(BPT) - For generations, families have passed down home-spun remedies that can help loved ones feel that even during those sniffles and sneezes, they’re cared for. Having a bowl of grandma’s famous soup or your aunt’s special healing concoction can help your body heal and set your mind at ease. Recently, a group of Latina mom bloggers shared their families’ home remedies that bring comfort to loved ones.
“Home remedies come from the heart – and what could be more comforting than that?” asks blogger Ana Flores, of SpanglishBaby.com. “The little gestures matter, whether it’s making a bowl of soup for someone, wrapping them in a warm blanket or giving them a pack of Kleenex brand facial tissue to help with the sniffles.”
kAmp?2 D92C65 2 76H 6I2>A=6D @7 9@>6 C6>65:6D @E96C >@>D D92C65 :? E96:C 3=@8Dik^Am
kAmY {:=:2? wFC? @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^$FA6Cq2C2E:D:>@vC2E:D]4@>Qm$FA6Cq2C2E:D:>@vC2E:D]4@>k^2m D2JD E92E 96C 8C2?5>@E96C 925 2 H62=E9 @7 25G:46 2?5 AC24E:46D E92E 96=A65 96C 2:=:?8 72>:=J >6>36CD] %@ C65F46 ?2D2= 4@?86DE:@? 2?5 42=> 2 D@C6 E9C@2E[ 96C 8C2?5>@E96C AFE E9:?=J D=:465 8:?86C :?E@ 3@:=:?8 H2E6C[ =6E :E DE66A 2?5 E96? 925 96C 72>:=J >6>36CD 5C:?< E96 =:BF:5 E9C@F89@FE E96 52J]k^Am
kAmY s2?:2 $2?E2?2 @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^{2u2>:=:2r@@=]4@>Qm{2u2>:=:2r@@=]4@>k^2m D2JD 96C >@E96C 2?5 8C2?5>@E96C’D 4@=5 D62D@? 4FC6\2== :D D:>A=6[ 67764E:G6 2?5 =2DED FA E@ E9C66 H66<D :? E96 C67C:86C2E@C] %96 4@?4@4E:@? H2D >256 3J >:I:?8 E@86E96C 2=@6 G6C2 AF=A[ =6>@? ;F:46[ 9@CD6C25:D9 2?5 9@?6J :? 2 3=6?56C 2?5 E96? ;F5:4:@FD=J D6CG:?8 :E E@ D:4< =@G65 @?6D]k^Am
kAmY y6DD:42 tD4@32C @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^yFDEy6DDp%)]4@>QmyFDEy6DDp%)]4@>k^2m D2JD E92E 96C >@> 2=H2JD C64@>>6?565 5C:?<:?8 492>@>:=6 W>2?K2?:==2X E62 – 7@C ;FDE 23@FE 2?J 2:=>6?E] $96 2=D@ >2<6D “D@A:E2” WD@FAX H:E9 2 <:5\7C:6?5=J EH:DE – FD:?8 DE2C\D92A65 A2DE2 :?DE625 @7 C:46] y6DD:42 3C@H?D 2 D>2== A@CE:@? @7 49:4<6?[ 255D H2E6C[ 2 =:EE=6 3@F:==@?[ 2D H6== 2D E96 DE2CD[ 2?5 =6ED 96C “D@A:E2” D:>>6C 7@C 2? 62DJ[ 4@>7@CE:?8 EC62E]k^Am
kAm“(9:=6 E96D6 9@>6 C6>65:6D 2C6 ?@E D4:6?E:7:42==J AC@G6?[ E96J 5@ 56>@?DEC2E6 E96 ?665 >@>D 92G6 925 7@C 86?6C2E:@?D E@ 4@>7@CE E96:C =@G65 @?6D[” 255D u=@C6D] “tG6CJ@?6 42? FD6 2 3:E @7 4@>7@CE[ 2?5 D>2== 86DEFC6D 42? >2<6 2 3:8 5:776C6?46]”k^Am
kAm%96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? WrsrX 92D D@>6 E:AD @7 :ED @H? E@ 96=A J@F E9C@F89 E9:D J62C’D E@F89 4@=5 2?5 7=F D62D@?ik^Am
kAmY r@G6C J@FC ?@D6 2?5 >@FE9 H:E9 2 E:DDF6 H96? J@F 4@F89 @C D?66K6] x>>65:2E6=J E9C@H E96 FD65 E:DDF6 :? E96 82C3286]k^Am
kAmY |2<6 DFC6 J@FC H@C<A=246 92D 2? 256BF2E6 DFAA=J @7 E:DDF6D[ D@2A[ A2A6C E@H6=D[ 2=4@9@=\32D65 D2?:E:K:?8 92?5 CF3D 2?5 5:DA@D23=6 H:A6D]k^Am
kAmY pG@:5 E@F49:?8 J@FC 6J6D[ ?@D6 2?5 >@FE9 E@ >:?:>:K6 E96 DAC625 @7 86C>D]k^Am
kAmY $E2J 9@>6 H96? J@F’C6 D:4<]k^Am
kAm%@ D9@H D@>6@?6 9@H >F49 J@F 42C6[ A:4< FA DA64:2==J\>2C<65 3F?5=6 A24<D @7 z=66?6I 3C2?5 724:2= E:DDF6 2?5 =@42E6 E96 DA64:2= 4@56 @? E96 A24<286] t?E6C E96 4@56 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^z=66?6I]4@>Qmz=66?6I]4@>k^2m E@ D6?5 2 r2C6 !24<[ H9:49 :?4=F56D 92?5 D2?:E:K6C[ E:DDF6D 2?5 >@C6[ E@ D@>6@?6 H9@ ?665D 2 =:EE=6 6IEC2 4@>7@CE H96? E96J’C6 766=:?8 F?56C E96 H62E96C] %@ =62C? >@C6[ G:D:E E96 $A2?:D9\=2?8F286 z=66?6I “$@7E?6DD (@CE9 $92C:?8” H63D:E6 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]6D]<=66?6I]4@>^DF2G:525QmHHH]6D]<=66?6I]4@>^DF2G:525k^2m] (9:=6 DFAA=:6D =2DE] $@>6 C6DEC:4E:@?D 2AA=J]k^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lVk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`f`bdU2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fQm9EEAi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`f`bdU2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fk^2mV 3@C56ClV_V H:5E9lV`V 96:89ElV`V ^mk^Am
