How to Use Folk Medicine to Avoid Illness

Use folk medicine to avoid colds and the flu by ingesting herbs, naturally grown vegetables and fruits. Save money and protect your health by making use of nature's bounty. Follow these steps to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet access

Practice for Success

1. Avoid illness by cutting out excess processed sugars in your diet. In addition to obvious sources like candy and soda, cut out the sugar found in many "convenience" foods. A healthy diet should consist of mostly natural, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

2. Drink herbal tea to improve your complexion and fight the effects of aging. The use of folk medicine can be inexpensive because many of its principles and practices stem from the no-frills frontier life.

3. Lighten your presence. Carrying extra weight means that you're eating things that are unnatural and that you're not exercising enough.

Learn to Burn

4. Avoid illness through exercise. The pioneers of folk medicine lived in a culture that worked under daylight. The slept under the cover of darkness. This lifestyle was physically taxing. Today, many jobs don't tax the body at all.

5. Burn the calories you take in through food by exercising. Walk, run or do yard work. Mow your lawn with a manual mower. The more you use your body, the more calories you'll burn. Think of your body as a factory that needs to stay in operation to remain healthy.

6. Realize that the more your body works and recuperates from physical stresses on a regular basis, the more it will be able to continue to do so. Illness reflects your body's inability to deal with stress.

Use Apple Cider Vinegar for You and Your Pet

7. Consume apple cider vinegar on a regular basis. One of the most popular folk remedies ever, apple cider vinegar is said to treat arthritis, the common cold, high cholesterol and even gout. Read more online at "Earth Clinic," the Web site for folk remedies and holistic cures (see Resources below).

8. Add shine to your pet while fighting parasites. Externally applying apple cider vinegar on your pet is said to help your loved one's health, too, including controlling fleas and ticks.

Tips & Warnings

• Seek purity of ingredients when planning for dietary wholesomeness.
• Before you start any alternative medical technique, be aware that many have not been scientifically evaluated. If you decide to try folk medicine, consult your primary health care provider. Keep your doctor informed about the folk medical technique you undertake.
• Read about the risks of untested and unregulated remedies in "The New England Journal of Medicine" (see Resources below).
• Consult MayoClinic.com to learn how educate yourself about alternative medicine claims (see Resources below). Learn how to assess those claims before you make your treatment decision.

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