Home Remedies with Honey

Did you know that...

1. Mixing a spoonful of honey with a cup of milk acts as a sedative and help you to sleep?
2. Covering wounds such as cuts and scrapes with honey and a bandage help them to heal faster?
3. Mixing two spoonfuls of honey to a basin of hot water and then inhaling the fumes can clear nasal congestion?
4. Honey is good food preservative? While baking cakes by replacing sugar with honey, they will stay fresher longer due to natural antibiotics as honey retains moisture.
5. Honey can help to ease the pain of migraines? For people who have frequent migraine attacks, just add spoonful of honey dissolved in half a glass of warm water at the start of the attack. Repeat after 20 minutes if needed. Its effective as migraine is stress related.
   
6. (Of course we all knew this one) Honey is a great in easing the discomfort of a sore throat or laringitis.
   

Some uses of Baking Soda

Here are a few of the many uses of baking soda that have been found to be effective .

1. For instant relief of gas and it's symptoms, mix 1 or 2 teaspoons of baking soda in a half full glass of warm water. Drink it down quickly. You will start feeling instant relief, as long as you don't mind a some belching.
2. To relieve the pain and itching of a bee sting, pour some baking soda in your hand and add a drop or two of water to make a thick paste. Apply directly to the sting, the you will feel almost instant relief.
3. To help prevent acne, mix one tablespoon of baking soda with 1 teaspoon of water and mix into a paste. Rub unto face using circular motions and rinse well with clear warm water. This will deep clean your pores removing built up oils and make up that often cause acne. It will also remove dead skin leaving your face looking fresher and younger.
4. For bad breath relief, simply add some baking soda onto your toothbrush, brush with it, and then rinse with water. Another option is to purchase toothpastes that already contain a small amount of baking soda.
   

Some uses for vinegar

Vinegar has hundreds of household uses, and here are a few which I can recall.

1. If you have a worn DVD that has begun to stick or suffers from the occasional freeze-frame, wipe it down with white distilled vinegar applied to a soft cloth.
2. To kill weeds spray white distilled vinegar at full strength on them.
3. Place one glass of apple cider vinegar in the refrigerator and all foul smells will be gone in 2 days.
4. (For the ladies) Some apple cider vinegar mixed with water and honey is good for morning sickness. This mixture is also good for arthritis relief.
   
5. Rinse your hair with vinegar and warm water after shampooing to help fight dandruff.
   

Pilot blog

I have always been a big fan of home remedies. Maybe it's because I don't like going to doctors. We all know of some common ones like chicken soup for the cold but there some others for other household predicaments. I have heard about using toothpaste to clean jewelry. However, many of us have heard of different kinds of home remedies for common household issues we face. Whether the wisdom was communicated to us from our parents, grand-parents, or great grand-parents, or ever some other relative or friend, kindly share it so we can all benefit.