Who loves nausea? That’s right, me neither. Who loves taking manufactured medicines to help rid them of nausea? That’s right, me neither. Now that we’ve identified two common interest, let’s look at how we can approach nausea in the most natural ways. Many of us are beginning to realize how detrimental pharmaceuticals can be for our overall health. This earth provides everything we need to have optimal health, many in which we already have in our home, or can grow in our own backyard. Let’s dive in to the 5 best holistic practices to help relieve nausea.
1. Mint Aromatherapy
As you should know by now from reading our last few blogs, mint is a powerful herb. It is a must have plant for home growers. Mint has a powerful body healing fragrance that can be used for aromatherapy. It is important that we are constantly breathing in herbal fragrances. The aroma of mints (peppermint, chocolate mint, spearmint, and sweet mint) is said to help reduce or relieve nausea. Actually, in a few studies done, peppermint aromatherapy reduced nausea significantly, actually it reduced nausea in 57% of cases. Other essential oils such as citrus oils (lemon, grapefruit, etc.) are also great for relieving nausea.
2. Herbal Tea
Herbal teas are great to use to help relieve nausea. There are some herbal teas I would personally recommend based on the teas my wife has used throughout her pregnancies, and the teas I have used to help relieve my nausea. Remember, if you are pregnant, the aromas you can withstand varies. One day, citrus may make you want to vomit, then will make you smile the next week. It’s important to have a variety of herbal teas for that reason.
Herbal teas that are great for relieving nausea:
1. Ginger Tea
2. Peppermint Tea
3. Honey Vanilla Chamomile
4. Lemon Lavender Tea
5. Licorice Root Tea
3. Vegetable Soup
Vegetable soup helps a lot in the relieving nausea department. Why? Because vegetable broth is packed with nutrients. When making vegetable soup, skip the noodles. Let’s go with vegetables and vegetable broth. It is important to put mint, ginger, peas, carrots, lemon, and fresh rosemary in your vegetable soup to help relieve nausea.
4. Avocado Toast
This natural remedy is more for nausea that’s due to morning sickness. The toast provides the carbohydrates your body needs, and the avocado provides the B6 your body needs. Plus, this is a delicious, light morning breakfast that will help your upset stomach, and nausea. You can use gluten free bread for your avocado toast if that is your preference.
5. Ginger
Ginger is said to work better than medications prescribed for nausea. The properties of ginger are truly astounding, and is very effective. There is not a set amount of ginger to use to treat nausea. In some studies, participants were giving 1.5 grams of dried ginger per day. If you have been using ginger unsuccessfully, try using that amount of dried ginger to help relieve your nausea.