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Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?

Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?

Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose..


Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.

Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day The vinegar kills the bacteria.

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use.

Honey remedy for skin blemishes...... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, a nd speeds healing. Works overnight.

Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409.. Insects drop to the ground instantly.

Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure.. Cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Balm for broken blisters... To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic..

Vinegar to heal bruises... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process..

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief.... it's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.
 
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief.... it's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.


also a great face mask
 
pkb935 said:
Who knew?

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?

Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?
Thanks for posting. Some of your tips are useful and some I have to question. The two glasses of Gatorade will relieve a headache caused by dehydration. If you have a sinus infection-related headache, the pain is caused by sinus inflamation and swelling. The Gatorade is useless to alleviate this sort of headache.

Colgate Toothpaste on a burn? I was taught to keep a burn dry and sterile. Smearing anything on a burn was a no-no. Toothpaste is an abrasive designed to remove gunk from teeth. Do you want to rub an abrasive on a burn? Ouch!
 
burns need to have the air kept away from them, and if its smothered with anything apart from butter [an old remedy] it helps. The best thing to do is put it under the cold tap [or in a bowl of cold water] as long as you can stand it and then cover with cling film. Just keep the air away from the burn.
Its the air that causes the blister.
I would imagine if desperate then toothpaste would help.
 
What brilliant tips I will cetainly keep these on file. Thanks
 
Gatorade is a popular drink consumed by amateur and professional atheletes while participating in sports activities. Popular mythology says Gatorade replaces the electrolytes lost through perspiration (sweating).

The ingredients in Gatorade are brominated vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, citric acid, natural flavors, artificial flavors, salt, sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, glycerol ester from wood rosin and water.

Drink a glass of water and eat a banana or orange. It is healthier.
 
Great one from my MIL and it does the trick every time. If you develop a case of the "trots" the following always calms things down.. half a glass of milk with a teaspoon of ground nutmeg stirred into it. Its a bit gritty and you have to keep on stirring as it will settle out. Was talking about it to a friend who is a dietician and she says yes it would work as nutmeg is known to slow down digestif processes.
Do try it, it is such an easy thing to use in those dire moments when bathroom calls rapidly, then again, then again. Especially dire for me as i walk with crutches lol
 
please dont use butter on a burn! It is fat based and will actually cause more damage. Burns should be run under a cold tap for 5-10 minutes and then kept clean and dry
 
I agree - since many headaches are caused by dehydration, the water is a much better choice.
mojave said:
Gatorade is a popular drink consumed by amateur and professional atheletes while participating in sports activities. Popular mythology says Gatorade replaces the electrolytes lost through perspiration (sweating).

The ingredients in Gatorade are brominated vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, citric acid, natural flavors, artificial flavors, salt, sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, glycerol ester from wood rosin and water.

Drink a glass of water and eat a banana or orange. It is healthier.
 
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