Snore rrelieving Gel in a jar

The great thing is that this isn’t JUST helpful for snorers (and their spouses!)…it can also help clear stuffy, irritated nasal passages of any kind! So if your family tends to get colds frequently or has allergy issues, you’ll definitely want to whip up a couple of these jars.
Here’s how to make them…

Snore Relieving Gel in a Jar

Ingredients

• 2 packets unflavoured gelatin
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 1 cup water, divided
• 2 4 oz mason jars
• Marjoram, peppermint, eucalyptus and lavender essential oils
• Food coloring (optional)

Directions:
Heat 3/4 cup of water in a small pot or pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 Tbsp of salt, and stir until the salt dissolves completely.
Slowly add the contents of the 2 packets of gelatin to the water, and stir until dissolved.


Remove the mixture from heat and add the remaining 1/4 cup of water.

Pour the liquid carefully into your two 4oz mason jars, then add the essential oils. Add 5 drops each of marjoram, peppermint, eucalyptus and lavender essential oils, for a total of 20 drops in each jar. Add a drop or two of food coloring too, if you’d like (just to make it a bit more visually interesting.)

Place the jars into your fridge to cool and solidify, then cover with a lid.
To Use:
At bedtime, open the jar and hold it near your nose. Take a few deep breaths through your nose, then leave the jar open on your nightstand while you sleep.

Marjoram essential oil relieves tension and relaxes muscles, promoting restful sleep. Peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils are excellent at reducing inflammation in the nasal passages, which helps clear the airways and eliminate snoring. And finally, lavender essential oil is very relaxing, helping to carry you off to a restful, snore-less sleep. :-)

(As with all gelatin products, higher temperatures can cause this gel to liquify. If this happens, no worries! Just stick the jar back in the fridge until it has solidified again.)

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Kill Sinus Infections in Under 2 Minutes With Hydrogen Peroxide and Sea Salt Mixture

A sinus infection is basically an inflammation of the lining  of the sinuses that can cause severe headache, fever and facial pains.  Lucky though, there is a cheap alternative available  that can ease severe sinus infection and help relieve the pain and the  headache – Hydrogen Peroxide.

How to use hydrogen peroxide for a sinus infection:
A mixture of hydrogen peroxide and sea salt will help you to effectively treat a sinus infection.  

Hydrogen peroxide assist in thinning  the mucus and help clear the sinuses and air canals.

The mixture of these two ingredients has similar medicinal properties as a traditional saline rinse  but without its side-effects.

Sea salt helps restore the osmotic balance in the mucous membranes and hydrogen peroxide is a natural disinfecting agent that helps  remove infection.

How to prepare and use a hydrogen peroxide and sea-salt mixture:

In a glass jar mix 6 ounces of lukewarm water with half a tablespoon of hydrogen  peroxide,  next, add 1 tablespoon of the sea salt.
Mix thoroughly  until the sea  salt has disappeared completely. Transfer the mixture  into a nasal spray or neti pot.
Bend over a sink in the bathroom  and spray the mixture into your nasal passage allowing  it to drain through your mouth.
Repeat this procedure for three days straight or until  you feel completely relieved.

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10 Home Remedies To Treat A Dry Cough In Adults And Children

A dry cough is best dealt with through cough suppressants like honey, candy, peppermint, sundew, and carrots. Chest and back massages and limited exposure to inspirable irritants like smoke and dust may offer some relief, too. Use a pillow when you sleep and take a hot shower before bedtime to reduce night-time cough spells. Infants younger than one are best treated by a pediatrician.

It is your body’s natural protective reflex to cough up anything irritating your throat. This may be mucus or an irritant, inhaled or swallowed. A viral infection like the flu, a respiratory disorder like asthma, an allergic reaction to dust or pollen, smoking, or more serious conditions like tuberculosis and lung cancer can cause coughing.

As opposed to a productive cough, a dry cough does not cause you to bring up phlegm.
There are 2 basic strategies to deal with a dry cough. One is to suppress it, the other is to prevent it. There is a host of naturally available cough suppressants like honey and peppermint that can be put to use.
Caution: Cough suppressants are not suitable for children under 6 years of age.

Home Remedies For A Dry Cough

Let’s take a look at some of the things you can do at home to deal with dry, hacking coughs.

1. Have Some Honey

Topping the list of natural cough remedies, honey needs no introduction when it comes to our physical wellbeing. Honey’s high viscosity renders it an effective soothing agent to an irritable throat. Its antimicrobial effects are an added perk if it’s a bacterial infection causing your cough.
What To Do: 

• Lap up a tablespoon of raw, organic honey when you feel throat irritation coming on or in the midst of a coughing spree. You may have a tablespoon 1–3 times a day.
• Alternatively, add a tablespoon of honey to a cup of hot water, tea, or lemon juice for a warm, comforting drink.

Caution: Honey is generally believed to be unsafe for children below a year old because of an increased risk of botulism. It may also promote dental decay if given regularly before sleep.

2. Suck On A Sugar Candy

What’s better than enjoying a sweet treat while also treating a tickling cough! One study showed that rinsing the mouth with sucrose (sugar) solution helped reduce cough reflex sensitivity. This was proved by an increase in the amount of capsaicin (a compound in hot peppers) required to trigger a cough. The sweet taste of a candy can, thus, help save the day.
What To Do:

• Suck on some sugar candy whenever your cough goes out of hand.

Caution: Do not give hard candy to children under 3 years of age to avoid the risk of choking.

3. Use Peppermint Leaves Or Oil

The peppermint herb contains a minty compound called menthol. The sensory cooling that it offers a dry, troubled throat can suppress coughs. This conclusion, too, was drawn when a significant increase in the amount of capsaicin required to stimulate a cough was seen. Peppermint can, thus, help put a stop to or prevent a dry cough.
What To Do:

• Add a few peppermint leaves to boiling water. Cover your head with a towel and inhale the cool vapors for a couple of minutes. Alternatively, you may add 3–4 drops of peppermint oil to boiling water and do the same.
• You may also drink some peppermint tea.

How To Make Peppermint Tea: Crush 7–10 green, unblemished, and washed peppermint leaves between your fingers or by using a mortar and pestle. Separately, boil some water. Allow the water to cool a little and add it to the leaves in a cup. Depending on how strong you want the tea, allow the leaves to steep for 7–12 minutes. Remove the leaves and drink the water plain, or add honey and lemon for flavor.

Caution: Peppermint or menthol is not suitable for infants. Do not consume peppermint oil.

4. Drink Sundew Tea

A traditionally used cough suppressant is the herb sundew. It has been used for ages in Europe as an important cough medicine. Though scientific studies to support the use of this herb in the treatment of coughs are lacking, the herb is often used in homeopathic preparations for the same. Give it a try to see if it works for you.
What To Do: Add only a teaspoon of the dried herb to boiling water to make sundew tea. Restrict yourself to a couple of sips at a time to prevent any side effects.

5. Avoid Exposure To Inspirable Irritants

With the increased levels of pollutions, this one is particularly difficult to follow. However, your would do your irritated throat a favor by limiting your exposure to “tickling” substances such as smoke, dust, and other pollutants. You may wear a face mask when you have no choice but to be in the presence of such irritants.
This also means that you need to quit smoking, which includes passive smoking as well.

6. Get A Chest And Back Massage

An uncontrollable, recurrent cough can make your chest and back muscles sore. To feel better, ask someone to massage your chest and back muscles a couple of times a day. Though this may not help suppress your cough, you will appreciate the muscle relief.

7. Eat More Carrots

This works especially for smokers. A survey conducted in Norway showed that an increase in dietary vitamin C reduced cough and wheeze in smokers, possibly due to their antioxidant components. Though vitamin A predominates in carrots, a raw carrot carries close to 6 gm of vitamin C in every 100 gm – quite a significant quantity.
What To Do:

• Chomp on some carrots through the day as a healthy snack, or toss them into vegetable salads.
• Alternatively, blend a few carrots into carrot juice and consume regularly.

8. Elevate Your Head While You Sleep

Sometimes, an acid reflux may cause you to cough. A completely flat posture while sleeping can instigate an acid reflux, triggering a cough. Prop your head up with a well-fluffed pillow to prevent this from happening.

9. Moisten Your Nasal Passage Before Sleeping

Inhaling moisture can help soothe your dry throat. You can create moisture in the air by using a vaporizer or by taking a hot shower and basking in the steam. Do this before you tuck in to get some sound, undisturbed sleep.
Caution: Steam can exacerbate your cough if you suffer from asthma, so asthmatics should avoid this method.

10. Stir Up A Bedtime Drink

You can try a combo recipe of honey, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper, and ground ginger to stifle a recurrent dry cough spree.
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, advocated the use of an ancient Greek honey-vinegar concoction (oxymel) for treating persistent coughs. We now know why honey works. With its antimicrobial properties, apple cider vinegar too can offer relief by killing cough-triggering bacteria.

• Cayenne pepper contains capsaicin that has been shown to set off anti-pain cellular reactions. It involves the suppression of the pain receptor TRPV1. This may help relieve any painful discomfort caused by a dry, hacking cough.
• Ginger helps relax your airway within half an hour. The accolades it receives for respiratory relief are largely due to the compounds -gingerol, and shogaol. Because of this, ginger may help get rid of an annoying cough.

Here’s what you’ll need to do:
Ingredients

• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons water

Directions
Stir the ingredients together and consume about 3 teaspoons of this mixture before you sleep. You might get the relief you are looking for. I've this concoction for my cough and can swear it works. Only difference is 2 tbsp each of honey, apple cider vinegar and water , is what I was told.

Licorice Roots Are Best Avoided

Many proponents of natural remedies have touted licorice roots’ benefits for digestive and respiratory problems, including a cough. However, we advise against the daily consumption of these extracts as its potential side effects outweigh its benefits.
Glycyrrhetic acid in licorice is likely to be the culprit component, capable of causing high blood pressure, potassium deficiency, and severe muscle weakness. It is especially harmful to pregnant women, increasing risks of abnormal brain development and behavior disorders in their children.

Natural Remedies For Children

• Honey Is Good For Children Older Than One

Between 1983 and 2007, 118 children, younger than 12 years and mostly under 2 years, died due to the misuse of OTC cough medications.
Honey is considered safe for adults, but what about your children? In one study, 105 children and adolescents with upper respiratory tract infections were given honey at bedtime. The honey helped suppress night-time coughing and helped them sleep better – more so than conventional cough syrup. This is possibly due to the antioxidant and antimicrobial effects of honey. A reduction in a child’s night-time coughing will also allow parents to sleep better. Another study reaffirmed honey’s ability to reduce the frequency and severity of coughs in children.

There is a caveat to these claims. As already mentioned, honey increases the risks of botulism and dental decay in children.
However, children older than a year can benefit from it.
What To Do: Give your child 1 1/2 teaspoons of honey before bedtime.

• Prop Your Child’s Head Up

For children across all cohorts, including babies, dry coughs can be prevented by ensuring their head is elevated while sleeping.

• Try Milk Or Water

For infants, younger than one, you may try a couple of sips of milk or water like you would do in the case of hiccups. If your child’s cough persists, consult your doctor.
As a general rule across all ages, if a cough persists for more than a week and is accompanied by a headache and fever, it’s best to seek the advice of a healthcare provider.


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Home-Made De-congestant

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 A decongestant can help thin out the mucus and reduce its production, while an expectorant can loosen the phlegm and help you cough it out. Although you can buy decongestants and expectorants at the pharmacy, they’re often loaded with other ingredients that can make you drowsy. Here is a recipe for a natural decongestant and expectorant to save your day (and night).

 

 This recipe is made using cayenne pepper, honey and ginger, all recognized expectorants that can loosen phlegm and mucus, so you can expel it from your body more easily. For de-congestion, the capsaicin in cayenne pepper (the component that makes it spicy) helps relieve the swelling and inflammation that narrows your nasal passages. Apple cider vinegar and lemon are also added to the mixture because of their decongestant properties. Apple cider vinegar serves to thin the mucus that’s secreted, allowing for congested areas to be drained; while lemon juice is also known to help with congestion, and it also gives the mixture a more pleasant taste. 

 Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  
• ½ teaspoon powdered ginger
  
• 3 tablespoons honey
  
• ¼ cup lemon juice
  
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

 
Directions

1. Pour the lemon juice and apple cider vinegar in a pot and bring it to a simmer.
   
2. Stir in the honey, cayenne pepper and ginger.
   
3. Pour the contents into a jar and store in a cool, dry place.
   Dosage Adults can take 1 or 2 tablespoons daily, as needed. Shake the jar well before using.
   
   Tip: Warming the mixture can be a pleasant way to consume this tonic.

Watch your snore score

Find out the cause of your snoring before you opt for a quick fix from our guide

While nearly half of all middle-aged men snore, it's not solely a male problem. It affects women too, particularly after menopause.

The key, say sleep specialists, is to work out what type of snorer you are before buying devices and opting for remedies. Here's our guide:

Being overweight
Weight gain is linked to a host of health problems and is a main trigger for snoring in men because, unlike women, they tend to put on weight around their necks.

The fatty tissue around your neck squeezes the airway and prevents air from flowing in and out freely when sleeping. The airway is more likely to vibrate, say doctors.

Solution: Lose weight sensibly through diet and exercise.

Alcohol alert
Alcohol is a sedative and depressant so it relaxes you. The downside is that is can cause the muscles in the back of the throat to collapse — another key cause of snoring.

Sleeping pills and sedative medication, such as antihistamines, also produce a similar effect.

Solution: Reduce your alcohol intake. Have your last drink at least four hours before you go to bed.

Kick the butt
Smokers are approximately twice as likely to snore as non-smokers, say studies. Cigarette smoke irritates the lining of the nasal cavity and throat, causing swelling and catarrh. The resulting congestion of nasal passages makes it difficult to breathe through your nose. Passive smokers also run the risk of snoring.

Solution: Quit! Or try to have your last cigarette at least four hours before bed to reduce the effects of the smoke.

Sleeping position
If you sleep on your back, you are more likely to snore because of the effects of gravity on the upper airway. This happens since the tongue and soft palate fall back into the throat, narrowing the airway.

Solution: Sleep on your side. A mandibular advancement device is more beneficial for this kind of snorer. These are mouthpieces that hold the lower jaw and tongue forward, making more space to breathe.

Another option is a shaped pillow which puts your head in a slightly tilted position and opens the airway at the back of the throat.

Allergies
Allergies, such as hay fever can cause nasal congestion, contribute to snoring and affect sleep quality. Swelling in the lining of the nose and throat affects breathing through the nasal airway — particularly at night.

Solution: Treat the allergy.

Mouth breathing
If you usually sleep through the night with your mouth open — you probably snore, suggest experts.

When we breathe in through the nose, the air passes over the curved part of the soft palate in a gentle flow into the throat without creating unnecessary turbulence.
But, when we breathe in through the mouth, the air hits the back of the throat 'head on' and can create enormous vibrations in the soft tissue.

Solution: Try mouth breathing devices that prevent the mouth from falling open.

Small nostrils
Small or "collapsing" nostrils make it harder to breathe through the nose when sleeping.

This means you're breathing through your mouth — and will snore. Solution: Wearing nasal dilators can help. This is a springy, flexible plastic device that "holds" the nostrils open.

Tongue base snorer
If you've been a heavy snorer for some time, damage to the nerves and muscles of the upper airway mean they're more prone to collapse.

This restricts the airway and vibrates the tissue of the tongue, causing it to block the airway.

Solution: Clinical studies show that a mandibular advancement device can help keep the tongue away from the back of the throat.     

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