Essential Natural Remedies for Your Medicine Cabinet

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The body is a complex machine that needs proper maintenance and care for it to function optimally. Your body endures poor food choices, stress, sleep deprivation, environmental toxins, and inactivity, so, on occasion, your machine will get sick. When it does, subdue your illness from a natural approach. Extend healthy living beyond your dinner plate and into your medicine cabinet. Stock your medicine cabinet with essential natural remedies.

Natural remedies, according to Brigitte Mars, an herbalist and co-author of The Country Almanac of Home Remedies, “Natural remedies help to bring you back into balance by bolstering immunity, strengthening the body, and encouraging it to heal itself.”

Too often, your knee-jerk reaction is to reach for the over-the-counter drugs (OTCD) or prescriptions to treat an illness or condition. The stark reality is that OTCD and medicines suppress the symptoms whereas natural remedies boost our immune system and improve overall health. When a virus invades, a healthy body has a better chance to overthrow the virus or rebound from infection.

It’s incredible the number of natural remedies that take up residence in your kitchen or garden. Building an arsenal of natural remedies for healthy living is an inexpensive way to combat illnesses.

In the early stages of my battle with Lyme Disease, natural remedies and clean eating helped subdue the illness. You can read more about my journey with acute Lyme Disease here.

Once I cleared my body of the disease with the help of natural remedies and clean eating, It made sense not to contaminate my system with OTCD.

The list of remedies that I provide is by no means an exhaustive list. There are many other healthy living products available, but these will help you create a chemical-free, non-toxic first aid station at home.

Build Your Healthy Living Medicine Cabinet With These Natural Remedies (some of the suggested remedies will need refrigeration)

Note: Always read the ingredient list to make sure the product is free from suspicious ingredients. The products that I recommend are void of unhealthy ingredients.)

Cold Sores/Fever Blisters

Echinacea – immune support tea bags, echinacea/goldenseal tablets
Zinc Lozenges – stimulates immune function to fight a virus
Vitamin C
Magnesium – the magnesium citrate drink Natural Vitality Natural Calm plus calcium magnesium is one of the best ways for the body to absorb magnesium.
Tea Tree Oil ( roll-on)

Colds/Bronchitis/Sinus Congestion

Bone Broth (homemade requires refrigeration) supplies important minerals and boosts your immune system
Echinacea- helps resist infection and supports the immune system
Elderberry contains antioxidants flavonoids that relieves sinus congestion, respiratory tract infections chills, cough, and headache. Research published in the Journal of International Medical Research indicates that Elderberry syrup reduced flu-like symptoms.
Essential Oil – Use Tea Tree Oil in a diffuser or using a roll-on bottle, swipe oil under the nose and forehead area
Superfood– helps to boost the immune system. Try adding Superfood to my Wholesome Chocolate Banana Smoothie recipe

Diarrhea

Activated Charcoal tablets – absorbs toxins from the colon and bloodstream and helps to firm stools. Do not take for more than three days. Read and follow product instructions carefully.
Acidophilus (non-dairy)- replaces depleted gut bacteria
Bone broth – supplies essential minerals and boosts your immune system
Ginger tea or chamomile tea – eases cramps and abdominal pain
Grapefruit Seed extract – contains antiparasitic properties
Magnesium

Fever

Elderberry tea
Oscillococcinum (homeopathic)
Zinc
Bone Broth

Insect Bites and Stings

Essential Oils: Lavender, Peppermint, Tea Tree
Aloe Vera Gel
Calendula cream or ointment
Apple cider vinegar – dilute with water 1:1 ratio, apply to infected skin

Insomnia

Melatonin – Garden of Life and Genexa
Valerian – valerian root supports the body into inducing a natural sleep.
Sleepy Time Tea – Traditional Medicinals Nighty Night Valerian Organic Tea and Celestial Seasonings Wellness Tea
Calcium with Melatonin– magnesium, and calcium help the body to feel more relaxed and may lead to better circulation and calmed nerves so you can rest easy.
Lavender Essential Oil

More Healthy Living Natural Remedies

Minor Burns

Aloe vera gel
Essential Oils- Tea Tree Oil
Calendula ointment or gel
Vitamin E oil (apply once healing has begun)
Chamomile tea bag or green tea bag – apply directly to the affected area
Raw honey

Minor Cuts and Abrasions

Essential Oils- Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, or Clove Oil
Aloe Vera Gel
Arnica cream
Goldenseal cream
Raw honey

PMS Cramps

Tea-blend of cranberry, rose, and chamomile Pukka Womankind tea
Essential Oils – Clary Sage oil, Cypress Oil, and Lavender Oil
Magnesium-a high-quality magnesium supplement could eradicate the uterus ninjas from performing their painful monthly act!

Skin Irritations

Essential Oils: Tea Tree, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lavender
Aloe Vera Gel
Burt’s Bees Rescue Ointment

Sore Throat

FluNada (homeopathic) – made with herbs the contain antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties
Echinacea/goldenseal throat spray

Superfood- you may not be able to consume food with an irritated throat so supplement with a smoothie using Garden of Life Perfect Food Raw Organic Superfood.

Sore Muscles/Backache

Essentials Oils- Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Eucalyptus Oil
Arnica Cream or tablets
Epsom Salt – add 1 cup of salts to a warm bath, add essential oils directly to the bath water. Make sure the Epsom Salt is free from perfumes and synthetic chemicals.