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Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."

Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.

Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.

Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer . Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never advertised for this use. ( Note : Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine is not the same..and contains aspirin, which can cause stomach bleeding if you have ulcers.)

Honey remedy for skin blemishes ... Cover the blemish with a! dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

Listerine < < /I > > therapy for toenail fungus ... Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

Easy eyeglass protection ... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

Coca-Cola cure for rust ... Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer ... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409 . Insects drop to the ground instantly.

Smart splinter remover ...just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

Hunt's tomato paste boil cure ....cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Balm for broken blisters ...To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine ... a powerful antiseptic.
Heinz vinegar to heal bruises ... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

Kills fleas instantly . Dawn dish washing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas.

Rainy day cure for dog odor ... Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.

Eliminate ear mites ... All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief ....It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

Household Tips

If you have a Car Alarm 

Put your car keys beside your bed at night.  If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

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To quickly chill a bottle of wine or champagne, place the bottle in an ice bucket or other tall plastic container. Add a layer of ice on the bottom and sprinkle it with a few tablespoons of Morton® Salt. Continue to layer salt and ice until it reaches the neck of the bottle. Then add water to ice level. After 10-12 minutes, open and serve. Rinse ice bucket thoroughly after use.
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A Breath of Fresh Air
Clear the air with this homemade air freshener. Just cut an orange in half, remove pulp, and fill the peel with Morton® Salt. It will provide a pleasant, aromatic scent anywhere in your home.
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Can Take a Yolk
Don't fret over spilled eggs. Just pour Morton® Salt on top of the spill to cover the eggs. Then wipe the eggs up with a paper towel.
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Cleans Vases
Restore the bloom to a glass flower vase. Just mix 1/3 cup Morton® Salt and 2 tablespoons vinegar to form a paste. Apply to inside of vase (for a large vase, double or triple the quantity of paste). Let stand 20 minutes, scrub, and discard paste. Rinse vase and dry.
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Cuts the Rust
Here's a sharp idea: remove rust from household tools by using Morton® Salt and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Apply the paste to rusted area with a dry cloth and rub.
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Smooth on Silk
Make your silk flowers think Spring. Place the silk flowers into a large bag and pour in one cup of Morton® Salt. Shake vigorously. Remove. And voilà Your flowers are clean.

For only 99 cents in WalMart you can buy

 "Work", Its for hard water marks in toilet bowl, you just put small amount into the toilet leave it for maybe 30 minuets and no more ugly toilet bowl...

Getting Rid of Candle Wax From the Tablecloth
First, let the wax harden. Then scrape it off the tablecloth with a dull knife. Place paper towels on both sides of the stain and set the iron on the warm setting, then iron over the stained area. Change the towels often to absorb all of the wax. Launder as usual.
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Homemade Heavy-Duty Cleaner
To clean badly soiled surfaces (not marble or granite), dip half a lemon in borax powder and scrub the area, rinse well and dry. This will work just as well as commercial cleaners.  
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Make a Disposable Pastry Bag
Use a strong zipper-type plastic bag and cut a small hole in one corner. Fill with the food you want to shape and squeeze gently. Toss when done.
[CraftE: freezer bags work best]
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Proper Storage of Canned Goods
Keep them in a cool dry room at about 70 degrees. Don't put in the garage or near a furnace or steam pipes because temperatures that are too cold or too hot may change the contents of the canned goods.     
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Borax, also known as sodium borate, is a natural mineral compound. Inexpensive, easy to find and readily available, borax can usually be found for as little as $1 per pound!
Borax’s most well-know purpose is as a laundry booster. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup to your laundry along with your regular detergent to help remove stubborn stains and odors. Borax works by conditioning the water and controlling alkalinity.
Many parents use borax to soak soiled baby diapers and garments for better removal of stubborn stains and odors. For a soaking solution, mix 1/2 cup borax with 2 to 4 gallons of hot water.
Borax can also be used as an inexpensive, but effective, floor and surface cleaner. To make the cleaner, mix 1/3 cup of borax with 1 teaspoon of dishwashing detergent and 1 gallon of warm water in a large bucket.
Borax is also known for its odor-fighting properties, especially urine odors caused by pet or child accidents. Use borax to neutralize urine odors from mattresses, carpet and upholstered furniture. Simply dampen the affected area, sprinkle with borax, rub into the stain and let dry. Brush off or vacuum to remove the borax when dried. Be sure to test an inconspicuous area when using this method, particularly when using on carpet and furniture! This method also removes stubborn sour milk odors, too.
Make an inexpensive and effective scouring compound by mixing 1/4 cup borax, 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 1/2 cups of hot water. Stir well, and then use as you would a regular scouring powder. Borax alone can also be used as a cleanser, just sprinkle on a damp sponge or a soft cloth, scrub, then rinse. Borax, alone, may even be used on sensitive surfaces, such as fiberglass and porcelain, without scratching. Try using borax as a cleanser on aluminum cookware, it works great and won’t scratch!
Take advantage of borax’s odor-fighting properties; use it to defeat those offensive odors in refrigerators, disposals, humidifiers, kitchen drains, toilet bowls and trashcans.
For disposals and drains, sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons into drain or disposal, let stand for 20 minutes, and then flush with water.
To deodorize refrigerators, wipe the inside of the appliance down using a sponge or soft cloth and a solution of 1 quart water mixed with 1 tablespoon of borax, then rinse with cold water.
Deodorize your garbage cans, bins and dumpsters by rinsing with a solution of borax (1 tablespoon borax per quart of water), allow to air dry, then sprinkle 1/2 cup (or as needed to coat evenly) into the bottom of the receptacle.
To freshen your humidifier, fill the unit with this same solution of borax and water, allow to sit for 20 minutes, and then rinse well before using.
For toilet bowls, sprinkle 1/4 cup of borax into the bowl, swish with a toilet brush, let stand for at least 20 minutes (or overnight for stubborn problems), and then flush.  Borax has other uses as well.
To make a simple slime that your kids will love to play with, mix 1/2 cup water and 1 cup white glue in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add 4 drops of food coloring if desired. In a separate glass or ceramic bowl, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon borax into 1/2 cup water. Slowly stir the dissolved borax mixture into the white glue mixture to make slime. Store in a tightly sealed jar when not in use. Compare this inexpensive slime to the commercial brands, and you’ll see a real value!

To make your own dried flower arrangement, preserve your flowers using borax. Sprinkle borax into a small box, such as a shoe box, cut the flowers you wish to preserve to desired length, lay flowers (two per box) on the borax and completely cover with another layer of borax. Close the box tightly, taping closed if necessary. Allow the boxed flowers to sit at room temperature for one week, then strain off the borax and reveal your preserved flowers. Reuse the strained borax powder to dry additional flowers.

Kill roaches safely and effectively in your home. Mix equal parts of powdered sugar and borax, place in crevices, along walls, under appliances and in the back of cupboards. The roaches will eat this inexpensive "bait" and die. Although borax is safer than commercial poisons, always be sure to keep this mixture away from small children and pets!  Look for borax in your supermarket’s laundry aisle and start saving money today.

Facts On Honey And Cinnamon

It is found that a mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very oeffective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
 Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.

Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists:
HEART DISEASES:

Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. 

Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. 

Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
 ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.
 In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a  week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
 BLADDER INFECTIONS:

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
 TOOTHACHE:

Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.
CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. 

As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. 

This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
 UPSET STOMACH:

Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS:

According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
 IMMUNE SYSTEM:

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.

Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA:

A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY:

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES:

Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
 WEIGHT LOSS:

Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person.

Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER:

Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
FATIGUE:

Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. 

Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.
Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH:

People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS:

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.

Vitamin C

The Miracle of Vitamin C

So what is so great about Vitamin C? After all, there must be a good reason that it is the most widely taken supplement. Of course, everyone has heard that Vitamin C can help reduce the length and severity of a cold, but did you know that it can also help ward off the Avian bird flu, help asthma sufferers cut down on corticosteroid medication, and may even slow down the aging process!
How much is TOO much?

While the U.S. RDA for the average person is 90 mg per day, there is much controversy about how much is too much. Linus Pauling, two time Nobel Peace Prize winner, recommended an average of 10,000 mg per day in his book How to Live Longer and Feel Better. This is generally regarded as too much by traditional medicine. However, Vitamin C is water soluble so there is no concern about it causing toxicity in the body. In fact, it is one of the least toxic substances there is.
Why Do We Need Vitamin C?

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is essential for several body functions. It is used in the production of collagen for connective tissues such as the skin, teeth and bones. It is also needed to help generate neurotransmitters dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline for a healthy nervous system. Since Vitamin C is an antioxidant, it plays a role in helping to prevent diseases such as cancer and atherosclerosis by neutralizing free radical damage.


It is also involved in helping the adrenals make corticosteroid hormones and, therefore, asthma sufferers may be able to decrease their corticosteroid medication when a high dose Vitamin C supplement is added to the diet. There is also evidence that viruses such as the common cold and even the Avian Bird Flu can be treated, or even prevented, with high dose Vitamin C supplements since they are thought to be caused by a deficiency in the vitamin. And a recent study in Japan revealed that Vitamin C may even help slow down the aging process! Vitamin C is truly one of nature's miracles!

Herbal Recipes

HERBS 'N SPICES: HERBAL RECIPES

 Simple recipes
using herbs and other ingredients:
Lavender and Milk Bath Sachet

1/4 cup dried lavender flowers
1/4 cup instant powdered whole milk
1/4 cup oatmeal

Place into a muslin drawstring bag. Toss the bag into
the bath water as it's running. You can also use the
bag to rub your skin as you bathe.
Chamomile Rosemary Foot Bath
You will need:
1 cup cider or white vinegar
1 cup water
3 tablespoons chamomile flowers
1/2 cup rosemary flowers and/or leaves

Steep the above for ten minutes, add to a dish
pan or large bowl, and soak your feet. This is
wonderful for tired feet!
Lina's Rose Hip Tea
Dried rose hips need to be boiled about 10 minutes
to make a tea of them; just pouring hot water over
them results in a fairly tasteless brew. Use 2 tbsp.
per pint of water, boil covered. The hips must expand,
split, and let the water get at the soft seeds within. The
resulting tea may be pinkish, depending on the type of
roses whose berries are used. The tea is acid-tasting,
but not as sharp as lemon juice. Some like it sweetened.
A half-teaspoon of dried mint may be added to give it a
different flavor. Purchased rosehips for tea you'll find
only the hardened dried shell of the berry. Boil that 15
minutes for your tea.

Some recipes to pamper your hair:
CHAMOMILE HAIR RINSE (for fair hair)
2 oz. chamomile flowers
2/3 cup cider vinegar
5 drops chamomile essential oil

Pour 1 1/2 pints of boiling water over chamomile flowers -
cover and infuse overnight. Strain the liquid, add vinegar
and oil, then pour into a stoppered bottle. Use as a final
hair rinse. If left in the hair it will lighten hair especially if
dried in the sun.

ROSEMARY HAIR RINSE
(especially for dark hair and/or dandruff/scalp problems)

2 oz. sprigs of rosemary
1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
10 drops rosemary essential oil

Make this rinse in the same way as chamomile rinse. Use
it once a week to assist with scalp problems - it also adds
shine to dark hair.

Uses For Vinegar