Stop the shivering
According to livescience.com, you should think of shivering as a warning sign that you need to get yourself someplace warmer, fast. When your skin temperature drops, shivering kicks in to keep your core temperature from falling, too. People with mild hypothermia will shiver, but those with moderate hypothermia may not.
The body stops shivering when the muscle contractions are no longer effective in producing heat. That means as you get colder, shivering actually stops, so then your core body temperature just plummets.
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Are all home remedies hogwash?
According to Woman’s Day.com, while nobody is naysaying the wonders of modern medicine, it turns out some everyday items may have secret curing powers. Here are a couple of examples:
Oatmeal to Soothe Eczema
Dermatologists confirm that using oatmeal to soothe eczema is absolutely true, as oats have anti-inflammatory properties. Whether it’s used as a paste or poured into a bath, most experts recommend choosing finely ground oatmeal and soaking the affected area for at least 15 minutes.
A Spoonful of Sugar to Cure Hiccups
In 1971, Edgar Engelman, MD, conducted a study to find out if a spoonful of sugar really is an effective cure for hiccups. He assembled a group of 20 patients who had been experiencing intractable hiccups for more than six hours, eight of whom had had them anywhere from a full day to six weeks. Each of the test subjects was given one teaspoon of white granulated sugar to swallow dry, and for 19 of the 20 hiccup patients, the cure was immediate. According to The Doctors Book of Home Remedies the sugar is probably acting in the mouth to modify the nervous impulses that would otherwise tell the muscles in the diaphragm to contract spasmodically.
