Nobody really enjoys doctor visits. There are usually long waits involved both in the waiting room and then once again in the exam room. Not only are the co-pays a pain in the you-know-what, but working with a doctor who can't remember your name or history without looking at your chart isn't exactly heartwarming. That said, there's no actual replacement for a doctor's guidance when you need to make major medical decisions. If you're trying to figure out what to do about a significant illness, it is very important that you talk to a doctor. If the issue is little, then again, there are possibly quite a few remedies in your home already. Here are a number of the most popular and most effective home remedies out there.

When you begin to feel feelings of nausea or if you feel sick to your stomach, you should eat a little bit of ginger. There are all kinds of feeling sick that can be lessened by eating some ginger: motion sickness, morning sickenss and even sometimes the nausea that is felt by cancer patients after they undergo chemotherapy. If you don't have easy access to natural ginger root, it is possible to take ginger root capsules. The 250 mg ginger root tablets are usually what get suggested the most often for people who have a hard time affording regular ginger root.

Do you experience elevated blood pressure levels? A few bites of chocolate as well as some time spent listening to music can do the trick. Dark chocolate, especially is abundant with antioxidants which are very helpful in bringing down your blood pressure by expanding your blood vessels and allowing the blood to pass more freely through your system. The ideal sort of music is something that has a relaxed tonal quality and repeats itself. You might help yourself a lot more by taking some slow breaths. Just a single ounce of chocolate and a quarter hour of playing slower and repetitive music like Indian, Celtic and Classical can do so much for your overall emotional state.

Women who suffer from menstrual cramps might be helped quite a bit by putting some warmth onto your lower back or your abdomen. The old wive's tale regarding "use a hot water bottle or a heating pad" is certainly something that works! If you do not have the time to lie around using a heating pad, you can choose the heated adhesive patches. These patches keep heated for up to eight hours along with medical studies have proven that they are just as effective as taking medicine like ibuprofen for pain (without your having to worry about the alter effects pain meds can have on your system).

Aroma therapy is good for stress. Studies have shown that the floral scented compound named linalool can do a lot to help you lower your stress levels. So if youre feeling edgy take the time to smell some basil, oranges, lemons, grapes, lavender and also mangoes. Thats a lot less costly than a visit to the doctors office!

Obviously, none of this advice is meant to replace advice given to you by your physician and if any of these problems are happening to you regularly, a visit to the doctor's office should be put on your to-do list. For a now and then problem, however, home remedies can do the trick!