How to Get Rid of a Hangover

November 14, 2009 By marie 1 Comment

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Partying all night and having a few drinks every now and then is not much of a bad thing. In fact you must have heard about the health benefits of drinking a glass of red wine each day. However, when it comes to alcohol, it is very easy to go beyond your limits – especially if you are having the time of your life. Once this happens, you can bet that you will be having that head breaking hangover the moment you wake up.

Anyone can have a hangover – men and women of all ages. The symptoms that come with a hangover can be unbearable for some that it is enough to make them swear off alcoholic drinks. The most common of these symptoms are nausea and headache. Other symptoms include stomach aches, eye redness and irritability.

Hangovers happen when you have excessive alcohol intake. Most of the time, people are unable to tell if they had too much alcohol during the moment that they are drinking. They only get to find out the morning after. Luckily there are a lot of hangover cures out there and some of them you can even do yourself at home.

Hangover treatments only tend to the symptoms but take note that the only thing that can totally get rid of a hangover is time. Here are some things that you can do to relieve the pain:

  • Pain relievers can be your best friend during these times. They can help get rid of your headaches.

  • Drink a lot of fluids. Drinking a lot of water can help control the headache as well.

  • Get a lot of rest. Let time pass and stay in bed. The further you are from that night, the lesser pain you will feel.

  • To help get rid of the nausea, one thing you can do is to drink cola. Do not believe on the treatment of drinking the same thing that you drank the night before because this will only let the hangover come back late on the day.

  • Eat a dry piece of toast or a banana so that you can have something in your stomach that is not heavy enough for you to throw up. If you are able to keep something down then you will be feeling less pain in the stomach.

  • Take a hot steamy bath so that you can sweat it out and release the toxins.

As you can see, this hangover remedies are very easy to do and will not require much thinking. With a hangover, thinking will be the last thing you would want to do. But the best remedy is to prevent it from happening. Limit the amounts of drinks that you have and you will not have to worry about having one in the first place.

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Dealing with Nausea

November 14, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Ever had the feeling that you are uneasy in the stomach and uncomfortable with everything in your surroundings to the point that you want to vomit? Then you are undergoing nausea.

Nausea may not be a disease but it is one of the most common symptoms to numerous conditions. It can be acute and last for a short period of time. If prolonged, this means that your nausea is a debilitating symptom.

Nausea is often referred to as the feeling of being sick in the stomach. It is caused by a lot of things. Usually it is caused by problems in the abdominal and pelvic organs, brain and hormones. Nausea can also be caused by medications, low blood sugar, alcohol, food allergies and poisoning, morning sickness and stress. Infections can also lead to nausea especially if the gastrointestinal tract is affected. Intestinal blockage can also be a cause for nausea. Psychiatric disorders like depression, anorexia nervosa, bulimia and anxiety are some of them.

Vomiting is not the sign that you should be looking for in order to confirm whether you are experiencing nausea or not. This is because nausea can happen with or without the vomiting just as vomiting can occur without nausea. Here are the right signs and symptoms that you should watch for:

  • Sudden fever, body aches, cough, runny nose and diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Dehydration
  • Retching
  • Profuse sweating

Here is a list of some home remedies that you can use to get rid of nausea:

  • Boil half a cup of rice in one cup of water for ten to twenty minutes. After the boiling, drain the water in a cup – this is the rice water. Sip on the rice water until all the symptoms of nausea are gone.

  • One of the best ways to get rid of nausea is to use ginger. Add some fresh ginger in your tea or take ginger capsules.

  • Make sure that your stomach is never empty. Carry along with you a small bag of fruit, cheese, crackers or anything that you can nibble on throughout the day.

  • Make sure that your diet is high in protein and carbohydrates and are low in fats.

  • Dissolve a teaspoon of wheat germ in warm milk every hour.

  • Before you go to bed, get 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of honey in cold water. Do this before going to bed.

  • Get a lot of rest.

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Ginger and morning sickness

September 23, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

Morning sickness is very common to pregnant women. Medical experts say that it is a normal experience for pregnant women. It is something that we should not worry about. However, morning sickness may be such a hassle and inconvenient.

Many women have searched and used different methods on how to treat and stop nausea and excessive vomiting during pregnancy. Some used certain medications prescribed by their physicians. Others would use essential oils, teas, acupuncture, and other methods. What most pregnant women don’t know is that the cure can be found right in their own kitchens. Ginger has been proven to be very effective in treating nausea as well as vomiting.

Ginger has been used for cooking and medicine for over a thousand of years now. This is generally safe. Even doctors, midwives, and other health or medical practitioners will recommend the use of ginger to alleviate the problems of morning sickness. One gram of ginger per day is the recommended dosage. It can be made into a hot ginger tea or you may chew it if preferred. Other pregnant women would even opt to buy ginger dietary supplements for this purpose. Be warned, though, that when buying ginger supplements, it should be duly recognized and approved by government agencies that are responsible for evaluating the authenticity of drugs and medications.

Some medical experts would discourage the use of ginger during pregnancy. They said that ginger contains the enzyme thromboxane synthetase that is suspected to influence sex steroid demarcation in the brain of the fetus. But, until now this remains to be a theory and there have been no studies or researches conducted yet to prove gingers negative effects on pregnant women.

Numerous researches have proved the effectiveness of ginger in terms of treating pregnant women’s morning sickness and nausea. In fact, these studies revealed that ginger is effective even if taken at tea or in supplementary capsules. Its medicinal effects and benefits can still be enjoyed even if ginger used an ingredient in home cooking. Ginger can also be taken by pregnant women as the main ingredient in ginger snap cookies. It is recommended however to consult the doctor before using ginger during pregnancy so ensure that no ginger-related allergies will arise.

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Home remedies for common health problem

July 28, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Going to the doctor regularly can be very expensive especially these days when everyone’s feeling the impact of the economic crisis. Most people do not realize that there are ways to solve the littlest health problems in the comforts of your own home through alternative health treatments.

Back Pain

There are a lot of factors that causes back pain, wearing high heels is one of them. Wearing high heeled footwear can cause the back to arch that can result to back pain. A stiff mattress can also be the cause of you having regular back pains. No matter what the cause may be, a small amount of non strenuous exercise from time to time can help your back’s muscles to relax and work in order. You can try to take up swimming for example or put ice on your back to ease the tension.

Cold

There are a lot of home remedies that you can do yourself to ease the common cold. Aside from Vitamin C supplements, Zinc lozenges have been proven to help you get over a cold at a faster rate. Chicken soup is a common alternative remedy that helps eases the symptoms of a building cold.

Sore Throats

If you have to communicate with a lot of people at work sore throats can be a major pain and hurdle to deal with. You can use garlic supplements when it comes to easing the pain. Or you can drink a glass of hot water with honey and lemon in it. Another way to help ease the pain of sore throats is to gargle with warm salt water.

Nausea

Ginger is the best alternative medicine for nausea. You can prepare tea and add ginger in it or by ginger supplements. Ginger ale will also help at the same way. If you are not exactly fond of ginger, you can use chamomile tea or peppermint tea to reduce the feelings of nausea.

However if you are experiencing serious and excruciating pain, it is best to see a doctor immediately.

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