DOING IT NATURAL

Category: Natural Remedies

  • Indigestion: Symptoms, Causes and Natural remedies

    Indigestion or dyspepsia is a common condition. Most of us have experienced it once or twice or more before. Indigestion is a discomfort or pain in the upper abdominal region and occurs before or after eating or drinking. It isn’t a disease but rather a group of symptoms.

    Symptoms

    • Belching
    • Farting
    • Upper abdominal pain
    • Heartburn
    • Burning sensation in the abdomen
    • Feeling full after eating little food
    • Abdominal bloating
    • Nausea
    • Vomiting

        Causes and Risk factors

        • Peptic ulcer: Peptic ulcer patients are susceptible to indigestion. Avoid anything that can trigger or worsen peptic ulcer.
        • Alcohol consumption: Excessive alcohol consumption can also put you at risk for indigestion. Reduce your alcohol intake or avoid it if possible.
        • Smoking: Smoking can also cause indigestion, it is better to quit smoking to get better on time
        • Eating spicy and fatty foods: Foods with lot of spices and fat can also predispose you to indigestion. You can prevent this by avoiding spicy and fatty foods
        • Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen, aspirin and diclofenac. These medications can irritate the mucosa lining of the stomach predisposing you to indigestion. Avoid taking these medications to alleviate symptoms of dyspepsia.

        • Late night food: Eating late at night will make you feel very full upon awakening in the morning because the food won’t have time to digest before you sleep. Ensure you eat 3 to 4 hours before bedtime.
        • Eating too much: Overeating can also result in indigestion. Instead of eating a very big meal at once, opt for a small meal every four hours. This will give your body enough time for digestion.
        • Chewing food with mouth wide open, talking while eating and eating too fast can lead to air swallowing which in turn leads to abdominal bloating and farting. Food should be eaten slowly, mouth should be slightly opened while chewing and avoid talking while eating.

        • Emotional stress: Emotional stress such as depression, anxiety can also be the reason for your indigestion. Cut down on your stress and engage in activities that makes you happy.
        • Dairy products: Milk and other dairy products can worsen indigestion, steer clear of dairy products.

        Natural Remedies

        • Ginger: Ginger aids digestion, treats nausea and vomiting making it a good remedy for digestion. Brew a ginger tea or munch on ginger for relief.
        • Apple Cider Vinegar: ACV is good for almost everything. Pour a teaspoon of ACV in a cup of water and drink.
        • Baking soda: This also a great kitchen staple that works wonder for hair, skin and health. Mix a teaspoon of  baking soda in glass of water, this will neutralize the acidic content of the stomach.
        • Cinnamon: Add one teaspoon of cinnamon powder into a cup of boiling water and drink.
        • Lemon: Squeeze half of lemon in a cup of water and add a teaspoon of honey. This mixture will ease dyspepsia.
        • Chamomile tea
        • Peppermint

        Have you experienced indigestion before? What home remedies did you use? Thanks for reading. Please drop your comments and share. 

            Sources

            http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/indigestion/home/ovc-20209272

            21 Home Remedies for Relieving Indigestion

            http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/163484.php

            http://www.medicinenet.com/dyspepsia/article.htm

            http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/home-remedies/natural-home-remedies-indigestion/

          • Benefits of mango

            It is the season of mangoes!!! Mango is known worldwide as the king of fruits. It is a delicious and succulent fruit with lot of benefits. It is a drupe fruit, scientific name is Mangifera Indica and belongs to the family, Anacardiaceae. It originated from Indian and has spread all over the world.

            Mango is rich in vitamins, minerals, fibers and antioxidants. It has different colours and varieties.

            Health benefits of mango

            • Improves brain function: Mango contains Vitamin B6 and gluthamic acid which boost brain function and promotes sleep.
            • Immunity: High Vitamin C in mango helps boost immunity against infections.
            • Vision: Mango promotes good vision, prevents night blindness and dry eye because of its Vitamin A content.
            • Reduces cancer risk: Antioxidants such as isoquercitrin, astragalin etc in mango reduce the risk of cancer.
            • Helps with anemia: Mango is rich in iron which is necessary for production of hemoglobin that transport oxygen throughout the bloodstream.
            • Alkalizes the body: Tartaric, malic and citric acid in mangoes alkalizes the whole body.
            • Digestion: The fiber in mango helps with digestion and relieves constipation.
            • Heat stroke: When suffering from heat stroke i.e. overheating of the body, eating mango can greatly serve as a relief.wp-1492194163816.jpeg
            • Treats high blood pressure: Mango is rich in potassium which regulates blood pressure level. 
            • Pregnancy: Iron in mango helps with development of the foetus. 

            Beauty Benefits of Mango

            • Remove blackheads: Use mango peel with sugar as a scrub on your face and neck to get rid of blackheads.
            • Treatment for dandruff: Make a mango puree and add a little bit of lemon juice and apply on the affected part, wash off after 30 minutes.
            • Softens hair: Apply blended mango on your hair, cover with a shower cap for about 20 minutes and wash off to get a super soft hair.
            • Anti-aging: Apply mango peels on your face to get rid of wrinkles.
            • Exfoliation: Mash a ripe mango with oatmeal and apply all over your skin, wash off after 30 minutes to remove dead skin cells.
            • Clears the skin: Mango peel can unclog pores and treat pimples.

            How you can enjoy mango

            • Mango cubes
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            • Mango smoothie
            • Mango salsa

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            Thanks for reading.

          • How to grow your hairline or edges back and causes of thining hairline.

            How to grow your hairline or edges back and causes of thining hairline.

            Receding Hairline

            Are you suffering from thinning hairline? Does your hair edges appears annoying? Do you have an hard time growing back your hairline? Read on!!!

            Thinning hairline otherwise known as traction alopecia is a a type of hair loss that occurs at the edges of the hair. Thinning hairline occurs in both men and women and can greatly affect your look.

            Causes of Thinning Hairline

            • Too tight hairstyles: Installing tight hairstyles such as Ghana braids, or weave, braids ,twists, pigtails and pony tails can cost you your edges and doing these styles repeatedly too.
            • Tiny hairstyles: Tiny braids, small cornrows or weaves can also pull on your edges.

            • Chemicals: Applying chemicals on your hair can weaken it leading to breakage of the baby hair. Also, applying relaxers on your edges for a prolonged time can burn it leading to hairline loss.
            • Using brushes and gel on your edges: Applying drying alcohol gels on your edges and brushing down to achieve a slick look are also the usual culprits.
            • Heat: Using heat all the time on your hair can also break your hairline.

            •  Headgears: Knotting your scarf and head gear too tight for a prolonged time and using headgears made of  cotton or wool can also thin out your hairline. You can opt for a silk or satin headgears instead.
            • Hairbands: Using rubber bands, hairbands adorned with beads or steel can break your edges.

            • Certain health condition: Some postpartum women also experience hair loss and also those with thyroid problems.
            • Night caps with cotton edges: Wearing night caps with cotton edges can also lead to a receding hairline overtime.
            • Wigs, sew in weaves and glues: Wearing wigs and sew in weaves especially those with bangs too often can break your edge and also using glues to secure your wig and sew ins.

            • Over touching: Touching your edges too much can also break it.
            • Scalp infection: Infection such as dandruff can be responsible for hair loss.
            • Bad diet: Not eating healthy can also play a major role in hair loss.
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            Growing your edges back

            • Eat healthy: When you take in an healthy meal and avoid junk food, this will help all your systems to function better and keep your hair loss at bay.
            • Avoid tight and tiny hairstyles: Give your hairline a break from tight and tiny hairstyles that snap hair off and watch your edges grow back. Also don’t keep an hairstyle for too long.
            • Stay away from chemicals and heat: You should try to stay away from chemicals and heat until you get your edges back and when you finally do, use heat and chemicals sparingly.
            • Massaging: This increase blood flow around the edges promoting hair growth.
            • Vitamin E: It helps repair damaged follicles and also increase blood circulation to the scalp thereby promoting hair growth.

            • Castor oil: Castor oil is effective in promoting hair growth and fighting infection. Just pour a little amount on your palms and apply evenly on your edges everyday and watch your hairline grow back in about 2 months
            • Coconut oil: This also also promotes hair growth and penetrate deeply into the hair follicles. Apply on your edges daily for awesome result.
            • Aloe vera gel: This gives a soothing relief to the scalp, combat scalp infection and improve hair growth
            • Oil mix: Making a mix of coconut oil, castor oil, olive oil, vitamin E, essential oil such as rosemary and peppermint oil and applying on your scalp everyday will boost hair growth.

            • Onion Juice: Onion can improve hair growth and also restore thin edges. Blend an onion, massage the juice on your hairline and wash off after 30 minutes. Doing this biweekly for about 3 months will grow your edges.
            • Ginger juice: Ginger also aids hair growth. Apply ginger juice on your edges, leave for about 30 minutes and rinse off.

            Got any more tips on growing edges back? Have any natural tips you would like to know about? Drop your questions and comments in the comment box. Thanks for reading.