Health: 10 unusual home remedies for various ailments

Hold a pencil between your teeth to cure headache For stressinduced headaches the solution is simple put a pencil between your teeth but dont bite Health experts opine that this could ease headaches caused when a person clenches his or her teeth due to stress or anxiety This practice can relax the jaw muscles that get strainedAching feet Roll them on tennis ballsGiving yourself a mini massage by rolling your feet on tennis balls can actually sooth the pain This can also be done using a golf ball or a soup can and throbbing feet can be cooled by rolling them over a bottle of frozen waterMake warts disappear by using duct tape Forget gels or expensive lotions Simply applying a piece of duct tape on a wart every 3 days can make them go away Also as the tape is removed the dead skin should be filed down using a nail file This could actually eliminate warts after 2 months as per the results published in an international medical journalWant to lower your BP Listen to some music For bloodpressure patients researchers at an Italian university say that simply popping up the earphones and listening to some soothing tunes on their smartphone iPod or mp3 player for 30 minutes daily can lower BP or hypertension significantlySoothe blisters with mouthwash Known for its powerful antiseptic properties the classic breath freshener or mouthwash is an effective home remedy to help treat blisters Moisten a cotton ball with the solution and dab it on the blisterafficted area thrice a day until it dries out So as health experts say next time if you suffer from blisters grab a bottle of ListerineSwallow some sugar to cure hiccups Cant stop hiccupping even after drinking water Then researchers say swallowing a teaspoon full of dry sugar can actually stop them within a few minutes This is because the nerve muscles in the diaphragm that actually contribute to hiccups get modifiedVodka can actually cure foot odour Its true But not by drinking Confused Heres how it works Rubbing your smelly feet with a rag or washcloth soaked with vodka can actually get rid of the odour This is because vodka is antiseptic and drying and capable of destroying fungus and bacteria that cause your feet to smell and also helps dry out the moisture so the organisms dont grow againSoothe flareups caused by eczema with olive oil The basis for many moisturisers olive oil is packed with antioxidants which can soothe inflammation associated with skinirritating conditions like eczema Dermatoligists also say that when used in its natural form it lacks the irritation found in storebought creamsBaking soda is a good home cure for urinary tract infection Urologists say the drinking a solution of 14 teaspoon of baking soda mixed in 19 litres of water can offer relief from the symptoms of urinary tract infection Doing this once daily before approaching the doctor for a culture test is a best possible remedy and it stops bacteria from multiplying thus making the bladder more alkalineChomp on apples for whiter teeth According to dental health experts gentle malic acid present in crunchy fruits like apples can actually help dissolve stains present in teeth thus acting as natural toothbrushes So no need for expensive teethwhitening treatments An apple a day can keep the dentist away