by Nora Carver

Created on: January 19, 2010

Given the rising cost of health care these days and the media’s outburst of growing concern about the safety of modern medicines, people are turning more and more to the home remedies of yesteryears.  It might surprise many people to know that many modern medicines are actually based on home remedies that our grandparents used. 

Interest in natural home cures has grown tremendously in recent years and there are literally hundreds of pages of home remedy information to be found on the internet. But which remedies actually work and which ones are just folk lore?  Modern medical experts have looked into this very question and have found that many commonly used long time home remedies are quite beneficial for the symptoms they claim to treat.

Here are just a few home remedies for common ailments that can be made from ordinary items normally found in the average household kitchen:

A great cure for the common cold is grandma’s homemade chicken soup. Believe it or not, chicken soup really is good for you. A favorite recipe passed down from my mother in law is one whole chicken or Cornish hen prepared with one whole onion peeled and stuffed inside the chicken cavity add 2 celery stalks chopped finely.  Smear margarine or butter all over the chicken (for those that cannot have butter in their diet you can use chicken broth because this is just to keep the chicken tender while cooking), sprinkle the chicken with sage and a generous amount of pepper, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees until done, checking often and basting every 10-15 mins. Once the chicken is done, make a soup by tearing  the chicken meat into pieces and adding to the broth that pools around the chicken, slice up the onion and add to mixture, eat  while still warm.  One cup of soup every four hours and you will be feeling better in no time.

Need scientific proof that this is remedy actually works? Chicken has an enzyme in it that promotes sleep and relaxation, the pepper and onion are excellent for promoting bronchial relief for stuffy noses and congestion, sage also helps promote bronchial health and is also commonly used to relieve sinus pressure and the broth is good for sensitive stomachs as well as relieving soreness in the throat.  Accompany the soup with lots of apple juice which is also good for an infusion of vitamin C into the system and boosts the immune system, you know what they say, an apple a day…

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