDITY:

• Drink coconut water 3-4 times a day.
• Have a plateful of watermelon and/or cucumber every hour.

SUNBURN:

Mix 2 tsp. tomato juice and 1/4 cup buttermilk. Apply to affected area. Rinse after 1/2 hour

Honey is said to facilitate better physical performance and resistance to fatigue, particularly for repeated effort; it also promotes higher mental efficiency. It is, therefore, used by both the healthy and the sick for any kind of weakness, particularly in the case of digestive or assimilative problems. Improved growth of non-breast fed newborn infants, improved calcium fixation in bones and curing anaemia and anorexia may all be attributed to some nutritional benefit or stimulation from eating honey.

Honey is said to improve food assimilation and to be useful for chronic and infective intestinal problems such as constipation, duodenal ulcers, and liver disturbances. Honey is also said to normalize kidney function, reduce fevers, and help insomnia. It is supposed to help recovery from alcohol intoxication and protect the liver. Heart circulation, and liver ailments and convalescent patients in general improved after injection with solutions of 20 and 40% honey in water. The use of honey mixed with milk or milk products is a very common home remedy against colds and infections of the throat.

Traditional, but well-studied medicinal systems as the ayurvedic medicine of India, use honey predominantly as a vehicle for faster absorption of various drugs such as herbal extracts. Secondarily, it is also thought to support the treatment of several more specific ailments, particularly those related to respiratory irritations and infections, mouth sores and eye cataracts. The traditional assumption that honey made from the nectar of a medicinal plant has the same or similar beneficial activity as the one recognized for the whole plant or some parts of it. Even if no transfer of active ingredients is involved, mechanisms similar to homeopathic protestation are possible.

(presentation material by Mr Kuyil, March 2002)

You know how much useful is carrot for health.Enjoy some of the benefits of carrot.

1. Carrots are excellent for the eyes.
2. Carrots contains large quantities of vitamin A, in the form of beta carotene.
3. Juicing a carrot removes the indigestible fiber. Thus, the nutrients in it are available to the body in much larger quantities than if the carrot was eaten whole. This is because many of the nutrients are trapped in the fibre, and while fibre aids digestion, some part of the fibre is indigestible. Thus, you don’t get the benefits of the nutrients that are trapped in the indigestible fibre. Did you know that if you eat a carrot raw, you only get access to about 1% of the available beta carotene? But, when you or your child has a glass of carrot juice, you your system absorbs almost 100% or the beta carotene!
4. Does your child drink more Pepsi or Coke than water? While you may feel that these are just sweetened substitutes, you are wrong. In fact, these beverages have substances that require more water to eliminate them from the system. So, whenever your child asks for a soft drink, give him juice instead. Juice increases the water intake.
5. Carrot juice has anti-carcinogen properties. Thus, it helps prevent cancer. It is also believed to have cancer-curing properties.
6. Beta carotene is an anti-oxidant, and thus it prevents cell degeneration. Anti-oxidants also slow down the ageing process. Another fruit which is an excellent anti-oxidant is the berry.
7. Carrots are also good for the skin.
8. Carrot juice is like a tonic. It will improve the overall health of you and your child, and increase immunity. In fact, two glasses of carrot juice a day can increase your immunity by as much as 70%!
9. Carrot juice is rich in so many minerals, that it’s no less than a miracle juice! You could also add some spinach or beetroot to your carrot juice. Squeeze some lime into the glass, add seasoning if you must, and a tasty glass packed with nutrients is ready!
   

Moringa has enormous potential for benefiting humanity. It could:
· Improve human health
· Increase livestock’s weight gain and milk production
· Enhance plant growth and crop yields
This PowerPoint presentation explores current knowledge of Moringa and possible uses that could literally save millions of lives. Please share it with people in government, academics, research, and others who can make a difference.

Moringa holds tremendous promise for benefiting humanity. Initial studies in Africa and Nicaragua have shown the following benefits:
Human health
· Rich in disease-fighting nutrients
· Essential amino acids to prevent protein malnutrition
Livestock fodder
· Increases daily weight gain up to 32%
· Increases milk production by 43-65%
Plant growth enhancer
· Increases crop production by 20-35%
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Saturated fats, for example, clog arteries that lead to your brain, putting you at risk of stroke, while omega-3 fatty acids — the good fats found in fish — are helpful for your brain because they help keep your arteries clear. They also alter your neurotransmitters and reduce depression.

These are the best foods to keep your brain and RealAge young:

Nuts

Nuts contain mono unsaturated fats to keep your arteries clear, as well as levels of precursors of serotonin to boost mood.

1 ounce of nuts a day is just right. (More is fine, but be careful of calorie overload.) An ounce is about 12 walnuts or 24 almonds.

Men: 3.3 years younger.
Women: 4.4 years younger.
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Fish

Especially wild salmon, whitefish, tilapia, catfish, flounder, mahi mahi

Fish contain artery-clearing omega-3 fatty acids.

Aim for 13.5 ounces of fish a week, or 3 servings, each about the size of your fist.

2.8 years younger.
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Soybeans

Soybeans contain heart- and artery-healthy protein, fiber, and fats.

1 cup of soybeans a day.

0.4 years younger.
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Tomato juice and spaghetti sauce

Tomatoes contain folate, lycopene, and other nutrients to keep arteries young.

8 ounces a day of juice or 2 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce a day.

At least 1 year younger.
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Olive oil, nut oils, fish oils, flaxseed, avocados

All of these foods contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.

25% of daily calories should be healthy fats

3.4 years younger.
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Real chocolate(at least 70% cocoa)

Real chocolate increases dopamine release and provides flavonoids, which keep arteries young.

1 ounce a day (to replace milk chocolate)

1.2 years younger.

	To keep fevers at bay, have 2 -3 tulsi leaves daily in the morning. Tulsi leaves should be swallowed and not chewed as they are strong enough to damage teeth.
	In fever have 1 teaspoon of juice of tulsi leaves and bel flowers with honey twice a day.

Cough

	Mix 1½ teaspoon of ginger juice with  half teaspoon of honey and take 2 -3 times a day.  Take 1 teaspoon of Tulsi leaves juice  1 -2 times a day.
	Mix black pepper powder with jaggery (gur) and make small balls. Keep in mouth and suck slowly.

Wet cough

	Fry 2 teaspoon of leaf pulp of Aloe vera in half teaspoon of ghee. Eat with a little honey thrice a day for 3 days.

Cold

	Take juice of 2 lemons in half a litre of hot water sweetened with honey.

For A Glowing Face

	Incase of pimples apply 2 drops of lemon juice mixed with 2 drops of rose water. Wash after an hour if required. Paste of neem leaves may also be applied on acne prone area. Apply juice of pudina (fresh mint) on face or paste of nutmeg ( jaiphal) to cure pimples. Pimples disappear without scar when rubbed with raw garlic several times a day.
	Apply a paste of neem powder and fresh turmeric rhizome on face before bath for glowing skin and to remove scars.

	Add 2 drops of lemon / orange juice to a spoon of honey and apply on face to remove tan.
	Apply pulp of Aloe vera mixed with turmeric powder on face to improve complexion. Applying a paste of tulsi leaves on face also does wonders.

	Mix Aloe vera gel, paste of marigold flowers, lemon juice, orange juice and massage on face for a few minutes and leave on for half an hour.

Dark Circle around Eyes

	Apply a paste of 1 spoon tomato juice, few drops of lemon juice, a pinch of haldi powder and little besan ( gram flour). Wash after 10 – 15 minutes.
	Soak cotton wool in cucumber or potato juice and apply around eyes.

Hair Related 

	Eat plenty of amla (gooseberry) as it is a rich source of vitamin C to reduce hairfall. Eating amla powder before sleeping is especially beneficial.
	Apply pulp of amla on scalp or wash hair with amla juice to prevent hair greying and falling. Paste of tulsi leaves can also be mixed in this.

	Soak shredded ginger in honey. Eat a spoonful every morning for healthy hair.
	Apply pulp of Aloe vera on scalp improving hair’s strength and texture. Wash.

	Make your own herbal hair wash by mixing equal powdered quantities of dried curry patta, lemon peel, shikakai,  methi (fenugreek seeds), and green gram (moong saboot). Use instead of shampoo.
	Crush leaves of the five petaled red Hibiscus and apply on head as a shampoo to reduce hair falling.

Dandruff

	Soak 2 tablespoon of fenugreek seeds ( methi dana ) in water overnight. In morning grind into a paste and apply over scalp. Wash after half an hour.

Bad Breath

	Chew fennel seeds ( saunf) or cardamom seeds ( illaichi) frequently to sweeten your breath.
	Use neem twigs as tooth paste.

Indigestion 

	Eat plenty of curry patta leaves to improve digestion.
	Add a pinch of pepper powder and jeera (cumin) powder to a glass of buttermilk. Have after meals.

	Make paste of ginger and eat before meals with jaggery.
	Incase of gas, dissolve a little hing (asafoetida) in hot water. Apply on abdomen.
	Take pomegranate juice with roasted cumin seeds powder and jaggery.
	Take juice of Ginger with jaggery

Constipation

	Take 1 –3 tsp of Trifala powder with warm water at bedtime. Trifala is the mixture of 3 fruits: Amla, Harada and Bahera.
	Ripe Bael fruit (stone apple) is an excellent laxative. It can be taken as a juice or eaten for 2 -3 months.

	Pulp from fruits of Amaltas ( Cassia fistula) are also well known laxative and can be taken by even children. Soak about 50gms of pulp overnight in water. Strain and take in morning with sugar.
	Take a hot glass of water with 1 teaspoon honey & juice of half a lemon first thing in the morning.

Acidity

	Take a piece of jaggery (gur) every hour. Just keep in mouth and suck slowly till acidity subsides.
	Suck a piece of clove / laung after meals for 2 – 3 days.

	Juice of harad (Terminalia chebula) is effective in neutralizing acid in stomach.
	Have triphala powder with honey thrice a day. Drink coconut water 3 – 4 times a day.
	Make decoction of fruit cover of Pomegranate. Take ½ cup with honey three times a for 7 days

Worms

	Take 1 teaspoon of neem leaf powder twice daily with milk / hot water.
	Dry the ripe fruit bark of anar (pomegranate)  fruit in shade and crush to fine powder. Take 1 teaspoon with water in evening and morning for 3 days.
	Taking half-teaspoon ground seeds of papaya with water for 3 to 4 days.

Local Burns

	Wash affected area with running tap water and apply a thin layer of honey or Aloe vera gel.
	Apply curry leaves as poultice over affected areas.

Wounds

	Take pulp of Aloe vera by splitting open leaf . Apply over wound after cleaning it. Repeat twice daily till wound heals. For chronic wounds, sprinkle turmeric powder on pulp. Place it on wound and bandage.

Cracks on Feet soles

	Mix henna powder with a little lemon juice and apply on the feet.
	Grind equal amount of neem leaves and haldi and apply.

Insect Bites

	Apply a paste of sandalwood or tulsi leaves on affected area.

Anaemia

	Juice of beetroot,   apple or spinach 1 -2 times a day are good remedies for anaemia.
	Foods rich in iron are leafy green vegetables like spinach (paalak), salad  leaves and fenugreek ( methi), bananas, apple, pomegranate, carrots, grapes, gooseberry (amla), tomatoes, honey. Have plenty of them.

For General Good Health

	Eat amla fruits (gooseberry) or drink it’s juice to increase body’s immunity.
	Make several holes / cut in amla fruits (gooseberry) and keep in honey for a month. Eat daily when you can not have fresh amla.

A study in India found people who took 2 ounces of fenugreek seed each day had significantly (around 14 percent) lower cholesterol levels after 24 weeks, and had lowered their risk of heart attack by more than 25 percent. Therefore, a recommended remedy for lowering cholesterol is to take 2 ounces of Fenugreek seeds as part of one meal each day. The seeds can be sprinkled onto prepared food, or they can be consumed with water if they are in capsule form.

Treating Diabetes and Lowering Blood Sugar Levels

Studies have shown that participants with type 2 diabetes had significantly lower blood sugar levels after eating fenugreek. Therefore, a recommended home remedy for treating Type 2 diabetes is to consume 500mg of fenugreek twice daily.

Herbal Cure for Skin Inflammation

A German research group has approved Fenugreek as an effective topical treatment for skin problems such as abscesses, boils, burns, eczema, gout and ulceration of the skin. Therefore, a simple skin inflammation remedy is to take a spoonful of fenugreek and grind it into powder. Mix it with warm water to make a poultice and apply it directly onto the inflamed skin. (A poultice is simply a piece of cloth that has been soaked into the warm water mixture and then applied to the skin).

Natural Cure for Heartburn and Acid Reflux

Fenugreek seeds contain a lot of mucilage, which helps sooth gastrointestinal inflammation by coating the lining of the stomach and intestine. Therefore, for an effective remedy against heartburn or Acid Reflux, simply sprinkle 1 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds onto your food. Another option is to take one teaspoon of Fenugreek seeds and swallow them with water or juice before you start to eat.

Home Remedy for Fever

The Fenugreek herb has been known to help reduce fever when taken with lemon and honey, since it nourishes the body during an illness. Therefore, to treat a fever, simply consume one to two teaspoons of Fenugreek seeds three times a day along with an herbal tea (such as green tea) with a teaspoon of honey and lemon juice. Some health food stores also sell herbal Fenugreek teas (see below), which can be used instead of the green tea.

Breast Enlargement

Fenugreek is often used in commercial preparations and teas formulated to help balance women’s hormones and/or enlarge the breasts. Therefore, a simple remedy is to make Fenugreek a part of your regular diet.

Remedy to Ease Child Birth for Pregnant Women

Fenugreek stimulates uterine contractions and can be helpful to induce childbirth. However, pregnant women should only use Fenugreek for inducing labor after consulting with their doctor.

Remedy to Aid Milk Production in Lactating Women

Since ancient times, Fenugreek has been known to increase milk production in lactating women. Research has even shown that milk production can increase by over 500 percent within 24 to 72 hours after consuming fenugreek. Although it is not known why this happens, researchers speculate that the oil contained in fenugreek seeds plays a role. Therefore, a recommended remedy to increase milk flow is to consume one capsule of fenugreek seed (at least 500mg) three times a day.