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what works for me - medical edition
« on: January 30, 2015, 09:02:27 AM »
i am always looking for new, effective ways to get over sickness and to prevent it from occurring....

natural being the more preferred, but all welcome....

just thought i would start a list of ailments and remedies that work for me and will hopefully work for others...


sore throat - gargling half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper, mixed with a glass of luke warm water once every couple of hours...  stings a bit, but kills the bacteria causing the pain....

coughing - two teaspoons of manuka honey (UMF 15+ or better).  our boys suffer from coughs a bit in winter and this is the best thing i have found that stops a cough dead in it's tracks.  10 minutes after taking, their coughs have completed stopped for at least 6 to 8 hours... makes for restful sleep... :)  make sure you get the UMF version of the manuka honey, not the Active version...

nasal congestion - rubbing white tiger balm (NOT the red... ) on the chest and forehead/temples.  heats up a bit when you first put it on the forehead and temples, but settles down pretty quick.  works better than vicks for me...  i use the vicks for rubbing on the bottom of my feet and then putting socks on before bed...

mucus buildup - bisolven (from the chemist) is the best thing if have used for budging stubborn mucus buildup...  this normally happens for me after the nasal congestion...

overall immune system help - i have been taken olive leaf capsules for a while now, and believe it has helped with reducing the severity of sickness and also with reducing cholesterol levels...  and a cup of green tea (mixed with red gum honey, because normal green tea tastes like feet) every morning also seems to help...


hope this helps somebody... :)  of course, YMMV... and consult your GP, if not sure... :)
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2015, 09:19:42 AM »
Work with 28 children  ;D You very quickly build up an epic immune system from all their bugs. Been a teacher for 7 years now and only been genuinely sick for a couple of days in a row once.

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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2015, 09:47:21 AM »
I don't usually taste feet  ;D
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2015, 09:48:10 AM »
Quote from: Vitara_JaycoSwift_Outback on January 30, 2015, 09:19:42 AM
Work with 28 children  ;D You very quickly build up an epic immune system from all their bugs. Been a teacher for 7 years now and only been genuinely sick for a couple of days in a row once.


Don't you have tv  :angel:
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2015, 10:03:58 AM »
Retirement.


Haven't had a cold, migraine, or been sick in the last 5 years.  Even the tinnitus is getting better.


Works for me.


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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2015, 10:09:04 AM »
Bundy Rum works best for me. Never sick.  :cheers:
Tooth ache - Rum
Headache - Rum
Worn out - Rum

 The misses is always sick as she don't drink much. :cheers:
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2015, 10:47:10 AM »
Quote from: xcvator on January 30, 2015, 09:48:10 AM
Don't you have tv  :angel:

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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2015, 10:52:14 AM »
SJ you're nearly right. 1/3 cup of green ginger wine, 1/3 of water, microwave til hot then fill it with rum. That will cure a lot of problems. Oh, you have to drink it.
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2015, 11:36:06 AM »
Quote from: SJindustries on January 30, 2015, 10:09:04 AM
Bundy Rum works best for me. Never sick.  :cheers:
Tooth ache - Rum
Headache - Rum
Worn out - Rum

 The misses is always sick as she don't drink much. :cheers:

Couldn't agree more, however I go for a bit Jack Daniels regularly to fight of any coughs and colds....hahaha..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2015, 11:53:45 AM »
Back in the mid eighties I worked in ED at Balmain Hospital - I think they were having their 100th anniversary at the time.
The Charge Nurse in ED had a collection of old home remedy books and I showed some interest so she used to let me flick through them when it was quiet.
I would reckon every recipe for cough medicine I read (and I read hundreds) began "Take half a bottle of whisky....."
Ever since then I have used this priceless advice when I get a cough.
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2015, 12:05:01 PM »
Growing up us kids would get a teaspoon of rum / scotch or brandy  to sip on a few times a day  for coughs / sore throats or colds ...  Any wonder I cant stand the dark spirits now, Vodka on the other hand does the job nowadays ..
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2015, 12:12:03 PM »
Quote from: SJindustries on January 30, 2015, 10:09:04 AM
Bundy Rum works best for me. Never sick.  :cheers:
Tooth ache - Rum
Headache - Rum
Worn out - Rum

 The misses is always sick as she don't drink much. :cheers:

alcohol kills germs and makes people more attractive, gawd i hate people specially clients
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2015, 12:19:50 PM »
A single malt cures all my woes.  100% natural.  100% organic.  Can't ask for anything better.

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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2015, 12:23:03 PM »
Quote from: KingBilly on January 30, 2015, 12:19:50 PM
A single malt cures all my woes.  100% natural.  100% organic.  Can't ask for anything better.

KB
I'll drink to that  :cheers: :angel:
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« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2015, 12:24:26 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on January 30, 2015, 12:23:03 PM
I'll drink to that  :cheers: :angel:

Good to see somebody else is into these natural remedies  :D

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« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2015, 05:14:47 PM »
Hangover prevention;

Ordinary drinking session: plenty of water before bed.
Big session: plenty of water and a multi vitamin before bed.
Massive session: double dose of electrolyte tablets in the water and a multi before bed.
Epic session: it is now morning and there's no point going to bed so keep powering on.
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2015, 06:05:12 PM »
Sore lower back (mild arthritis)
Cut red meat right back like 99% back, replaced with fish & white meat (chicken)
Cut anything with refined wheat right back
These food types actually feed inflammation so anyone with back problems related to inflammation like arthritis can cut back on these and might find they need fewer meds or none at all.
I also boosted intake of foods that have natural anti inflammatory like curries

really helped
PS my blood type is type A and sometimes eating foods that is best for your blood type also helps
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #17 on: January 30, 2015, 06:06:31 PM »
Quote from: Snapman007 on January 30, 2015, 05:14:47 PM
Hangover prevention;

Ordinary drinking session: plenty of water before bed.
Big session: plenty of water and a multi vitamin before bed.
Massive session: double dose of electrolyte tablets in the water and a multi before bed.
Epic session: it is now morning and there's no point going to bed so keep powering on.
 :cheers:
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You young blokes are all the same, gotta rush everything, best remedy is simple





































































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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #18 on: January 30, 2015, 06:52:01 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on January 30, 2015, 06:06:31 PM
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You young blokes are all the same, gotta rush everything, best remedy is simple

stay P1SSED  ;D ;D ;D
I think you forgot a few Wrongs.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2015, 06:55:13 PM »
Quote from: SJindustries on January 30, 2015, 06:52:01 PM
I think you forgot a few Wrongs.  ;D ;D ;D
An extra wrong don't make it wright  ;D ;D
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2015, 07:33:40 PM »
Quote from: Mallory Black on January 30, 2015, 06:05:12 PM
Sore lower back (mild arthritis)
Cut red meat right back like 99% back, replaced with fish & white meat (chicken)
Cut anything with refined wheat right back
These food types actually feed inflammation so anyone with back problems related to inflammation like arthritis can cut back on these and might find they need fewer meds or none at all.
I also boosted intake of foods that have natural anti inflammatory like curries

really helped
PS my blood type is type A and sometimes eating foods that is best for your blood type also helps

Two major back operations and serious arthritis but I would never cut back my red meat by 99%  ;D ;D ;D

KB
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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2015, 09:34:32 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on January 30, 2015, 06:06:31 PM
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You young blokes are all the same, gotta rush everything, best remedy is simple





































































stay P1SSED  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: what works for me - medical edition
« Reply #22 on: January 31, 2015, 07:02:59 AM »
Quote from: xcvator on January 30, 2015, 06:55:13 PM
An extra wrong don't make it wright  ;D ;D
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« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2015, 12:50:21 AM »
can confirm,, had the summer man flu, think i even got my period,, 700ml jim in 2hrs= cured,,, can even face future mil tomoorow
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« Reply #24 on: February 01, 2015, 01:23:29 AM »
interseting to read htc trials to roll out in vic by the end of the year, no more saphris for me ?
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