How to Use Yogurt for Home Remedies

Yogurt is a favorite among breakfast foods, sweet frozen treats and flavorful dips, but it also has a number of medicinal properties. Yogurt cultures help to soften the skin, fight fungal infections and replenish natural, healthy bacteria in the body.

Instructions

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Eat a serving of yogurt every day to help lower cholesterol. Studies have shown that the active live cultures in yogurt inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the blood.

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Use yogurt as a home remedy for fungal infections. Eating yogurt daily can help to treat candidacies, or internal fungal infections. Gauze soaked in yogurt and placed over fungal skin infections destroys the fungus, soothes itch and discomfort, and cools irritated skin. Yogurt is a common home remedy for vaginal yeast infections as well, and can be applied by using a yogurt-soaked tampon, replacing four or five times daily, and used until the infection passes.

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Transform any fruit into a healing face mask by blending it with yogurt. Yogurt is a gentle moisturizer, and contains lactic acids which helps to exfoliate dead skin cells and reduce fine lines. The active cultures in yogurt also help to cleanse the skin and kill bacteria which cause acne.

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Rub yogurt on the lips and eat 1/4 cup, four times daily for its antibacterial effect, which can help to prevent and heal canker sores.

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Eat yogurt during and after a round of antibiotics to replenish the healthy bacteria in the body which are destroyed by antibiotic medication. It is best to eat yogurt at least 2 hours before or after taking your medication and daily for 2 to 4 weeks after finishing your medication. Yogurt eaten during a round of antibiotics also helps to prevent diarrhea, a common side effect of the medication.