Is there something that you believe will cure pretty nearly anything that ails you?
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November 4th, 2013
My dad’s mom…okay, yeah, my grandmother…believed that there was almost no physical affliction that couldn’t be improved by a little dab of Cold Cream. She bought it in these white jars that held, like, a quart.
Is there something you have a similar fondness for or belief in? Or know of someone that does?
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Spicy food and champagne, either together or singly, have magical healing properties for me ;-)
When I was a kid, aspirin, Epson salts and Campho-Phenique were the holy trinity of cures-what-ails-you in our household. Oh yes, and Pepto Bismol. Nowadays, a steaming hot shower is my go-to cure—if only a temporary one.
Windex. It cures everything. I know this because I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding and they told me so.
A great big margarita! I used this on my last bad headache. Worked like a charm. :) Other than that, just plain ole ibuprofen.
My step-father would say marijuana. I’ll resist the urge to roll my eyes. To each his own.
For me – good food, unless the ailment is GI-related. In that case, sleep.
Death pretty much cures anything that ails you.
There are so many possible answers to this question. In my opinion, one of the most powerful ways to break a mood of anger, sorrow, fear, or concern for whatever…...is laughter.
An Eastern mystic with whom I studied for several years once told me that in the midst of laughter, there is a point of freedom from the dream.
It is a place wherein we connect consciously with the joy that we truly are.
Of course you would have to adhere to the concept that life is a dream to truly appreciate those words.
Since I do, I’ll go with that.
Yes, it has already been mentioned. Hopping over to the other side relieves one of everything!
@picante spicy food and champagne sounds like a great combo to me!
@Pachyderm_In_The_Room Campho-Phenique was a cure-all around our house, too!
@Katniss I don’t remember that part of the movie, but it’s been a long time. :)
@Juels there’s not a lot that a Jumbo frozen marguriata doesn’t improve! I sometimes have them 3–5 times a week. :-D
@livelaughlove21 My brother would agree with your stepfather. For me, marijuana and sleep were sleep were hand in hand.
@anniereborn & @ZEPHYRA then my grandmother is in Cold Cream Heaven. I’ll look for something a little less drastic.
@longgone Pickle juice applied or consumed? Or maybe we could just paint a room one of my favorite family colors: “Pickle Juice on the Icebox”? :)
@Skylight Boy, does Reader’s Digest have a feature for YOU! j/k
When I was a kid my grandfather applied yellow ‘magic paint’ to any cut or scratch. This was actually tincture of iodine. For colds or breathing problems Vicks ointment was smeared over the chest.
@flutherother I think I was of the time that Campho-Phenique replaced iodine because it was easier for us kids to use it ourselves—less stain.
I don’t think I ever grew to like the smell of Vick’s.
Thanks!
We were Campho-Phenique addicts at my childhood home . . . in fact, I can clearly remember how I pronounced it—camp-o-puh-NEE-kee. Good stuff!
I still love the smell of Campho-Phenique, lol.
Unlimited wealth. Unfortunately, my family suffers a terrible genetic lack to the point I may have a physical intolerance. :(
@Jonesn4burgers That might be truer than we know. Ever notice when someone rich and famous breaks a bone, they’re rushed into surgery and back in the game, 24–48 hours later? We peons get 6 weeks in a air cast.
It for sure can’t cure mental illness, though. Fortunately, I keep a big jar of Cold Cream tucked back in the bathroom closet to ward that off!
;-)
:) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) Smirk. Twitter. Chortle. Yeah, sure, it’s working real good for you. Guffaw!
Careful, @Jonesn4burgers…remember YOU can’t afford to buy a new funnybone.
:-P
Raw onions. They are very good for you and they clear your sinuses. Onions are one of the best plants humans cultivate, second only to potatoes. Food would not be the same without onions.
I also love vinegar. It is one of man’s best discoveries.
I wouldn’t say these two things cure anything that ails me, but I definitely can’t go without them.
@flip86 My uncles used to eat Vidalia-type onions like apples. I’m not that bad, but I enjoy a nice onion and Ranch sandwich now and then…better if it has blue cheese on it.
I also like vinegar, but I don’t use it a lot. Instead I use a huge amount of lemon juice.
Both onions and vinegar are known to promote good health!
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