7 tricks to improve men’s health

Eating 10 hot dogs in 6 minutes and burping during the national anthem might impress your friends, but these feats won’t do much to improve your health.

Instead, why not learn to do something that will pay off later?

We’re not talking about crunches or interval training (although they are useful).

You can make your body heal from everyday health ailments.

Get Rid of Throat Tickling

Throat tickling can be very unpleasant, but there is an easy trick that will bring you relief. Rub your ear!

“When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause muscle spasm,” says Dr. Scott Shaffer, director of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. “This spasm relieves the tickling in the throat.”

How to suppress the urge to urinate

Are you frantically going to the toilet, but there is no toilet nearby? Fantasize about Jessica Simpson.

Thoughts about sex engage a certain part of the brain so you won’t feel the discomfort of urinating, says Dr. Larry Lipschultz, director of the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine at Baylor College.

Erotic thoughts will definitely help distract you for a while.

Get rid of the pain

German researchers have found that coughing during an injection can reduce the pain of a needle stick.

According to Tapak Uzishenko, author of the study on this phenomenon, this trick causes a sudden temporary increase in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, which is connected to the pain centers in the brain.

Clear a stuffy nose

Forget cold sprays. Here’s an easier, faster, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure.

Push your tongue towards the roof of your mouth, then press the point between your eyebrows with your finger. This causes the bone that passes through the nasal passages to move, says Lisa DeStefano, an assistant professor in the department of osteopathic medicine at Michigan State University.

This trick relieves a stuffy nose and in 20 seconds you will feel your sinuses cleared.

Solve the problem of heartburn

Are you worried that you will not be able to sleep tonight because of the unpleasant acids in your stomach? Try this preventative: “Sleep on your left side,” says Anthony A. Starpoli, MD, a gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at New York Medical College.

Studies show that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid reflux. The esophagus and the stomach are connected at an angle.

When you sleep on your left side, the stomach is higher than the esophagus, which controls stomach acid. So gravity works in your favor.

Cure a toothache

Simply rub some ice on the back of your hand where the V-shaped space between your thumb and index finger is.

A Canadian study found that this technique reduced toothache by 50 percent. The nerve endings in this area of ​​the arm stimulate the centers in the brain responsible for transmitting pain signals.

How to remove the pain of a burn

When you accidentally burn your finger on the stove, clean the skin and press the area with the fingers of your other hand.

Ice will relieve the pain faster, says Dr. De Stefano, but by using the recommended natural method, burnt skin returns to normal temperature more quickly and is less likely to form blisters.