Zinduna
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Five common home Remedies and their uses :
We all have home remedies for combating health, skin and cleaning that have beenpassed down from generation to generation. I remember a few of these remedies that were handed down from my mother and grandmother that I still use on my children.
Today, I will be touching on a few of my all-time favourites which are in my"go-to" toolkit and are regularly used around the house by the whole family.
Lemon Juice and Honey in warm water:
Natural Coconut Oil:
The health benefits of coconut oil are well known and documented but we all take the humble coconut for granted particularly as it is very widely available allover. I always make my natural coconut oil by grating the white flesh, straining with water and drying on a gas burner to extract the oil. This is a great addition to the home first aid kit, and works fabulously as a salve on wounds and sores as it helps them heal faster.
Based on the unique combination of fatty oils found in coconut oil it has been shown to have powerful medicinal properties such as boosting energy expenditure by upto 5%, reducing appetite and increasing fat burning, making it a great tool for weight loss.
The Lauric acid found in coconut oil has also been found to kill off bacteria,virus and fungi and so is very good for staving off infections. Coconut oil is used to improve blood cholesterol levels, for preventing heart disease,to moisturize and protect the hair and skin from damage. It also acts as a sunscreen by blocking out up to 20% of the sun's rays.
Natural Palm Oil:
Palm oil is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil has been found to be effective for preventing vitamin A deficiency, cancer,brain disease, aging; and has been used in the treatment of malaria, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cyanide poisoning.
Palm oil, just like coconut oil is used as a weight loss supplement for increasing the body's metabolism. It's also great as a first aid salve for healing open wounds. Palm oil is widely used for industrial purposes such as manufacturing cosmetics,soaps, toothpaste, waxes, lubricants, and ink. Palm oil contains saturated and unsaturated fats, vitamin E, and beta-carotene.
Vinegar:
Vinegars another common home remedy made from fermenting the juice of crushed fruitssuch as apples. Itis great as a household cleaning agent and can be used in place of harmfulindustrial cleaning agents around the house.
Vinegar's also an effective tool for aiding weight loss, strengthening weak bones,reducing leg cramps and pain, upset stomach, sore throats, sinus problems, highblood pressure, arthritis, helping the body get rid of toxins, to stimulatethinking, slow down the aging process, regulate blood pressure, reducecholesterol, and fight infection.Somepeople apply apple cider vinegar to the skin for acne, as a skin toner, tosoothe sunburn, for shingles, insect bites, and to prevent dandruff. It is alsoused in the bath for vaginal infections.Infoods, vinegar is used as a flavouring agent and could help lower blood sugarlevels in people with diabetes by changing how foods get absorbed from the gut.
Granulated Sugar:
This is a common staple as it is widely used as a sweetener and food additive. However it is a secret weapon that is used for treating wounds especially after surgery. The treatment is thought to work because applying sugar to a wound helps to draw water away from it and prevent bacteria from multiplying, thereby starving the bacteria of what it needs to grow so that they die, drying out the wound and helping it to heal faster.
You can also use granulated sugar, vanilla extract and honey to make a lovely sugar scrub that can be used to exfoliate the skin leaving it fresh and rejuvenated.
We all have home remedies for combating health, skin and cleaning that have beenpassed down from generation to generation. I remember a few of these remedies that were handed down from my mother and grandmother that I still use on my children.
Today, I will be touching on a few of my all-time favourites which are in my"go-to" toolkit and are regularly used around the house by the whole family.
Lemon Juice and Honey in warm water:
Natural Coconut Oil:
The health benefits of coconut oil are well known and documented but we all take the humble coconut for granted particularly as it is very widely available allover. I always make my natural coconut oil by grating the white flesh, straining with water and drying on a gas burner to extract the oil. This is a great addition to the home first aid kit, and works fabulously as a salve on wounds and sores as it helps them heal faster.
Based on the unique combination of fatty oils found in coconut oil it has been shown to have powerful medicinal properties such as boosting energy expenditure by upto 5%, reducing appetite and increasing fat burning, making it a great tool for weight loss.
The Lauric acid found in coconut oil has also been found to kill off bacteria,virus and fungi and so is very good for staving off infections. Coconut oil is used to improve blood cholesterol levels, for preventing heart disease,to moisturize and protect the hair and skin from damage. It also acts as a sunscreen by blocking out up to 20% of the sun's rays.
Natural Palm Oil:
Palm oil is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil has been found to be effective for preventing vitamin A deficiency, cancer,brain disease, aging; and has been used in the treatment of malaria, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cyanide poisoning.
Palm oil, just like coconut oil is used as a weight loss supplement for increasing the body's metabolism. It's also great as a first aid salve for healing open wounds. Palm oil is widely used for industrial purposes such as manufacturing cosmetics,soaps, toothpaste, waxes, lubricants, and ink. Palm oil contains saturated and unsaturated fats, vitamin E, and beta-carotene.
Vinegar:
Vinegars another common home remedy made from fermenting the juice of crushed fruitssuch as apples. Itis great as a household cleaning agent and can be used in place of harmfulindustrial cleaning agents around the house.
Vinegar's also an effective tool for aiding weight loss, strengthening weak bones,reducing leg cramps and pain, upset stomach, sore throats, sinus problems, highblood pressure, arthritis, helping the body get rid of toxins, to stimulatethinking, slow down the aging process, regulate blood pressure, reducecholesterol, and fight infection.Somepeople apply apple cider vinegar to the skin for acne, as a skin toner, tosoothe sunburn, for shingles, insect bites, and to prevent dandruff. It is alsoused in the bath for vaginal infections.Infoods, vinegar is used as a flavouring agent and could help lower blood sugarlevels in people with diabetes by changing how foods get absorbed from the gut.
Granulated Sugar:
This is a common staple as it is widely used as a sweetener and food additive. However it is a secret weapon that is used for treating wounds especially after surgery. The treatment is thought to work because applying sugar to a wound helps to draw water away from it and prevent bacteria from multiplying, thereby starving the bacteria of what it needs to grow so that they die, drying out the wound and helping it to heal faster.
You can also use granulated sugar, vanilla extract and honey to make a lovely sugar scrub that can be used to exfoliate the skin leaving it fresh and rejuvenated.