When You Are Sick

How to cure a sore throat?

2009-10-15T01:07:00.001-07:00

How to cure a sore throat?

One of the main cause of sore throat is…

a dry throat

which you get when you…

leave your mouth open while sleeping when your nasal passages are blocked.

Likewise if you tend to use your mouth to breathe…

To cure a sore throat…

1. Gargle with warm saltwater

(Picture of a glass of saltwater)

2. Drink lots of plain water

(Picture of a glass of plain water)

3. Use citrus

Mix either a spoon of lime or lemon juice together with a spoon of honey in a cup of warm water and drink.

4. Eat a juice bar

A juice bar is cold and soothing to a hot throat.

10 of them is even better.

Don't suck, though. Sucking may irritate the throat even more.

5. Drink hot liquids

6. Have some hard candy

7. Suck on garlic

Peel a fresh clove, slice it in half, and place 1 piece in each cheek. Suck on the garlic like a cough drop. Occasionally, crush your teeth against the garlic, not to bite it in half, but to release its allicin, a chemical that can kill the bacteria that is causing your sore throat.

How to treat flu at home?

2009-10-12T09:11:00.001-07:00

How to treat flu at home?

1. Keep your feet warm

Try using a…

Heat pack

Keeping your feet warm might cause the flu to be gone in a shorter period of time

2. Lemon and honey

Boil a litre of water, 2 lemons cut into 8 pieces and 2 cinnamon sticks.

You can add some honey if you like.

Best taken at night.

3. Garlic

Cut a close of garlic into the thinnest slice you can possibly cut. Lay the slice of garlic on your tongue and leave it there for at least 5 minutes then swallow.

Do not chew the garlic.

4. Blow your nose often – in the right way

Do not sniff it back

When you blow hard, pressure can cause an earache.

The best way to blow your nose: Press a finger over one nostril while you blow gently to clear the other.

Wash your hands after blowing your nose.

(Even though this doesn’t really help with your flu but please… just wash your hands.)

6. Take a steamy shower

Steamy showers moisturize your nasal passages and relax you.

7. Sleep with an extra pillow under your head

This will help with the drainage of nasal passages. If the angle is too awkward, try placing the pillows between the mattress and the box springs to create a more gradual slope.

How to cure a headache?

2009-10-11T20:04:00.001-07:00

How to cure a headache?

1. Identify what triggers the headache and avoid it

It can be because of…

Stress

Depression

Hunger

Dehydration

Eye strain

(If so, staring at this website now is contributing to your headache. Take a break from the computer now. Bookmark us and return when you feel better.)

2. Relax

Yoga helps… but not every kind

I don’t think this helps reduce headache

3. Drink some water

4. Take a nap

5. Caffeine

High doses of caffeine can trigger headaches, but lower doses can help relieve them.

Alternately, you can drink cola.

(this is NOT an advertisement for Coca-Cola)

If you're a heavy caffeine or soda drinker, you may experience headaches as part of caffeine withdrawal. A jolt of caffeine will usually help, but in the long run, it's best to break your addiction.

6. Massage your temples, neck, and face

7. Try some simple reflexology

Use the thumb and index finger of one hand to apply pressure to the fleshy area between the thumb and index finger of the other hand. Hold this for a minute or two. This doesn't seem to work for everyone, but for some people, this provides immediate relief. The relief may be temporary, or you may get rid of your headache entirely.

8. Use some ice or heat

Applying an ice pack to the back of your neck may help.

Or you can simply take a…

Hot shower

(Definition of hot : having a high temperature, especially one that is higher than that of the human body)

NOT

Definition (7) of dictionary.com

10. Take a lime, cut in in half, and rub it on your forehead

How to treat diarrhoea?

2009-10-10T19:34:00.000-07:00

How to treat diarrhoea?

1. Drink lots of water!

For mild to severe cases, drink electrolyte solution like Gatorade!
It can replenish your body with water and salt!

(this is NOT an advertisement for Gatorade)

2. Eat…

Apples

Bananas

(this is NOT an advertisement for fruits)

Rice

3. Sleep

After following these 3 steps, your episodes of diarrhoea may have already been shorten. The function of diarrhoea is to rid the body of bad bugs so the only way to get better is to get down to the toilet and do your thing.