Universidad Autónoma Del Estado De Hidalgo Sistema De Universidad Virtual Inglés 5 (English 5) UNIDAD 1 SUGERENCIAS Y POSSIBILIDADES (UNIT 1 SUGGESTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES) Home Remedies E.T.E. Karim Juárez Cortés. Idea Original y Diseño

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Grandma Knows best !! When you have a minor health problem, do you usually go to the doctor, get something from the drugstore, or use a home remedy? When people have a cold, a fever, or the flu, they usually go to the doctor for help, or they get some medicine from the drugstore. But many people also use home remedies for common illnesses. Here are some simple home remedies. 1.- Burns / Bee stings and Insects Bites/ ColdsBurnsBee stings and Insects BitesColds Wash the sting or bite. Put some meat tenderizer on a handkerchief on the bite for half an hour. To avoid insect bites, its helpful to eat garlic or take garlic pills. 2.- Insomnia / Bites / BurnsInsomniaBites Burns Put the burn under cold water or put a cold handkerchief on it. The apply aloe Vera gel to the burn. Its important not to put ice on the burn. 3.- Cough/ Headaches/ ColdCoughHeadachesCold Lots of people eat hot chicken soup when they have a cold. They find it clears the head and the nose. Some people rub oil on their chest for cold. Other people drink a mixture of red pepper, hot water, sugar, lemon, juice and milk or vinegar. 4.- Cough / Insomnia / BurnsCoughInsomniaBurns Drink warm liquids or take some honey.

REFERENCES: Pictures taken from: Honey: Cough: Breath: Aloe: Text taken from: Richards C. J. & Hull J. (1997). New Interchange 1 students book. USA: Cambridge University Press.