Corns and calluses are often caused by pressure due to wearing improper shoes. Corns are small and round areas of dead skin that form on the bony areas of toes. Calluses, on the other hand, are dead skin areas that develop on the balls or the heels of the feet. To treat corns and calluses at home, try these:

• Apply lemon juice to the affected area.
• Apply onion juice on the corn.
• Apply castor oil on the corn or callus.
• Tie a moist tea bag on the corn. Keep for half an hour. Do this daily till corn peels off.
• Wear shoes that are comfortable, have padded insoles and fit nicely.
• If your feet have high arches, use arch supports.
• Take a  cotton ball and dip it in vinegar. Squeeze and remove extra vinegar. Keep over corn overnight or till the cotton ball is dry. Repeat.

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As it happened, I tripped last night and hurt badly one part of my face, elbows, knees; worsening an ankle that was already mildly sprained. It didn’t feel that bad then but when I got up this morning I had a sore, swollen face and paining joints! The fact that it has been bitterly cold the last few days and expected to get worse, as the weatherman predicts, didn’t help the matter. But since the doc wasn’t going to be available before 10 am I decided to follow my mum’s advise and treat the bruises the natural way. It worked and how! I am in the office now(10:20 am), typing this out and the only place its still hurting is the part of the cheekbone under the left eye. This is what I tried:

• Had a glass of hot milk with 1 tsp. of haldi(turmeric). [It didn't taste as bad as I thought it would!!]
• Tried cold compression on cheekbones and other visible bruises. I didn’t have broken skin. Apparently, it shouldn’t be used over broken skin.
• Hot fomentation on the ankle, knees and elbows.
• Finally, applied some cabbage and onion juice on the affected areas.

Its working and hopefully I will get to be fighting fit after another round or two of the above. Thankfully, without any medicine popping

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