I was having a mild gastric yesterday and when I voiced it out, hubby told me to drink some milk to ease the gastric pain. But somewhere on the back of my mind, I remember hearing some advise about how milk will aggravate gastric pains even more than it provides relieve. I told him this and he said it can’t be, because an aunt of his has bad gastric problems and her doctor specifically told her to drink milk. Still not convinced, I decided to do some research about the effect of milk on gastric pains, whether milk relives gastric pains or worsen it. What do you think?

From my searches on the internet, I found many forums and websites that suggest taking milk to help relieve gastric and stomach ulcer pains. This is because milk is an alkaline component and it will neutralise the acidity of the gastric juice in the stomach that is causing the gastric pains. However, upon further reading, I read that milk is only a short term relief to gastric.

Milk contains fats and protein. When these components enter the body system, they encourage more acid juices to be secreted in the stomach so that it can digest the proteins. So before long, you may find that your gastric may return. And if you keep drinking milk as a cure for gastric, it won’t help you in the long term. You can read more about the explanation on this from some short paragraphs here and here.

The next time you have gastric and prefer to take natural remedies to cure gastric pains, here are some things you can do:

1. Drink lots of water

2. Eat garlic (read about the health benefits of garlic here) – Long term consumption of garlic helps to prevent stomach acidity. For a quick relieve from gastric pains, you can try crushing 2 cloves of garlic and consuming it.

3. Drink apple cider vinegar (read about the benefits of apple cider vinegar here)- Apple cider vinegar and garlic can be combined help relieve gastric pains. Crush a couple of cloves of garlic into a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, refrigerate and take a spoonful for instant relief.

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If dandruff shampoos don’t seem to work for you, you can try a few of these homemade remedies to get rid of dandruff. I hope it works for you!

Try these items from your medicine cabinet to help get rid of dandruff:

1. Aspirin

Crush two aspirins until they become a fine powder and add it to your shampoo each time you wash your hair. Leave it on your hair for 1-2 minutes, then rinse well and wash again with plain shampoo.

2. Mouthwash

To treat a bad case of dandruff, wash your hair with your regular shampoo; then rinse with an alcohol-based mouthwash. You can follow with your regular conditioner.

You’ll be amazed that even items in your kitchen can help to get rid of dandruff too. Check these out:

1. Lemon

Massage 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into your scalp and rinse with water. Then stir 1 teaspoon of lemon juice into 1 cup of water, and rinse your hair with it. Repeat this daily until your dandruff disappears.

2. Baking soda

Wet your hair, then rub a handful of baking soda into your scalp. Rinse thoroughly and towel dry. Do this every time you normally wash your hair, but only use baking soda with no shampoo. Your hair may get dried out at first. But after a few weeks your scalp will start producing natural oils, leaving your hair softer and free of flakes.

3. Salt

The abrasiveness of ordinary table salt works great for scrubbing out dandruff before you shampoo. Grab a saltshaker and shake some salt onto your dry scalp. Then work it through your hair, giving your scalp a massage. You’ll find you’ve worked out the dry, flaky skin and are ready for a shampoo.

4. Vinegar

To give your dandruff the brush-off, follow up each shampoo with a rinse of 2 cups of apple cider vinegar mixed with 2 cups of cold water. You can also fight dandruff by applying 3 tablespoons of vinegar onto your hair and massaging into your scalp before you shampoo. Wait a few minutes, then rinse it out and wash as usual.

These useful homemade remedy tips are gathered from Reader’s Digest.

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