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Foot Soak to Relieve Pain

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Your feet bears all your weight and help you get to places. Feet is the most neglected part of our body which requires at most care. Footsore is very common as it can occur due to many different reasons. People from all age groups experience foot pain from growing kids to elderly people. Foot pain can be caused from simple reasons like wrong shoe size to health reasons like sprain or fracture. Some other reasons include standing or walk for too long, obesity, pregnancy, abnormal foot anatomy, and standing in hard surfaces.

A simple at-home remedy for footsore can be foot soaks. Along with relieving pain foot soaks can also help you relax and reduce other stress around.

Things Required:

  • Lukewarm water – half a bucket
  •  Epsom salt – 3 tablespoons

How To:

  • Fill half of the bucket with lukewarm water and add approximately 3 tablespoons of Epsom salt to it.
  • Soak your feet in the water for 10 minutes and try to be peaceful in that 10 minutes.

This technique helps in relieving the pain, gives you an instant boost of energy and reduces stress.

How it works:

The theory is that when you soak in an Epsom salt bath, these get into your body through your skin.

That hasn’t been proven, but just soaking in warm water can help relax muscles and loosen stiff joints. People use Epsom salt baths as a home treatment for Arthritis pain and swelling.

Boost Your Energy Instantly

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Do you feel tired all the time? Do you need a little boost of energy? Then keep reading this article, at the end of it you will master the quick hack for your energy boost.

It is a tough task to maintain constant energy and enthusiasm on multiple tasks throughout the day. We use energy right from waking up in the morning to brushing teeth, getting ready to when finally getting into your comfy blanket. And some times we lack the energy to do important tasks.

Breathing can be used to help you boost your energy immediately, but breathing with the right technique is key. Breathing exercise shouldn’t stop in the yoga classes, it can be used in a favourable in many instances. One such instance is an instant energy boost.

There are many breathing techniques that can be followed one of them is 4 count breathing.

How To:

  • Close the left nostril with the little finger and inhale through the right nostril for 4 seconds.
  • Hold the breath for 4 seconds.
  • Open the left nostril and exhale for 4 seconds.
  • Now close the right nostril with the thumb and inhale through the left nostril for 4 seconds.
  • Hold the breath for 4 seconds.
  • Openthe right nostrilandexhalefor4seconds.
  • Repeat this 4 times.

This technique helps in relieving the stress and gives you an instant boost of energy.

Healthy Foods for Healthy Nails

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Do your nails keep breaking? Most of us can agree that all of us has, but sadly nails break before reaching it. There are several reasons for the nails to break like taking shower for too long, harshly handling things, accidentally cutting your nails in the kitchen and so on. The main reason behind brittle nails is not taking nutritious food. So proper diet can make your nails healthier and stronger.

Although many products like vitamin and mineral tablets are available in the market, not all can be trusted to do the job and also they are cost-effective. You can always opt for a natural and reliable option which will not burn your pocket.

Foods to Add in your Diet:

Milk

It is a well know fact that nails are made of keratin, which is a protein that makes up the hair and nails. Which also consist of calcium deposits. Milk is a great source of calcium, which will make your nails stronger.

Moringa leaves (murungai keerai)

Moringa leaves are rich in minerals like iron, calcium, potassium and zinc, it consists of vitamins like vitamin D, E, A, B and C. Vitamin D is essential for the absorption of calcium in the body.

Dates

Dates are rich in selenium, manganese, copper, and magnesium vitamins like A, B and C all of these are required when it comes to keeping our nails healthy.

Eggs

Eggs contain B12, vitamins A and E, iron, and biotin (also known as Vitamin B7 or Vitamin H, and a part of the B-complex vitamins). Biotin has been scientifically shown to increase fingernail thickness and reduce brittleness and splitting.

Treat Paronychia at Home

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Are you suffering from paronychia? And desperately want a solution for it? Paronychia describes an infection of the skin around the finger or toenails. Paronychia typically occurs due to bacterial infection, and symptoms can occur quickly over a few days, or it may take weeks to develop fully especially in cases of toenail paronychia.

Paronychia is a treatable condition and occurs at any age. Fortunately, most of the acute infections don’t require medications to treat the symptoms. Try these home remedies for paronychia, if you don’t experience any relief, call your doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

Things Required:

  • Betel leaf – one leaf
  • Slaked lime(sunambu) – as required

How To:

  • Take one betel leaf and pound it in a mortar and pastel with sunambu powder until it gets to a paste-like consistency.
  • Apply this paste on the affected area and cover it with a saran wrap, leave it overnight. Rinse out with clean water and gentle soap the next morning.

Why it Works:

There are many betel leaf medicinal uses and chewing on these leaves every day for optimal health is a practice that has existed since the founding years of ancient Ayurveda.

Betel leaves have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that are great for treating the paronychia. Slaked lime has anti-bacterial properties that reduce fungal infection.

Natural Moisturiser for Dry Hands

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Studies say that hands get wrinkles faster than the face. Since the skin is very thin at the back of our hands and because we use them constantly, the skin loses its elasticity and forms lines and wrinkles easily. Although there are several reasons for this like ageing and excessive washing, there is another reason which is not properly moisturizing. Moisturising leaves the skin soft, supple and wrinkle-free.

Since hand creams have been a trend in recent years, there are hundreds, if not thousands of products available in the market today. Although many products are available in the market, not all can be trusted to do the job and also they are cost-effective. You can always opt for the natural and reliable option which will not burn your pocket.

Things Required:

  • Castor oil – two tablespoons

How To:

  • Take two tablespoons of castor oil and apply it on your hands.
  • Once your hands are fully covered with oil, massage your hands gently. Leave the oil on the skin for about 10 minutes. Rinse out with clean water and gentle soap.

For better results, follow this method every day. Using this method regularly would make your hands softer and wrinkle-free.

Why it Works:

Castor oil penetrates the skin and helps to stimulate the body’s own production of collagen and elastin, which can soften and hydrate the skin.

Castor oil contains vitamin E, which is known to help promote smooth, conditioned skin. Applying it to dry hands will soothe tight, scaly skin.

The fatty acids in castor oil, specifically undecylenic acid, in castor oil are also known for their antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral benefits that will prevent fungal infections like ringworm.