Here are some tips and methods to cure health problems with your household items.Make home remedies by yourself at home.

BLOOD PRESSURE

• Garlic is known to lower cholesterol, bring down blood’s triglyceride levels, and inhibit planets stickiness and ease blood coagulation. Having garlic juice with fresh water lowers blood pressure.

CHOLESTROL

• Green tea is refreshing and cuts down body fat. Avoid adding milk and sugar to it. Drinking four to eight cups of green tea lowers high blood pressure as well.
• Also two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in 500 ml of green tea are beneficial to cholesterol patients. They should drink it within two hours of sleeping and nothing should be eaten after that.

DIABETES

Bitter gourd medicine for diabetics as it helps in better flow of insulin.

• Peel off the skin, dry it and make fine powder. Consume three to six grams of powder every day with water or honey.
• Drink bitter gourd juice every alternate day.
• Bitter gourd cooked with a pinch of salt and turmeric is also an option. Use less oil and avoid spices.
• Have lots of fresh fruits and leafy vegetables, such as lettuce without any dressing.
• Eat wheat flour chapattis minus the ghee. Avoid rice, chilly and salt.
• Put 300 grams of jamon in 600 ml of boiling water. Cook for five to ten minutes. Mash after cooling and strain using muslin cloth. Consume this juice thrice a day, daily.

SINUS

• Jalneti (Jal Neti is an Yogic technique) is a process wherein you take one liter of warm water and add 10 grams of salt to it. Allow half liter of water to pass through each of your nostril by using a jalneti pot. Perform sheerShan after this to drain out excess water. It’s important not try this medication on your own. Consult the nearest yoga center for expert guidance. If you catch a cold after performing jalneti, discontinue it. Performing this medication in the morning is beneficial. In case you find difficulty in obtaining Jal Net Vessel, you should contact a Yoga school and get it from there. Please use Jal Neti vessel only as other vessels may cause some problem in the movement of water.
• Take a handful of ajwain and roast it on a hot surface. Tie into a muslin cloth, rub and inhale slowly from both nostrils. Go easy, as the smell is very strong.

Continue jalneti and ajwain medication for a week. Thereafter, you may stop ajwain medication and continue only jalneti

OSTEOPOROSIS

· Have calcium rich foods such as fresh apple juice, cereals and breads. Dark leafy vegetables such as beans, bean sprout, yellow and orange vegetables and tofu are advisable.

· Chew a handful of sesame seeds every morning. It provides at least 1200 mg of natural calcium. Or you may have one part of black or white sesame seeds with half part shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)(ginger and sugar added to taste)

MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN

Joint and muscle pains are due to vata related disorders, which attack older people.

• Follow a vegetarian diet. Avoid fatty foods, dairy products, excess salt and sugar.
• Include dates, raisins and citrus fruits such as oranges in your diet.
• Sip hot water and tea made from dry ginger root.

HEADACHE

• Soak 10 grams of tamarind in a glass of water. Take the juice out and mix it with some sugar. The drink helps relieve headache
• Make a mustard paste, using little water. Apply it on your forehead.
• Tie two clean betel leaves on your ears. The coolness of the leaves has a healing effect on the eardrums, subsequently easing the headache.

BACKACHE

• Betel leaf juice, when mixed with refined coconut oil and applied on the back, provides relief.
• Garlic extract is known to provide relief from backache without any side effects.
• Mix lemongrass with coconut oil (twice the quantity) and apply where you experience pain.