HEALTH TIPS

Know what to do when you have uncontrollable hiccups or headache. Stung by a bee….well no problem. Here's the solution. Read on.

Bad Breath
For bad breath carry a small bag of cloves, fennel, or anise seeds to chew - for nice smelling breathe at all times.

Toothache
Got an ache in your tooth? Dip a cotton swab in vanilla; scrub the tooth and gum area that's throbbing...and VIOLA! No more toothache! However NEVER substitute this for the dentist.

Treating Bee stings

• Make a paste using Baking soda and water. Apply to area. It soothes, removes the pain and itch from the sting.
• Rub a raw onion on a bee sting or mosquitos bite to sooth and take the itch away! Bumps
• If your child falls and gets a bump on the forehead (or other body part), and won't let you apply ice: put little toothpaste over the area. It helps reduce the swelling.
• Applying ice on the area is the long standing cure.

Hiccups

• To stop hiccups, get a spoonful of sugar or a small packet (like you would use in a restaurant). Hold your head back and drop the sugar in. The hiccups will stop!
• Take deep breath, breathe very slowly and evenly (kind of like you're meditating) in through your nose and out through your mouth. You will get relief.
• Eat a whole clove to get rid of hiccups.

Soar Throat
For soar throat make fresh lemonade and warm it up and add honey. Helps your sore throat, tastes good and adds fluids to your diet.

Cough/cold
Take vapor rub and apply it on your child's or adult's feet all over and then put on a pair of socks. Your child won't cough for at least 8 hours.

Sun Burns
Use vinegar to soothe the sunburn. Tan Massage honey mixed with glycerin in equal proportions at night. Leave it on for 20 minutes and then wash with cold water.

Headache
Put your feet in a pail of ice. You will get instant relief.

Splinter Remover

• If you have a splinter, use a strip of scotch tape and press the tape firmly on the splinter and pull off. This removes many splinters without pulling out the tweezers or needles.
• If you do have to use tweezers or needles have the child soak the affected area in warm water for at least 10 minutes. This softens the skin area and makes it much easier to remove the splinter. Cool off Keep within ice chest moist washcloths or napkins along with the ice cooled food and drinks. Place that cloth over your head to cool off. You will feel relaxed.