While in Phoenix for the holidays my mother in law mentioned this to me. Said she had heard it on the news. I have yet to try it myself. I did find it quite interesting though. Anyone tried it themselves? If so let me know what you thought! Just thought it interesting enough to share. ~Til next time

VICKS VAPORUB
When we had a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us
how the foot soles can absorb oils.
Their example was:
Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you can 'taste' it.
Some of us have used Vicks Vaporub for years for everything
from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in
between. But I've never heard of this.

And don't laugh, it works 100% of the time although
the scientists at the Canada Research council
(who discovered it) aren't sure why.

To stop night time coughing in a child (or even an adult as
we found out personally), put Vicks Vaporub generously
on the bottom of the feet at bedtime, then cover with socks.
Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes
and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief.

Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than
even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is
extremely soothing and comforting,
and they will sleep soundly.

I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe
these findings on the part of their scientists when they were
investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription
cough medicines in children as compared to alternative
therapies like acupressure.

Just happened to tune in A.M. Radio and picked up this
guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do
more harm than good due to the chemical makeup
of these strong drugs so I listened.

It was a surprise finding and found to be more effective
than prescribed medicines for children at
bedtime! In addition it was found to have a soothing
and calming effect on sick children who then went on to
sleep soundly. Polly tried it on herself when she had a
very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks
ago and it worked 100%! She said that it felt like a warm
blanket had enveloped her, the coughing stopped in a few
minutes, and believe me, this was a deep, incredibly annoying
every few seconds, and uncontrollable type of cough!
She slept cough free for hours every night that she used it.

If you have grandchildren, pass it on.
If you end up sick, try it yourself.. you will be absolutely
amazed by the effect.