Great thread!
May be some repeats...read all the great suggestions. I am allergic to Aloe Vera, at least the pure stuff.
I use neti-pot...mostly when I am stuffed. This week it cleared out a large blockage in the upper sinuses that was still viral....
Tea-tree oil...put it on small sores...(never in mouth, in nose, or near eyes).
If I get oil glands dripping on eye-lids, doc told me to soak with warm washcloth twice daily, then wash eyelids with babyshampoo...clears it up quickly.
I use Bag Balm ...used to be for cows udders, infections...people use it for diaper rash. We used it for Tony, and he had not one bed sore in whole time he was bedbound at home.
I use little bit of vaseline/petroleum jelly in my home in winter, when gets dry and the little vessels bleed. This triggers the need for humidity so I run a whole house cold water humidifier all winter. (Had to chage filter six times this winter). I run it to keep humidity levels between 30 and 50 per cent for my piano. Pianos go out of tune with humidity changes and 42% is ideal. Can even bring piano back to tune.
I eat yogurt at least 5 days a week, grind my own flaxseeds and add them to anything.
I take a gram of fish oil daily.
I use Co-Q10 because my lipid medication leaches CoQ10 from the body.
When I get bronchitis ( I also have asthma) I rub Vicks all over chest on bronchial areas and cover with a dry flannel cloth. I do this at bedtime. I also put Vicks right under my nose at bedtime.
I use saline sprays periodically during winter especially.
I don't use any strong soaps on my body more than once weekly. I exfoliate once weekly. I use baby soaps mostly.
I probably have more but can't remember!
My mom swore by apple cider vinegar and honey stirred in water every day.
She lived to 101. She also didn't use any heavy soaps on her body for cleansing...
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize skin, body and face.
Thanks, everyone!!
terri