For help on ridding yourself of headaches without using medication:

Headache is almost never located in the brain. There is actually not much ability at all to sense pain in the mass of the brain - surgeons do for instance not use anaesthetics on the brain when they perform brain surgery. Headache is almost always located in the muscles of the head - caused by tension built up during long time in these muscles. You can perform a simple self-test by pressing with your fingers on certain locations on the head. Read More

Also, refer to Headache Treatment Options by DrugDigest for more assistance. They offer solutions for all different types of headaches including medication options.

How Foot Cramps are caused and how you can relieve them

“If you’ve ever been surprised with the sharp, sudden pain of a foot cramp, you know how jarring they can be. While many different things can cause foot cramps, it’s important to know that there is relief available. Foot cramps do not have to disturb your daily activities if you know how they are caused.” Read More

Leg and Foot Cramps, Restless Legs

“Many individuals have had the experience of having a peaceful night of sleep interrupted suddenly and without warning by a ‘charley horse’ cramp in some part of their leg or foot, and to make matters worse there is often residual pain even after the cramping has disappeared. Although these cramps happen to people of all ages, two-thirds of those over age 65 have them at one time or another.” Read More

Those are two very helpful sources for helping rid yourself of painful foot cramps.

Bees and Wasps can be a large nuisance during the Summer time. Always do your best to avoid these flying insects but if you are stung, there are things to help ease the pain.

• After being stung, try your best to remove the stinger from the contact spot.
• Clean the stung area with soap and water.
• Consider using an antiperspirant on the area to help ease the pain of the venom. The chemical Aluminum Chlorohydrate inside the antiperspirant helps reduce the effects of the venom.
• To help prevent the reaction of the sting on the skin from spreading, take an antihistamine such as Benadryl.
• Certain lotions such as calamine lotion can also be helpful for the infected areas.
• To reduce inflammation, apply ice for 10 to 30 minutes.

Seek medical attention if severe swelling occurs or if the swelling does not go away. If any allergic side effects are noticeable, take immediate action. Roughly 40 people in the United States are killed from bee stings each and every year.

Dehydration is a very serious disease. Young children and those over the age of 60 have the highest susceptibility for dehydration and heat stroke.

Dehydration is caused when water does not replace the fluids lost through sweat, tears, urine and stool. It can be caused from overexposure to the sun and heat as well as from sicknesses such as fevers, diarrhea and vomiting.

Symptoms of dehydration may include but are not limited to:

• thirst
• less urination
• dry skin
• fatigue
• dizziness
• confusion
• dry mouth
• increased heart rate and breathing

 If you are having one or more of these symptoms, it is likely due to a lack of fluids. Rehydrating yourself is the first important step to recovering. Drink enough water and/or beverages such as sports drinks which will replace electrolytes and salts as well.

In cases of serious dehydration, medical professionals should be contacted immediately. Dehydration is a very serious matter.

The easiest ways to prevent dehydration and heat stroke are by drinking plenty of liquids and by avoiding hot environments for extended periods of time.

The first thing you should do if you come in contact with Poison Ivy is wash the skin where it may have been exposed. Take caution with the clothing that you were wearing as it could spread from those items to you. Take care of these steps as soon as possible. You have about 10-15 minutes before it becomes nearly impossible to wash off with soap and water.

If the poison ivy spreads (and trust me you will know if it does), avoid scratching it all costs. It spreads incredibly fast! Visit a doctor if the rash becomes bad, as they can provide you with prescription medication to help the healing process.

Personal success for fighting off this horrible rash has come with using the product Tecnu Extreme. It is a soapy lotion that you use with water to scrub the infected areas. It dries up and kills the infected areas. It is the best product that I have used and would strongly recommend it to anyone who has poison ivy or poison oak. It can picked up at any store that carries medication such as CVS or a local grocery store.

Good luck, and remember DON’T SCRATCH!

The first sign of pink eye is obviously having pink eyes. The eyes turn pink because of an inflammation of the thin membrane on the white of the eyes. The symptoms of pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, include the watering of eyes. Eye watering is related to two forms of pink eye; viral conjunctivitis and bacterial conjunctivitis. A distinction between the two can be decided by the color of the tears. The bacterial form of pink eye usually has a greenish color to the tears. Other forms include pink eye due to allergys or from contact to hazardous chemicals or materials.

Another annoying symptom is the itchiness of the eyes. Do your best to not rub them because this can cause your eyes to worsen and it also can help spread pink eye to other people. If you wear contact lenses, take them out.

The viral form of conjuctivitis will generally go away on its own. Do not ignore it though if symptoms worsen, go see a doctor. In severe cases of viral pink eye, antibiotics, eye droppers, and/or steroid cream can be prescribed to reduce inflammation. Pink eye, like any other cold or illness, it generally needs to run its course.

To help yourself and the others around you, wash your hands regularly to prevent the spread of infection. Generally it takes 5-7 days to get rid of pink eye.

By maintaining good habits during the day, your chances of better sleep will increase. A major bad habit to have is taking naps during the daytime. Naps throw off the regular sleep cycle that your body has. If a nap is necessary, be sure to limit it to about a half hour.

Limit your intake of substances that will stimulate you. This includes but is not limited to caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and many over-the-counter prescription drugs. While alcohol is something that can make you fall alseep earlier, it actually disrupts your sleep and causes for an interruption in normal sleeping patterns.

If you excercise, it is best to do this durning the morning or afternoon. Exercising will help your body sleep, but if you excercise too late at night it may make it harder to fall asleep.

Now that you know what to do during the day to better your sleeping ability, there’s many things to take a look at in your sleeping environment. It kind of goes without saying but it is very important that your bedroom/sleeping area is very comfortable. Find the type of mattress that feels most comfortable to you. Keep your clock hidden from sight while laying in bed. Knowing the exact time can make you restless especially if you have a lot on your mind.

Keep on a regular schedule, relax before going to bed, and make sure you go to bed if you are feeling sleepy. All of these tips will help increase the production of your body’s sleeping pattern. Good Night!

If you are a smoker, the first way to improve one’s health is to quit all use of tobacco today. Smoking damages not only your body, but second-hand smoke hurts the people around you.

A cigarette contains roughly 4,000 chemicals, most of which are poisonous. Some of the worst of these chemicals are as follows:

1. Nicotine: Very addictive deadly poison
2. Arsenic: Used in rat poison
3. Methane: A component of rocket fuel
4. Ammonia: Found in cleaning chemicals
5. Cadmium: Used in batteries
6. Carbon Monoxide: Same chemical that comes out of car exhaust

If you do smoke, you probably do it because it probably relieves your stress or gives you a slight head buzz. But, smoking does much more harm than good. Smoking can cause wrinkles, stained teeth, more cavities, more likely chances of catching colds including bronchitis and pneumonia, weaker bones and joints, heart problems, slower healing time, and most of all deadly diseases and cancer. 85% of cases of lung cancer in the United States are caused by smoking.

Do yourself one of the biggest favors of your life, quit smoking today. You will save money for much more awarding experiences. If you decided to quit smoking right now, click here to view the calendar of when you will regain the health benefits of a non-smoker.

During the stages of frostbite, the skin will first turn red, then blue, and then gray or white. It will feel cold and painful tingling, numbness and burning sensations. If you feel this way, the first thing to do is get out of the cold! Remove any wet clothing and warm yourself up. You will want to slowly warm your body under water slightly warmer than your body’s temperature. If you feel tingling and warming sensations and the skin begins to turn red, then your proper circulation is returning. If this does not occur, seek medical attention immediately.

Prevent hypothermia and frostbite by dressing properly for cold weather. Stay out of cold water as it can easily cause hypothermia.

On a comparative study to determine which common objects attract the most germs, cell phones turned out to hold the greatest amount of bacteria. Mobile phones had more harmful germs than things like a door handle, keyboard, bottom of a shoe, and even a toilet seat.

The best way to protect yourself against germs is by washing your hands.