Everyday Health

Word-of-Mouth Cures That Really Work!

Roll your eyes anytime a friend offers up a seemingly silly home remedy? Don’t brush her off so quickly. “It’s amazing how many of these cures actually have evidence to support them,” says Francesca J. Fusco, M.D., of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Here are seven that have solid research — not just someone’s grandma! — behind them.