15 Health Reasons to Put Turmeric on Your Shopping List

The yellow/orange spice of Turmeric has been in use for over 2,000 years, and is considered one of the most effective medicinal herbs through its active ingredient - curcumin. Studies have found that a daily intake of turmeric can greatly benefit our breathing, digestion, blood flow, heart and even our brains. The curcumin has strong anti-inflammation and anti-carcinogenic properties. It's amazing what just a teaspoon of turmeric, mixed with the right ingredients, can do.

But beyond these uses, old and wise men and women, through the centuries, have come up with great home remedies using turmeric. 

Here are 15 uses for this wonderful spice that will bring you relief, healing and better living:

1. Treat ulcers and digestion problems: Mix one teaspoon of turmeric powder in a cup of boiling water, let it cool and then drink (you can sweeten with sugar or honey). 

 

2. To relieve problems of digestion and acidity in the stomach: Mix half a teaspoon of turmeric with 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper and a 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom. Swallow after your meal. 

 

3. To relieve a sore throat: Mix a teaspoonful of honey with a teaspoon of turmeric and swallow about 4 times a day. A second option: mix 1/2 a teaspoon of turmeric and 1/2 a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water and gurgle in the throat. 

 

 4. To treat fungus on feet and nails: Mix turmeric powder with lemon juice until an ointment is created. Smear the ointment on the problematic area for a week. Recommendation: apply before bed time and wear socks. 

 

5. Treating acne: Smear a salve made of a tablespoon of milk and a bit of turmeric. It may stain your face, so best to put it on at night and wash your face well in the morning.

6. To stop bleeding caused by cuts or scrapes: Dab generously with turmeric powder for its anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.

7. For quick healing of wounds: Make a thick mixture of turmeric with a bit of water. Smear on the wound and bandage it for at least 24 hours. 

 

8. To treat arthritis: Boil a glass of milk with a teaspoon and a half of turmeric powder. Wait till it cools and drink. 

 

9. To relieve asthma attacks: Mix 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder in a glass of hot water and drink in small sips. 

 

10. To stop your gums from bleeding: Massage the teeth and gums with a mixture made of equal parts turmeric powder, mustard, oil and salt.

11. To treat mouth wounds: Mix a 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric in a glass of hot water and wait till it cools. Gargle several times a day. 

 

12. Treating stubborn calluses: Prepare a thick mix of 50 grams of turmeric powder with 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix well to receive the salve and then smear it on the callus. 

 

13. To treat insect bites: Make a mixture of turmeric and lemon and smear over the injured area. This will help stop the bleeding and remove any poison left behind which may irritate the skin. 

 

14. For harsh PMS and cramps: Mix a teaspoon and a half of turmeric in a glass of hot milk. 

 

15. To ease labor: It is recommended for women that are 9 months pregnant to swallow 1/2 a teaspoon of turmeric with hot milk every day. This combination, taken late in the pregnancy, should make giving birth a little easier.

 

 

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Ways to Use Pepper You Never Knew About

Black pepper, just like table salt, has an unexpected list of alternative uses that extend beyond seasoning your meals. In fact, as you're about to find out, there's a lot more to black pepper than meets the eye. Let's take a look:

1. Keep colors bright

 

After your favorite bright-red top has been worn and washed a couple of times, its color will start to fade. However, pepper can be used to help your fabrics retain their bright color and prevent them from running too. Just add a teaspoon of pepper to the wash load. 

 

2. Keep your plants bug free

Pepper can also be used as a natural pest control in the garden - after all, there's nothing more frustrating than a swarm of bugs nibbling at your plants. To keep bugs at bay, mix black pepper with flour and sprinkle around the soil. 

 

3. It will keep deer away too
While deer may enjoy dining on a freshly budding garden, spraying your plants and bushes with a cayenne pepper and water mixture will have them dining elsewhere. 

 

4. Keep ants out of the kitchen

Though pepper's uses in the garden are bountiful, this powerful ingredient can be used to keep ants away inside the home as well. The ants in your kitchen are actually looking for sugar, so keep them at bay by sprinkling cayenne pepper in spots along the backs of your counter tops and on your baseboards. 

 

5. Keep rodents from chewing on cable wires  

 Keep rodents away from your cable wires by spreading some black pepper on them.

6. Seal a leaking radiator in your car

Buy yourself some time before taking your car to the repair shop. Pour a spice-rack sized container of black pepper into the radiator. This will flow into the split or pinhole, plugging the leak. 

 

7. Stop a minor cut from bleeding

Pepper may be applied to the body too. Prior to doing so, thoroughly rinse the cut and dab the bleeding area with a clean, sterile cloth or paper towel. Then, sprinkle some ground black pepper on the cut and secure it with a bandage. This remedy will only work on small cuts. For deep cuts, with heavy bleeding, seek professional medical attention.

8. Use pepper essential oil to alleviate arthritis pain 

To soothe the pain, create your own home-made warming massage by combining the following oils together: 1 drop of almond oil, 2 drops pepper, 1 drop ginger and 2 drops lavender. 

 

9. Use pepper to stop a migraine in its tracks  

If you feel the beginning of a migraine coming on, add a 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon of cayenne pepper to half a glass of water. If the migraine doesn't subside 30 minutes later, drink another glass. 

 

10. Use pepper to help your liver detoxify 

 Combine the following ingredients and drink up each morning: 1 lemon, squeezed, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 cup filtered water, 1 teaspoon maple syrup. 

 

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8 Mistakes You're Making with First Aid

Spread butter on a burn - you may have heard of this remedy before. While we now know to avoid this old wives tale, there are still plenty more mistakes that we make which are downright dangerous. So, knowing the basic first aid would go a long way. Here are the biggest mistakes we are making in everyday emergencies.

Mistake #1: Disinfecting cuts and scrapes with hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, iodine or betadine

While disinfecting wounds is a smart move, the product you use can be creating more harm than good. While applying hydrogen peroxide may look like its killing germs, what its actually doing is killing your body's fibroblasts - the skin cells that are responsible for healing wounds. Whereas the stinging you feel when applying alcohol is actually healthy tissue that is being harmed.

What to do: Clean debris and bacteria from a cut or scrape by holding it under running water. If it continues to bleed, apply direct pressure to the cyst. Once you've flushed the wound, add some antibiotic ointment and cover up with a loose bandage or let it air out if possible. 

Mistake #2: Tilting your head back to stop a bloody nose

While it may be tempting to tilt your head back during a nose bleed, you're actually draining blood back into the throat. This does not stop the bleeding, nor do you know how much you are bleeding.

What to do: Keep the head upright, this will lower the blood pressure in the veins of the nose. Use your thumb and index finger to pinch both nostrils shut for 15 minutes, breathing through your mouth. After 15 minutes let go and if the nose is still bleeding apply pressure for a further 15 minutes. Most tend to resolve on their own and if it doesn't stop after 30 minutes, particularly after an injury, like a car accident, head to your doctor.

Mistake #3: Assuming the closest hospital is best for your emergency
Getting to the doctor ASAP may seem like a wiser choice than driving to a hospital further away, you may be better served at a hospital that is well equipped with what you need.

What to do: In an emergency, call 911, though you may need to be prepared to travel. If the 911 operator suggests a specialty center that is further away than the nearest hospital, opt for that. There are four main types of specialty centers - cardiac, stroke, burn and trauma, though depending on your emergency, it could mean the difference between life and death.

Mistake #4: Performing CPR by alternating chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Forget mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Research conducted on CPR found that the worst thing for a patient is not performing enough chest compressions.

What to do: If someone drops dead in front of you, feel for a pulse in the neck. If you don't detect one, start the compressions immediately, while another person calls 911. To do so, place the heel of your hand in the center of the chest, placing your other hand on top of it. Push down two inches with each compression, about 100 times per minute. A perfect beat for this is the track 'Staying Alive, by the BeeGees'.


Mistake #5: "Rescuing" survivors of a car accident
In a car accident, one of the most dreaded injuries is to the cervical spine or neck. If you don't move a person without properly immobilizing them first, they can get paralyzed.

What to do: Call 911. Do not move the person, just make sure that they are breathing and are comfortable. Assure them that help is on the way.

Mistake #6: If someone is having a seizure, putting a pencil in her mouth to keep her from swallowing or biting her tongue

It is physically impossible to suck your tongue down into your throat. But should you try prevent that from happening it is too risky. Putting an object in a person's mouth during a seizure could cause them swallow it. A pencil or a wallet could block the airway and may cause the person to suck it down once they start to breathe again.

What to do: During a seizure people twitch violently, they foam at the mouth and may even turn blue. Though seizures are self-limiting. This means that they will stop by themselves. The only thing you can do is call for help and keep the person away from surrounding danger - sharp objects, glass, heat, or falling in water. You can also roll the person onto his or her side, this will keep the airway clear. While they may seem like an emergency, they're usually not.

Mistake #7: Tying a tourniquet on an arm or leg to stop heavy bleeding
This is an Old Boy Scouts trick that may potentially stop the flow of blood to a body part, risking permanent tissue damage and loss of a limb. Using a tourniquet would cut off all circulation to that extremity and not accomplish anything that applying direct pressure can't accomplish.

What to do: Use a sterile gauze or a clean cloth, apply firm pressure to the wound and keep pressing it even if the bandage gets soaked with blood. You can add other cloths on top if needed. Control the bleeding by applying pressure until the person can be seen in the ER. If the bleeding doesn't stop or if the wound appears to be gaping, is dirty or comes from an animal bite, visit a doctor immediately.

Mistake #8: Popping Tylenol like baby aspirin

This popular pain killer and fever reducer may be easy to take, though as good as this drug may be it should still be used wisely. In fact, according to the National Institutes of Health, overdose of Tylenol is the most common poisoning around the world.

What to do: Tylenol has been proven to alleviate pain, so don't skip it if you need it. Be vigilant, stick to your daily limit and if you're unsure about your dosage, speak to your doctor. 

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