Remedicated

When the going gets tough and you’ve basically exhausted all means to get yourself cured from something, you definitely want to know and get to the next step. Fortunately, you have one, and it’s called alternative therapies. Usually, they are still under continuous research and are popular subjects of debates for those who are in the medical profession and those who are looking for more means to get themselves well.

Some appear to be logical, while others not. Nevertheless, they are practiced because a lot have experienced better health condition and improved wellness:

1. Light box therapy. If you suddenly wake up one winter morning sad over something you cannot understand, don’t panic. You haven’t lost your mind yet, though you may be showing signs of SAD or the seasonal affective disorder. It commonly happens during the winter months, when the body is totally out of sync and there is less light available. There are some ways on how to beat out the winter blues, and a strange but highly efficient method is the light box therapy. It means getting a special lighting unit and relaxing yourself with or over it for one hour. The purpose is not just to brighten your perception but to also allow the skin to absorb as much light as it can.

2. Bio-resonance frequency. There’s definitely a good reason why music seems to be a good stress buster. Bio-resonance involves the use of audio waves at different frequencies to beat out stress. It can actually help get rid of toxins, which may just render you unhealthy in the future. The frequencies can be transmitted with the use of headphones or subwoofers.

3. Bowen sessions. It could sound like any other massage session to you, but a Bowen technique is meant more than to help you relax or chill out. You can make use of it to allow your body to heal properly. The process of Bowen involves the use gentle and subtle moves of hands into the skin or your very light clothing. It also includes very precise movements. You cannot immediately feel the effect of Bowen until you’ve done it several times.

4. Reversal program. Just when you thought that your medical insurance company doesn’t really care a lot of your health but how much you pay for premium, think again. It could be adopting the reversal program, which, when you’re faithful to it, can give you hundreds of dollars for reimbursement. The reversal program is a new therapy adopted by several health and life insurance companies. It doesn’t make use of any drug or make the patient undergo any surgery for the heart disease. It just involves cutting the fat to 10 percent, introducing vegetables, and practicing better stress management through yoga or meditation.

5. Hopi therapy. The fact that you can’t hear properly doesn’t really mean you’re going deaf. There could just be a great load of wax in your ear, and you need to get rid of it. You can try using a cotton swab or strangely a Hopi candle. It’s shaped like a tube and something you can insert just a little farther from the ear opening. When inside, it becomes a vacuum can sucks the earwax out.

Perhaps the hardest thing about the late-night beer-drinking sprees with friends is not getting drunk but how to cope with your hangover. This is especially true when you need to rush for work the next day. The splitting headache, the feeling of a beat-up body, and the haggard look of your face will be more than enough for you to consider just lie down and pass up the chance of doing something really important.

Fortunately, there are many ways on how you can get rid of your hangover, and you don’t need to limit yourself with several conventions. Here are some of the strange—but surprisingly effective—means to get rid of your hangover:

1. Be a Starbucks buddy. Who says only coffee drinkers need to come by a coffee shop? Drunkards do. Coffee can basically give you the relief that you need for your headache so you can think clearly and start to sober up. A very strong cup of brewed coffee will already do the trick. Nevertheless, you may have to pair your coffee with a decent breakfast meal if you don’t want to end up suffering from dehydration instead.

2. Mix your Bloody Mary. The wisdom that you need to drink beer today to get rid of the hangover of drinking bottles of it the other night is completely absurd, but hey, it does really work for a few. However, obviously, the effect will only be temporary since you’re still going to feel the hangover after drinking. To just reduce the possible effects of drinking, you can concoct a Bloody Mary instead. You should be extremely careful, though. You don’t want to end up being a regular attendee of Alcoholics Anonymous very soon.

3. Chow down on bitter almonds. This supposed hangover cure isn’t really anything new. As a matter of fact, this has been practiced since the Middle Ages. Nobody has a good explanation why bitter almonds are used, though it could be because of the fact that eating it will completely remove your mind from the feeling of hangover. To make it even stranger, bitter almonds are best paired with eels.

4. Drink a lovely mixture of tomato juice. Surely, you’d feel sophisticated even with your hangover when you’re going to drink up your tomato juice. But don’t be easily comfortable with the idea. If you’re going to follow the tradition of those who are in Outer Mongolia you may have to look for a sheep’s eye, mixed with pickles, and then combine it with your tomato juice.

5. Do what the Romans do. The Romans weren’t just mere conquerors, but they were also well-known for their sleepless merrymaking, which could even include the entire empire. So how do they stay up so late and still wake up feeling refreshed? The secret lies on the cabbage leaves. They would just chow on the leaves or drink their water. They may also cook some fried canaries, which actually make excellent breakfast fried meal for them, along with the cabbage.

When push comes to shove, and you can no longer afford to buy more medicines for your illnesses, you simply have to rely on your ability to combine the different spices, fruits, and vegetables that you can find in your home. Thankfully, with ingenuity, scientific knowledge, guts, and great faith in what you’re doing, you can come up with effective albeit unusual home remedies such as these:

1. Coconut Macaroons for Diarrhea. Diarrhea per se isn’t actually a bad health condition. It’s the body’s way of getting rid of waste and other toxins in the body, though they could be in excessive qualities. However, you need to still control or put a stop to diarrhea since it can cause dehydration, which is potentially dangerous. You’re getting rid of too much fluid in your body, and your cells will dry up. You can gulp on several gallons or electrolyte, or you can go for coconut macaroons. Indeed, there are a number of people who discovered that it such can eventually put a sudden stop to their abnormal bowel movement. And since it’s sweet and simply delicious, it could just be the best medicine you’ve taken in your entire life.

2. Aspartame for Swollen Joints. Arthritis can be one of the most painful things that you could probably suffer. You can hardly even walk and move around. There are already a lot of drugs that are available in the market, and which you can take daily or upon prescription. What you may not know, though, is that your soda can be a great cure for your illness. According to a study conducted by a scientist who is suffering from arthritis, the artificial sweetener called aspartame can provide some relief to the swollen joints. It’s normally found in artificial sugars and in sweet beverages.

3. A Cup of Coffee for Your Asthma. Usually, the nebulizer is the best friend of asthmatic people. It allows them to breathe properly and clean the passage for air. However, if you don’t have one and you need some immediate cure, you can just simply make yourself a cup of coffee. The warmth itself is enough to somehow clear your passageways and allow you to breathe in properly.

4. Egg Whites for Your Face. Who says egg whites are only better when scrambled? If you have a huge supply of eggs in your refrigerator and you feel like freshening up, grab some of the former and put them in your face. Make sure that you only make use of the egg whites, not the yolk. Beat and then place them all over your face, as if it’s actually a mud mask. After fifteen minutes, wash off. You will notice that you will have an oil-free and smoother skin.

5. Mouthwash for the Dandruff. If it could work for animals, then it may also do so for you. Such is the principle behind the use of mouthwash in removing dandruff. Veterinarians would often combine baby oil with mouthwash in order to remove itching spots in horses and dogs. When applied to your own hair, you may eventually be dandruff free in as short as two days.