5 Home Remedies for illness Supported by Science

 

We've all been there where you don't feel well and you think you should maybe see a doctor but you don’t reason: you don’t feel it’s serious, you are just too lazy to go to the clinic, perhaps your local clinic is closed for the night or you can't get someone to drive you or maybe you’ve learned some home remedies and want to try but to some majority who have tried some home remedies you’ve been told and didn’t work. Here are some five home remedies that are supported by science. 

If you ever got a few days without pooping you know it's not terribly fun to be constipated and luckily it's also pretty common knowledge that a combination of fiber supplements and water will usually fix the issue. Keeping well hydrated can soften your stool so it's easier to pass and fiber helps by making you store it bigger so it's easier to push. More poop might seem like a bad idea if you're already stopped more bulk in the colon which can actually stimulate your bowels to take care of their business and that is where prunes come in. You could get extra fiber from concentrated supplements. Research shows that prunes are better at kick-starting spontaneous bowel movements, and fiber supplements often use some form of psyllium husk as their source of fiber. For 14 weeks trial study the participants tried both treatments, a dissolvable psyllium supplement was less effective at treating constipation than simply eating prunes. During the preceding part of the study, the participants passed more frequent stools and their stools were softer. Both of the options amounted to about 6 grams of dietary fiber per day so researchers think that there's something else in the prunes that increases their effectiveness and that extra something is probably Sorbitol, a substance found in prunes that stimulates water delivery to the colon so if you're stopped up you might consider some dried plums instead of a powder or a pill. Severe constipation can lead to big problems like hemorrhoids or fecal vomiting.

People have been using oatmeal for skin conditions for millennia but unlike some ancient wisdom, science actually supports using oatmeal in skin care is perhaps most well-known for its moisturizing properties that's because oatmeal contains a lot of starches which attract and hold on to water. When you put powdered oatmeal onto your skin the starches help create a viscous layer that traps moisture to keep your skin hydrated and that's not all oatmeal does. In human clinical trials, it reduces itchiness and soothes irritated skin. Oatmeal contains a variety of components that basically shut down inflammation and immune response that can make your skin painful, swollen, itchy, and red for example it has chemicals called avenanthramides which can soothe itching by reducing the amount of histamine released by your immune cells in your skin and as well as other compounds in oatmeal can act as antioxidants that help to fight against in damaging a highly reactive molecule that causes long term skin damage. colloidal oatmeal is the best which is an oatmeal ground to be so fine that it creates a special kind of gel when mixed with water. Colloidal oatmeal is pretty commonly sold in pharmacies and though you can't really make true colloidal oatmeal at home a good blender or food processor can grind oats well enough for an oatmeal bath.

Sure babies are cute but the process of bringing one into the world can wreak havoc on the body in particular people who are pregnant often experience nausea and vomiting which can get worse in the first trimester. Antiemetic drugs that ease the feeling of queasiness are totally a thing but some studies have raised questions about how safe they are for a developing fetus. I know that's kind of like your number one concern. When you're pregnant there is a safer alternative that you can pretty easily get through and people have been using it for centuries which is ginger. Trials have found that ground ginger has an antiemetic effect even in pretty small doses and that might be because it contains compounds that inhibit serotonin receptors in both your nervous system and in your gut. Since neurons with these receptors need to fire to trigger the vomiting reflex. Inhibiting these receptors can quell that puke feeling. It doesn't work 100 percent of the time and studies have found out it can be less effective than the best prescription antiemetic but there aren't really any safety concerns with consuming ginger which is why even doctors often recommend trying candied ginger or ginger drinks to see if they help get your nausea under control before turning to a prescription.

 

Fungi love moist and warm environments and that is why Athlete's foot (tinea pedis) flourishes in that lovely space between all your tosses. The condition can be caused by several fungal species but in all cases you know you got a problem when your skin becomes scaly and flaky and the athlete's foot is super contagious which is why you should always use shower shoes . There are several over-the-counter treatments but there might be a good option already sitting in your pantry. Garlic usually clears up that gross toe fungus which normally involves putting a medicated powder or a cream on the area then waiting a bit then re-applying until the fungus is gone. This kind of wash rinse repeat situation sometimes goes on for weeks but freshly crushed garlic or garlic oil can work in a matter of days. Garlic cloves have been used medicinally for centuries, especially against infections and they probably work so well because of sulfur-containing compounds like allicin, and ajoene, which also happened to be responsible for that pungent garlicky smell. These chemicals work by inhibiting some of the cellular machinery used by fungi and other pathogens.

Women who have reached their menopause stage sometimes experience hot flashes, those joyful moments when you suddenly feel like you're on fire and start sweating even though there's no reason to feel that way. Hot flashes are caused by a decline in estrogen levels which is why hormone replacement therapy can help keep things cool but there are some long-term health risks associated with that so researchers are looking for alternatives and they might have found one that you can take which is soy isoflavones, chemicals found in soybeans. The isoflavones structurally resemble the hormone estrogen because of that they can act like estrogen in your body and clinical studies have found that they tend to reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes especially when a particular isoflavone called genistein is involved.

As we have come to the end of this article I would wish to caution that the remedies provided herein should not be taken as doctors' advice, if your condition seems to worsen or if you're not happy with the results of your at-home treatment go seek professional checkups and medication.

Dr. John Herzog is an orthopaedic surgeon in Falmouth, Maine. He has compiled over 100 powerful home remedies in his book that you can often use when at home without going to the doctor. You can find his book through this link 

The Doctor's Book of Home Survival Remedies