Natural Health Remedy: If you graze your skin with a hot-from-the-oven cookie pan, apply aloe vera gel to the burn as needed.

Natural Health Remedy: Eat dark chocolate to curb a cough. Chocolate theobromine compound is more effective than codeine at suppressing persistent coughs.

Natural Health Remedy: To soothe a sore throat, gargle twice daily with a solution of six pressed garlic cloves mixed into a glass of lukewarm water.

Natural Health Remedy: To stifle hiccups, swallow one to two teaspoons of sugar. The dry granules stimulate and reset the irritated nerve.

Natural Health Remedy: Try frozen ginger chips to beat nausea. First, infuse fresh ginger in hot water. Strain, then freeze the concoction in ice cube trays.