Natural Home Remedies

Frequent heartburn or Acid Reflux Disease can lead to other health problems and is a serious condition. Making a few dietary changes and learning tricks for putting out the burn when it does occur are natural remedies that can keep people off acid blocking medications. I can't begin to tell you how harmful acid blockers or proton pump inhibitors (Prevacid, Nexium, etc) are to a healthy digestive system. These medications prevent your body from using stomach acid to digest food leading to an inability to derive nutrients from your food. Stomach acid is natural and necessary for digestion.
How to Use Natural Cures for Acid Reflux Disease

I read an acne article from an "expert" on About.com recently. The article claimed that what you eat can not cause acne, that acne was caused by hormones in your body. True enough, that is the cause of acne. It has nothing to do with hygiene, it is about too much sebum. This sebum is manufactured by your skin in a reaction to your body's natural functioning and hormones. I think the expert should take the time to consult a dietitian or nutritionist, because you are what you eat. Your body's function depends on having the right nutrients to do it's job well. If you have vitamin or mineral deficiencies, your body will not function properly. There are foods that you can eat that are natural remedies for acne. They will help your body regulate itself and correct acne over the long run. It's not a quick fix or a cream, it is a lifestyle change:

Natural Remedies for Acne
How to Use Essential Oils as Natural Remedies for Acne
How to Use Herbal Natural Remedies for Acne
Use Milk of Magnesia as an Acne Treatment
Make Quick Homemade Acne Remedies

Seasonal allergies, happen when your body's immune system reacts to substances that it shouldn't. Pollen, pet dander, dust and many other environmental factors can be offenders. You can work hard to eliminate these substances from your environment, but there is another way. You can strengthen your immune system to help it regulate itself more effectively with these Natural Remedies:
Treat Allergies with Natural Remedies

Nettle, a native plant or "weed" in the Midwest is a traditional time tested cure for seasonal allergies. How to locate nettle and how to use it for allergy treatment:
Use Nettle as a Natural Remedy to Treat Allergies

Tea tree oil and many other essential oils fight fungus, the cause of Athlete's Foot. Find out how to use it and find other natural remedies to eliminate Athlete's Foot:
Essential Oils as Natural Remedies for Athlete's Foot

Bronchitis is not only annoying, it can be down right scary struggling to catch your breath. I used to carry an inhaler for just such an event. My son also had bronchial spasms that made it difficult for him to breath. These natural remedies helped and can make a difference for you too.
Treat Bronchitis with Natural Remedies
Garlic Honey Recipe for Sore Throat and Cough

You have heard it said that there is no cure for the common cold. Take it from someone that was sick ALL THE TIME, diet DOES matter. I changed my diet and learned a few natural remedies to try at the first sign of a cold. I haven't been sick in years. If my wimpy immune system could be turned around, yours can too! Try these steps at the first sign of a cold and be sure to check out my healthy eating lens!

Cure a Cold with Natural Remedies

Eating4Health Squidoo Lens

Smell is one of our strongest senses. Smell can bring back memories of past events, make us hungry, or tell us to run the other way! Aromatherapy is a viable natural remedy for mild depression, as it can lift your mood safely and naturally.
Essential Oils as Natural Remedies for Depression
Fight Depression with Foods
Natural Remedies for Depression

Earaches can be particularly painful for young children. Antibiotics do little to correct the problem. In fact, many mainstream doctors are calling to put an end to over prescription of antibiotics for earaches, because they do little too remedy the problem and contribute to resistance of antibiotics.
Treat an Earach with Natural Remedies

Ok, it's hard to know what to eat. Marketing hype has left American consumers wondering what is "healthy" and what isn't. Learn how to break through the hype and take control of what you eat. It's easier than you think. Your doctor, and even your mom, has probably been telling you for years. Sometimes, we just have to see it in black and white. You can find the healthiest foods around the perimeter of a grocery store. If it has been refined to be white (think bread, or sugar) throw it out. It's not healthy. You don't have to diet or starve! You can absolutely lose weight by simply choosing healthier food. More tips below:
How to Detox Your Diet

Heartburn is the rare burning of the stomach and throat caused by stomach acid. You can squelch this burning quickly without pills. All you need is knowledge of a few natural remedies:
Use Natural Remedies for Heartburn

Heat rash can happen to anyone. It's caused by your skin's inability to breath when overheated. There are tips you can use to limit outbreaks of heat rash. There are also steps you can take to get rid of heat rash. These tips are completely natural and this is a "must know" for anyone with a baby. Diapers are notorious for causing heat rash in hot months.
How to Treat Heat Rash Naturally

Motion sickness while traveling is a common condition. Try this natural remedy from essential oils to relieve that queasy feeling instantly.
How to Treat Motion Sickness with Natural Remedies

Who hasn't had tummy trouble? You don't have to reach for over the counter medications. There are natural remedies that work just as well.
Cure Nausea with Natural Remedies

I know what you are thinking... "onions aren't natural remedies, they are just food." Some raw fruits and vegetables literally have healing power. I have been interested in food as natural remedies since I learned that God actually puts things in garlic, onions, cranberries, pineapple and many other foods that can heal your body! It is amazing! Yes, I not only read it, I tried it. Natural remedies were passed down for generations for a reason... many of them work! Onions are amazing natural remedies for sore throat. They can help you breath if you have asthma. Also, they regulate blood sugar. Find out the medical reasons this is true:
Use Onions as a Natural Remedies

Get rid of the sneezes and sniffles that can weaken your immune system with a few simple natural remedies like nettle and honey:
Relief from Seasonal Allergies with Natural Remedies

Everyone has difficulty sleeping from time to time. Here is a collection of natural remedies to get a good night sleep without reaching for pills with harmful side effects.

Best Natural Sleep Remedies
Arrange Your Bedroom: Natural Sleep Remedies
Sleep Masks as Natural Sleep Remedies
Herbal Tea as a Natural Sleep Remedy
Food as Natural Sleep Remedies
Make an Herbal Sleep Pillow

Ok, if your concern for the environment isn't enough to make you go organic, or go green, how about this recent study showing that pollution and pesticides actually make you fat? Here is the official study: Pollution Can Make You Fat. They tested the umbilical cords of over 400 babies in Spain. They followed them to age 6 and found those with the highest levels of pesticides were over 2 times as likely to be obese. HCB was the pesticide in the Spanish study. American studies have shown that 95% of Americans excrete BPA in their urine; 90 per cent of babies have
been found to be exposed to phthalates in the womb. The rates of obesity world-wide are growing as we continue to find more evidence of pollution exposure and storage of this exposure in our bodies.
I don't write about natural remedies unless I have tried them on myself or someone in my family and know that they work. I am not selling you food, or drugs, like the food and drug manufacturers that are responsible for most of the health problems in the US today. Going organic helped me lose weight without putting any effort into dieting. I've been mostly organic for over 3 years. Prior to going organic, it was tough to lose weight. Now, I am in the normal weight range and find myself making an effort to gain weight occasionally to keep from becoming too thin! There are other natural remedies and tips for changing your diet to live healthier below. Weight-loss is just an added benefit! :)
How to Lose Weight Without Dieting: Natural Remedies for Weight Loss