Making your own baby food is one of the most rewarding things you can perform as a parent. Most babies are fond of rice cereal blend with breast milk or infant formula, as it still contains something familiar. Rice cereal is too suggested because of its low risk of causing an allergic reaction as well as the extra iron, which your baby needs at that age, because his own stores start to run low.

Banana and avocado yoghurt

This is a rapid recipe that needs no cooking – and it is astoundingly popular with babies too. Acquire ½ ripe banana, peeled and sliced, ½ small avocado, peeled and sliced and 4 tbsp full fat natural yoghurt. Now mash the banana and avocado mutually with a fork or puree in a blender until soft. Blend in the yoghurt thoroughly.

Fruit Salad Puree

Ingredients: Take1 nectarine, 1 dessert apple, 1 ripe pear and 25g/1 oz fresh or frozen raspberries or strawberries.

Methods: Slash a nectarine or peach if half, discarding the stone, peel and chop. Peel, quarter and core the apple and pear and slice sparsely. Put the equipped fruits, the hulled raspberries and strawberries and 15ml/1 tbsp water in a saucepan. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the fruit is squashy. Press the blend through a sieve or process and the sieve to eliminate the berry pips – discard pips.

Chicken with sweet potato and red pepper

Ingredients: Acquire ½ small chicken breast, diced, 100ml water, ½ medium sweet potato, peeled and sliced and ½ red pepper, sliced. Methods: Boil water and append chicken and vegetables. Cover and seethe for as a minimum 15 minutes or until chicken and vegetables are cooked. Puree the blend until smooth. Add cooled water to thin, if required.

The skins of the green bean pods are said to contain substances that are related to insulin. First place about 4 cups of green bean pods in about 1 gallon of water and cooked them until soft. Then strained the pods from the liquid and drank 3 cups a day with her meals. One cup was said to equal 1 unit of insulin.

Diabetes Help with Strawberry Tea

Diabetics will benefit from drinking strawberry tea. Place 4-5 fresh leaves in 1 cup of boiling water. Steep 15 minutes. Strain and drink.

Diabetes Home Remedies with Wild Carrot Tea

Diabetics are said to benefit from drinking tea made from wild carrots (Queen Anne’s lace). Place several blossoms in 1 cup of boiling water and steep 10 minutes. Strain and drink several cups a day.

Treatment for High Blood Sugar

Put 1teaspoon of dried and crushed blueberry leaves (vaccinium spp.) in 1cup of boiling water. Steep 15 minutes. Strain and drink every 6 hours.

Dry some apple slices and save them to make a tea for treating gout. Put several of the slices in boiling water and steep for 15 minutes. Sweeten with honey and drink with each meal.

Gout Treatment with Black Currant Leaf

Put 1 tablespoon of chopped black currant leaf in 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and drink l/3 of the liquid, 3 times daily.

Gout Treatment with Cherry Stems

Add 1 cup of cherry stems to 2 cups of water. Simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and add 2 cups of honey to the liquid. Take several tablespoons daily to prevent gout.

Gout Treatment with Lemon

Place the rind of a lemon on the affected joint and wrap up the joint to keep warm.

Gout Treatment with Pears

Eating 3 fresh pears a day will help to stop attacks of gout.

Gout Treatment with Sour Cream and Oil

Mix equal amounts of sour cream and olive oil and apply to the joint affected. Apply flannel cloth to keep warm.

Gout Treatment with Strawberry

A diet of nothing but strawberries for 2 days is said to cure gout.

Gout Treatment with Strawberry Tea

Strawberry tea is good to use in treating gout. Place 4-5 leaves in 1 cup of boiling water and allow to steep 15 minutes. Strain and drink hot with honey.

Scabies spreads frequently under crowded conditions where there is rapid skin-to-skin contact between people, such as in hospitals, institutions, child-care facilities, and nursing homes. Scabies mites are very meticulous.

They can only live off of a host body for 24 to 36 hours under most conditions. Transmission of the mites includes close person-to-person contact of the skin-to-skin variety. The most common symptom of scabies is harsh itching, which can be worse at night or after a hot bath. Scabies can easily defile sex partners and other household members. Sharing clothes, towels, and bedding may also spread scabies.

Different lotions are available to treat scabies. Lindane has been used in the past to cure both scabies and lice. Apply lotion to a clean body from the neck down to the toes and left nightlong (8 hours). Single dose of ivermectin has been recounted to cure, but is an off-label use; some authorities recommend repeating treatment at 14 days.

The infected person’s clothes, bedding and towels must be rinsed in hot water and dried in a hot dryer. Scabies can be easily prevented and even treated in faint cases by using some of the effective home remedies. Avoid sharing personal articles such as clothing, hair brushes, combs or towels.

Fresh juice of apricot leaves should be collected and applied over the infected area. Permethrin is the favoured treatment option at present although there are a number of alternatives such as gamma-benzene hexachloride 1% lotion or cream. Clothing and underwear should be altered regularly.

Don’t try drastic measures like scrubbing with severe soaps or dousing the hair and skin with kerosene. For itching, try cold soaks, calamine lotion, an antihistamine or pain relievers.

Home Remedies for Scabies

• Fresh juice of apricot leaves should be taken out and applied over the infected area. It has propitious results in the treatment of scabies.
• Make a neem leaf paste with fresh or dried neem leaves and an equivalent quantity of turmeric powder mixed with mustard oil. This should be used on the body and left for an hour or so.
• The dried bark of a peepul tree can be powdered fine, strained throughout a fine sieve and used as a dusting powder on lesions of scabies. Extract the juice from 400 – 500 gm of drumstick leaves. Mix with an equal amount of sesame seed oil, and boil till the water dries up. Cool and store. Apply daily over the infected parts.
• Apply lotions containing gamma benzene hexachloride or sulphur, present in the market under trade names such as scabiol and gammascab.
• Avoid physical contact with envenomed persons and their belongings, especially clothing and bedding.

If an insect is lodged in the ear, do not attempt to remove the bug with any instrument or use a bright light to lure the insect out. This sometimes causes the insect to burrow deeper into the ear. You should fill the ear with bland oil and float the insect out. If you are unsuccessful in this, you should go to your physician for help.

Sometimes water will become trapped in the ear after swimming. Tilting the head and then tapping it sharply will usually discharge the water. If not, then you may want to put several drops of 70percent isopropyl alcohol in the, ear. This helps to evaporate the water. Sometimes the feeling of water in the ear is caused by swelling of the cerumen. You should consult your physician for that problem.

Earache Home Remedies using mixture of Mullein Flowers

Steep ¼ cup of mullein flowers in ½ cup of olive oil for several weeks. Strain several times. Store tightly covered. When you are ready to use it, warm the oil. It should be about room temperature (don’t use it cold).Make sure it is merely warm, not hot. Put several drops of the oil in the affected ear. Apply a warm cloth to ear. It wouldn’t hurt to put sterile cotton plugs in the ear after putting in the drops.

Earache Home Treatment Using Honey

Warmed honey, applied a few drops at a time into the affected ear, will help to stop an earache. Place a cotton ball in the ear after applying the honey to keep in the warmth.

Earache Home Remedy using olive or castor oil 

Warm some olive or castor oil and put several drops of it in the affected ear. Place a piece of sterile cotton in the ear.

Earache Remedies Using Witch Hazel

Mix 1 teaspoon each of witch hazel and glycerin. Warm the mixture and saturate a piece of cotton with it. Place in the ear and keep warm.

Treatment of chronic bronchitis should be supervised by your family physician. He or she will find the reason that you suffer from chronic bronchitis and treat you accordingly. Your treatment may require a change in living habits. Smokers have to stop smoking. You may even have to change your sleeping habits. Never sleep in an extremely cold room and be sure to cover your mouth when outdoors during very cold weather. Bed rest is advised, along with plenty of fluids and a light diet. Drink broths, fruit juices, and plenty of water.

Bronchial Cough

Mix 1tablespoon each of Irish moss, comfrey, lobelia, wild cherry bark, verbena and aniseed in 2 cups of water. Boil down to half the liquid. Strain and add 2 cups of honey. Bring to a boil again then lower heat to simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add 3 tablespoons of raspberry vinegar before mixing well and storing in the refrigerator. Take 1 tablespoon as needed for cough.

Bronchitis Treatment with Asparagus

Pour 1 can of asparagus in the blender. Liquefy and refrigerate. Drink ¼ cup every morning and before retiring to bed. Add Water to make a hot drink if desired. You should notice quite an improvement in chronic bronchitis in a few weeks.

Bronchitis Treatment with Bee Pollen

Allergy related bronchitis is best treated with bee pollen. One teaspoon of pollen granules should be taken daily. During an attack, vitamin C should be taken in doses of 1000 mg every hour. Vitamin C has an anti-infection action and will help the immune system to regain balance, enabling it to fight the infection.

Bronchitis Treatment with Castor Oil and Turpentine

Mix together ½ cup of castor oil and ½ cup of rectified turpentine. Warm it before rubbing on the chest at bedtime. Cover with a flannel cloth to keep the area warm. Drink plenty of fluids.

Bronchial Treatment with Milk

Heats 1 cup of milk add 1tablespoon dried bee balm to the milk and allow to steep 15 minutes. Strain and reheat. Drink several glasses a day until improvement is noticed.

Bronchitis Treatment with Onion poultice

Fry onions and apply to the chest after rubbing the chest area with olive oil. Cover with a flannel cloth to keep the area warm. Place a hot water bottle over the chest area to break the congestion fast.

Comfrey Bronchial Infusion

Put ¼ ounce of comfrey leaves in 2 cups of boiling water. Cover and steep 30 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey. Drink at least 2 cups per day.

Mustard Plaster for Deep Chest Colds and Pneumonia

Add enough water to ½ cup dry mustard to make a paste. Beat 1-2 egg whites and fold them into the mustard paste. Spread a thin layer of this mixture onto a warm and damp flannel cloth. Rub the chest area with olive oil and apply the plaster. Cover to keep the area warm. Remove when the skin starts to redden.

Treating Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs and is caused primarily by bacteria, viruses, and chemical irritants. There are really more than 50 causes and it would be too lengthy to go into them here. Caution: A physician should be consulted because there are complications from pneumonia.

If you are unable to seek medical help, there are ways you can deal with it until medical help is reached. Symptoms begin suddenly and include chills high fever, cough, and sometimes bloody sputum. There is often pain in the chest. I have had what they call “walking pneumonia” and I can tell you it is nothing to fool around with. The mortality rate is high without proper treatment. These are ways to treat pneumonia until you have reached a physician.

Place macerated garlic cloves in a pan and cover with water. Bring the liquid to a boil. Allow fumes to be very strong. If possible, have the patient in the room while you are cooking the garlic. Place a cloth in the liquid and apply the cloth to the chest area. Remove when cool and reheat the cloth by dipping again into the garlic water. Keep this treatment up. Place some of the garlic from the mixture into a quart jar and cover with hot oil, and keep the container tightly closed to retain the strength while not in use. Have the patient inhale the fumes from the jar while you are replacing the hot cloth. If the patient is able, have them eat small pieces of garlic during treatment.

Athlete’s foot is caused by a fungus infection of the outer “dead” layer of the skin. Prevention is the best treatment. Careful attention to hygiene is important. Ventilation of the feet is very important. Going barefoot a lot at home helps the feet to stay dry. When going into public showers or pool areas, wear thongs to prevent infection. When you do wear shoes, lightly dust the feet and shoes with powdered alum to prevent moisture. Wear cotton socks to absorb moisture.

Athlete’s Foot Remedy Using Apple Cider Vinegar

Put plenty of apple cider vinegar all over the feet. Soak a cotton ball in the vinegar and place these between the toes. Put on socks and leave on overnight.

Athlete’s Foot Remedy Using Flower of Sulfur

Flower of sulfur can be dusted on the feet and shoes to treat or prevent the fungi from taking hold. Flower of sulfur can be purchased at your drugstore.

Athlete’s Foot Remedy Using Lemon Juice

Rub lemon juice on the feet and allow to dry. Try to go barefoot as much as possible. Reapply the lemon juice several times daily.

Athlete Foot Remedy Using Red Clover

Put 2 tablespoons of red clover in ½ cup of boiling water. Steep until cool. Add enough cornstarchs to make a paste. Spread this paste on feet and put socks on. Leave the paste on overnight.

Athlete’s Foot Remedy Using Sea Salt

Add ½ cup of sea salt to a basin of very hot water. Soak the feet daily in this mixture for 30 minutes until improvement is noticed.

Pour 4 cups of boiling water over 2 tablespoons each of elder flowers and peppermint leaves. Cover and let steep 15minutes. Strain and sweeten. Give 1 cup of warm flu remedy every hour to produce sweating.

Flu Remedy Using White Yarrow

Put 1 tablespoon each of white yarrow, boneset, and skullcap in 2 cups of water. Simmer for 30 minutes Strain. Add 1 table spoon of this liquid and 1 teaspoon of psyllium seed, flavored to taste, to one cup of boiling water. Sweeten with corn syrup. Drink every 30 minutes. This takes care of backaches and headaches too.

Flu Symptoms

Pour 8 cups boiling water over 2 tablespoons of dried sage. Add the juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange, and 2 tablespoons of honey. Mix well, cover, and steep for 1hour. Strain and drink as often as desired. Reheat as needed.

Pour 2 cups boiling water over 2 tablespoons of dried feverfew flowers. Let steep until cool. Strain and reheat. Drink hot; sweeten with honey or sugar.

Fever Reducer with Pepper

Fill your capsules with cayenne pepper and take 2 capsules every 4 hours. Will cause perspiration and bring down a fever fast. This is a really good herb for helping circulation and ridding the body of toxins fast.

Fever Reducer with Pepper Pods

This is another way to use pepper to bring down a fever fast; Soak several pods of cayenne pepper in 1 cup of hot water for 30minutes. After straining, add about 1/4 cup of sugar. Add the Juice of 2 oranges and drink hot. This works very well.

Fever with Cold

Take 2 tablespoons of elder flowers or white yarrow and add 2 Table spoons of peppermint leaves. Simmer the leaves in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Strain and drink by the ½ cupful during the day, as long as fever is present.