Dietary Recommendations to assist with cleansing: Eat fresh fruits, vegetables, and juices Consume adequate protein Drink lots of pure water Avoid junk foods Avoid white rice, pasta, and things made with white flour and sugar Distilled water may also help flush toxins and waste from the system over the short term Other therapies that help with cleansing: Exercise Sauna Sweats (infra-red sauna – drink plenty of water with electrolytes) Rebounding (bouncing on a mini trampoline) Massage Therapy Foot Baths Lymphatic massage Natural Health Care Basics Essential Oil Favorites Single Essential Oils: Basil: Antispasmodic, anti-infectious, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, decongestant. Relaxing to muscles, soothes insect bites. May help bronchitis and chest infections. Lavender: Antiseptic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, sedative. It is beneficial for cleansing cuts and wounds. It also speeds up wound healing. Use for burns, dandruff, headaches, insomnia, indigestion, and bronchitis. Lavender is a universal oil and has many applications. Safe for use on small children. Lemon: Anti-infectious, disinfectant, antiseptic. It serves as an effective insect repellent and works well in removing gum, wood stain, oil, and grease spots. Diffuse or add a few drops to a spray bottle to deodorize and sterilize the air. Melaleuca: Anti-infectious, antibacterial for large spectrum action of gram positive: staph and gram negative: e.coli, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, Use for athlete’s foot, fungal infections, bronchitis, respiratory infections, sore throat, viral infections, warts and wounds. Oregano: Powerful anti-infectious agent (for respiratory, intestines, genital, nerves, blood and lymphatics) with large spectrum action against bacteria, fungus, virus, and parasites. It is a general tonic and immune stimulant. Helps with respiratory infections, viral and bacterial pneumonia, and respiratory system problems. Apply to bottom of feet. Mix with massage oil if applying anywhere else Peppermint: Supports digestion, antibacterial, anti-fungal. It is one of the oldest and most highly regarded herbs for soothing digestion. Use for indigestion, motion sickness, nausea. It can also be used as a fever reducer. Massage on the stomach or add to water or tea. Add to food as a flavoring Essential Oil Blends: Di-Tone (YL) or Tummy Rub (Fierra’s): Blended to assist in relieving digestive irregularities and disturbances, such as an upset stomach, belching, heartburn, and bloating. Pan-Away (YL) or Anastasia (Fierra’s): This blend works well on muscle aches and pains. Many people have found relief from arthritis symptoms, sports injuries, sprains, muscle spasms, bumps and bruises Purification (YL) or Purify (Fierra’s): Antiseptic blend to diffuse in the home to purify the air, neutralize mildew, cigarette smoke, and disagreeable odors. May also be used to cleanse cuts and scrapes and neutralize the poison of insect bites. R.C. (YL) or Aura (Fierra’s): The blend helps to give relief from colds, bronchitis, sore throats, sinusitis and respiratory congestion. Thieves (YL) or Spice Traders (Fierra’s): This is a potent anti-microbial blend. It was tested at Weber State University where it was found to have a 99.96% kill rate against airborne bacteria. It helps protect the body against such illnesses as flu, colds, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sore throats, etc. Valor (YL) or Valerie (Fierra’s): Valor helps balance electrical energies within the body, giving courage, confidence, and self-esteem. WO (Systemic Formulas): This blend is a Chinese Healing Oil and has earned the nick-name of “First Aid Kit in a Bottle” It has multiple uses. It works well on insect bites and wound healing. A few drops can be put in a gel-cap and swallowed to help with food poisoning. It can be rubbed on the neck for a sore throat. It can also be placed inside the mouth at the back of the throat. Intra-Oral Sprays (From Solutionsie.com) Allergy Season Plus: Natural decongestant. Promotes better health during all seasons and conditions of allergic response. Flu and Cold Spray: Immunity formula to prevent flu and cold as well as replenishing the body with increased energy and proper nutrients during bouts of flu and cold. Complexion Clear: My daughters love this! Offers nutritional support against acne. Cleanses from within to unclog pores For Children: Intra-oral sprays (above) - Simple to use for children and taste’s great too Dr. Christopher’s Kid-Immune to strengthen the immune system and prevent bouts of cold and flu Dr. Christopher’s Kid-e-Well has Echinacea to boost the child’s immune systems during bouts of cold and flu Colloidal Silver: Tastes like water and works as a powerful anti-bacterial product. Can also be sprayed on wounds to disinfect and promote better wound healing. Natural Health Care Basics Classification of Herbs All plants are herbs in the broadest definition of the term. Herbs can be classified into four categories based on their ability to produce symptoms in healthy people. Pot HerbsLow toxicity and low therapeutic effectsVegetables – provide foundational health but are not actively therapeutic unless used in large quantities.The more out of balance a body is, the more therapeutic a pot herb will be. They can be used to bring the body back into balance but do not cause dramatic changes when changes are not needed. Tonic HerbsNot very toxic and may be used safely, in fairly large quantities and fairly frequently. More therapeutic than daily herbs, and can be used for long periods of time to build or cleanse the blood, lymph or an organ.Mild, gentle, sustaining and tonifying. A tonic herb can be used for a long period of time (3-6 months)Included in this category is Irish moss, dandelion, parsley, kelp, and many of the ingredients used in herbal teas. Therapeutic HerbsToxicity is more pronounced and they can cause side effects if used in too large of a dose or use for too long of a period of time.Considered medicinal so they are used widely in herbal formulas. These are to be used with “judgment and skill.” An herbalist learns how to give the right herb or combination, for the right reason, at the right amount, and for the right amount of time. These are used to balance conditions that are out of balance. If there is not an imbalance, there is no reason to use the herb, but if it were a little would do no harm but a lot may cause undesirable side effects. There are hundreds of herbs in this category. A few of these include golden seal, Echinacea, leptotaenia (lomatium), mountain mahogany, chamomile, burdock, Oregon grape root, and comfreyDrastic HerbsThese herbs are considered poisonous because of the drastic side effects.They contain wonderful healing properties but MUST be used in dilutions to infinitestimal amounts which makes them uncommonly safe. These types of herbs are used in homeopathy. Homeopathy is founded upon the principle the “like cures like”. This category includes herbs like poison ivy, poison hemlock, poison nut, deadly nightshade, Peruvian bark or quinine, ipecac and hundreds of others. *Herbal classification explained Dr. Jack Tips in “The Healing Triad – Your Liver, Your Lifeline”, Apple-a-day Press, Austin, Texas. Natural Health Care Basics Herbal Preparations Use only the finest ingredients. By selecting organic, fresh, and disease free herbs, you will improve the quality of your final preparation. Infusion or Tea: Teas are made from the flowers and/or leaves of fresh or dried herbs. Herbs may be whole, cut or powdered. Use 1 tsp of cut herb per cup of distilled water. Bring water to a boil, remove from the heat source, then add the applicable amount of herb to the water. Cover and allow to steep for at least 20 minutes, longer for stronger tea. Strain the herb and let stand until cool enough to drink. You may add honey, pure maple syrup or stevia for sweetener if desired. Never boil an infusion. Decoctions: A decoction is made from the bark, inner bark or roots of trees and herbs. Cover roots, barks and other hard herbal material with water, an ounce of the herb to a pint and a half of water. Gently boil for 5-10 minutes, then remove from heat and let steep for 25-35 minutes. Strain and repeat the process with the same herbs. Add both liquids together and sweeten if desired. A stronger decoction is made by gently simmering the tea/decoction until you have reduced the volume to you’re your starting volume. Decoctions are strong: take as directed. Powdered herbs: Some herbs can be taken as powders that are simply mixed with juice or water. This method is good because you get the whole herb and it is easily digested. Several herbal drink powders use this method. Herbal enemas: An enema bag should always be included in any survival kit. Pour 1-2 quarts of luke warm herbal tea into a clean enema bag. Retain the liquid as long as possible while massaging the bowel area through the abdomen. Evacuate the liquid when pressure or discomfort occurs. Fomentation (Herbal compress): Soak a piece of gauze or a Turkish towel or similar porous material in the infusion or decoction needed. Sometimes hot apple cider vinegar is used. Cool until the material is just bearable for the patient. Cover with plastic or oilcloth to prevent the liquid from soaking bedclothes, etc. Keep damp and change periodically. Poultice: A poultice can be made by heating fresh or dried herbs in some water and straining, placing the herbs in a natural cloth and securing with a piece of plastic and tape over the desired area. Or a poultice can be made by chewing, bruising or chopping fresh herbs and placing them directly on the skin or placing in a wet, natural cloth and securing with a piece of plastic and tape over the desired area. Bolus: A bolus is used internally as a poultice for the vagina or rectal area. Mix enough powdered herb with olive or coconut oil until it is the consistence of bread dough. Roll into a long roll the diameter of our smallest finger. Cut into one inch lengths and freeze until ready to use. Insert one or two at night before going to bed. Rinse out with douche or enema in the morning. Herbal Baths: The skin eliminates at least 2 pounds of toxins today. It is important to keep the skin open as a channel of elimination and respiration. Herbal baths help to open up skin pores and promote perspiration which assists the body during fever, eliminating heavy metals and poisons from the body. Open pores also allow herbs to be absorbed directly into the body without passing through the digestive tract. Directions: Before bathing, brush your skin with a natural bristle brush. And And drink herbal teas. Ginger bath: And 2-4 TB powdered ginger to warm bath water. Use for fevers, Cold/flu, sore muscles. Essential oil bath: Add a few drops essential oil into a bath gel base and add to bath water. Anastasia for muscle aches, Spice Traders for immunity enhancement, Aura for congestion. Mineral Bath: Use this for radiation or heavy metal poisoning. Add 2 pounds of Epsom Salts to bath water. Soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Add 2 pounds of baking soda to bath water and soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drink yarrow tea while in the bath. Herbal Sitz Bath: Soak 4-8 oz. of dried herbs or a gallon size container of fresh herbs in cold water for at least 12 hours. (Use nettles, yarrow, horsetail, etc) Heat up without boiling. Strain and add to bath water. Soak in it for 20-30 minutes. This is great for pregnancy and to speed recovery of any illness. Herbal Footbath: Same as herbal baths but use half as much herbs. Soak feet in a large tub. Information on herbal preparations is from “Herbal First Aid and Health Care”, written by Kyle D. Christensen, D.C., M.H., 2000. Lotus Press, Wisconsin. Natural Health Care Basics Resources Books and Literature: www.apple-a-daypress.com Books by Dr. Jack Tips including: The Pro-Vita Plan for Optimal Nutrition The Weight is Over The Healing Triad – Your Liver your lifeline Conquer Candida and Restore your Immune System www.essentialscience.net Books on Essential oils and natural health www.herbsfirst.com Books about Dr. Christopher’s herbal remedies Herbs and Nutrition Supplements: www.herbsfirst.com Dr. Christopher’s and Western Botanicals herbal products www.herbshopconnection.com Dr. Christopher’s complete line of herb and personal care Products Fierra’s Aromatics (801) 465-2097 Complete line of high quality essential oils and oil blends Call for price list www.pro-biotiks.com Multiple vitamins and calcium supplements. 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