#1 - Ten Best Home Remedies
#2 - CyberGuys.com for accessories
#3 - Cheap simple portable antenna mast
#4 - Repurposing
#1
Here are some great tips from the UK Telegraph on The Ten Best Homemade Remedies. I am not endorsing these, I am only passing them on. Each ends with a reminder to check with your healthcare professional before mixing some of these with prescription drugs.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8888987/The-ten-best-homemade-remedies.html
THE TEN BEST HOMEMADE REMEDIES
#1 Chicken soup
To treat: Common cold
Served up for centuries to children feeling under the weather, chicken soup is a common remedy frequently called upon in the cold season. Not only does it a provide a warm, nourishing meal, some claim to have scientific proof that the soup can help reduce the activity of white blood cells, responsible for causing the respiratory symptoms of the common cold.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#2 Clove oil (CAUTION)
To treat: Toothache
Clove oil is a brilliant source of eugenol, a natural pain killer and antibacterial and is a popular toothache cure in folk medicine. Usually it is administered by mixing a few drops with 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil, applying cotton wool soaked in the mixture to the painful area. However individuals using clove oil should note the risks involved. Undiluted clove oil in contact with the mouth can cause burning, tissue or nerve damage and pain, with large doses potentially leading to vomiting, sore throat, seizure, difficulty breathing, kidney failure, or liver damage. Clove oil should not be applied to broken skin.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#3 Bicarbonate of soda
To treat: Upset stomach
Commonly known as baking soda, bicarbonate of soda is the main ingredient in most over the counter antacids such as Pepto-Bismol. It works via a chemical reaction with excess stomach acid, resulting in a more neutral pH in your stomach. Dissolving a teaspoon in a cup of water, provides an easy and cheap way of dealing with upset stomachs, although it does taste a little salty.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#4 Whole fat milk
To treat: Cold sores
Cold sores are caused by the Herpes simplex virus and therefore cannot be cured, however there are plenty of ingenious ways to speed up the recovery time of the unnattractive blistering. A popular and simple remedy is whole fat milk which contains Monocaprin. The presence of the Monocaprin reduces the virus' activity and the milk promotes healing in the affected areas.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#5 Honey
To treat: Sore throats
Honey must surely be the best tasting 'medicine' of all. Consumed by itself or as an ingredient in an Ayurvedic style lemon and ginger tea, honey has been proved in a scientific study to be just as effective as some branded cough syrups.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#6 Vinegar
To treat: Sun burn
While the only way to avoid the dangers and pain of sun burn is to cover up and wear plenty of sun cream, there are a few ways to cool the skin from the irritating effects of prolonged sun exposure. Suprisingly, applying vinegar, either pure or in solution, to the skin via a spray bottle can help relieve the burning sensation. Covering the area overnight with a tea towel will also help to continue the cooling effect, although the distinctly vinegary smell can become unpleasant.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#7 Duct tape
To treat: Warts
Another everyday item with scientific backing to prove its healing power is duct tape, which can be used to remove warts. Although usually taking about 28 days to heal the wart, the duct tape method completely resolved the warts in 85% of the cases as opposed to 60% of those using the cryotherapy method, in the study linked.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#8 Nail polish
To treat: Insect bites
Used to form a protective layer over the bitten area, clear nail polish is said to prevent irritation, allowing the body to heal the wound unhindered by the compulsion to itch.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#9 Talcum powder
To treat: Greasy hair
In the husle and busle of modern life sometimes there just isn't time to shower. Whilst perfume and deodrant can mask the unshowered smell, talcum powder can be used to disguise greasy hair. Simply running about a teaspoon of powder through your hair with a comb or hands will leave it looking much less oily and unwieldy.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#10 Olive oil
To treat: Earache
Warm olive oil is a remedy used by many parents of small children to combat the discomfort of earaches. It is believed that the warm oil soothes the inflammed eardrum, relieving the pain associated with earaches, caused by mucus blocking the a tube used to equalise air pressure on either side of the eardrum.
Disclaimer: always consult your doctor for advice before taking medicinal homemade remedies.
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#2
GREAT PLACE FOR ACCESSORIES
HTTP://WWW.CYBERGUYS.COM
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#3
PAINT POLE-PLASTIC-EXTENDS TO 20 FEET. GREAT CHEAP LIGHT ANTENNA MAST.
These are available at stores like Home Depot and Lowes, etc. They are cheaper than any Ham Radio antenna mast and since they collapse, they are very convenient and much easier to transport than standard Ham Radio masts.
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#4
REPURPOSING
In an emergency, "making do" with whatever is at hand may mean the difference between success and failure. This often means using something in a way not originally intended.
Some examples:
TENNIS BALL CONTAINER EMERGENCY KIT.
CABLE TIES (FOR COMPUTERS - WORKS GREAT ON ANY CABLE INCLUDING HAM RADIO)
TIE WRAPS WITH "FLAGS" FOR LABELING. (CyberGuys)
RUBBER BAND WITH A HARD "T" ON ONE END FOR CABLES. (Harbor Freight)
BUNGY CORDS
NITE IZE CABLE WRAPS (A plastic coated bendable wire.) [CyberGuys]
PLASTI-DIP AND STRONG WIRE (Make your own cable wraps) [Harbor Freight]
EDGE OF TABLE CABLE KEEPERS - Keeps your cables from falling off the table when they are disconected. [CyberGuys.com]
Empty plastic water bottle - you can boil water in one of these. (The water keeps the plastic cool enough to prevent the bottle from melting over an open flame. This will NOT work on a stove. It has only been tested using a campfire.)
That's it for this week. 73's de N7OZH
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