As the temperature starts to drop most people are plagued by an incessant runny nose. It leaves you searching ferociously for a napkin or tissue, or anything to stop the leakage. Well here are a few tips to help you with deal.     Gatorade Drinking Gatorade will not only replenish your vital bodily fluids, but it will also keep your nasal passages clear. The electrolytes keep the mucous lining of your nose moist. Gatorade also rehydrates the body.   Garlic Adding some garlic to your food will help clear up your runny nose. Garlic has a chemical called allicin in it that makes the mucus less sticky, which allows all of it to come out with one good blow. Allicin has antibacterial and antifungal properties that help the body fight different types of infections.   Vaseline and Cotton Swabs Soothe a sore nose from too much blowing by applying Vaseline around your nostrils with a cotton swab.   Sources: http://altmedicine.about.com , “Amazing Kitchen Cures” by Joey Green

If you find yourself miserably hung-over the next day, follow these tips to ease your pain.     Tomato Juice Drink a glass of tomato juice to flush the toxins from your body. The fructose in tomato juice accelerates your body’s ability to metabolize alcohol. Tomatoes are also a good source of Vitamin C – a great antioxidant which helps break down alcohol.   Chocolate Eating a bar of chocolate will replenish the amino acids you lost because of alcohol. Chocolate is also high in caffeine, which is an active ingredient in painkillers and may alleviate some discomfort.   Gatorade Alcohol dehydrates your body. Drinking Gatorade throughout the day will replace vital electrolytes your body lost and help relieve a headache.   Sources: chemisty.about.com; time.com; “Amazing Kitchen Cures” by Joey Green   Photo Credit : Piyaphantawong