There are many people that claim to know of alternative treatments to common health complaints. Many years ago these claims were referred to as ‘Old Wive’s Tales’. The life experience of these ‘old wives’ lent credence to the treatment suggestions and led people to try them out. Below is a list of current day alternative treatment suggestions to everything from stuffed noses to achy muscles to splinter removals.
Although I don’t know personally whether these treatments do what the claims suggest, they may be worth a try or at least a laugh. And if you do decide to try one or more of them out, let us know if you thought the treatment was effective by leaving a comment.
1. To relieve the pain from burns, rub Colgate toothpaste on the affected area.
2. Have a headache? Try drinking two glasses of Gatorade. Gatorade is said to relieve the pain from the headache within minutes.
3. Do you suffer from congested nasal passages (aka stuffy nose)? Chew Altoids.
4. Sore throats could be relieved by mixing 1/4c of vinegar and honey each. Take 1tbsp several times throughout the day.
5. Relieve achy muscles by mixing 1c olive oil and 1tbsp horseradish. Allow to sit for at least a half an hour. Then have your significant other massage your achy muscles with the mix.
6. Try using Alka-Seltzer for relief from a urinary tract infection. It is claimed that consuming two tablets dissolved in water at the first symptoms of a urinary tract infection will cure it.
7. Before bed, apply honey to blemishes on your skin and apply a band-aid. The blemishes should be visibly reduced by morning.
8. Toenail fungus can be eliminated by soaking your feet in a bath of Listerine mouthwash.
9. Remove splinters by applying a drop of Elmer’s Glue-All on the splinter and then peeling the dried glue off the skin. It is claimed the splinter will come off with the glue.
10. Listerine mouthwash can be used to disinfect a painful blister.
11. Rubbing vinegar on a bruise and allowing it to sit on the skin for an hour is supposed to expedite the healing process
12. Arthritis sufferers may want to try mixing 2cups of Quaker Oats with 1cup of water. Warm the mixture in the microwave until slightly warm. Rub the mixture on the afflicted joint for pain relief.