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"Let food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. Each one of the substances in a person's diet, acts upon the body and changes it in some way, and upon these changes the whole life depends, whether in health, in sickness or convalescent."  

Hippocrates 2 000 years ago.

ACNE

• Acne Home Remedies.
  Old home Remedies looks at the causes of acne and provides simple home remedies using natural ingredients that have survived the test of time.

ADD/ADHD

• Natural Remedies for ADD/ADHD.
  Here we try and take a good honest look at whether the child has been diagnosed with this disorder and then a list of what he should be eating and what he should be avoiding like the plague. We also study the herbs and minerals that would help for ADD.
  
  

ASTHMA

• Home Remedies for Asthma.
  Old home remedies takes a look at what the possible causes for asthma are and what practical things can be done in and around the house to prevent triggering and asthma attack.

CANDIDA

• Candida Herbal Remedies
  Candida, also known as thrush, can be helped by using these herbs.
• Yeast Infection Home Remedies explains that this is not caused by bad hygiene and then gives some really good ideas on what to take naturally for this condition.
  
  
  

CARDIOVASCULAR

Home Remedies Haven for High Blood Pressure

These remedies are based on folklore, legend, tradition and word of mouth, and we give an explanation for the reason why they may help for high blood pressure. 

Control Cholesterol 

Keep your Cholesterol under control naturally.

CONSTIPATION AND INDIGESTION AILMENTS

• Home Remedies for Constipation
  Some "master blaster" recipe's. Try these wonderful old home remedies for keeping things moving regularly.
• Home Remedies for Acid Reflux. Most people don't even know they have acid reflux, check out the symptoms.
  
• Natural Laxatives
  Foods and herbs that nature provide to help you keep on going.
• Home Remedies for IBS. See what home remedies can help with one of the most common digestive disorders.
• Home Remedies for Indigestion Herbal and natural remedies for helping with bad digestion.
• Home Remedies for Stomach Ulcers.  What you should and should not be eating to help ease the gnawing pain of stomach ulcers.
  
• Nausea Home Remedies  You feel as "sick as a dog", you have to lie down, your heart beat is raised and you break out in a sweat, the sight or smell of food makes the feeling even worse.   
• Diverticulosis  Diverticulosis is a condition which affects older rather than younger people, because the walls of the large intestine often weaken with age. 
• Heartburn Some really simple and easy home remedies to bel with heartburn.
• Diarrhea    See what you can use from your home, garden, or local health shop to help stop this fairly common ailment from becoming a real pain in the ...........!!

DEFICIENCIES

• Calcium Deficiency
  Calcium is vital for formation of strong bones, see information on how a deficiency would affect you.
• Natural Sources of Calcium
  See foodstuffs and herbs that can help supplement your calcium intake.
• Iron Deficiency
  Help prevent anemia by ensuring you do not have an insufficiency of iron.
• Magnesium Deficiency.
  Keep your energy levels up.
• Potassium Deficiency.
  This mineral is vital for a healthy nervous system and a steady heartbeat.
• Seleniumm Deficiency.
  The "miracle" mineral.
• Zinc Deficiency.
  Help prevent acne, help the functioning of the prostate gland and the growth of reproductive organs.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

• Sore Throats
• Acid Reflux
• Heartburn
• Indigestion
• Constipation 
• Diarrhea
• Diverticulitis
• Gall Stones
• Nausea
• IBS
• Stomach Ulcers

EAR PROBLEMS

• Home Remedies for Ear Infections
  Some old tried and tested ways to help with this ailment that affects young and old.
• Home Remedies for Tinnitus
  Help get rid of that "orchestra" playing in your head

GALLSTONES

Home Remedies for Gallstones

GOUT

• Gout Home Remedies
  Home help is at hand to get rid of that "ouch" in your big toe.

HANGOVERS

• Home Remedies for Hangovers
  You feeling awful hey? Try these tried and tested "hair of the dog" recipe's - they really and truly work.

HAIR LOSS

• Home Remedies for Hair Loss
  Tried and tested methods of helping prevent you losing more hair.

HEALING FOODS

Now here is a list of foods that should be permanent items stocked in your pantry, you can check out their healing qualities below and to top it all they taste good as well.

• Healing with Garlic
• Healing with Honey
• Lemon Juice Home Remedies
• Onion Home Remedies

HEMORROIDS

• Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids these remedies work like a bomb.
  
  
  

HEALING HERBS

HICCUPS

• Hiccups Remedy
  

Some practical down to earth remedies for hiccoughs.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure

INSOMNIA

• Insomnia Remedies
  
  
  

KIDDIES AILMENTS

• Colic Remedies
  Some recipe's for Mom and baby to help cope with colic.
• measles
  See the difference between, baby measles, german measles and measles, together with some ideas on how to soothe the symptoms.
• Home Remedies for Teething
  Soothing help for babies when teeth are starting to pop out.

KIDNEY AILMENTS

• Kidney Stones Home Remedies
  These remedies have stood the test of time

NERVOUS AILMENTS

Home Remedies for ADD

Anxiety

Depression

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

The big question lately is chemical or natural?

This section of our website is very informative as to what all the "anti" this and that means and the natural herbs and foods that can be used as simple godgiven replacements.

These remedies come from many sources, some are modern remedies and some are ancient remedies, that have been passed down through the years, from family to family.

Once upon a time, we did not know why they worked, but now with the help of technology we are able to understand scientifically what contributes to their healing properties.

• Natural antibiotics
  
• Natural antihistamines
• Natural anti-inflammatories
• Natural antioxidants
• Natural blood thinners
• Natural diuretics
  
  

PSORIASIS

• Home Remedies for Psoriasis

RESTLESS LEGS

Home Remedies for Restless Legs

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Home Remedies for Asthma

Bronchitis

Tuberculosis

Sore Throats

Sinus

SHINGLES

Home Remedies for Shingles

Sinus Infections

• Sinus Infection Home Remedies
  
  

SKIN

• Acne Home Remedies
• Athlete's Foot
• Boils
• Cellulitis
• Eczema Home Remedies
• Psoriasis
• Ringworm
• Skin Tags
• Shingles
• Warts

SPICES

• Nutmeg
• Turmeric

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Acid Reflux

Heartburn

Indigestion

Constipation

Diarrhea

Diverticulitis

Nausea

IBS

Stomach Ulcers

SORE THROATS

• Nutmeg
• Turmeric

TUBERCULOSIS

• Home Remedies for Tuberculosis.
  
  

WARTS

• Home Remedies for removing common warts.

And that's it for now, we will update this as soon as new information and remedies are available.

YOUR NATURAL MEDICINE CHEST

What to Keep in your Medicine Chest

Arnica

Keep a tube of this cream for relief for muscle strains as well as bruises.

Calendula

Get this from your health shop in a cream or gel form and use as a salve for burns, cuts, scrapes and insect bites

Chammomile

Use the dried flowers to make a tea and use for stressful situations and also stomach upsets.

Echinacea

You can get these at your health shop as an  extracts or capsuled and use for colds, flu, cuts, infections and scrapes.

Eucalyptus

An absolute must for your herbal medicine chest for respiratory congestion and muscle soreness.

Ginger

Use this herb as a fresh root from your veggie store, or if you like gardening, grow them, it is an excellent medication for colds, respiratory congestion, nausea and stomach upsets

Lavender

Keep Lavender as an essential oil for stress, insomnia and headaches.

Sea Salt

Gargle with this salt for sore throats and also for bath salts.

Tea Tree

Use as an essential oil for skin infections and insect bites.

Valerian

Use as an extract for mild pain relief and insomnia