Has your child got an itchy, uncomfortable rash? You might want to check out whether it’s chickenpox. Chickenpox is a highly contagious infection caused by the virus varicella zoster, which mostly occurs in children under the age of 15, though anybody can get it.

A rash caused by chickenpox usually develops on the face, back, and chest before spreading to other parts of the body. The rash starts out as raised red spots which develop into itchy blisters filled with fluid which eventually dry out. Other symptoms of this condition include fever, fatigue, headache, and loss of appetite. Chickenpox usually presents as a mild infection that lasts for 5–10 days and can be looked after at home.1 However, adults, pregnant women, babies under four weeks, and people with weak immune systems (for instance, those undergoing chemotherapy or affected by HIV) are at risk of it progressing to a severe stage and should get medical attention if they contract chickenpox.2 Meanwhile, here are a few tips on dealing with chickenpox at home:

1. Drink Lots Of Fluids Through The Day

Drink lots of fluids so that you don’t get dehydrated. And avoid foods that are hard, salty, or spicy which may irritate chickenpox spots in the mouth. Soft, bland foods (for instance, soup that has cooled down) are better.3

2. Wear Gloves And Socks At Night

The rash caused by chickenpox can be really itchy but scratching it can lead to infection. So it’s important to resist that itch. Keep your nails clean to lower the chances of bursting a blister and try patting your skin instead of scratching when it gets itchy. Also, wear gloves (or socks on) at night so that you don’t scratch while you’re asleep. Wearing smooth, loose, clothes in a comfortable fabric like cotton can also be helpful.

3. Try Neem

Neem leaves are known for their antiviral properties and they can combat the varicella zoster virus. Steep neem leaves in hot water to make a mild tea which can be helpful.4 You can also soak neem leaves in water and bathe in it. This will help relieve itching and soothe your skin.5

4. Use Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is a go-to home remedy for dealing with that itchy chickenpox rash. Dilute one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a cup of water and apply it to the chicken pox blisters. The acidity helps ease itching and also quickens the drying process of the blisters. However, this might not be a good idea if your blisters have broken open and you have open sores.6

5. Soak In Oatmeal

Oats have been used topically to relieve itching for ages. Finely ground oats become a gooey mass which coats the skin and soothes it when it’s mixed with water. So add a small amount of ground oats into your bath water and soak in it for relief.7 8

6. Treat With Honey

Another remedy for dealing with chickenpox has been sitting on your kitchen counter all along – honey! According to research, honey is effective at combating the varicella zoster virus. And spreading some honey on your blisters can not only tackle the virus but also soothe your skin.9 So if you’re looking for an inexpensive, easily available treatment, pick up that bottle of honey.

7. Try Baking Soda

Baking soda is also commonly used to relieve itchy skin. You can add a little baking soda to a glass of water and sponge off irritated skin for relief. Adding a little baking soda to your bathwater can be helpful too.10

6. Treat With Honey

Another remedy for dealing with chickenpox has been sitting on your kitchen counter all along – honey! According to research, honey is effective at combating the varicella zoster virus. And spreading some honey on your blisters can not only tackle the virus but also soothe your skin.9 So if you’re looking for an inexpensive, easily available treatment, pick up that bottle of honey.

7. Try Baking Soda

Baking soda is also commonly used to relieve itchy skin. You can add a little baking soda to a glass of water and sponge off irritated skin for relief. Adding a little baking soda to your bathwater can be helpful too.10

8. Take A Chamomile Bath

Chamomile is known for its anti-inflammatory properties and can be effective at relieving itchy skin. Add it to your bath water and enjoy a long soak to experience its soothing effects.11

9. Use Calamine Lotion

Calamine lotion can soothe itchy skin. So dab a little calamine lotion on affected parts with a cotton swab and let it dry on your skin. Also, do remember to shake the bottle before using the lotion.12

10. Try Homeopathy

Disclaimer: The content is purely informative and educational in nature and should not be construed as medical advice. Please use the content only in consultation with an appropriate certified medical or healthcare professional. Article by Cure Joy

Do you find that your attention drifts off every once in a while? The ability to concentrate, focus, and stay on task is important for accomplishing anything. And when you consider cognitive functioning, the ability to pay attention and stay focused is the “gateway” to other cognitive functions – if you can’t pay attention to something, you can’t understand, learn, or remember it.

As we grow and develop, our ability to concentrate also improves. For instance, 6-year-olds can focus on a task for only about 15 minutes but by the time they are 9 years, they should be able to stay focused for around an hour.1 But if this is the case, why is it that we find our ability to focus floundering quite often? We find it difficult to concentrate for many reasons, including our interest in the task at hand, our physical and emotional state, our environment, our neuropsychological mapping, and our skill level vis-a-vis the task.2 A variety of physical and psychological factors can help enhance this ability – food is one such factor.

Foods To Improve Memory And Concentration

To improve your power of concentration, try these foods out.

1. Coffee

Many of us start our day with a cup of coffee. And there’s a good reason why coffee works so well as an eye opener – caffeine! Consuming caffeine in moderate amounts can not only improve your ability to focus and concentrate, it can also make you feel more energetic and alert, quicken your reactions, increase accuracy, improve short-term memory, and increase your problem-solving abilities.3

But do keep in mind that the key word here is “moderate.” Too much coffee can leave you feeling jittery. It’s not a good idea to have more than 400 mg of caffeine in a day. An 8-ounce cup of coffee contains around 95 to 200 mg, so no more than 2–3 cups a day. Experts also suggest that pregnant women should either avoid caffeine or limit their consumption to 300 mg in a day.4

2. Chocolate

Yummy chocolate can also help improve attention and concentration. This is because cocoa beans are a rich source of flavonoids, particularly epicatechin and catechin which have antioxidant properties. Cocoa also contains caffeine. And according to research, cocoa can improve attentiveness as well as mood.5 So bite into a delicious dark chocolate bar or have an antioxidant-rich cocoa drink when you feel mentally fatigued and distracted.

3. Tea

Tea is said to the most commonly consumed beverage after water. Like cocoa, it is a great source of flavonoid antioxidants. Tea also contains the beneficial amino acid L-theanine, which can modulate certain aspects of brain function. Studies have shown that L-theanine significantly increases brain activity in the alpha frequency band. This means it can relax you without making you feel drowsy, promote mental alertness, and improve attention. No wonder Buddhist monks commonly use tea to help sustain attention over long periods of meditation.6 You too can try a cup of tea when you find that your focus is fading. But then again, no going overboard. Limit to 2–3 cups a day.

4. Blueberries

Blueberries are another food that can be beneficial for your brain. Researchers have found that sustained attention improves after having a blueberry drink. But blueberries don’t just help you concentrate, they may improve your memory too. Research suggests that the neural circuitry involved in sustaining attention is enhanced by flavonoids present in blueberry may be responsible for these beneficial effects.7

5. Flaxseed Oil

Flax seeds contain alpha-linolenic acid, an omega 3 fatty acid. This essential fatty acid cannot be synthesized by the human body and has to be supplemented through diet. It is well known that alpha-linolenic acid is beneficial for your heart, but did you know it’s important for your brain too? One study found that when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were supplemented with flaxseed oil and antioxidants in the form of vitamin C they were benefited. And symptoms like inattention, impulsivity, restless, and self-control were improved.10

But do keep in mind that it’s best to avoid flaxseed oil while pregnant or breastfeeding as it can have hormonal effects.11

Hello my gorgeous alchemists

I just want to jump on here and make a blog post about something that is very dear to my heart. I want to talk to you guys about the fact that you guys not need to have chemo to hear your cancer. I am a living testimonial to this fact that you guys do not need to have chemo to cure counselor. As a matter of fact, it’s, he was kind of crazy. Anyway, it destroys your immune system and does all sorts of crazy stuff. So I kind of wanted to get on tonight and talk to you guys about that. Last year alone in the u s there were over 1.6 million new cancer cases and over 500,000 cancer deaths. So think about the statistics of where people are using camp, that they have cancer and they’re using chemo to get rid of it and you have that many deaths from cancer.

It’s kind of crazy. Also, the cancer industry was a 148 billion in annual sales in 2015 in the cancer drug market. You guys, those statistics are crazy. When I had cancer, for any of you guys have followed my journey and listening to my story of how I got rid of cancer. Doing chemo and radiation were not an option for me, because I’m very holistic in my beliefs. Faced with the challenge of getting rid of it myself and I made different diet changes and things like that to get rid of my cancer. So I made some notes earlier today that I wanted to share some different like cancer myths or you know, Chemo Mumbo jumbo I just have kind of found interesting in doing my own research and how the validity of using chemo as something for cancer.

A lot of doctors actually get kickbacks for chemo. So what that means is that every chemo session that gets sold, a doctor gets paid a portion or percentage of that. Big Pharma and the drug companies are actually paying doctors to prescribe these methods versus using something different like vitamin C treatments or something that’s a little more natural that’s not as harsh on the body. Um, in a database over 1.5 million records between August, 2013 and December, 2017 there were 80 or 8.4 billion gifts and payments given to doctors over four years. That’s a lot of money for doctors to be making over. That’s kind of stuff guys. It’s really crazy. So let me ask you guys this question. Tell me why would they want to give up the gifts and the extra money that they earned from prescribing these treatments to people which are not that healthy for you?

Another thing is, is that a lot of people don’t recognize is that came or maybe you guys do, but chemo actually destroys your immune system so you are more susceptible to getting infections. Because what happens is as that it attacks cancer cells, but it also attacks your healthy blood cells, especially the white blood cells, which is what helps to promote a healthy immune system. So, and that’s where that comes from our bone marrow. And what happens when the bone marrows destroyed. It cannot create an apple amount of white blood cells leaving your body prone to more infections. And as we know, when our immune systems are down, when we have cancer, I’ve seen this myself that when people get sick with a cold or the flu, anything like that you’re in, you’re increasing your chances of death by surmount of statistics, which is just crazy.

The other thing that really bothers me about chemo in this industry is how expensive the treatments are. When I was sitting with my normal doctor, when I first got diagnosed, I went over the cost of different treatment plans, what insurance doesn’t cover them, what they do cover, only to find out that each chemo treatment that I would have received started at $7,000. And if anybody knows when you have, when you’re going through chemo, you’re at the hospital three to four days a week getting this stuff infused intravenously. So I mean, you’re at $28,000 in a week guys. And that’s like, it’s crazy because you can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year just hoping that you guys can save your life. Um, and that’s scary. The fact that this is something that they are still doing and I’m not trying to knock people that have used chemo.

It was just something that was not that I wanted to do for myself because I for one, didn’t have insurance at the time that I had cancer. So I would have gone into a lot of medical debt trying to treat this. And again, I’m very holistic in my beliefs, so I did a lot of research to figure out what I could do to get rid of my counselor on my own. That’s just really what I wanted to talk about is that there are a lot of other options that you don’t need chemo. For me, I did a lot of natural remedies, vitamin C IV treatments, um, lots of supplements. I completely changed everything that I ate and my diet. That is actually what my book is about. It’s getting ready to be released here very soon. I’m really excited to bring this to you guys because it’s full of very valuable information, not just for people that are trying to heal their bodies from cancer, but any auto immune disease or you want to just have a better understanding of how the body works and the owl chemical processes inside where you can get some information of how to heal your body naturally and how it’s anatomically designed to heal itself.

I’m really excited for this launch of my book that’s coming out. I’m really excited for it. This has been something that’s been in the making for several months now. So I will put the link in the comments for you guys to sign up for my email list because I’m going to be releasing this book very soon and I’m going to give it to you guys for free.

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