Granny’s cure

GP Dr Rob Hicks reckons it’s always worth trying cheap and natural cures that our mothers and grandmothers have used.

“They are readily available and generally harmless so they’re worth a try if it’s convenient for you,” he says. “Understandably there are going to be times when it’s not convenient to mash up a banana and apply it to your skin.”

Here’s a round-up of Hicks’s favourite old-fashioned fixes.