Our feet bear the weight of our body day in and day out. When our feet are tired, sore, cracked and inflamed, our entire day can suffer. Thankfully, there are numerous things you can do to naturally promote healing and return to a state of balance and harmony.

Your entire body will benefit when your feet are happy and satisfied, so make use of these natural remedies for any foot problems you may have.

Footbaths for Many Feet Issues

For centuries, people have used a simple footbath to address a multitude of health complaints. Immersing your feet into a deep dish, even up to your calves, is very soothing and relaxing.

Depending on the herbs you add, you can further alleviate many discomforts. Footbaths can be a great way to:

• stimulate your circulation
• soften callouses
• soothe tired feet

Footbaths can also assist with other conditions and ailments beyond the feet, such as helping overcome a cold or flu, and treating headaches, insomnia, nosebleeds, and constipation. Continue reading →

Psoriasis is a condition of the skin that can affect anyone regardless of age and gender. A person who is suffering from psoriasis will have red, flaky, rough, dry, skin patches, that are incredibly itchy.

Normally, new skin cells are produced within a period of approximately 30 days. During this cycle, the dead skin cells are sloughed off naturally.

However, this is not the case for someone dealing with psoriasis. A person with psoriasis may only take three to four days to bring new skin cells to the surface but the dead cells are not departing at the same rate. As a result, the dead skin cells keep building up on the surface of the skin. They haven’t had time to do the cycle.

These plaques or scaly patches are mostly found on the lower back, elbows, ankles, knees, knuckles and scalp. If you are looking for natural ways to ease the symptoms of psoriasis and speed up healing, try some of the following.

Aloe Vera

Applying aloe vera gel to the affected areas may help improve the symptoms of psoriasis. This should be done three times a day. Dr. Andrew Weil discovered that 83% of those afflicted with psoriasis experienced significant improvements in their symptoms by doing so. He also added that using pure aloe vera gel may prove to be more effective than aloe vera cream which may contain other (non-beneficial) ingredients. Continue reading →