Hair Care For squeaky clean hair, use a teaspoon of Baking Soda (bicarbonate of soda) mixed in your palm with your favorite shampoo.

Shampoo as usual and rinse thoroughly. The Baking Soda helps remove the build-up from conditioners, mousses and sprays to give you naturally clean hair.

Hand Cleanser and Cleaner and Softener Scour away ground-in dirt and neutralize odors on hands using a paste of 3 parts Baking Soda to I part water, or three parts Baking Soda to I part liquid hand soap.

Scrub and rinse clean. Hand Cleaner A great environmentally friendly way to clean grease or other sticky substances from your hands is to mix one part dish soap to three parts sugar and use as a hand cleaner, the grainy sugar acts as a scrubber and the soap cleans at the same time!

Why crash diets don’t work. Losing weight the healthy way takes time and patience. Crash diets, however tempting they may sound, are not the answer.

Although you may lose weight initially, the chances are you end up putting it all back on. Quick fix and fad diets don’t teach you how to change your eating habits on a long-term basis, which is what you really need to do if you’re going to keep the weight off. So forget about dieting think about a whole new way of eating.

Successful dieters are those people who learn to change both their eating habits and attitude towards food permanently. Have a clean white smile again Brush your teeth with baking soda to remove stains and whiten teeth. Do this once a week. It really works. Soothing Foot Soak, tired, cold or aching feet.

Soothing foot soak. Soak your tired feet in a solution of three tablespoons of Baking Soda in a basin of warm water. Your feet will smell fresher and be refreshed too! Tired, cold or aching feet.

Rub lemon peel, onion or garlic over the feet. Bathe your tired feet in hot water containing birch leaves, pine needles or mustard powder.

Brighten your smile. Use a handful of birch leaves or pine needles to a teaspoon of mustard to a bowl to water as a foot soak. Dealing with bad breath Brush your teeth with a paste of Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda) and water to keep your breath fresh.

Bicarbonate of Soda neutralizes the acids in which the bacteria that cause bad breath and tooth decay thrive. An antiseptic mouthwash will also help.

Chew fresh parsley after eating a meal. This fragrant herb contains an antiseptic that kills bacteria in the mouth. It’s effective against garlic and onions too, as are mint leaves.

Dental floss will dislodge decaying food particles that become stuck between the teeth. If your gums are red, swollen and sore, see your dentist.

Asthma attack, what should I do? If someone is having an asthma attack, he will cough, wheeze and have difficulty breathing out.

Always reassure the person and try to keep them calm. To ease breathing, have him sit up and lean slightly forward, resting on his elbows. Or turn on the hot water in the bathroom and have him sit and breathe the moist air.

Give the person his prescribed medication and plenty of liquids, in order to prevent dehydration. If the medication doesn’t bring immediate relief, take him quickly but calmly to the nearest hospital or contact his doctor.