<div><p>No matter how healthy your diet and how much exercise you get, everyone gets sick from time to time.</p><p>It can be disappointing when your doctor tells you to try the same medicines that have been sitting in your bathroom cabinet for years, knowing that you'll still feel awful for days. Luckily, there's always a natural remedy you can try. </p><p>These foods - which you probably already have in your fridge and pantry - have been proven to help cure medical conditions as well or better than regular medicine. Learn what you've been missing all these years before you get sick again!</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Use garlic on a sore throat</strong></p><p>It's good for more than keeping vampires away. Garlic can actually fix another pain in your neck: a sore throat. If you press garlic and mix it with warm water then drink it, the garlic will kill the bacteria in your throat that's causing the discomfort.</p><div><amp-img src="https://aos.iacpublishinglabs.com/question/aq/700px-394px/much-garlic-powder-equals-one-clove-garlic_5c49a01627bd1a99.jpg?domain=cx.aos.ask.com" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>2. Prunes for constipation</strong></p><p>You may already know this about prunes, but if you're only drinking prune juice you're not getting the full effect. Prunes are natural laxatives and so is their juice, but the fruit itself is full of tough fibers that don't break down in your stomach acid. Eat one a day and it will push everything through and keep you feeling regular.</p><div><amp-img src="http://i.ndtvimg.com/i/2016-05/prunes-625_625x350_61462874585.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong>3. Foods with calcium for PMS</strong></p><p>Along with changes in their brain's chemistry, women suffering from PMS experience lowered levels of calcium in their blood. So if you're feeling upset you can reach for the ice cream or broccoli, both of which are full of calcium.</p><div><amp-img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/548f5cdce4b057674644e8b3/t/54a82abde4b0ab38fee36d23/1420307134510" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>4. Take dark chocolate for a cough</strong></p><p>One of chocolate's ingredients is theobromine, which has actually been shown to cure a cough more effectively than some real medicines. So next time you reach for the cough syrup break yourself a Kit Kat instead.</p><div><amp-img src="http://i.ndtvimg.com/i/2016-08/dark-chocolate-625_625x350_51470296329.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Click the next page for more cures, including how to deal with cramps and heartburn!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>5. Eat apples to calm your heartburn</strong></p><p>The pain you feel during heartburn is caused by stomach acid backing up, which is why apples are a genius cure. These fruits are full of pectin, which soaks up the acid and gives you relief.</p><p>If your heartburn is still giving you trouble, there's a list of foods doctors say you should <a href="https://www.shared.com/6-foods-to-avoid-if-you-have-heartburn-or-digestion-problems/" target="_blank">avoid at all costs</a>.</p><p>These <a href="https://www.shared.com/tummy-troubles-try-these-2005917644/" target="_blank">soothing drinks</a> will also give you relief from whatever tummy trouble you're suffering from.</p><div><amp-img src="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/sites/default/files/glossary/apples.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><h3></h3><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>6. Use oatmeal on all sorts of rashes</strong></p><p>This breakfast classic may be bland, but it has other uses. It's anti-inflammatory, which makes it helpful to soothe both eczema and regular rashes. Grind some up, mix it with warm water and rub it on.</p><div><amp-img src="http://www.prevention.com/sites/prevention.com/files/styles/slideshow-desktop/public/shutterstock_130620998-stirring-jiri-hera.jpg?itok=uEUIlrCC" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><h3></h3><p><strong>7. Take ginger for menstrual cramps</strong></p><p>For hundreds of years natural healers have used this plant to fight all kinds of inflammation, including arthritis and joint pain. It also improves your blood flow, so it's doubly effective when you're feeling the pain of menstrual cramps. You can make a tasty, soothing tea from the roots and drink it for relief.</p><div><amp-img src="https://cdn.authoritynutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ginger-root-in-wooden-bowl-and-spoon.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p></p><h3>Share these cures with someone you know!</h3><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>
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