Healthy with Kitchen cures!

With these easy natural remedies on hand,  you can sail through dreary winter days  happy, ache-free and energized!

Can’t sleep? Say ‘cheese!’

Warm milk is a go-to for insomnia, but if you’d rather not fill up on fluids before bedtime (hello, overnight bathroom runs!), eat 2 oz. of your favorite cheese instead. A Japanese research review of 14 studies reveals that nibbling on cheese at bedtime reduces your risk of sleep troubles, making this tasty remedy as effective as a bladder-staining mug of warm milk. Cheese is packed with bioactive peptides that relax muscles and calm the central nervous system.

Ease indigestion with turmeric sprinkles

Working 1⁄2 tsp. of turmeric into your daily diet could prevent bloat, indigestion and heartburn as effectively as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) do. That’s the word from researchers out of Thailand, who say the spice’s curcumin encourages digestive enzyme release, speeds stomach emptying and reduces intestinal inflammation. Try adding turmeric when you’re sautéing greens, roasting root vegetables, making stews or marinating meats.

OR POP A GINGER CHEW! You can calm an upset stomach up to 85% faster by reaching for a ginger chew or adding a little fresh or dried ginger to a meal, Hungarian researchers report. This medicinal root boasts rich stores of compounds called gingerols that encourage digestive tract muscles to contract properly.