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Peppermint
Honey
Turmeric
Ginger
Sex
Green Tea
Garlic
Chicken Soup
Neti Pot
Cinnamon
Hot Bath
Ice Pack
Petroleum Jelly
Ear Candling
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Cleveland Clinic: “Why Sex Is Good for Your Health, Especially Your Heart.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Benefit of drinking green tea: The proof is in -- drinking tea is healthy.”
International Headache Society: “The impact of sexual activity on idiopathic headaches: An observational study.”
Live Science: “Sex May Relieve Migraines.”
Mayo Clinic: “Is ear candling a safe way to remove earwax?” “Diseases And Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome.”
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NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: “Turmeric,” “Cinnamon,” “5 Things To Know About Complementary Health Approaches for Seasonal Allergy Relief,” “Garlic,” “Green Tea,” “Ginger,” “Seasonal Allergies at a Glance,” “Peppermint Oil,” “Know The Science.”
ScienceBasedMedicine.org: “Treating The Common Cold.”
Southern California Orthopedic Institute: “Should You Ice or Heat an injury?”
UCLA Explore Integrative Medicine: “An Inside Scoop on the Science Behind Chicken Soup and the Common Cold.”