Taking medicine can indeed relieve or cure a disease. But when you're always taking the drug, then there are some side effects that occur in the body. So how do I relieve the pain without taking medicine?
"Every time you take (consume) the drug or whether it's prescription drugs without a prescription, then you will get some specific risks. If used regularly, then the risk will be more and more," said Sandra Kweder, MD, Deputy Director of the Office of New Drugs at the center Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for drug evaluation and research, as reported by Menshealth. Here's another way that can relieve pain without having to take medication, namely: 1. Cough, cough syrup with honey dressing
Quality honey and condensed can be a substitute for cough syrup. Cough syrup and honey are basically doing the same, namely to 'coat' that eliminates throat irritation. In fact, a study in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that a spoonful of honey is better than dextromethorphan (DM).
2. Frequent headaches, replace painkillers to sleep Drinking painkillers one should not be done, but not recommended for often taking them. "Avoid multiple medications (a lot). Strive not (taking a painkiller) more than two weeks," explains Peter Goadsby, MD, Director of the Headache Center at the University of California at San Francisco.
According to him, focus on patterns of sleep can relieve headaches. Brain areas that contribute to headache were also involved in sleep. So by keeping a good sleep pattern can reduce pain in the head.
3. Stress and mild depression, replace antidepressants with a calming brain activity To combat the depression consider not to use drugs. Look for other activities that can soothe your mind, like listening to music, sports or family outing.
4. Constipation, laxative replace by drinking two glasses of water before breakfast The large intestine can not absorb or slow moving fluid due to several reasons such as not eating enough fiber, lack of exercise, dehydration and certain medications. But get rid of the habit of using laxatives and replace it by drinking two glasses of water before breakfast. This will help facilitate you to defecate.
5. Flu, antiviral drugs replace with food or activities that enhance the immune system No need to take medication, some foods such as ginger, garlic, chili, hot liquids, foods that contain zinc (nuts, beans, seafood, soy) can also enhance the immune system that can relieve flu symptoms. In addition, exercise more.
