Health Page
This is for informational purposes only. If you don't know how to use herbs and supplements, etc, consult someone who does.
This page is a work in progress (started 07/13/09), so please, bare with me, as I get items loaded and organized.
I am putting this page together, because, I believe that YAH has given us all that we need, from HIS Creation, to aid in healing ourselves. AND, that doesn't mean we shouldn't seek HIM in Prayer FIRST.
I am a huge proponent of Natural Remedies and have been studying 'True Health' (not the made up 'health' spewed by the AMA) for the past 10 years. I started studying 'True Health' even before becoming a believer in Yahusha. HE must have been working on me, back then, to cleanse HIS Temple! HalleluYAH (Praise YAH)!
The hard part has been, I've had to, mostly, learn 'True Health' from the new ager's. Some of which, call themselves 'green witches'. Praise YAH, I have been able to wade through the paganism (the bones) and pull out with the health (the meat).
The sad part is, YAH's people are lacking in this knowledge and I hope to change that. Pharmaceuticals are NOT the answer. The doctor's put people on these pharmies (drugs), then have to take another drug to fix the problem that the first drug created. It becomes a downward spiral from there. I've gotten to the point where I feel guilty for taking a few aspirin, which I rarely do. Most drugs on the market come from herbs, to begin with.
I will start out with an excellent website, Natural News, that I've been getting info from lately. I, highly, suggest signing up for his free newsletter. Yep, he's an earth worshiper, but he's got the info we need. So, deal with the 'mother nature' garbage (the bones) and take the good info (the meat). These links are good starters:
http://www.naturalnews.com/026598_vaccination_swine_flu_health.html
www.naturalnews.com/026628_health_america_health_care.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/027196_cancer_cervical_cancer_cancer_vaccine.html
An item I find very important, to keep on hand, is Colloidal Silver (C.S.). It is a natural antibiotic. It kills viruses and bacteria. I took it to Israel with us and it came in handy! It's the first thing we take when we have any sign of sickness. If you don't get sick, HalleluYAH, no harm done.
I get it from: www.herbalhealer.com . I do NOT recommend any of Herbal Healer's other products because they use fillers in most of their supplements. I will elaborate on 'fillers' at a later date. As for Herbal Healer's Colloidal Silver, it's an AWESOME and POWERFUL product. Herbal Healer has a plethora of info on their website about C.S. It took me three years of studying C.S. to, actually, start using it.
As for my supplements, I will only order from Quantum Nutrition, www.qncenter.com . Which was an answered prayer, when I found out about all the 'fillers' in so-called natural supplements. QN does NOT use any 'fillers' in their products. Their products are AWESOME. Their supplements are so good, that we don't even take the recommended dosages; nor do we take them everyday. AND, still receive good results. You may find more info on QN's website about 'filler's'. We use the 'Greens Mix', 'C Complex', and 'Cod Liver Oil'. When I have a 'Hay Fever' attack, the first thing I grab is, 3 Greens Mix, 1 C Complex and brew some 'Nettles tea'. I, also, add a lot of 'Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice' to my water or tea. It's a good idea NOT to use 'milk' in herbal teas! Especially, 'Green Tea'.
By the way, I don't receive any money from any of these companies. I just want to help out the brethren with cleansing their Temple.
A good 'watchdog' organization is: http://www.organicconsumers.org/ . They blow the whistle on the so-called 'natural and organic' companies. Some of the most popular companies are on their hit list. To my dismay, some of my favorite companies are on the list. It's a good parallel to scripture...those 'claiming' to be something with their lips, but their actions do something else! Organic Consumers Association are sucked into the 'global warming', money making scam, though.
For any of the brethren that have anything to add to this page (or any page on this website) please contact me. I would love to have your input! Or if I could explain something better, please let me know ;>>
My personal experience with Strep Throat...
06/2007 - My son had been playing with a rabbit at the local farm. The rabbit was a domesticated rabbit. Well, the rabbit scratched my son, fairly deeply. I didn't realize it and told him, "I would take care of him when I got a free moment". He was 4 years old at the time. I didn't know, at that time, that strep throat can come from an animal scratch.
Well, within a couple of days, he started to run a fever. It started out at 100.4. I make my own tinctures, so, I gave him 'Ginger Root (G.R.)'. A good sign that a child has a fever is, their eyes get glassy. He was given 1/4 t. of G.R. every hour for 3 hrs. His temp. kept rising (it got up to 103.4 by this time), so, I upped his dosage to 1/2 t. of G.R., every hour and his temp. dropped to 102.1 within the 1st hour and then down to 101.5 within the next 2 hrs. The other thing I had to deal with, was to get his bowels moving. It is one of the most important things that needs to be addressed when you get sick. I juiced an apple and later on I gave him prune juice -no success. Do NOT eat when a fever is present.
By this time his temp. was rising again. Now, it got to 104.2 and I had to pull out the thing I hate most - THE ENEMA ;<<< I brewed a cup of Catnip tea (steeped covered for 15 mins.), let it cool and used one of those 'snot suckers' you get from a 'newborn kit' at the store. Catnip tea enema will drop a fever every time. It's my last resort fever reducer. His fever dropped to 102.6. Because, he hadn't moved his bowels too much, I rubbed Castor and Olive oil on his abdominal area. The G.R. was still no match for this fever (I didn't want to give him more than a 1/2 t. at a time) and his temp. rose again. I did keep giving him the G.R. (1/4 to 1/2 t. depending on the direction of the fever). I had to give him another Catnip tea enema. Finally, it dropped to 101.3. Going into day 2, he finally had a good bowel movement and his fever was gone. I will say, 'I WAS SCARED'. YAH heard my many pleas - HalleluYAH.
Next in line, his throat started to hurt. So I looked in his mouth and there were little white things on his tonsils. This is when I went back to my books and found out it was probably Strep Throat. Time for the Colloidal Silver (C.S.) (1/2 t. in a little water) I also wrapped his neck with a gauze that had Swedish Bitters (S.B.) on it. I put Calendula ointment on his neck first to protect the skin. Swedish Bitters in an alcohol base can irritate the skin. I gave him a 1/4 t. S.B. in a small amount of water w/agave. Meanwhile, I cooked him a broth with miso, carrots, seaweed, onion and garlic in it. He drank the broth, we ate the veggies. I kept giving him 1/2 t. C.S. and 1/2 t. of S.B. every 2 hrs., but in hindsight, I would have given him the C.S. every hour. I should have put him on C.S. right from the very beginning.
You live and you learn ;>>>
By the 3rd day, he was feeling much better. It didn't hurt to swallow anymore and the fever had been gone for a day already. The white bumps were still there, so we kept him on the C.S. and S.B. for 48 hrs. after all signs of the Strep was gone. Also, in hindsight, I would have used warmed water (just hot enough to create steam) with the S.B. so that the alcohol would evaporate out of the tincture. If I had done that, then I could have used more G.R. Ginger Root is also a pain reliever. It has similar properties to that of Codeine (Herbal Antibiotics, by Stephen Herrod Buhner).
Herbal Antibiotics, is just one of many excellent books that I use. My most used book is Prescription for Nutritional Healing, by Phyllis A. Balch, 3rd and 4th edition. Here are some more books:
The Green Pharmacy, James A. Duke
Liquid Herbal Drops in Everyday Use, Daniel Gagnon (to be used with Herbs, etc. extracts)
The Cure is in the Cupboard, Dr. Cass Ingram
The Essential Oils Desk Reference, Essential Science Publishing
Health through G-d's Pharmacy, Maria Treben
I have also received a love for learning about wild edibles (weeds). We're going to need to know this kind of stuff when things really get bad. These are some on my favorite books to identify the wild edibles...
Edible Wild Plants, Lee Allen Peterson
G-d's Free Harvest, Ken Larson
Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Bradford Angier
Herbs, Lesley Bremness
More to come...