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Uncommon Home Remedies

Have you seen that movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”? The Greek father has the amusing compulsion to treat all human diseases with a spray of Windex! That’s right, the window cleaner. He’d never heard of using Windex for anything other than cleaning windows, but if it works, I’m guessing it’s the alcohol that did the trick, since alcohol is an antiseptic.

Now, don’t spray Windex on yourself, especially not internally! I wouldn’t want her to end up in the ER having to tell the staff that she tried to get rid of her sore throat with Windex. They may hold him longer than he expected in a more secure wing of the hospital.

As silly as the whole scenario sounds, as long as there have been cuts, bruises, insect bites, nail fungus, bad breath, and a host of other minor human ailments, there have been some wacky remedies for them.

So, in a slighter departure from my usual advice to you, I’d like to share some of these uncommon home remedies with you here that may find work for you.

Toenail fungus: How about Vick’s Vaporub? Yes, it is said that to get rid of toenail fungus there is Vick’s Vaporub of yesteryear. After thoroughly cleaning the affected feet and nails, rub some Vicks Vaporub into the nails. Do this every day for 2 weeks and watch the improvement. The menthol in Vicks suffocates the fungus and kills it.

Warts: Do you have warts? Do you have duct tape? Yes, duct tape. It really works to remove them. In a study published in the Archives of Adolescent Medicine, 85% of warts were removed with duct tape, compared to 60% with the freezing method. Cut a small piece of tape, stick it on the wart, remove it in 3 days and use a nail file or pumice stone to remove the dead skin. Repeat if necessary.

Toothache: Until you can get to your dentist, soak a cotton ball or Q-tip in vanilla extract and apply directly to the tooth for immediate pain relief. Rinsing your mouth with some hydrogen peroxide in water (do not swallow!) will kill the bacteria in the infected dental tissues.

Hiccup: Swallow 1 teaspoon of regular table sugar for quick hiccup relief.

Foot odor: Bathe your feet in Vodka or Gin. Alcohol kills bacteria and dehydrates the skin’s moisture which allows fungal growth.

bread stamp: Gin-soaked raisins are said to relieve arthritic joint pain. 2 cups of golden raisins, 1 cup of juniper berry gin. Place the grapes in a glass container; for gin over them covering them completely. Leave to soak for 10 days at room temperature. Eat 10 gin-soaked grapes per day.

Tension headache: When you’re stressed, you tend to clench your jaw and create a lot of tension in your temporal muscles. This can create a tension headache. Place a pencil between your back teeth, but don’t bite down on it. This forces the jaw muscle to relax and the headache to subside.

Foot pain/heel spurs: Get a 16 oz soda bottle and fill it with water and freeze it. When frozen, place the frozen bottle under your sore feet, one at a time, and roll the bottle back and forth under it. This helps cool the inflammation of the heel spur and relaxes the muscles in the foot.

Rough and dry calluses on feet: Get some coarse kosher salt or some sea salt; add a tablespoon or 2 of olive oil to it. Rub the mixture into the dry, calloused area of ​​your foot. The salt wears away dry skin and removes it and the olive oil adds moisture to the area making it soft and smooth.

Bags under the eyes: We’ve all had mornings where we didn’t get enough sleep the night before and woke up with puffy bags under our eyes. A home remedy that models and actors use to get rid of them is to apply Preparation H hemorrhoid cream to the area under the eyes. The same ingredients that reduce the inflammation of hemorrhoids also reduce bags under the eyes.

Urinary tract infections: If you are prone to frequent UTIs, try drinking 8 ounces of cranberry juice with 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. Reduces bacteria and alkalinizes urine. If infections persist, see a doctor.

blisters: Stop the pain by drying it off quickly with Listerine Mouthwash. Apply to the affected areas 3 times a day with a cotton pad until dry.

Sore throat: My grandmother never let us forget this old world remedy: 1 teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water. Gargle. She repeat several times a day until the sore throat disappears. The salt dries out and kills the bacteria in the back of the throat that are causing the pain.

Excessive armpit sweating: Apple cider vinegar, or lime juice, is applied to clean underarms before bed, allowed to air dry, and then washed off in the morning. Both are acidic agents and can balance the acid/alkaline environment of the sweat glands.

Natural toothbrush: Forgot your toothbrush? Eat an apple, preferably a green Granny Smith type that is full of malic acid. The apple will not only clean the remains of the teeth, but the malic acid helps to remove stains.

Mosquito bite: Summer is not far off and neither are mosquito bites! If you hate them as much as I do, get some bottled lime juice and dab it on cotton balls to take the itch away. A salt and water paste applied to the bite will do the same. Both dry up the fluid that swells around the bite that causes the itching.

Well there you have it, some unusual home remedies for some everyday foods. All of these have been shown to work not only anecdotally by people who have used them, but also by researchers who have studied peculiar home remedies. Try one or a few. However, if you find that your problem ailment does not go away, see your doctor.

Mark Rosenberg, MD

Institute for Healthy Aging

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