Numerous people think that we are taking too many pharmaceutical products and it certainly is the case that we are taking more than we ever have done before in history. Our generation has forgotten lots of the natural solutions that our grandparents (or even further back) took for normal
On the other hand, lots of the pharmaceutical cures on the market are manufactured from natural things such as plants, but are more highly concentrated. A pharmacist also has access to plants from other continents and can mix plant extracts to enhance the efficacy of the final product.
Notwithstanding all that, many people still feel that we have gone too far and should attempt to redress the balance at least a little. I live in Thailand now and a day does not pass when my wife says something like: 'Old people eat this for medication. Old style cure for bad blood' - or good heart or good skin.
I have no medical training so I am not authorized to say whether these old style treatments work or not, but I have collected a few them in this article out of interest and if you find them interesting too, you could do some more research yourself.
You can buy most of these ingredients and get more information from health food shops and if you like the effects, you could try to grow them in your garden.
Zinc or at least products containing zinc are thought to cure colds. Zinc is easily obtained from quality chocolate, watermelon seeds and sesame seeds, so next time you fancy a snack, try these instead.
Cranberries are well-known for helping sort out urinary tract infections (UTI's). Women suffer more from UTI's than men, but it would be worth having a bag or dried cranberries in the cabinet or a litre of unsweetened cranberry juice in the fridge.
Aloe Vera is commonly known to cure skin issues and dried aloe vera is said to make a tea that lowers blood pressure. If the climate is right, everyone should have a plant or two in the backyard.
Garlic is known to help purify the blood and cut down on the risk of heart disease. I know many people who eat two or three raw small, hazelnut-sized bulbs of garlic a day.
St. John's Wort is thought to cure depression, although you would have to study how the plant is prepared.
Citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit are useful for curing the common cold, something that the pharmaceutical industry admits by making nearly all of its cold remedies taste of lemon.
White vinegar will alleviate feet soaked in it of foot rot, toe fungus, athletes' foot and such like.
Cinnamon is an old, traditional remedy for high blood pressure and is easy to take on cakes and puddings. Cinnamon tea is delicious as well.
Grape seeds are said to be a remedy for prostate problems, although not prostate cancer.
Ginger tea is an old help to digestion and banishes wind.
The list goes on and it only;y takes a little research to find more traditional solutions.
On the other hand, lots of the pharmaceutical cures on the market are manufactured from natural things such as plants, but are more highly concentrated. A pharmacist also has access to plants from other continents and can mix plant extracts to enhance the efficacy of the final product.
Notwithstanding all that, many people still feel that we have gone too far and should attempt to redress the balance at least a little. I live in Thailand now and a day does not pass when my wife says something like: 'Old people eat this for medication. Old style cure for bad blood' - or good heart or good skin.
I have no medical training so I am not authorized to say whether these old style treatments work or not, but I have collected a few them in this article out of interest and if you find them interesting too, you could do some more research yourself.
You can buy most of these ingredients and get more information from health food shops and if you like the effects, you could try to grow them in your garden.
Zinc or at least products containing zinc are thought to cure colds. Zinc is easily obtained from quality chocolate, watermelon seeds and sesame seeds, so next time you fancy a snack, try these instead.
Cranberries are well-known for helping sort out urinary tract infections (UTI's). Women suffer more from UTI's than men, but it would be worth having a bag or dried cranberries in the cabinet or a litre of unsweetened cranberry juice in the fridge.
Aloe Vera is commonly known to cure skin issues and dried aloe vera is said to make a tea that lowers blood pressure. If the climate is right, everyone should have a plant or two in the backyard.
Garlic is known to help purify the blood and cut down on the risk of heart disease. I know many people who eat two or three raw small, hazelnut-sized bulbs of garlic a day.
St. John's Wort is thought to cure depression, although you would have to study how the plant is prepared.
Citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit are useful for curing the common cold, something that the pharmaceutical industry admits by making nearly all of its cold remedies taste of lemon.
White vinegar will alleviate feet soaked in it of foot rot, toe fungus, athletes' foot and such like.
Cinnamon is an old, traditional remedy for high blood pressure and is easy to take on cakes and puddings. Cinnamon tea is delicious as well.
Grape seeds are said to be a remedy for prostate problems, although not prostate cancer.
Ginger tea is an old help to digestion and banishes wind.
The list goes on and it only;y takes a little research to find more traditional solutions.
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