Wrap Your Feet In A Few Layers Of Aluminum Foil. 1 Hour Later? Incredible!
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Aluminum foil is usually always present at our home, and we use it for cooking and packing food. But, if you were under the impression that aluminum foil is good just for that, you are in for a shock! Here’s why!
Aluminum foil provides incredible health benefits that might never even have crossed our minds. You might be thinking, how can aluminum foil have health benefits. So, let us clear all your doubts. Read the article below and you will get to know about the amazing benefits of an aluminum foil.
1. It Helps To Blast Fatigue Instantly.
This trick has been used since ages to get rid of fatigue. All you need to do is freeze a few strips of aluminum foil for 3-4 hours and then put these strips on your face and leave them like that for some time. Soon you will find that your muscles will feel relaxed, and all the symptoms of insomnia or fatigue will be gone. Isn’t it cool?
2. It Helps In Alleviating Fresh Burns.
It is said that the elements in the aluminum foil can help in soothing burns. A few universities have asked doctors to treat fresh burns with a foil.
Firstly, wash the burnt area with cold water and then dry it using a soft cotton cloth. Now, apply an ointment for burns over it and cover it with a sterile gauze. Wrap this gauze with an aluminum foil and keep it like that until the pain is gone completely.
3. It Helps In Getting Rid Of Phantom Pains.
Phantom pains after an amputation surgery can be horrible. But, you can get rid of them by wrapping your limb with an aluminum foil. As soon as you feel the pain diminishing, remove the foil.
4. It Is Also Helpful In Soothing Painful Joints.
Aluminum foil is a great solution to treat sciatica, joint pains, arthritis, gout, and heel pain. To treat all these conditions, wrap the aluminum foil around the affected area and secure the foil using any medical bandage. Repeat this procedure for around two weeks and then give a break of two weeks. Follow this treatment until the pain is gone.
5. It Helps In Getting Rid Of A Pesky Cold.
Sometimes, the symptoms of cold and flu are so severe that they don’t even go away with antibiotics. In such conditions, take few aluminum foils and start wrapping them around your feet in minimum of five to seven layers. Keep it like that for an hour or so and repeat this procedure after every two hours. Do this for a week and the cold will be gone by then.
With so many benefits, you might be excited to use aluminum foil to treat your burns, pain or cold. But, before you do that, let us guide you on about which side of the aluminum foil you must use. If you notice aluminum foil from both the sides, you will see that one side is shinier than the other. Use the shinier side on the skin if you wish to heat your skin or the body. But, If you wish to protect your skin from the heat and cool it down, put the matte side over the skin. However, since both the sides are effective enough in alleviating pain, you can use any side for pain-relieving purposes.
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