home remedies

HOME REMEDIES

Home remedies used to be a normal part of my childhood, several volumes from Rodale Press or what-not gracing my mothers “care for the coneheads” tool kit.  And since then I haven’t given it a whole lot of thought, per se.  Sure, when something ails me, I’ll look up on the Internet a home remedy.  And usually they are of little use.  For instance, heartburn has really been making me its bitch these last few years.  I’m not sure how much of that is all in my head due to stress, as I had similar issues while we were pregnant and beginning a pre-divorce mutual hatred.  At the time, on a mere $13k job, health care was included in the benefits and so both pregnancies/deliveries and all the doctor time for my stomach was free ( compared to making $11k now and having to pay for the sin of not paying the banker/insurance industry 50% of my gross pay to carry/use medical insurance-what a difference a couple of decades makes ).  They found nothing in all the tests, and I’m talking severe, wake up in the middle of the night wishing I could puke intense pain.  So it must have been psychosomatic.  A few years ago, after work started screwing with me, the heartburn began and I’m sure it was mental.  Regardless, the only “cure” they talk about is baking soda, and too much of that crap isn’t great for you.  I might as well stick with Rolaids and eliminating certain foods from my diet ( too many eggs, ice cream-frozen yogurt is okay-and such things.  I wonder how much is stress and how much is old age ).

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Well, a nice minion, not being so selfish and only thinking of themselves like others I could name, offered a wonderful article idea.  What about home remedies?  Simple enough, it was just that it had been off my radar screen.  My entire survival medical kit is aspirin, Pepto, Kotex and duct tape, and not much else.  Pain killer is one bottle of vodka and one of whiskey ( the whiskey will be used primarily to toast the Apocalypse when it comes, for I’d like to break the seal, pour a minimal amount, holler at all the incredibly naïve idiots populating the world what douche bags they are, then lock and load and prepare to take some of the sumbitches with me.  If I make it past the initial outbreak of violence, the remaining whiskey will be medicinal ).  I’ve been thinking of getting the dentist tools for extracting teeth, a surely profitable investment, but I never seem to have an extra $50 hanging around. 

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I went ahead and ordered a book on home remedies, as looking this crap up on the Web is nothing more than a low slow slog through ads and boggy sites.  But I did take notes on three ailments.  My criteria was it had to be a minor issue easily dealt with using something simple that if ignored could wind up killing you.  Burns, because of potential infection and the pain issue.  Worms, because they can make you sick or sluggish or worse.  And diarrhea since quick dehydration can kill you ( on all our minds after the Ebola scare ).  The sugar and salt re-hydrator does you little good if you are crapping out the liquid as fast as you drink it.  You need to re-hydrate AND stop the runs.  As it turns out, cinnamon seems to be a good bet.  1 teaspoon of that and one of sugar added to a cup of boiling water.  You can also use either baking soda or apple cider vinegar, but both those call for lemons.  I can’t imagine we all have fresh lemons on hand.  Perhaps that lemon juice in a bottle?  The two formulas are one half teaspoon baking soda with the juice of two lemons.  Or, a quarter cup of vinegar to three quarters cup water with the juice of three lemons.  Pickle juice alone is also recommended.

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Now, obviously Imodum or whatever the anti-diarrhea pill is, in cheap generic packs, is superior for quickly stopping the runs.  You really should have both the chemicals and the home remedies.  Not that we always have what we should.  But when the pills run out, common household goods might still prevail.  On to combating worms.  Garlic is the best.  Three gloves on an empty stomach every day for a week.  Or, diatomaceous earth, food grade obviously.  Around a half teaspoon in water.  Continue daily until symptoms abate.   You can also crush up roasted pumpkin seeds, a tablespoon mixed with an equal part honey, every day on an empty stomach for a week.

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For burns, honey, yogurt or egg whites on the wound help with healing.  For the pain, a piece of onion laid on the spot.  Now, obviously there are more medical issues I’ve failed to cover.  I’d ask you all to contribute in the comments.  What other potential fatal untended ailments would you try to prep for?  I’m not talking about long term things such as cancer.  Rather, what needs to be in a immediate first aid kit, both over the counter meds and home remedies?  And, no, I’m not covering fish med antibiotics.  That would be financially above what I cover here.  With suggestions, I’ll eventually write a part two to this subject.

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