Natural Remedies

Ringworm is one of the most commonly diagnosed types of infections. If you’ve been in close contact with anyone who has picked up ringworm or you’ve been near anything it might have infected such as soil that contains it, you might have contracted ringworm yourself – and your symptoms will start to show a few days to weeks after exposure to ringworm.

It’s nothing to be worried about. Ringworm isn’t as toxic as many other types of infections and conditions that you could contract, but having ringworm could still be very dangerous to your health and lead to a lot of different health issues. 

If you suspect that you might have ringworm, it’s important to do something about it as soon as you can. Luckily, there are many easy-to-follow home treatments that have been proven to work – and can get rid of ringworm in no time without the use of harmful chemicals.

1. Watch for Signs and Symptoms

The first thing you should do is to keep an eye out for the signs and symptoms of ringworm. Sometimes the very beginnings of a ringworm infection somewhere in the body can resemble that of a rash, allergy or eczema – but ringworm is called this because it won’t make a typical rash, but instead appear as a round “ring” on the skin. 

This is the one sign that’s characteristic of getting ringworm. If you see this, you can be more or less 99% sure that this is what you’ve picked up – and the first thing you should do is to check everyone you have been in close contact with for the same signs. 

The area targeted by the ringworm is likely to be persistently itchy and red from the start of the infection, with the itching being worse during nighttime or when agitated by clothing.

Once you’ve established that you have ringworm, you can start to find ways to treat it. 

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Tension headaches are a common problem that many people experience. Some people suffer from headaches on a daily basis, and many struggle with getting through their daily routines as a result of the pain. Some people have to seek medical attention because their headaches become unbearable.

There are many medications and treatments that can be prescribed by a doctor to help treat tension headaches, but many people would rather deal with them in other ways. Finding ways to prevent headaches is a great option, but there are also plenty of ways to treat a tension headache that doesn’t involve medication.

Here are 14 cured to relieve tension headaches. You can try one or all of them to see which one works best for you. While many of these treatments help with the pain of a tension headache, the headaches will continue until you find the underlying cause and treat it as well. 

1. Rest Eyes

Sometimes when you stare at a TV or computer screen for long periods of times it can cause a tension headache. This could be caused by strain on the eyes or the position you hold your head and neck while looking at the screens.

If you find that you get headaches often when looking at a screen for long periods of time, try taking short breaks. You can also try changing the lighting in the room. Sometimes a brighter backlight can ease the strain on your eyes and relieve the pain and tensions causing the headache. You may also want to consider wearing glasses in case the pain is due to poor eyesight and the need to strain to see the screen well.

Getting up and moving around during a movie or in between work or school projects can also help prevent tension headaches. Moving helps reset your body and takes away the strain on your eyes, head, and neck. 

Dandelion is often eradicated from the lawns of most gardeners (sometimes for ludicrously high prices) because they’re seen as a pest that ruins the aesthetic value of a property. However, you might be surprised to know that there are actually quite a few health benefits that you can reap when using dandelion tea. While there are other means of consumption such as adding them into salads, tea is by far the most popular method since it doesn’t take very much effort to prepare.

Today we’re going into some of the key health benefits that you can find when using dandelion in your tea brews. This will cover a wide range of areas and diseases so that you can get a full-spectrum view of dandelion and how it helps. Everything from liver problems to diabetes will be covered in this article. Without further adieu let’s get right into it.

1. Rich in Vitamin K

It might surprise you to know that the amount of vitamin K in dandelion is actually enough to exceed the recommended daily limit five times over. If you’re struggling to get enough vitamin K in your normal diet then having some dandelion tea with your breakfast is an easy way to remedy that issue. In fact, it’s one of the most efficient ways to get more vitamin K into your life.

One of the reasons that vitamin K is so important is the fact that it prevents your blood from clotting up by producing key proteins that keep everything running smoothly. Additionally, it also helps keep your bone health which is another plus especially for those who are getting older and thus more vulnerable to diseases such as osteoporosis. Whatever your reason for getting vitamin K, dandelion tea should be the way that you do it.

Nerve pain — a particular type of pain and it feels different from other kinds of pain. Also called “neuralgia” or “neuropathic pain” which occurs when a certain health condition affects the nerves and carries sensation or signal to the brain.

People who experience this kind of neuropathic pain affects also their behavior, they become more sensitive than usual — to touch, to cold, and can experience pain as a result of their stimuli that would not normally be painful, brushing the skin is the best example to this.

It can worsen at night but also, it can be mild or might be severe than expected.

Countless nerves in the body convey sensations to the brain, including pain. Damaged to the nerves following a disease or injury can be a result of nerve pain. The damage may cause a misfire, mixed pain signals to a certain part of the brain. For people with nerve pain that the messaging system is not working correctly. Your brain receives a pain signal, you will feel the pain, however, there is no certain reason that causes the pain or obvious cause. Diseases such as diabetes or vitamin B12 deficiency are believed to be the diseases that nerve pain usually happens, more so an injury to the brain, spinal cord or a nerve.

People who have neuropathic pains are having a hard time dealing with some important parts of their lives — such as sleep, sex, work, exercise or other recreational activity they usually tend to do. They become angry, frustrated and oftentimes can lead them to anxiety or worse, depression.

There are four (4) types of nerve pain, such as:

• Post-herpetic – affecting the same as the rashes, it can happen after you’ve had herpes zoster (shingles rash – a viral infection that causes a painful rash)
• Trigeminal – jaw or cheek causing pain
• Occipital – pain that occurs at the base of your skull which can be spread to the back of your head
• Pudendal – pain that occurs at the saddle area (between the legs)

Often, the first goal to treat nerve pain is to address the underlying condition that causing your nerve pain or nerve damage which means:

1. Blood sugar levels regulation for people who are dealing with diabetes
2. Correction of nutritional deficiencies which often addressed and advised by specialists.
3. Surgery to address nerve compression or nerve trauma
4. Physical therapy
5. Medications switch, as prescribed, especially if the drugs are causing nerve damages

Painkillers and a range of prescripted drugs may help whether for long term or short term. 

It is also considered that nerve pain can also relieve through non-drug treatments which include physical exercise, acupuncture, relaxation techniques, and breathing exercises.

There are various ways and effective treatment for nerve pain but it depends on the specifics — such as patient’s health, underlying cause, potential side effects, cost, and other risks. However, physicians generally use the same set of medications and treatments for nerve pains whether caused by diabetes or vitamin B12 deficiency or another condition. Listed are the rundown of basic or general options.

1. Painkillers

There are three (3) main types of painkillers:

1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
2. Paracetamol
3. Opioids

Each painkiller works in different ways. Most people are advised to take a painkiller for a certain period of time — for a few days, weeks or months at most, however, some people need to take them for quite a very long time. Painkillers are readily available at the pharmacies; this includes the three (3) types of painkillers listed above. If you buy painkillers that contain weak opioids, this is usually upon the advice and further discussed with your doctors or pharmacist.

Painkillers, which everyone’s first choice for people with especially severe pain or nerve pain. However, for other kinds of nerve pain, doctors generally prescribed anti-inflammatories or pain relievers, or antidepressants and/or anticonvulsants first. Powerful opioid painkillers usually might be the choice for severe pains or nerve pains but it can have serious side effects. Over-the-counter painkillers may not work very well for everyone for moderate to severe nerve pain.

Ashwagandha is a powerful medicinal herb that has been used in traditional medicine for centuries. Like many traditional remedies, it is now enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to a large amount of scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness. 

Ashwagandha is considered an adaptogen, meaning that it helps the body adapt to stress, thereby mitigating its most harmful effects. 

Ashwagandha is found in India and North Africa, and translates literally as “smell of the horse.” This name is thought to refer partly to the unique odor of the plant, as well as to its known ability to increase strength – to give you the strength of a horse. The botanical name, however, is Withania Somnifera. 

Whatever you call it though, and however you came across it, Ashwagandha is a herb with a truly extraordinary list of beneficial properties. For combating fatigue, increasing energy, and fighting the dreaded “21st-century syndrome,” Ashwagandha may be one of the most vital supplements you can possibly take.

In this post, we will explore some of the most compelling reasons to supplement with Ashwagandha.

1. It lowers cortisol

The first reason that you should consider taking Ashwagandha is in order to combat stress. Ashwagandha appears to be effective at combating stress in part by lowering cortisol by up to 26%. This is useful, seeing as cortisol is what we often describe as the “stress hormone.” The more cortisol you have in your body, the more anxious and even jittery you will feel.

Cortisol is not only linked with stress though: it also has a host of unwanted effects on the body and brain. For example, cortisol is known to lower levels of testosterone, to increase hunger, and to make sleeping difficult. Cortisol even contributes to the storage of fat around the body, and in particular, it may increase the bad kind of fat – visceral fat – around the gut.

While cortisol has its uses, most of us have far too much of it, and too little of the hormones and neurochemicals it opposes.