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Painful Arthritis? Looking
for a natural treatment for its pain? I have here an alternative treatment for
you and i’ll share with you how you can prepare it at your home so that you’ll
have a ready treatment when you need one.
Have you heard about BLS
Ointment? It is applied externally to the affected area 3x a day, and it
relieves the pain caused by arthritis. BLS refers to its main ingredients, such
as Bawang (garlic), Luya (ginger) and Sili (red pepper, preferably, “siling
labuyo”. Garlic has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties while both ginger
and red pepper has anti-inflammatory characteristics that can help relieve
muscle and joint pains. . I used to
prepare it for my mother when she had her pains due to arthritis and according
to her, it helped.
How to prepare a BLS Ointment? Its simple.
Ingredients: garlic, ginger, red pepper and oil
(preferably virgin coco oil or olive oil)
Procedure:
·
Mince the garlic, ginger and red pepper
·
Measure ½ cup of garlic, ½ cup of ginger and ½
cup of red pepper
·
Mixed all the ingredients and add 1 ½ cup of
oil
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In a slow fire, heat the mixture for 10
minutes.
·
Store in a glass container together with the
mixture your BLS ointment.
Optional: To make your
Ointment into a Balm, here’s the procedure:
· Strain, to separate the oil from the solid mixture
· Once again, heat the solution in a slow fire and
add Wax. Bee hive wax is preferred. But
in its absence, you can use a white candle instead.
· Just add wax, little by little. To know that it is the right amount, when the
wax melted, test by dropping a mixture in a plate or saucer. Check when it when it's cold. Test using your fingers. it must be balm-like.
Arthritis refers to inflammation of a joint or a state
characterized by inflammation of the joints. Inflammation is a process in which the body's white blood cells and chemicals help protect us from infection and foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. Its symptoms can be either one or a combination of the following:
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Redness
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Swollen joint that's
tender and warm to the touch
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Joint pain
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Joint stiffness
·
Loss of joint function
The cause of arthritis is
not fully known, yet, can we still do something to prevent it? Of course, we can! Maintaining proper weight (obesity added
strain to joints), regular joint exercises, proper diet (excess protein can
increase your uric acid) and strengthening immune system can help a lot.
Prevention is better than cure. If symptoms persist, see your doctor!
Be healthy and enjoy life!
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have shown that washing produce in solution containing either basil or
thyme essential oil at the very low concentration of just 1% resulted in
dropping the number of Shigella, an infectious bacteria that
triggers diarrhea and may cause significant intestinal damage, below the
point at which it could be detected. While scientists use this research
to try to develop natural food preservatives, it makes good sense to
include basil and thyme in more of your recipes, particularly for foods
that are not cooked such as salads. Adding fresh thyme and/or basil to
your next vinaigrette will not only enhance the flavor of your fresh
greens, but will help ensure that the fresh produce you consume is safe
to eat. (March 25, 2004).
