Home Remedies to Save you Money

It seems like every week I've got another ache or pain somewhere on this old body of mine. I have two very easy home remedies to save you money and hopefully help those tired old bones feel better. I was at my first physical therapy appointment today and my therapist gave me these easy home remedies.

Many muscle pains are treated with both hot and cold. Heat should not be applied until at least 48 hours after an injury, as you are dealing with inflamation, and you want to use cold. Here is an easy recipe for a cold pack.

Pour three cups of water in a gallon size zip-lock bag.

Add one cup of isopropyl alcohol. Close bag and mix contents

Place in another zip-lock bag and close second bag.

Place in freezer.

Contents should turn into a slushy mixture. If it is too solid, add more alcohol. If it is too watery, add water.

Always use a thin layer of cloth between the cold pack and skin.

Apply to painful, injured area for 5-20 minutes.

Stop the icing when you get numb.

Reuse over and over and of course, do not eat the ice.

The other great home remedy is the rice sock recipe. This is an easy, convenient item to heat and apply to painful areas.

I athletic sock

Uncooked white rice

Fill the sock 3/4full with rice.

Tie off or knot the end of the sock

Place in the microwave for 30 seconds-2minutes on High. Sock should be warm but not hot enough to burn.

Kepp on body part as tolerated for 5-20 minutes.

It's great for neck shoulder, arm, back, hip, knee, foot, ankle. I'm using it on my knee right now and it works wonders. So you don't have to buy those expensive items, just make it yourself and you always have it on hand. Hope you don't need these, but they're great to have on hand if you do.