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Treatment For Bleeding Nose
• Before you attempt any home remedies for the nose bleed, try to blow some air from your nose, this helps in removing any clots that keeps the blood vessel open. Sometimes, blowing or applying little pressure is enough to clear the bleeding nose.
• If you are suffering from bleeding nose sit in an upright position. Tilting your head backwards would lead to swallowing your own blood.
• To stop the bleeding, make the person smell the fumes of freshly cut onion. The fumes...
Treatment For Bacterial Vaginitis
Bacterial Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina which is caused by excessive growth of the bacteria called Gardnerella vaginitis, already present in the vagina. Gardnerella vaginitis is not solely responsible for this problem. When these different species of bacteria are imbalanced the vaginal discharge gives out a foul odor. Excess discharge and foul odor are the most common symptoms of this disease.
Even though the exact cause is unknown this disease mainly spreads ...
Hepatitis C, Reason For Liver Inflammation
Hepatitis C is an infection with the hepatitis C virus. It causes liver to swell which affects its functioning. Hepatitis C spreads by using infected, dirty needles or through blood transfusion. The virus remains dormant in the liver to cause chronic inflammation. Once infected with hepatitis C virus many may not show any sign of infection. Sometimes people get infected with hepatitis C and would not even know for years. There are two main kinds of hepatitis, acute and chroni...
Smelly Feet – Blame The Bacteria
There are two simple and straight forward reasons for having smelly feet one is the kind of shoe you wear and the other is the sweating of your feet. Sweating is an important process which helps to maintain our body temperature. It helps to remove waste products from our body, but sometime these smells become unbearable. Some individuals perspire more than the required amount to cool the body. This is known as Hyperhidrosis. Every foot has more than 250,000 sweat glands, so y...
Bone Spur - A Sign Of Aging
Bone Spurs are a bony growth formed over the normal bone. The term ‘spur’ seems inappropriate because spur depicts the thrusting of the bony structure into one of the organs to cause pain. On the other hand bone spurs are smooth which are formed over a period of time. Bone spurs can cause wear and tear by pressing and brushing on other bones or soft and smooth tissues like ligaments, tendons or nerves. Even though you may suffer back pain, bone spurs may not actually be the c...
Poison Ivy – Home Cure Treatment
Many people are allergic to Poison Ivy due to the presence of urushiol - a skin irritant. Poison ivy, oak and sumac all produce this oil which can be very dangerous to you. This oil is found on every part of the vine. Sometimes the slightest brush can trigger an allergic reaction. Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac are all from the same family but are found in different areas. Poison Ivy mainly grows in the form a vine along the riverbanks.
Causes of Poison Ivy
To ...
Importance Of Sauna Baths
Sauna - the word comes from Finland and has been used for more than 2000 years in Finland. Finnish people are ardent users of sauna bath to soothe their senses. From Finland sauna has transcended to every part of the world. It has the ability to relax you and brings calmness to mind and body. It is a place to mingle with other people and make life long friendship. It is the taste of luxury which many may not be able to taste. Many hotels and homes have sauna baths. It is a sm...
Tired Eyes, Dark Circles, Puffy Eyes - A Common Problem
This is due to excess strain on your eyes. Staring continuously at the computer screen is one of the problems. Lack of sleep also causes this problem. Such kind of strain to your eyes gives the tired look. You start developing dark circles as well as eye bags which can be a put off many people by having a glance at you.
Self-care Measures
- Get enough sleep
- Eat a vitamin A rich diet such as fruits, apricots, green leafy vegetables, carrots, egg yolks and butter
- Dr...
Gastroenteritis Is A Serious Problem
Gastroenteritis means inflammation of stomach as well as the gastrointestinal tract. It is also known as stomach flu. It can be caused by an infection, virus, bacterium or parasite. These viruses can lead to condition like fever, diarrhea and vomiting. The different viruses that cause gastroenteritis are rotavirus, adenoviruses, caliciviruses and astroviruses. The signs and symptoms of gastroenteritis may vary depending upon the individual. It is very important that your doct...
Home Remedies For Fever Blisters
Fever blisters or cold sores are small red blisters that usually appear on the lips and outer edges of the mouth. They often display a clear liquid and form scabs after a few days. They are caused by herpes virus that becomes active when something triggers them. There is no cure for cold sores, but there are remedies that will reduce the severity and frequency. They appear after colds, fever, exposure to sun and stress during menstruation.
Foods that contain chocolate, pea...
Home Remedies For Flu
Flu is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. Flu is contagious and if you're around someone who coughs or sneezes, or simply touch any object already touched by someone contaminated with flu, you're bound to contract the infection.
Flu symptoms are easy to detect though they may appear few days later. Flu spreads at the slightest contact and before you feel the symptoms on yourself, you might have passed it to others. Symptoms include - body aches, ch...
Home Remedies For Gas
Gas means different things to different people. When people complain of gas, they usually mean - frequent belching of air from the stomach, bloating of the abdomen after eating and / or frequent passing of gas from the rectum.
Gas is usually the result of certain habits or diet choices. It occurs in one of two ways: as a result of swallowed air, or it is produced in the intestinal tract. Reclining after eating, inactivity, and stress may contribute to the problem.
Most ...
Home Remedies For Strep Throat
Sore throat ailment is widespread during winter months and viral outbreaks. Signaling the onset of cold or flu, it is preceded by sneezing, coughing, runny nose, pain in the throat and fatigue.
Chamomile tea had every few hours will ease the pain and reduce inflammation. Sage is beneficial in treating throat pains by reducing inflammations and protects the membranes of the mouth and throat, while garlic is a natural antibiotic helpful in speedy recovery and removal of bact...
Home Remedies For Burns
Unlike third degree burns that require immediate medical attention, small everyday household burns are easy to handle. No matter how you burned yourself, the key to quick relief is quick relief. What you do in the first few minutes after being burned makes a whole lot of difference in how well your skin heals.
Milk is an excellent compress of minor burns. Simply soak the burned area in the milk for 15 minutes or so or apply a cloth soaked in milk to the affected area. The...
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