• Mix equal amounts of onion juice & honey. Have 1 teaspoon 3-4 times a day. This is a preventive medicine against cold in winter.

• Chew a clove (laung) with a pinch of salt to ease expectoration and relieve irritation in throat.

• Nearly 250 gms of sweet apples should be taken daily for a week to obtain relief.

• A glass of warm water with juice of 1 lime and 1-2 teaspoon of honey is very good for cough.

• Mix 8-10 tablespoon of coconut milk with 1 tablespoon poppy seeds and 1 tablespoon pure honey. Take every night before going to bed.

• Mix equal amounts of honey and ginger juice. For better results warm the mixture a little & then have it. Have 1 teaspoon, 2-3-4 times a day.

• Three pepper corns sucked with a pinch of black cumin and a pinch of salt gives relief.

• Mix 1 teaspoon pepper powder with 4 teaspoon jaggery. Make small balls. Suck 3-4 balls/tablets during the day.

• Mix equal amounts of pepper powder and sugar candy by weight. Mix enough pure ghee to form small balls. Suck one ball/tablet 3-4 times a day. Avoid – curd, bananas, ice, rice fried and cold foods.

• Finely dice an onion and mix it with 1 cup buttermilk along with ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder and drink.

• Regularly intake garlic cloves for a few days.

• Regularly intake coriander decoction made by boiling 2 teaspoon dry seed powder in 1 cup water. (Milk and sugar can be added to improve its taste. This could be a welcome substitute for tea or coffee.)

• Include figs (anjeer) in your diet every day. Children irritability
• Rub a nutmeg (jaiphal) lightly against a smooth grinding stone in milk and feed children who cry out at night without any apparent reasons.

• Soak 6-8 raisins in hot water (depending on the age). When cool, crush well and strain. When given routinely even to little infants, it helps to regulate bowel movement (however care should be taken – so as not to give too much otherwise the child will get loose motions.) 

• Consumption of 6-8 apricots a day or 2-3 cucumbers a day or 1-2 bananas a day is also very useful. 3. Bulk forming vegetables like carrots, radish, spinach, cabbage or roughage creating things should be consumed. Instead of juice always opt for eating the fruit.

• A healthy stomach is a healthy body’. Many diseases have their roots in the digestive system. Constipation is a very common problem affecting a lot of people. Wrong eating habits, sedentary lifestyle & sluggish intestines are the main reasons. If the stomach is not cleared well, it leads to a lot of problems such as headaches, gas etc. However, use of laxatives should be discouraged as it is habit forming and also harmful in the long run. Here are some tips to relieve you of your problem. (It will take some time but be persistent and you will surely benefit)

• A lemon a day keeps the cold away. For a bad cold, the juice of two lemons in ½ a litre (2½ cups) of boiling water sweetened with honey, taken at bed time, is a very effective remedy.

• Have ginger tea.

• Cut ginger into 1″ _ 1½” pieces and boil with a cup of water. Give 8-10 boils. Strain, sweeten with ½ teaspoon sugar and drink hot.

• A tablespoon of carom seeds crushed and tied up in a muslin cloth can be used for inhalation to relieve congestion/blocked nose.

• A similar small bundle placed near the pillow of sleeping children relieves congestion.

• Slightly roast a big onion on a naked flame. Mash it and mix in teaspoon each turmeric powder and ghee. Apply and tie a bandage.

• Mash the garlic cloves and apply externally.

• Ground neem leaves into a paste and apply on affected parts.

• Apply a paste of ginger powder and turmeric (1:1) on boils.

• Grind some black cumin seeds in a little water and apply the paste on the affected areas.

• Heat black pepper powder in ½ teaspoon ghee until charred. Use this as an ointment.

If you’ve ever had a poor night’s sleep, the next morning you probably feel groggy, tired, cranky and confused. Here are ten tips you can follow so you can consistently get a good night’s sleep.

1. Cut out the caffeine. This sounds like an obvious thing to do, but most people don’t know that some foods have some hidden caffeine. Make sure that you aren’t eating too much chocolate or drinking too much iced tea or soda before your bedtime. If you are still having a problem sleeping, you might want to cut these items out of your diet altogether.