MORE HANDY REMEDIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT
More Remedies Worth Knowing About
I’ve added some extras here that I use off and on, that I’ve found to be invaluable. I’m certain you will too.
Charcoal
Charcoal is black, powdered, activated charcoal and comes in tablets or capsules. Charcoal is used for belly problems, gas, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion etc.
Charcoal is useful for hangovers - a useful piece of information we discovered many years ago! It is also used in emergencies, as it is effective in absorbing some poisons and can save a life used correctly and taken in a sufficient amount (it is commonly used in A&E departments of hospitals and by veterinarians for patients that have been poisoned).
Charcoal is also useful for bad breath and body odours and can be purchased from health shops.
Bach Rescue Remedy
Bach Rescue Remedy is a flower remedy which are homeopathic type remedies created from specific flowers. It is useful for people and animals alike during times of nervousness, stress, fear, or anxiety. It can also be used in times of bereavement, relationship breakdowns, shock, accident/emergency etc. Rescue Remedy is completely safe for all ages and is a very handy remedy to have on hand at all times (I carry a bottle in my hand bag and have done for many years).
This too can be purchased from health shops and from some Naturopathic physicians.
Coriander
Coriander or Cilantro as it is also called known, is commonly used in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. It has a strong taste, and can take a bit of getting used to if you are not accustomed to its flavour.
Coriander is a herb that I’ve only added as one of my regulars in the past few years. It has many health giving benefits, but one that stands out is its ability to remove heavy metals from the body. It works as a natural chelation treatment removing heavy metals such as lead, aluminium and mercury from the body efficiently and quickly. This is great news for those of us with amalgam fillings!
Honey
Honey has been used as a food and a medicine throughout history. It’s great for colds and flu. In recent years the healing properties of honey have become more mainstream as it has been realized that it is very effective in treating stubborn, resistant leg ulcers as well as other antibiotic resistant bacterial infections such as Golden Staph. Some types of honey are more efficient than others depending on the flora the honey is made from, but all have health giving properties.
Make sure the honey you buy is raw, unpasteurised honey. Most brands found in the supermarket are pasteurized. Buy organic honey or local honey from a market or the like where it is straight from the hive to the jar to ensure that you get all the health giving enzymes and other goodness contained in natural raw honey (these enzymes etc are killed during the pasteurisation process).
Juicing
Juicing fruits, herbs and vegetables will give your health an amazing boost - guaranteed. Do it often and make it a habit. Be careful not to use too much fruit as it can be too much concentrated sugars, although sometimes more fruit is needed for juicing newbies - particularly for children. Ideally however use just a little low sugar fruit such as green apples to make it taste better and try to make the bulk of the juice from herbs and vegetables.
I have stages where I juice every morning for breakfast and a while back I lived on juice only (no solid food) for three months. What I did is known as ‘juice feasting’. This is where you consume 3 to 4 litres of juice per day for a period of time. Many people use juice feasting to lose weight and to improve their health. I can tell you that after 3 months on a juice feast, I was 12 kilos down, I felt amazing and I didn’t want to stop. The trickiest part of juice feasting is ending it and getting the digestive system working efficiently again - slowly is key! For more info on juice feasting visit www.juicefeasting.com.
Juices are truly delicious and they’re great for your health. Make sure you include lots of green vegetables in your juices. You can use any variety and combinations of vegetables and fruit - cucumbers are one of my favourites when combined with some carrot, celery and apple. The cucumber juice is refreshing and very cleansing!
Find out which vegetables or herbs might help whatever it is you are working on resolving. For example, using celery will lower blood your pressure - add some coriander and you’ll be ridding your body of the heavy metals that are contaminating it - or just add whatever you like the taste of! It’s quick and simple and your body will love you for it.
Fresh juices are almost always used in natural treatments for serious health issues such as cancer and can be very effective for their use but my suggestion is to use them as part of a preventative program to help prevent cancers and the like. It is much simpler and more efficient to prevent disease than trying to resolve the health problem once it’s appeared!