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9 Simple Home Remedies for Sunburn

July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Common ailments, Health, Herbs & Spices, Home Remedies

The sun is strongest between the hours of 10:00am and 2:00pm.  Though the sun is a great source of Vitamin D, which is essential for the body, limit your exposure during those hours especially if you are fair-skinned.

Remedies

  • Aloe Vera, native to Africa, is by far one of my favorite plants and remedies. I grow it at home because it’s great not just for sunburn but also a great remedy for healing other types of burns. Aloe vera also stimulates cellular…

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5 Simple Home Remedies for Burns

May 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Common ailments, Health, Herbs & Spices, Home Remedies

  • Types of Burns
    • First-degree: only surface skin involved, accompanied by mild pain.  Color: light to medium red
    • Second-degree: deeper skin layers involved, accompanied by swelling, more pain and blisters.  Color: darker red
    • Third-degree: all skin layers destroyed, along with nervous sensation, though surrounding tissue is in pain.  Color: white or charred
    • Warning: If you have third-degree burn or a second-degree burn on your face, hand, feet, genitals or anywhere else

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Turmeric: a Miracle Drug in Your Kitchen

May 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Common ailments, Health, Herbs & Spices, Home Remedies

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“If I had only one single herb to depend upon for all possible health and dietary needs, I would…choose the Indian spice Turmeric. It is an herb one should get to know and live with.”
~ Dr. David Drawley, founder & director of American Institute for Vedic Studies

Some Amazing Properties

  • Reduces inflammation
  • Improves digestion
  • Lowers bad cholesterol
  • Aids liver process toxins
  • Prevents and fights cancer
  • Antibacterial

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