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Welcome To My Health Site
Over the years I have collected thousands of home remedies and special recipes for all sorts of ailments. These remedies have come from friends, family, penpals and emails. Some of the writers may have been doctors or nurses and could have had an MBA in healthcare or they could have been tips and tricks passed down through family members. Either way, I decided to add this collection to my web pages. I hope these pages will help, enlighten, educate, and maybe make you smile.
Do not worry if you do not have any degree completion as you do not need any to give helpful advice. If you have a home remedy send it in. I'll be happy to add it to my pages with your name, email address and web page address, Just let me know which you prefer.
A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE:
"Doctor, I have an ear ache."
2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!"
Take a bag of fresh or frozen cranberries and boil them in water (they will fall apart). Cool and drink. Don't add sugar! This remedy is also useful for people with kidney problems.
3/4 cup of cooked spinach a day is enough to give dramatic relief from depression if you are deficient in B vitamins.
Try these for depression:
Cloves~ added to tea, can boost spirits and liven gloomy moods.
St. John's Wort~ has been proven to effectively liven spirits. Take in capsule form, as it has a nasty flavor and odor.
The word "influenza" comes from the Italian influentia because people used to believe that the influence of the planets, stars, and moon caused the flu-for only such universal influence could explain such sudden and widespread sickness.
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Optimism and humor are the grease and glue of life. Without both of them we would never have survived our captivity.
--Philip Butler, Vietnam POW
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