Home remedies galore

Home Remedy

Unplugged “ The cures in your kitchen cupboards Most of us keep the bathroom cabinet stocked with remedies for common ailments - but we could just as well look in our kitchen cupboards instead. Many everyday ingredients can double as home cures for a host of complaints, from toothache to sciatica - and with no worry of side-effects. Here, Angela Epstein rounds up 25 of the best home remedies... ” I knew about some of these, but not the banana peel - but then I never heard of  "VERRUCA" either.  I like homeopathic remedies that have a pedigree, and physicians are starting to like them more, it seems.  People have forgotten how to take care of  even minor scrapes and aches, relying instead on Hillary Care because it's absolutely free. Anyway, all this leads to my annual Oil of Oregano spiel. I've said that if I was going on the lam, and was allowed to pack just one medication,  it would oil of oregano, a natural antibiotic. Here's two recents of mine.  I had a molar go bad.  I knew it was bad because it hurt, and I tasted the infection.  Did I go to the dentist, like any sane person would do?  Hell no.  I applied a drop of Oreganol topically for a few days, and it quit hurting.  That was almost a year ago.  Last week the molar simple broke off (rollover#1), leaving the roots behind. I have an appt. next week for the extraction, but not because it hurts.  Three weeks ago I suffered a teensy burn on my finger when it grazed a hot skillet.  Did I take care of it like any sane person would?  Hell no.  I spit on it and whistled Dixie.  All of a sudden the little burn was full fledged leprosy (rollover#2).  First thing that came to MoSup's mind was the staph infection that's been rampant around here, causing a bunch of schools to close.  Did I listen to her and go to the doctor?  Hell no.  I put a drop of Oregenol on it, applied a fresh gauze bandage twice a day after a peroxide rinse, and three days later it's good as new.  Better even. Oil of Oregano is also a natural antidote for Anthrax.  It tastes like crap, so MoSup takes a gel cap once a day.  Me too. BTW, I am famously reckless with my own health, and do not recommend that you use this in lieu of proper medical treatment.  Also, oil of oregano is a blood thinner, so don't take more than a drop a day. Personally, I use it as a substitute for aspirin - as an anti-heart attack deal - but I'm not going to say that you should.  You can ask your physician, but he's likely to be like mine and say, "yeah, I like oregano on my pizza." You're welcome.