Natural remedies are the healthiest way to treat your ailments, but where do they

come from? Here are 15 common natural remedies from around the world that
you may or may not have heard of. This is necessary information for any health
buff!
1. Coconuts Fiht Fat ! "ri #an$a
%ou may have heard that coconut oil is a reat way to slim your waist. &ell the
'eo'le of "ri #an$a fiured this one out way before the rest of the world. (t is
re'orted that the averae "ri #an$an eats about 11) coconuts 'er year, and
they are half as li$ely as the averae *merican to 'ac$ on the 'ounds. The
reason is that coconut oil is 'ac$ed with medium!chain fatty acids +,CF*s-
that stimulate the liver to burn fat 5. 'ercent faster than normal. Try havin
about two tables'oons of coconut oil daily +in your coo$in- and you could
shed u' to three 'ounds a month!
/. %oa Treats (nsomnia ! *ustria
*lthouh yoa is 'racticed all over the world, in *ustria it is used solely as a
stress!buster and 0uic$ treatment for insomnia. *ustrians li$e to o all out and
o on yoa retreats and holidays for u' to a wee$, but accordin to research
from the 1niversity of 2ennsylvania, 'racticin yoa for 3ust /. minutes a day
could et rid of your insomnia. The research also found that 'racticin yoa is
3ust as effective, if not more, than ta$in a slee'in 'ill and it also will rid you of
an4iety, stress and de'ression.
5. 6iner Controls Trilycerides ! (ndonesia
(ndonesia is the world7s larest rower and consumer of iner and iner
'roducts, with locals usin it in their coo$in, teas, candies and breads. Their
tradition has lon 'ointed to iner as an effective treatment for the heart, and
there are studies to bac$ them u'. Trilycerides are fats that clo your arteries,
and accordin to "tanford researchers, a daily dose of iner could cut the
'roduction of these fats by /8 'ercent. 6iner is also twice as effective as
as'irin at 'reventin blood clots and 'reventin inflammation.
9. Turmeric "teadies :lood "uar ! (ndia
Turmeric is a flavorful yellow s'ice used in rice and meat dishes and even
deserts, but it also has outstandin medicinal 'ro'erties. (ndians use turmeric
to treat hih blood suar levels, a 'ractice that has been scientifically
confirmed by research at 6u3arat 1niversity. They confirmed that the active
inredient in turmeric, called curcumin, switches on the enes that $ee' blood
lucose levels stable. The com'ound can also hel' the 'ancreas ma$e insulin
when it is low. (n order to see the benefits of turmeric, start ta$in about half a
teas'oon daily either directly or in your coo$in.
5. ,ushrooms Fiht Cholesterol ! ;a'an
,ushrooms are a 'o'ular food and medicine in ;a'an, with the averae
;a'anese woman consumin about < 'ounds of mushrooms a year. *ccordin
to research from 2enn "tate 1niversity, addin about a half a cu' of
mushrooms to your daily diet could cut cholesterol levels by nearly 5. 'ercent.
This is because mushrooms are 'ac$ed with antio4idants that 'revent the
liver7s 'roduction of artery!cloin fats.
). ,ustard :aths Calm ,uscle 2ain ! =nland
=ver heard of a mustard bath? &hile it may sound li$e a hoa4, mustard baths
are used heavily in =nland to 0uell tiht and achy muscles. ,ustard has
healin 'lant com'ounds that draw out to4ins throuh the 'ores to im'rove
circulation, rela4 tiht muscles and s'eed the healin of damaed tissue.
For your own mustard bath, mi4 / cu's of ='som salts, 1>9 cu' ba$in soda,
1>9 cu' dry mustard in a 3ar. 2our only 1>9 of this mi4ture into a warm bath, mi4
the water before ettin in, soa$ for /. minutes and rinse.
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8. Chamomile Tea :eats @ff :loatin ! 6ermany
&hat bean as a sim'le 6erman fol$ remedy has now been 'roven as a
scientifically effective method for fihtin off bloatin. (n research conducted at
"tanford 1niversity it was found that si''in two cu's of chamomile tea daily
could hel' ease bloatin and belly 'ain within 3ust /9 hours. This is because
chamomile calms the adrenals and the 'roduction of a stress hormone called
cortisol that can interfere with diestion and 'roduces 'ainful as and belly
s'asms. Not only does chamomile tea soothe the stomach, it also causes the
brain to 'roduce more en$e'halins, or 'ain$illin hormones that will hel' fiht
off de'ression and neative thouhts.
<. 6arlic Fihts @ff Airuses ! Bussia
&hile arlic is used the world over to add flavor to food, in Bussia they use this
herb to et rid of colds, the flu or any other viral infection. (t has recently been
'roven that this 'unent natural medicine is seriously effective. *t the
1niversity of Florida in 6ainesville, it was shown that addin one clove of arlic
to your daily diet could cut your ris$ of viral infections by almost 95 'ercent!
This is because arlic is full of allicin, an immunity boostin sulfur com'ound
that fihts off the rowth and s'read of erms.
C. *cu'uncture to Treat Headaches ! China
*cu'uncture has been used for centuries in =astern and Chinese medicine,
but now more than <. million Chinese use this thera'y to treat chronic
headaches. *t Taiwan7s Daohsiun ,edical 1niversity it was found that daily
acu'uncture treatments wor$ much better than 'rescri'tion muscle rela4ants.
This is because acu'uncture 'rom'ts the release of 'owerful 'ain$illin
hormones called endor'hins and rela4es the scal' muscles to soothe the
overactive 'ain nerves.
1.. Coffee 6ets Bid of Ee'ression ! Finland
This cold "candinavian country is actually the world7s larest consumer of
coffee, drin$in on averae about 1,)9. cu's 'er year. (ndeed, coffee was
oriinally sold in 'harmacies in Finland in the 1<th century has a treatment for
de'ression. Now research from Harvard bac$s u' coffee7s use as an anti!
de'ressant, findin that drin$in / cu's a day of caffeinated coffee could
reduce your ris$ of de'ression by 59 'ercent, and if you drin$ 5 cu's, by 9/
'ercent. The mi4 of caffeine and antio4idants in coffee stimulates the brain to
'roduce more 'owerful antide'ressant hormones li$e serotonin and do'amine.
11. Coriander Bids of Food 2oisonin ! =y't
@ne of the world7s oldest s'ices and a 'o'ular =y'tian remedy for stomach
'ain, new research 'roves the 'owerful effects of this ancient s'ice. The
research suests that coriander seeds can s'eed u' recovery from full!blown
intestinal infections by destroyin danerous bacteria li$e =. coli and
"almonella. This is because coriander 'unches holes in the bacteria7s7
'rotective outer membranes, effectively destroyin them for ood.
Ne4t time you are havin tummy troubles, try addin 1 teas'oon of round
coriander to one cu' of boilin water. Erin$ u' to three cu's of this mi4ture
daily until the bu is one.
1/. Honey Treats "inus (nfections ! New Fealand
1n'asteuriGed honey is one of the to' treatments used in New Fealand to treat
sinus and throat infections. *ccordin to research at the 1niversity of (llinois
and the 1niversity of *msterdam, the natural antibiotics and enGymes in
un'asteuriGed honey can destroy nearly 1.. 'ercent of bacteria and viruses on
contact! This includes the bus that cause 'ainful sinus and throat infections.
For an effective remedy, mi4 two tables'oons of un'asteuriGed honey into your
coffee or tea to 'revent 'ainful infections. 1se dar$er honeys li$e buc$wheat or
wildflower for the best results.
15. *loe Aera to Treat Bashy "$in ! ,e4ico
&here the sun is hot and always shinin, aloe vera is used to treat rashes and
other s$in 'roblems. Besearchers at the 1niversity of Te4as found that aloe
vera reduce redness, s'eeds healin, increases the s$in7s moisture levels and
strenthens resistance to irritants. They also discovered that aloe vera not only
treats the current outbrea$, but 'revents further outbrea$s in the same area.
@ther research from ,almo 1niversity Hos'ital in "weden found that aloe vera
cream can treat 'soriasis in <5 'ercent of cases.
19. Defir Treats (rritable :owel "yndrome ! Bussia
(rritable bowel syndrome is an uncomfortable and serious condition in which
the bowels do not 'erform as they should. However in Bussia they use a tart
and tany yourt called $efir to treat the condition with healthy 'robiotic
bacteria and yeast. Defir is an effective treatment for (:" because it contains
five time more healthy, intestine!soothin 'robiotics than most reular yourts.
(n research conducted by the 1niversity of ,adrid it was found that havin 3ust
a half!cu' servin of $efir daily could trier a ten!fold increase of healin
'robiotic bacteria in the diestive tract.
15. *rnica to 2revent :ruises ! 6reece
*n herb that rows in the mountainous reions of 6reece, arnica has been a
o!to remedy since ancient times for nasty bruisin and closed wounds. (t has
become the most 'o'ular homeo'athic remedy worldwide due to its 'ower of
healin and treatin the most serious of bruises. This is because arnica is a
'lant rich in com'ounds that reduce swellin by as much as 5. 'ercent,
im'roves circulation in damaed tissues, boosts the flow of nutrients and
flushes out the blood from the wound. %ou and find arnica el at your local
health store or in some 'harmacies. This is definitely a tube to have in your
medicine cabinet!
Have a healthy day!!