Aluminum foils are mainly used in the kitchen, and they have proven themselves as very effective products, however, only a few people know that aluminum foils can be used for health-related purposes. These uses are derived from Russian and Chinese traditional healing methods. Here are 9 aluminum foil health benefits you never heard of before.
1. Treat muscle and joint pain.
Wrap the area that feels achy with an aluminum foil, and keep it there for 12 hours, then redo the same method for 12 days, then take a 7 days break and repeat again until the pain fades away.
2. Sooth burns.
It does not matter if you cook at home or deal with the fire at a forge, you will eventually get burned. Sterilize the wound and cover it with gauze, then wrap it with aluminum foil and leave it on the burnt area until you start feeling no pain.
3. Manage fatigue and insomnia.
Nowadays, our schedules are so busy, we barely find time to rest, and ironically, this causes sleep deprivation mainly because of stress. But you can solve this problem using aluminum foils. Fold and create 2 small strips with the aluminum foils, then put them in your freezer for 2 hours. Once they froze, put them under your eyes right before going to bed and you will wake up full of energy.
4. Treat symptoms of colds and the flu.
Colds and flu are very common, especially during the winter. But you can treat them using aluminum foils. Simply wrap your feet with six or seven alternately placed foils, then bandage them and keep them on for at least 2 hours. Do this method every two hours for three times, and you will start feeling better.
5. Treat rheumatoid arthritis.
If you feel pain when moving your joints and fingers, and if it’s because of rheumatoid arthritis, then wrap the fingers that hurt with aluminum foil from time to time to soothe the pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
6. Manage sciatica problems.
Sciatica problems cause pain to propagate from your legs all the way down to both of your legs causing an uncomfortable pain. You can ease the pain by wrapping a boçdy part that hurts you with aluminum foil. However, a doctor’s visit is a must.
7. Minimize inflammation.
The best way to know the causes of inflammation is to go see a doctor. But you can soothe inflammation using aluminum foils to make it less uncomfortable.
8. Treat gout and pain on your heels.
Sometimes we wear uncomfortable shoes and deal with them for a whole day because we have no choice, and that can cause heel gout and pain. To reduce the pain while looking for new shoes, simply wrap both of your feet and heels with aluminum foils to soothe energy channels that exist in your body to get rid of the stress in your feet and heels to relieve yourself from pain.
9. Speed up the healing of scars after surgery.
Scars normally take quite some time to go away, and surgery scars take even a longer period of time. To solve this problem, apply aluminum foil to the scar to soften the skin and make it heal faster to fade off the scar in a relatively short period of time
