You know how if you chew gum while peeling an onion, your eyes won't water? As it turns out, this is not the only example of a simple trick with the body that will ease your everyday ailments. Do you have to go to the toilet? Did you know that you can reduce urges by scratching your swords? Does your throat itch? Scratch your ear and the itching will go away! Here are 9 body tricks that actually work!
Our body is amazing. It is capable of amazing things. But you already know that. What you don't know is that it's also capable of a number of handy tricks. You can be with them relieve many daily ailments. You know what to do when you have ice cream headache (this is a short-term headache, usually associated with (too) fast consumption of cold drinks and food such as ice cream)? Rub your tongue over your palate and it will be gone in no time! You have toothache? Rub an ice cube on the skin on the back of the hand between the thumb and forefinger and you will reduce the pain by half! How is this possible? Nerve pathways in this part of the body affect the part of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.
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