We are surrounded by ads for all kinds of medications to treat a wide variety of health issues. But what did people do before they had access to all of these pharmaceuticals? They used what they had on hand – herbs, food, pressure points, etc.
Many of these home remedies became consigned to the category of “old-timey” knowledge in our rush to embrace chemical solutions. But for some people the side effects of pharmaceuticals are not easy to tolerate. Now we're beginning to realize that many of these remedies have value and indeed can still be used effectively today.
While not all of the solutions listed below are guaranteed to be one hundred percent effective one hundred percent of the time, they are solutions which could be a reasonable first step before reaching for the pharmaceuticals. My favorite home health hack isn't on this list so I'll share it here. For really bad headaches firmly massage the big toe. Sometimes it helps to reduce the pain and if I catch it soon enough can actually stop the headache in it's tracks.
Here's an infographic with a number of home health hacks for you. If you have one that you like that's not on the infographic please share it in the comments below.
Source: CheapNurseDegrees.com
