A farmers' market can come in rather handy at this time of year when we've put the heat on and dried out our hair and skin. It's got perfect remedies. One of them is olive oil which you can dab or pour on your scalp if it's dry and flaking. Leave it on overnight--use a shower cap to protect your pillow, if you want, or help it to sink in the skin faster with a hair dryer on low setting.
An egg, beaten with 1/2 tsp olive oil is a great cure for dry, lifeless hair. Brush or pour the beaten egg onto your hair and leave it there for at least an hour. Wash your hair and feel the difference in its texture.
If your face has become chapped and red, try spreading fresh yogurt on it like cold cream and leaving it on overnight. If the yogurt is the real deal, with its probiotics in tact, it's almost a miracle beauty treatment.
Honey is also very helpful at this point in time, not just because it is an antibiotic, but also because it will coat the throat and help you stop coughing, especially if you've got one of those dry winter coughs. A teaspoonful will do nicely. You can also try adding a teaspoon to your shampoo to fight scalp and hair dryness.
For pharmacy, keep cranberries--fresh or dried--handy as they're powerful thwarters of urinary tract infections. If you're traveling, take a small baggie full of dried ones because you never know. And they're full of Vitamin C, which helps protect you against colds.
Stock up on plain, fresh yogurt too. If you're headed to the sunshine and sand and happen to pick up some nasty gut bacteria, it'll tackle that and more in no time. And if you're taking antibiotics as the cure, you'll need the yogurt to put the "good" bacteria back in your stomach so you get well quickly.
One last thing: don't peel those potatoes! All the vitamins are in the skin and at this time of year when freshest vegetables aren't handy, you're going to need them. So scrub the skin, cook and enjoy it.
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