The Best Body Hacks You Should Know AboutGet rid of an itch in your throat by scratching your ear.that causes a muscle spasm, which cures the itch.
"When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throatthat can cause a muscle spasm."says Scott Schaffer, M.D., presidentof an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New JerseyTrouble hearing someone at a party or on the phone, use your right ear.But, the left is better at picking up music tones.Next time the doctor's going to give you an injection,cough as the needle is going in.Studies have found that people who coughed during intravenous injections suffered less painthan those who did not. According to the British Medical Journal, the act of coughing causesa sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest, inhibiting the pain-conducting workof the spinal cord — leading to pain-free injections.Want to know how to relieve a stuffed nose or sinus pressure?against the roof of your mouth then pressing a finger between your eyebrows"says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State Universitycollege of osteopathic medicine. This causes the vomer bone to rock,which loosens your congestion and clears you up. After 20 seconds,you'll feel your sinuses start to drain.Acid Reflux?That'll keep you from suffering from acid reflux it keeps your stomach lowerthan your oesophagus which will help keep stomach acid from sliding up your throat.Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likelyto suffer from acid reflux. The oesophagus and stomach connect at an angle.When you sleep on your right, the stomach is higher than the oesophagus allowing foodand stomach acid to slide up your throat. When you're on your left, the stomach islower than the oesophagus so gravity's in your favour. Remember, it is not advisablefor you to go to bed immediately after eating. Wait for 2 to 3 hours.Bad Toothache?
You can stop a toothache by rubbing ice on the back of your hand,on the webbed area between your thumb and index finger.You can relieve a toothache by rubbing the back of your hand between thumb and index finger(the V zone where the bones of the two fingers meet) with an ice cube. Rub the hand on the sideof the body where the toothache is located. Researchers at McGill University (Canada) haveshown that pain intensity can roughly be halved by numbing the hand in this manner forabout seven minutes (with the effect assumed to likely be due to the interruption of pain impulsestravelling to the brain). The research done involved a small sample size: 22 men and 14 women.Burned your finger?clean the skin and apply light pressure with the fingerpads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly.-Albert
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Best Body Hacks You Should Know About
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