Natural Living: Earache Remedies

I thought I'd start a new addition to my blog, one that I care about

strongly. It seems that 'natural living' is continuing to grow in

popularity after it's short-lived decline (right? I mean, we've been

using this stuff for thousands of years!) I tend to turn to my garden

and kitchen before I go running to the doctor. So from now on I'll

be sharing with you some of my tried and true favourite natural

living health and beauty tips. This week's tip is for earaches. 

I personally don't ever get earaches, but Paul does. His allergies

cause him to have them fairly often and it's nice to have something

on hand at home to deal with the pain. This has been tried and tested

by him and he swears by it.  The main ingredient in these remedies

is the garlic, which has medicinal benefits. 

Ingredients: 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

Garlic 

(Organic is always better, but not necessary)

* My concoction is 8 tablespoons olive oil to 1 regular-sized

garlic clove.

Directions:

1. Cut garlic into small pieces (about half the size of your pinky

finger nail). 

2. Let garlic sit for ten minutes, apparently this enhances the garlic's

health-promoting proprieties.  

3. Heat garlic and oil on stove on low for several minutes,

do not let it boil. 

4. Strain the oil so that there's no garlic pieces. 

5. Let cool. 

6. Then it's one drop to the affected ear once a day. 

If you don't feel comfortable putting something into your ear

then this second tip is more up your alley. 

Ingredients: 

Salt

Garlic

* 1/3 cup salt to one regular sized garlic clove. 

Directions:

1. Cut garlic into small pieces (about half the size of your pinky

finger nail). 

2. Let garlic sit for ten minutes, apparently this enhances the garlic's

health-promoting proprieties.  

3. Heat salt and garlic in a pan on the stove on low. You want it to be

warm but not hot. 

4. Put salt and garlic into a cloth bag (I used a finely-woven cheesecloth

pouch). 

5. Place pouch over the affected ear until the salt becomes cool. 

Repeat if necessary.