Just a few notes on natural/home remedies…

1.  Natural or home remedies often have quite a bit of anecdotal evidence but no hard scientific fact…   

• Mostly because there is not much money in these remedies, so none of the companies want to  put funding into researching a product that won’t make them too much money.

2.  The FDA (the government agency that approves drugs) does not regulate natural remedies…

• So, the natural/home remedy does not need to prove that they actually work
• The herbs do not need to actually contain the amount of herb that the label states

3.  Natural/home remedies do have side effects!

• Vitamins and herbs are drugs too
• Oftentimes, they will have less side effects because they are not as potent as synthesized drugs

Here are some of the articles (in no particular order)… 

Neti Pot -Helpful or Harmful?

Benefits of Caffeine

Hoodia for Weight Loss

Natural Remedy for Heartburn

Vinegar for Diabetes Type 2

Hangover Remedies

Honey for Cough in Kids

Healthy Vegetarian

Home Remedies for Bug Bites and Stings

Magnets for Arthritis Pain

Leamonheads for Upset Stomach

Elderberry for the Flu

Treatment for Sebaceous Cyst

If you want to see them all, please see our Natural/Home Remedies Category.

We would love to hear about your natural/home remedies!

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I’ve got my fabulous mom here in town, and while discussing her arthritis pain, she was telling me how using magnets helped relieve the pain in her hip.

She evidently was given a magnet by some lady in my neighborhood the last time she was visiting me (I missed this whole scene and she never even mentioned it until today – she’s a weird one!). 

The magnet came in the form of a thin, circular metal piece surrounded by an adhesive tape type stuff (those were her words!).   She stuck it right over the pain in her affected hip, where it stayed in place for a few days. 

She’s not sure if the pain would have gone away on its own or if the magnet was truly effective, but by golly whatever the reason, the pain went away! 

It makes some sense that the magnet gave her relief from the arthritic pain because there have been reports from other folks with the same results.  There are a few randomized studies that suggest magnets may relieve pain caused by arthritis.  The key word in that sentence is “suggest” – solid proof is still lacking!

The non-skeptical researchers believe that magnets may work to relieve arthritis pain because they think it increases circulation to the affected area.  Some of the reasons increasing circulation would help are:

 1) more oxygen is transported to the cells which helps with tissue regeneration

 2) free radicals are decreased by energizing enzymes

 3) toxins, like lactic acid, are drained

 4) cellular swelling is decreased.

Magnets should not be used in people with pacemakers or insulin pumps, pregnant women, and those using sleep apnea machines – safety has not been determined in these situations.

There you have it!

Hey whatever floats your boat, but if I were you, I’d give a try because magnets don’t seem too be harmful!

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