Tips For Treating Common Ailments At Home

When you have kids, you get to add a few hats to your already large collection. Most of us already wear the CEO, cook, laundress, personal shopper and many others. With kids, we also become a nurse or doctor in addition to our other hats. We kiss boo boos, apply ointments and band aids and other serious medical procedures! I have been to nursing school and I have a lot of books on treating many ailments. But that does not always mean I know what the right treatment is for every injury or illness the kids get. I decided to see what we can do at home to avoid taking the kids to the doctor every time they get a boo boo. Here is what I found (of course, for any serious injuries or if any of the below persists, you should seek medical attention immediately):

• Bites and Stings: Vinegar will treat either of these for the pain. Some believe adding wet tobacco or tea leaves will also do the trick.
• Toothache: Placing a clove next to the aching tooth can diminish the pain.
• Diarrhea: Coconut water has shown to slow down and often stop diarrhea.
• Motion Sickness: Ginger works well for this. If you do not have fresh ginger, drink some room temperature ginger ale.
• Acne: Put plain yogurt on the area or single blemish and it will hasten the healing process.
• Yeast Infections: Eating plain yogurt will help minimize the symptoms of this uncomfortable ailment.
• Sore Muscles: Remember R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compress, elevate). If you have sore muscles from working out or over use and the R.I.C.E. does not work, you can apply a heat or freeze rub. For natural products that will take care of this problem, the products from Zim’s USA are great.

Treating Common Ailments At Home

Between the kids getting hurt, stung, having headaches and a myriad of other ailments, I am always treating something! I have been diagnosed with tendonitis in my right shoulder and it is killing me by the end of the day. It is recommended for you to swap with ice and heat and those will work for me to a certain extent. Depending on how I am feeling overall, I may prefer ice to heat and that is why I love the products from Zim’s because they give you both choices. Because they are all natural, you do not have those overpowering smells that other products leave and they do not burn like some I have used. I was sent a variety of products in the Max Freeze and Maximum Heat line and they have really helped my sore muscles and that tendonitis. Because they have such an extensive line of all natural products, treating common ailments at home with Zim’s USA products just makes sense.

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