Simple Health Cures

   Bone Spur is an extra bone that grows on the normal bone. The medical term for Bone Spur is as “osteophytes”. It appears on joints on spine, feet, shoulder, hips, hands and knees. Bone Spur itself doesn’t cause pain but it can cause pain when it rubs against other bones and nerves around it.Bone spur are common for people above 60 and has indication of degeneration.

   Symptoms of Bone Spur are back and neck pain are the most common. A person can experience mild pain in the neck and lower back while standing and walking.  If your bone spur developed in the cervial spine then the person will experience pain in the shoulder and a headache in some cases. A person will experience pain in thigh if bone spur is developed in lumber spine, numbness, tingling, progressive weakness and pain in arms and legs are some other symptoms of bone spur due to compression of the nerves. Bone spur is aminly found in people suffering from osteoarthritis. A person with osteoarthritis breaking down the cartilage in bone joints. Also Bone Spur is a symptoms of these disease: spondylosis, plantar fascitis, spinal stenosis, nutrition, lifestyle, accident and sport injuries are some factors that can accelerate a bone spur.

   The first thing to treat a Bone Spur is to reduce inflammation. The most effective Natural Cure for a bone spur is ice pack to the inflamed area 4 to 5 times daily. This will help with inflammation. If it is more severe then apply heating pad on the inflamed area. Here is another Natural Cure is use of Curcumin the yellow pigment of turmeric is effective with treating bone spur. Take 500 to 1000 mg of curcumin 3 to 4 times a day. Try this for 6 weeks. To relieve pain apply flaxseed hot packs to the affected areas. Dip a piece of cheese cloth in a warm linseed oil and keep the cloth on the affected area. Cover the cloth with plastic and keep a heating pad on the plastic for two hours. Here are a few Nstural Cures for Bone spur. 

   Oatmeal bath is preferred.

   Applying olive oil to the rash could provide some relief.

   Aloe Vera gel, cod liver oil and vitamin E oil are also helpful in combating body rash.

   Using baking powder on the affected area is another suggestion to deal with body and back rash.

    An oatmeal bath is thought to be effective in treating body rash as it relieves inflammation. Pour a cup of uncooked oatmeal into your bathwater and soak in the tub for best results.

   Wash the affected area using chamomila tea.

   A poultice made from dandelion, yellow dock root and chaparral helps alleviate skin rash.

   Another remedy is to soak a cloth in comfrey tea or calcium water. Calium water preparation-stir in a spoonful of calium gluconate powder into a cup of water.

   Use antibacterial soap or deodorant soap to combat body odor due to sweating. Wear cotton clothes duting the summer so that the sweat is soaked up. Instead of using deodorant wipe your sweat producing areas like armpit using white vinegar or alcohol. Avoid using antiperspirant because they clog sweat glands, use alum instead. Apply some baking soda on arm pit, it will absorb sweat and kill bacteria.

   If your body odor is caused due to any medicine that you are on then you need to talk to your doctor.  Soak yourself for 15 minutes in bath water with couple of cups of tomato juice in it. Use baby powder to keep areas of heavy perspiration dry. Apple cider vinegar can be used to combat under arm odor.

   Eat healthly diet which contains whole grams, lots of leafy vegatables, sprouts, fresh fruits, soy products, raw nuts.

   Eating slowly or have small meals

   Avoiding chewing gum or carbonated drinks

   Excessive consumption of onions and chocolates may also cause burping. Avoid such foods

   Avoid alcohol especially among individuals suffering from chronic belching or excessive belching

   Reducing stress following exercise tips from medical practitioners and inducing relaxation can help treat belching.

   One hour before going to bed take six to eight oz. of cranberry juice.

   Before going to bed eat two teaspoon walnut halves and one teaspoon raisins.

   Drink herbal tea made from oak bark, horsetail, wormwood or bearberry.

   Massage inner thigh of the person with St. John’s wort oil.

   Retention control training- Practice retention control by postponing urination during the day first by a few minutes and then by gradually increased amounts of time. This exercise will help strenghten the muscles that control urination and also increase the capacity of the bladder.

   Avoid taking liquids before bedtime and make sure you empty the bladder before hitting the sack.

   Avoiding continuous pressure on any area by changing positions at least every two hours.

   Use a ripple mattress or ripple bed such that circulation of blood is effected throughout the body.

   Air mattresses, cushions, pillows or other forms of support can also help change positions.

   Massage the body or employ possible physiotherapy to exercise parts of the body

   Eat a well balanced and nutritive meal with extra proteins to maintain healthy tissues.

   Keep skin clean and dry at all times.

   A diet rich in vitamin C and zinc has been proven to improve wound healing.

   Eat or apply plain yogurt directly to the vagina. Alternatively a tampon soaked in yogurt can be inserted.

   Garlic has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Garlic can be taken internally or can be applied directly on the vagina.

   Use calendula herb to reduce the inflammation

   Herbs like tea tree oil, black walnut, Echinacea and goldenseal are effective in treating bacterial vaginitis.

   Use bonc acid douche to acidify vaginal pH.

   Douche to reduce inflammation add 12 teaspoon of calendula to boiling water, steep the mixture and cool.

   Soak a tea bag of water and cool it in refirgerator and then apply it to the vigina.

   Tea tree oil antifungal properties- prepare a solution of water vinegar- one part of white vinegar to four part of water, soak your feet for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day. Sprinkle some baking soda between your toe and fingers and rinse your feet after fifteen minutes. It is as effective as an expensive antifungal powder. Rub tea tree oil between your toe fingers, it has antifungal properties. For immediate relief from itching or burning , soak your feet in an antiseptic mouthwash like listerine. Corn starch is effective in soaking moisture, so keep your toe fingers by sprinkling some corn starch on them.

   The most important home remedy for backache is the use of garlic. Two or three cloves should be taken every morning to get result. An oil prepared from garlic and rubbed on the back will give great relief. This oil is prepared by frying ten cloves of garlic in 60 ml of oil in a frying pan. Any of thi oils which are used as rubefacients such as mustard oil, sesame oil, and coconut oil can be used according to one’s choice. They should be fried on a slow fire till they are brown. After the oil has cooled it should be applied vigorously on the back. This treatment should be continued for at least fifteen days.

   Lemons is another useful remedy for backache. The juice of one lemon should be mixed with common salt and taken by the person twice daily. It will give relief.

   The use of chebulic myroblan is beneficial in the treatment of backache. A small piece of this fruit should be eaten after meals. This will give you relief.

   Vitamin C has proved valuable in case of severe backahces. About 2,000 mg of this vitamin should be taken daily for treating this condition. Considerable improvement will be noticeable within two days.

   Raw potato is an ancient home remedy for backache, characterised by incapacitating pain in the pain in the lumber region especially in the lower part of the back. Application of raw potato in the form of a poultice has been found very effective in this condition.

   Apply a hot or cold compress using a hot water bottle or an ice pack.

   A hot bath also usually helps. If possible you should sit in a warm tub for a few minutes.

   Exercise in order to strenghten the back muscles. Simple stretching exercises are also useful both when you have a back ache and on regular basis.

   Try to relax and get enough rest to avoid both mental stress and physical strain on the back.

   If possible get a message, this does not have to be by a professional, a family member can do it equally well as long as they do not use excessive force. Preferably this should be done using a massage oil such as eucalyptus oil. Another excellant oil is mustrd oil in which a little garlic has been fried.