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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: CHICORY CHILD

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:09:46 +0000

A child would not give his toys to another child for playing with even if they are spare and useless for his own self, and even if he used the other child’s toys for playing with. A negative cherry type does not like loneliness. He wants company. Even the company of a child would do for him. This desire of company is also for a selfish end. He wants some body who can shout or call for some body’s help if, he meets with an accident and is incapacitated to shout for help.He assumes a very exaggerated sense of self importance, and feels that every thing, which he possesses is for his exclusive use and everybody on whom he has control should do exactly as he wishes. He would call his child or wife from another room to fetch him a glass of water, lying on his side table (which he can easily fetch himself).If he cannot get his own way, he becomes fretful and weeps with a sense of wrong. He recounts the good deeds he has done for the benefit of others, for which he does not get corresponding response. He feels self-pity and is sad. With tearful persuation he invokes other people’s sympathy.*85\308\8*

QUESTIONS OF NUTRITION – NATURAL WHOLEFOOD 2

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:35:27 +0000

Being in their right proportions, they will contribute all that our bodies require. Primitive peoples are more sensible than we are in this respect. They take their food just as it grows and prepare it very simply, thus preserving its nutritive value. Does that not give our ailing society cause to think on these things?

New drugs are being discovered every day, yet we do not see a decline in the overall incidence of disease. On the contrary, certain diseases are becoming more prevalent, especially those that are connected with the metabolism of the cells and the central nervous system. Among the most notable are cancer and multiple sclerosis. Yet those two diseases are practically unknown among the natives of various so-called ‘uncivilised’ areas of the world. It is noteworthy, then, that degenerative changes in the cells, as they occur in cancer and multiple sclerosis, are chiefly restricted to the people who live in ‘civilised societies’. Moreover, it is only in the industrial world that many infectious diseases are rampant, where refined food has weakened the people.

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VARIOUS DIETS AND TREATMENTS – MOLKOSAN (WHEY CONCENTRATE) (INTRODUCTION)

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:29:13 +0000

Although curd packs and several other milk applications are well enough known, whey, the serum of the milk, is the form most frequently used in caring for the sick. Both sweet and sour whey contains most of the milk’s mineral nutrients, while cheese, which separates from the whey, is valued chiefly on account of its high protein and fat content. Enzymes, especially rennet used in the manufacture of cheese, doubtlessly play an important part in the therapeutic effects of whey. Milk itself is a wholefood, which implies that it contains all the necessary elements to sustain life. Among these elements are protein, fat, sugar, minerals and trace elements. So whey, the by-product of cheese manufacture, still has considerable nutritional value, actually much more than it was once thought to have. It is, therefore, of little wonder that in former times royalty and the famous from France and other countries made special journeys to Switzerland to take the world-renowned Swiss Whey Cures. Usually the visitors were afflicted with metabolic problems such as obesity, circulatory congestions, intestinal complaints, pancreatic insufficiency and flatulence. Whey cures also rectified conditions of dysbacteria, a complaint that is even more widespread today. Artificial preservatives and food additives, pesticide sprays etc., all contribute to the harm done to the body, which will have to put up a fight against them and their consequences.

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VARIOUS DIETS AND TREATMENTS – SITZ BATHS AND THEIR MEDICINAL VALUE (WOMAN’S MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL)

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:23:25 +0000

A woman’s mental and emotional balance and attitude are highly dependent on the good working order of the abdominal organs, especially the ovaries. Keep-fit exercises, walking and regular sitz baths help to provide the proper circulation a woman needs. Taking into account that her general well-being has much to do with the conscientious care of her health, surely any woman will want to see to it that this care is just another important part of her daily routine.

The addition of herbs in the form of infusions is highly recommended. For those who are nervous and tense, add lemon balm to the bath water; those who tend to feel tired and easily chilled will find thyme a good help; dry and flaking skin benefits from an infusion of wild pansy (heartsease); while comfrey is good for rough skin with large pores. Another way to treat rough skin is to apply Symphosan (comfrey tincture) after every bath. If the skin is sensitive or sore, it is advisable to add an infusion of mallow (cheese plant) or sanicle. Oily skin responds well to herbal sea salt.

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SEASONINGS – CULINARY HERBS ARE MEDICINES – CHIVES; BEAR’S GARLIC (RAMSONS)

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:17:03 +0000

Of all varieties of Allium, chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are probably used the most widely. Chives are found all over Europe, East Asia, the Orient, and from the Caucasus right up to Siberia.

Add finely chopped chives to salads, gruels, cottage cheese, potatoes and vegetables for flavouring and to enrich the nutritional content. If you have no garden, you can grow chives in a pot on a window sill or balcony. During the winter months, move it to another light area of the kitchen.

Bear’s garlic also belongs to the Allium family and is called Allium ursinum. Use it for seasoning or as a steamed vegetable. Mix finely chopped bear’s garlic with other salads or serve it on its own.

As a hot dish, steam it together with spinach in a little oil, but even without the spinach bear’s garlic is very tasty. As a spring treatment, bear’s garlic is the best remedy for cleansing the blood, gallbladder and liver of wastes that have accumulated during the winter months. For those suffering from arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) with high blood pressure, bear’s garlic is a remedy and food at the same time. They should eat it regularly every day, finely chopped and added to salads.

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WILD FRUITS AND BERRIES – SEA BUCKTHORN (HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES) – INTRODUCTION

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:09:37 +0000

There is hardly another shrub with edible berries that is so widely distributed as sea buckthorn. It can be found growing from the north of Portugal to the Pyrenees, across the Alps, then south in the Balkans, over in Turkey, and to the east in central Russia, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. If all the berries could be gathered and processed, they would be more than enough to cater for the vitamin Ñ requirement of all humankind.

Once our bodies have become deficient in vitamin C, we are much more liable to succumb to infectious diseases. That is why we should see to it that the deficiency is rectified, especially in springtime. Although barberrry and rose hip purees no doubt play an important part in correcting vitamin Ñ deficiencies, sea buckthorn berries are no less valuable in terms of their extremely high content of vitamin C. During the time of year when a wide selection of fresh vegetables are difficult to obtain, or very expensive, and fruits have lost part of their vitamin content because of long storage, the need for vitamins is even greater and many people like to tide themselves over the vitamin-poor period by eating Bio-Buckthorn-Conserve.

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