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Nicole Lehr | Scrubs Magazine
June 23, 2010
Joint/Knee Pain
We have all heard of magnet therapy for joint pain which has some physiologic truth behind it because the magnets supposedly attract the iron-ridden red blood cells to the area for increased healing. However, people have gone to the extreme of drinking metal compounds (silver) for severe pain. NOT RECOMMENDED. This can lead to seizures, kidney damage and many other ailments worse than the original. Another suggestion to treat knee pain? Sleep with a bar of soap under your knee- one guy even said it had to be a specific brand or he wouldn’t bother.
Toenail Fungus
Soak your toes in Listerine. The next time you go to swish your mouth with Listerine, I know you’ll be encouraged…
Too Much Ear Wax
The latest trend to extract ear wax has been those ear candles where you light one end of a hollow stick and seal the unlit end to your ear, in hopes of sucking out the ear wax. This is actually dangerous to your ear because the creation of the vacuum in the tube can rupture your eardrum. Alternative? Put olive oil in your ear instead. It breaks up the wax and allows it to run out. Yum.
Bad Case of the Runs
Drink a packet of powder jello and chase it down with a cup of hot water. This concoction will “stick” to your intestines and slow the process down.
Bug Bites
Sit in a tub full of vinegar. You will probably ward off bugs and people for a while after that endeavor.
Jellyfish Sting
I have heard many reports claiming that if you get stung, get out of the water immediately, track down a person (preferably somebody that you know, so it doesn’t get awkward) and have them pee on you where the sting was. Have yet to try this one out, hope to never have to.
Halitosis
Case of the bad breath? Try chewing up coffee beans. I’m guessing this only works if the people who are smelling your breath enjoy the smell of coffee.
smschafle
over 2 years ago
50 comments
I don't know about all the rest, but the ear candle and olive oil worked wonders for me as a child who was always having earaches. My immigrant Italian grandmother would make the ear candle, administer it to me and immediately, I felt better. Then she'd put a drop of olive oil in the canal followed by a cotton ball plug. Worked every time. I've been a nurse for 41 years and I still see it as a wonder, as long as the admistrator is careful. Yes...I am a BSN...but I know what I know...
mskbsn06
almost 3 years ago
23484 comments
Try it, if it works it's a keeper.
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almost 3 years ago
GOOD INFORMATION!!!! FUNNY 2!!!!!!!!!
PatDidion
almost 3 years ago
2 comments
Two thumbs up. Keep em coming. Another halitosis remedy is to chew cloves as an alternative to coffee beans.
LadyT9
almost 3 years ago
54 comments
the stuttering tip is funny,sems kinda harsh
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almost 3 years ago
I am plannig a career in Holistic/Natural health.Sooooo my motto is "don't knock it until you try it" because someday soon when you need someone like me to help you out I will be happy to show you what natural cures are all about.
quinner85
almost 3 years ago
2 comments
I use the milk of magnesia all the time for body odor. Works like a charm
smschafle
almost 3 years ago
50 comments
MY grandmother used the candle in the ear trip on me when I was a child. I was prone to ear infections so I got many a candle therapy...and it was the only thing that took away the pain. Then she'd put a drop or two of warm olive oil in my ear and capped it with a cotton ball. I thought my grandmother was a natural born healer. When I would sprain one of my limbs, she'd rub salt and olive oil over the area then wrap it with a clean white rag. This worked, too. There is something to be said for some of the old ways.