Home remedies the medical industry says do not work

Placebo effect works in 30 to 40 percent of patients

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Anyone else have a home remedy that is not supposed to work but does?

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Marijuana. Multiple uses.

My mom thought everything could be cured with Vicks vapor rub, vitamin c tablets, and gargling salt water. And if all else fails, wrap up in a blanket and sit in the sunlight.

All have benefits, but it’s the scope of how much they worked that she probably believed in a little too much.

The sunlight treatment seems to work for me and my family as well. If someone is sick with a cold and light fever you have to go lay on the trampoline and take a nap in the sun. For whatever reason it works

I love to read medical journals and studies and the more and more is coming out that countries where people are outside the most have the healthiest population and rarely get sick.

My dad's cure for everything was to take 2 advil and drink some gatorade.

My mom always recommended a regular Coca-Cola for nausea. My mother-in-law liked 7UP.

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My mom always recommended a regular Coca-Cola for nausea

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Does wonders for me as well. Also, a good ginger ale or ginger beer.

If I ever have a fever and need to break it I do a hot toddy before bed.

- Immunity Tea - 2 bags (several brands have them, just make sure it isn't caffeinated
- Tablespoon of local honey
- Lemon wedge
- 2-4 oz of bourbon

Sometimes I'll come over the top of that with a tiny sip of Nyquil, but not good to mix booze with acetaminophen too often. Just Nyquil won't do it for me either.

Even more effective if you get in the sauna first, followed by cold shower.



Sunlight is another one mentioned that I truly believe works. Just tough to do in the Winter where I live and it's freezing cold. Unfortunately that's usually when illnesses are around our familly.