Curious to know what home remedies folks on the board have experimented with. I’ve tried each of the following with varying degrees of success.
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[li]The membrane from inside an egg shell to treat ant bites[/li][li]Warm salt water for ear aches.[/li][li]Hot toddies.[/li][/ul]
This is one of my favorite wintertime home remedies for the affliction of not being sufficiently tipsy. I can tell you from experience that it works like a charm, though sometimes it takes two or three.
Gargling with warm salt water when you have a cold or sore throat, it’s terribly old school, but it works a charm.
Ditto inhaling the steam from a mug of boiling water with a little Vick’s or Tiger bomb in it. Instant relief for a clogged sinus!
(My BP med precludes me from using most over the counter cold treatments, so these have been a real lifesaver for me!)
I remember having a very bad head cold in high school. The gym had a diving well which was very deep. I pushed myself to the bottom a few times and was fine. The pressure cleaned me out.
i’ve had great success with hot totties for colds, flu, hump day or whatever ales you.
If you add a tablespoon each of apple cider vinegar and honey to your hot toddy, it makes a very soothing concoction for a sore throat.
To whiten teeth, swishing with hydrogen peroxide before bed works like a charm. You’ll start to see results in about a week, and it’s easier and cheaper than those new high-faluting specialty products.
Baking soda is my go-to for a lot things, but especially for upset stomachs and gas. Just a teaspoon dissolved in some warm water, chug, and you’ll belch a belch that will be the belchiest belch that ever belched a belch.
That with a teaspoon of Cuban honey in-between gargles as needed.