The Home Remedy: Eating raisins soaked in gin every day reduces the pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
I had never heard of this home remedy until I joined Health Central. But this is a popular topic on the website and many people have tried it, so I wanted to look into the subject more.
There are several versions of the recipe listed on this site, but they all require a bowl of yellow raisins and gin or sloe gin. The raisins are placed in a bowl and gin added until it...
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The Home Remedy: Drinking tart cherry juice or eating tart cherries helps reduce arthritis pain and inflammation. The tart or sour... Read more »
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A reader of The People's Pharmacy who suffers from severe swelling in her hands and arms every morning says eating a few gin-soaked raisins every day... Read more »
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Doctors diagnose hepatitis based on a physical examination and the results of blood tests. In addition to specific tests for hepatitis antibodies,... Read more »
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Jaundice is a yellow color in the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes. The yellow pigment is from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells. Jaundice... Read more »
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Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder, characterized by the production of antibodies in response to thyroid antigens (antibody... Read more »
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Psoriasis is Not Rare Psoriasis is a chronic auto-immune skin condition that results in dry, flaky, red and itchy skin. According to the National Institutes of Health, about 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. It occurs more frequently in...
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