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In Alternative Remedies every sunday, the DJ would recommend remedies that would solve or improve health problems. But try it at your own risk, though!

Remedies could be for a kind of condition or item/recipe.

You may check out this space for the remedies suggested. Relevant information about the remedies would be posted below for future reference.

The week after the DJ introduce or recommend the remedies, a brief summary of what he said would be posted here.

Date: 3/12/06

How to improve your memory naturally? Are you suffering from lost of memory? Simple ways by just eating correct food can improve your memory.

Recommendation: Eat food rich in vitamin C & B12, iron & zinc. Consume more vegetables. Eat strawberries, blueberries and spinach. These food protect the brain through their antioxidant properties and help prevent blood clot. Try to recall song lyrics, recounting multiplication tables to keep your brain sharp. Slow down your pace of your life. So do not let your brain multi-task. Focus at one thing at a time. Repeat any new names many times to let your brain retain the memory. Another thing not said in the program: learn new things..newness excites the brain and keep it stimulated!

Date: 10/12/06

With increasing people dying from sleep in Singapore, are there any remedies to prevent from happening?

Recommendation: Try to sleep side way or increase the height of pillow to elevate your airway to prevent sleep apnea. As a whole, Singapore must wake up and follow western countries to take note of this underlying health condition.

Date: 17/12/06

Tomato -- Why we must eat & how it benefits our body?

Recommendation: Tomato whitens our skin, prevent aging, enhances bowel movement, enhances body immunity and prevent cancer.

Date: 31/12/06

Why do some people have body odour? Are there any ways to overcome it?

Recommendation: Wear cotton shirts and socks. Use baby powder on your armpits or areas in your body that often sweat. Bathe in water soaked with tomato juice for around 15 mins. Eat more leafy vegetables, avoid red meat. For ladies, it is advisable to wax armpits. Mesh a ginger to bits and wrapped the bits in a hankerchief and place under armpits often.

Date: 7/1/07

Why do we have hiccups out of a sudden? Hiccups come naturally and without notice. What are some simple remedies to stop hiccups?

Recommendation: Drink Water. Or take one small teaspoon of sugar, let it dissolve on your tongue. Can try lemon juice also. A spoonful of peanut butter would works wonder too. Take a drink(whatever drink also can) but don't swallow, keep it in your mouth. Stand up if you are sitting, bend over until your head is upside down, don't bend your knees. then swallow the drink in this position.

Date: 14/1/07

A convenient and easy to use remedy for our body's well being will be presented to listeners this week.

Recommendation: The all natural remedy of life from our body can be use for drinking or outward application. It is a safe and cheap remedy for many health ailments.

Date: 21/1/07

We continue to explore the remedy said last week. How to cure minor health problems using the remedy? Listen to the step by step guide.

Recommendation: For cough, cold, fever & flu---- Fast on the remedy for 1-3 days during which all food and drinks should be stopped except for plain water.(8 to 10 glasses per day) Drink all the quantity of your remedy. Should be cured by 2-3 days. Break the fast with fruit juice. After the fast, continue to drink your remedy 3-4 times daily.

Date: 11/3/07

Major diseases can be cured by the remedy. What diseases and how?

Recommendation: Serious diseases could be cured by the remedy. Fast on the remedy and water for 3-30 days depending on severity of diseases. Drink all quantity of your output remedy plus 6-8 glasses of water each day during the period. If patient is weak, some vegetables, juices or soup can be given. Massage the body or affected area using the remedy(output at night can be used) enhance effectiveness.

Date: 18/3/07

What other ailments can we try using the remedy? Other information you may need to know about the remedy.

Recommendation: Can treat bruises and back pain. Prevent diabetes.

Date: 25/3/07

We take a look at some skin problems the remedy may perhaps solve plus more stories on the remedy.

Recommendation: Remedy could treat several skin problems like open pores and red bumps. Use it! You will see the difference. Pigmentation of unraised mole could be reduced gradually through regular usage of the remedy. Improve your voice by drinking the remedy.

Date: 1/4/07 & 8/4/07 (In Celebration Of CCS Birthday Special)

Celebrities Remedies YI REN MIAO FANG

What are some remedies suggested by celebrities? Let's take a look

Xiang Yun -- Slimming method by cutting intake of rice for one year.

Carina Lau -- Eating sweet potato don't eat meat. Keep fit.

Annie Yi (Yi NengJing) -- Use self created sesame honey paste for facial.

Gina Lollobrigida -- Eat everything but after that choose a period lunch eat only 1 slice of meat + 2 cups of orange juice , dinner only drink lemon juice.

Oprah Winfrey -- Eat almond.

Aisha Tyler -- Exercise everyday, sweat it out. Do yoga, brisk jogging and hit the gym. Besides that, listen to music, watch movies and set time for oneself to have deep thoughts.

Ji Qin -- Post natal tips> control diet.

Pan Lingling -- Have enough rest. Go for facial occasionally.

Jamie Yeo -- Eat healthy, Drink lots of water and do cardio exercises regularly. Got to be disciplined too.

Vincent Ng -- Treat exercising as a hobby. Jog on a weekly basis. Daily basis, do sit up and push up in the morning and before going to bed.

Cynthia Koh -- Rock climbling. Never go on a diet as it could be dangerous. Exercise is the best way to stay healthy.

Le Yao -- Use Johnsons & Johnsons products.

Fann Wong -- Drink water, facial and exercises. Wash face after exercises.

Date: 15/4/07

Do you have wrinkles? What are some ways to prevent wrinkles? Any remedies?

Recommendation: Apply egg whites to the skin. Massage coconut oil on skin prone to wrinkles every night at bedtime. Rub pineapple on the face and leave it on for 10-15 minutes before rinsing off. Apply juice of apples on the face daily for 10-15 minutes. Smile more, less frown. Use moisturizing cream regularly. Use a sunscreen/sunblock when in the sun.

Date: 22/4/07

We can't prevent our body for being nausea many times. But we could reduce symptoms by following some simple remedies.

Recommendation: Consume non-carbonated syrup (cola), use fresh piece of ginger in your tea. Smaller amounts of food are always good for you diet. Avoid oily food. Applying pressure between the thumb and forefinger. A simple and best way to ease out all your nausea troubles is by vomiting and ending this grueling procedure once and for all.

Date: 29/4/07

Are there any remedies to prevent hair loss? We take a look.

Recommendation: The application of coconut milk all over the scalp and massaging it into the hair roots is also beneficial in the treatment of hair loss. It nourishes the hair and promotes hair growth. Onion has also been found beneficial in patchy baldness. The affected part should be rubbed with onions morning and evening till it is red. It should be rubbed with honey afterwards. Must have well balanced food intake too.

Date: 6/5/07

We may eat it everyday but we do not know the good properties hidden behind this vegetable -- Cabbage. This week, we look at what good the vegetable do to us.

Recommendation: Eat raw cabbage to cure a headache. It is also a great cure for hangovers! Apply freshly ground cabbage to a bruise to heal it quickly. Raw cabbage is one of the best vegetables you can take to ease inflammation of the joints. You can eat it however you like, just make sure it is fresh and uncooked! Herbalists suggest eating fresh cabbage in the morning before eating. Cabbage was found to treat bird flu. Boiled cabbage leaves applied to breast then covered with plastic wrap left overnight for 3 nights cures postoperative hematoma & breast engorgement after breast feeding.

Date: 13/5/07

Many times all of a sudden we would experience leg cramps. What remedies are there for leg cramps?

Recommendation: Increase water consumption. Use cold/hot packs on the affected muscle. Stretch or massage the sore muscle helps relax contraction and ease pain. Step onto salt could help too. Can drink cherry juice.

Date: 20/5/07

Can rheumatism be treated? What are some known remedies?

Recommendation: Drink raw potato juice. Eat bitter gourd or drink its juice. Hot packs could be applied to the affected area. Try to cut down on fish, meat, white bread, sugar, tea & coffee. Avoid damp and cold area & surrounding.

Date:27/5/07 (New Improvised)

From this week onwards, Alternative Remedies would extend its timing. We would also invite other people (Da Guai Guai) to share their remedies as well as seeking their views on various remedies. Are they having the right perception on various remedies?

What kind of shower is better for us? Hot or cold shower? The answer will be reveal this week.

Recommendation: Cold shower is better for us. It bring blood to the capillaries, clean circulatory system, contracts the muscle to eliminate toxins and strengthen the mucous membranes which help resist fever, allergies, cold & cough.

Date: 10/6/07

We look at the reaction people experience after taking cold showers and hear what the oldest Da Guai Guai view on hot/cold showers.

Recommendation: Many people felt that their body felt warm after taking cold showers which was good. Known to be beneficial for man for better erection. Immune system better after taking cold showers.

Date: 17/6/07

Fever is one of the most common ailment in mankind. High fever would be life threatening to anyone. How can we reduce body temperature naturally at home? And we also look at various remedies people use for fever before seeking/without the doctor?

Recommendation: The proven method is by using egg whites. Soak hankerchief or paper towel (absorbent material) in egg white(from 2 or 3 eggs,sometimes more needed), wrapped around soles of feet using plastic wrap to secure then put on socks. Body temperature would dropped. This method would draw the fever from the brain to the feet where there would be no danger.

Date: 24/6/07

What is a remedy that almost all people in the earth have forgotten? This is a simple,free yet beneficial remedy for our body. Alternative remedies reveal to you this week

Recommendation: Go barefoot as much as you can . Step on wet grass, sand, wet sand or snow. It is beneficial and good on body.

Date: 1/7/07

Black Bean Soup/Broth origins from Taiwan. What good would do to us if we drink this soup regularly?

Recommendation: It is cheap and easy to find. Just throw a cup of black bean in pot of water, boil it & as soon as the colour turns black, cool it then drink it. This remedy is good for sudden gout attack. It only takes a few hours to elimate the crystal from joints.

Date: 8/7/07

After eating banana, we usually throw the peel away. There is a remedy that we can use using banana peel. What is it?

Recommendation: We can use banana peel to treat wart. Rub the inside of banana peel on a wart every night. 1-2 weeks after, we should see results. Wart may turned black then fall off. Handyplast(Band aid) can be used to secure the piece of banana peel.

Date: 15/7/07

Occasionally, we consume honey. What are some good properties of honey? Do you know?

Recommendation: Good for afternoon fatigue. Drink 1/2 tablespoon of honey in a glass of water. Energy will increase within 1 week if taken daily. Calm nerves. For person who have problem sleeping, take 1 tablespoon of honey at dinner then take 2 teaspoon before bed. If 1 hour still can't sleep, take 2 more teaspoon. For men, drink honey to treat impotence. Honey can also have pain relieving attributes. Keep skin soft. Apply honey topically for burns and cuts. Infants cannot take honey as there are contraindications.

Date: 22/7/07

How to gain longevity? What can we do to prolong our life? Some remedies will be shared to listeners this week.

Recommendation: Replenish vitamin B. Eat japanese old people favourite food, sweet potato. This food contain elements which are beneficial to our body. Use hot(38-44 degrees) & cold(10-16 degrees)water to bathe before going to sleep. Soaked hands & legs in hot water for 1 minute then in cold water for 10-15 minutes. Do this 5-10X. Then shower starting with hot water & ending with cold water. This helps strengthening our capillaries in our body, increases blood circulation, cleanse skin and fight fatigue. Eat antioxidant. Drink purifield water, don't take unnecessary medications, avoid exposure to chemical, perfume, hair spray, glue, paint & smoke. Prevent yourself from air pollution. Limit the amount of time spent in direct sun especially midday. Take less alcohol, meat, butter, sugar and white flour related food. Having long lived parents is an advantage because of genes. Learn to control stress. Laugh loudly!

Date: 29/7/07

Garlic -- What are its remedy properties? Does the Da Guai Guai know?

Recommendation: Many reported improved health after taking garlic. Garlic can be taken raw, cooked or in tablets form. It is known to decrease high blood pressure & cholestrol in human body. Prevent cancer, viral and fungi infection.

Date: 5/8/07

This week we listen to more people cases after taking garlic as well as more good properties of this natural remedy.

Recommendation: Garlic is an energy tonic. Cut garlic clove into small pieces & swallow them in one go with just a little water. This cures bloating, stomach cramps and constipation. Garlic is good for colds too. When a cold first starts, place a clove between the cheek and teeth. This will shortens the effects of cold.

Date: 12/8/07

In our universe, is there any natural remedy? Do you know that sun gazing is an alternative remedy?

Recommendation: Sun gazing is an ancient remedy which can be traced back to many years ago. Our eyes need light to re synchronize with the body systems. Expose yourself to more light in the morning so that you will feel better the whole day.

Date: 19/8/07

We continue to learn about sun gazing as well as knowing the pro and cons of sunlight in details.

Recommendation: The sun are beneficial to human if we know when to make use of it. Try to avoid the midday sun. Sun glazing can be done either sunrise or sunset.

Date: 26/8/07

What remedies are there to overcome bee stings? Are there any remedy for bee sting?

Recommendation: There are 3 known remedies. 1) Sugar + water 2) Lemons 3) Tobacco

Date: 2/9/07

Coconut oil is a useful remedy to us. What can it do?

Recommendation: Coconut oil is good for hair. Use it on the hair for a much black/heakthy looking hair. Use it on the body as a natural moisturerizer.

Date: 9/9/07

Again we look at more uses of coconut oil.

Recommendation: High cholestrol people can try drinking virgin coconut oil or coconut oil. It may be good for cold sores in herpes by applying topically to the affected area. Coconut oil can also make your skin glow.

Date: 30/9/07

Having insomnia or can't sleep at night? Are there any secret remedies out there?

Recommendation: Some of the remedies include putting pillow under legs instead of under head. Try to wiggle toes before sleeping. Eat banana before sleeping. Put on facial or sleep mask. Ear plugs can be used too.

Date: 7/10/07

Myopia is common in Singapore. We see much of the population wearing glasses/spectacles. What are some remedies?Are there any ways to get back your eyesight?

Recommendation: Do not strain eyes. Take Chromium supplements. Do Yoga.

Date:14/10/07

Trouble with your graying hair? Are there any remedies to reverse or stop the problem?

Recommendation: Vitamin B could help. Bee pollen is also another remedy. Don't dye hair.

Date: 21/10/07

Simple health ailment like flu can be a nuisance to us. What remedies are there to cure flu?

Recommendation: Eat Vicks Vaporub? Hydrogen peroxide could help. Ginger tea or cold showers.

Date: 28/10/07

Having dark circles under eyes? Are there alternative remedies for this condition?

Recommendation: Coconut oil can be used. Try to get as much sleep as possible. Drink enough water. Area around your eyes are reflective of a person overall health. Take note. Try to be careful if applying anything near the eyes. If dark circles are not too visible, just ignore it.

Date: 4/11/07

Gua Sha or scraping is known to be a remedy. Occasionally some of us do it ourselves, by family members or chinese physician. What good will it do to our body?

Recommendation: It works to circulate blood in our body. It also removes obstruction in the collateral and toxins from the body. Also it relieves any pain our body have.

Date: 11/11/07

What happen if you burn your skin? Are there any alternative remedies?

Recommendation: Egg Whites could be used to treat burn skin. Try applying some egg white when you have a burnt skin.

Date: 18/11/07

Oil Pulling -- This ancient remedy from India cures just about everything. Learn more this week.

Recommendation: First thing in the morning before brushing teeth, eating or drinking, take 1 TBSP of either sesame or sunflower oil. Put the oil in mouth, tilt chin up and slowly swish, suck, chomp and pull through the teeth. Do this for at least 10-20 mins. Oil will become thin white foam when spit out. If it is still yellow, it means that you have not done long enough. After that rinse your mouth and drink 2-3 glasses of plain water. If after meals wait after 4 hours then oil pull. If after drinking, wait 1 hour.

Date: 25/11/07 (LAST)

More cases of oil pulling will be shared & review of Ling You Miao Fang.