Eating Smart
Instant First Aid: Sometimes the best remedies can be found in your kitchen.
YOU WERE STUNG BY A BEE.
YOU HAVE A FIRST-DEGREE BURN.
YOUR TOOTH IS KILLING YOU.
The first aid:
Take a straight edge, such as a butter knife or paring knife, and scrape away the stinger.		 The first aid:
Treat with cool water and onions.		 The first aid:
First, make an appointment with your dentist. Then suck on a clove near the throbbing tooth.
Why it works:
Using tweezers releases the venom from the stinger, explains Thomas Tallman, DO, an ER physician with the Cleveland Clinic. Scraping away the stinger will save you the agony of the poison in your blood. Then mix baking soda with water and slather it on the sting.		 Why it works:
Your gut may guide you to the ice tray but icing cuts circulation and you need healthy blood cells for healing, says Martin Ehrlich, MD, of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Instead, tame the heat by running cool water over the burn for several minutes; then cut an onion in half and lay it over the wound. Onions contain a mild pain killer, explains Dr. Ehrlich.		 Why it works:
The oil in the clove acts as a mild local anesthetic, says oral surgeon Richard Crinzi, DDS.