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When you feel a sore throat coming on, raid your pantry instead of your medicine cabinet to prepare affordable all-natural cough remedies that really work                                                                                   Ditch the chemical syrups Chemical-laden cold and flu syrups leave much to be desired. In fact, according to Leslie Solomonian, naturopathic doctor and assistant professor at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto,  studies have demonstrated  that over-the-counter cough and cold remedies for kids are actually potentially harmful and no better in addressing symptoms than homemade syrups prepared with honey. Here’s how you can whip up your own all-natural cough and cold-fighting mixtures.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common reason people visit their doctors each year. Men get UTIs, but they are much more common in  women  -- more than eight million women head to their doctor for UTI treatment annually. And 20 percent of these women will get a second UTI. If you've ever had a UTI, you'll probably never forget the symptoms. It usually starts with a sudden and frequent need to visit the potty. When you get there, you can squeeze out only a little bit of urine, and that's usually accompanied by a burning sensation in your bladder and/or urethra. In more extreme cases you may end up with fever, chills, back pain, and even  blood  in your urine. The good news is that there are many home remedies you can try to prevent or remedy a UTI. Go to the next page to learn more. This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. Neither the Editors of Consumer Guide (R), Publications Internatio