Herbal-helpers Blog

Recently I found some information about about a very inexpensive and effective way to eliminate germs on you, in you and around your house as well.

What is this wonderful discovery, it is….., Â peroxide.

Yup good old Peroxide, who knew?

Here is an article that a friend of mine sent me today. No not the same friend that sent the one about “Alternative to Kemo”. Now you know I have at least 2 friends, lol.

Anyway have a read and let me know if you have any more uses for peroxide or any else that is natural and non-toxic and can be used for more than it’s normal application.

“Peroxide, who knew?

(safer and healthier than bleach)
This was written by Becky Ransey of Indiana (a doctor’s wife), and I want to share it with you. She was over recently for coffee and smelled the bleach I was using to clean my toilet and countertops. This is what she told me…

I would like to tell you of the benefits of that plain little old bottle of 3% peroxide you can get for under $1.00 at any drug store. (Bob Giddens recently bought a 32 ounce bottle at Wal-Mart for ninety-four cents.)

My husband has been in the medical field for over 36 years, and most doctors don’t tell you about peroxide. Have you ever smelled bleach in a doctor’s office? No!! Why? Because it smells, and it is not healthy! Ask the nurses who work in the doctor’s offices, and ask them if they use bleach at home. They are wiser and know better!

Did you also know bleach was invented in the late forties? It’s chlorine, folks! It was used to kill our troops in World War II. Peroxide came into popular use during and after WWI. It was used to save and help cleanse the needs of our troops and hospitals. Please think about this.
1. Take one capful and hold in your mouth for ten minutes daily, then spit it out (I do it when I bathe). No more canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash.
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2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs. (good one!)

3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters. (Wouldn’t it be nice if restaurants would do this?)

4. After rinsing your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria. Â

5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry. Â

6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was healed by soaking in peroxide. Â

7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will.
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8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue. (really good one!)
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9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly. Â

10. And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through You will not have the peroxide-burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages but more natural highlights if your hair is a light brown, reddish, or dirty blonde. It also lightens gradually, so it’s not a drastic change. (hmmm!)Â

11. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections.

12. Add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary. (I’ll try it!)Â Â

13. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors. There is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.

I could go on and on. It is in a dark bottle so it will not be degraded by UV. No home should be without it! With prices of most necessities rising, here’s a way to save tons of money in a simple, healthy manner! Â

This information really woke me up. I hope you gain something from it, too.

Pass it on!

Remember friends

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This article made me sit up and take notice. Are we poisening ourselves and our children without even knowing it? Please read this one to the end.

 MSG – A slow Poison

Hi again, I know I am not very regular about posting but with my schedule at work never being the same from one day to the next, I never know what I am going to be able to get done.

Anyway the “and” in the subject line is I just found out what Botanic Choice has on special this month and I thought you would like to know too. This is a good month for extras like $5 dollar vitamin and herb sale Plus 99 cent shipping on all orders. How cool is that?

Just click the link

Visit our February $5 Vitamin & Herb Sale and receive 99-cent shipping on any order! Use Promo Code FEB99 Valid: 2/1/2009 to 2/28/2009 Â

Or you can get $5 off orders of $20 or more and free shipping on orders of $50 or more.

Just click the link.

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And just because It’s the lovers month

Herbal Tea For Romance! Love Tea Blend

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So if you are looking for vitamins or herbal suppliments or remedies, remember Botanic Choice Is one of the best places on the internet to shop.

So until next time

Do what you will but harm none

Shelagh Drew

A very dear and trusted friend of mine who is also in to herbal alternatives sent me this article she found on the John Hopkins’ site. It’s all about an alternative method to treat and or prevent some kinds of cancer.

After years of telling people there is only one way to treat cancer, JOHNS HOPKINS has said there is an alternative to chemotherapy.

I am just going to post the article here and you can read it at your liesure but I wouldn’t wait to long it might save you or someone you care about from one of the most deadly illnesses there is.

” F.Y.I.
Take (1) thing at a time, try to cut out something you’re doing, or not doing……………..
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not
show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion.
When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells
in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect
the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person’s lifetime

3. When the person’s immune system is strong the cancer cells will be
destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple
nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental,
food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet
and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells
and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow,
gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver,
kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and
damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce
tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not
result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and
radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed,
hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and
complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and
become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause
cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by
not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

A. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one
important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like
NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is
harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses
but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to
make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg’s aminos or sea
salt.

B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk
and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being
starved.

C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is
acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than
beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth
hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people
with cancer.

D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds,
nuts and a little fruit help put the body into an alkaline environment.
About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh
vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and
reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy
cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including
bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day.
Enzymes are destroyed at Temperatures of 104 degrees F
(40 degrees C).

E. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green
tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.
Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins
and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of
digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become
putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining
from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein
walls of cancer cells and allows the body’s killer cells to destroy
the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Floressence,
Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the
body’s own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements
like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death,
the body’s normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or
unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and
positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger,
unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic
environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to
relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment.
Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to
the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to
destroy cancer cells.

(PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)

CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, U S – PLEASE READ

1. No plastic containers in microwave.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This info
is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.

Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don’t freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases
dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle
Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He
talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we
should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic
containers.
This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the
combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the
food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends
using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for
heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So
such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be
removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn’t bad but you don’t know what is in the paper. It’s just
safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food
restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.
The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as
dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave.
As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to
actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.

This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in your life”.

Do what you will but harm none

Shelagh Drew

I hope your Thanksgiving is full of family, friends, fun and laughter.

I wanted to give you a couple of links for another herbal remedy and suppliment site that I think is very good. They have monthly specials, buy 2 get 1 free and much more.

If you suffer from alergies AllergiClear – Buy 2, Get 1 FREE

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Those are just an example of 2 of the products available. There are baby products like (Click to buy Blissful Baby Aromatic Massage Oil – Buy 2, Get 1 FREE), new mother products (Click to buy MellowMama Aromatic Bath Oil – Buy 2, Get 1 FREE) and there are even products to help you become a new mother like (Fertile XX – Buy 2, Get 1 FREE ) and (Fertile XY – Buy 2, Get 1 FREE ).

I know, I know enough selling already. Anyway I just thought you should know about this great place to get natural remedies and suppliments you can trust.

 Do what you will but harm none

Shelagh Drew

Halloween has always been my second favorite day of the year. I loved trick or treating when I was a child, I loved takin my daughter trick or teating when she was a child and now I love seeing all the little ones in their custumes wondering what kind of thing will open the next door they go to, Boo!

We had a pretty good Halloween this year. Sixteen little monsters and princesses came to get tricked or treated. That’s 16 more than I had last year, LOL .It’s nice to see the parents dressing up too, even if it is only a mask hat, or wig.

While I am here I will post a couple of more Elderberry recipes. Let me know what you would like information on and I will find it and post it here or post links to sites you can look on yourself.

Elderberry Flower Fritters from Alan JoellenbeckÂ

Pick complete flower heads, wash and drain them. Holding the flower head upside down, dip them into a thin pancake batter. Set the flower head in hot oil and cook until light brown, remove and drain on a paper towel. Sprinkle the baked flower head with powdered sugar and enjoy. One may also add cinnamon to the sugared flower heads if desired.Elderberry Jelly from Alan Joellenbeck 2 quarts elderberries with stems removed 2 cups water 1 box pectin 5 cups sugar Simmer the elderberries in the water until berries are soft. Strain through a cloth bag. Be sure you have 3½ cups of juice; if not, pour a little water through the crushed berries. Return the 3½ cups juice to pan. Add pectin to the juice and bring to a boil. Stir in the sugar and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat, skim and pour into hot sterilized jars. Seal with hot paraffin immediately. Well have to get some promoting done so I will be back as soon as I can to see what you want to learn more about or what you would like to tell us about. TTFN Well have to get some promoting done so I will be back as soon as I can to see what you want to learn more about or what you would like to tell us about. TTFN  Well have to get some promoting done so I will be back as soon as I can to see what you want to learn more about or what you would like to tell us about. TTFN

To Canadians everywhere I wish you well and remember where ever you break bread and who ever you break bread with be thankful for the bread and the company.

Do what you will but harm none

Shelagh Drew

Well you get the picture. I just found something delicious, and most likely very good for you. A “Herbal Tea Of The Month Club” and it is from my favorite place online to buy herbs and herbal remedies “Botanic Choice”.

There are 3 plans available, 3 month, 6 month and yearly. Every month you will get 36 tea bags each of three teas from around the world delivered right to your door.

I think it is worth further investigation and if you do too then here is a link:

 Do as you will but harm none

Shelagh Drew

About the nutritional value of elderberries I thought you might like some recipes to try. I found these using google search (keyword; “elderberry wine recipes”). I have tried a couple but I already had the juice made and most of these start with the berries. So there was some trial and error experiments happening.

Elderberry Jam Recipe 2 quarts crushed elderberriesÂ

¼ cup vinegar 6 cups sugar or honeyÂ

  Combine berries, vinegar, and sugar. Bring slowly to boiling, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Cook rapidly until thick. As mixture thickens, stir frequently to prevent sticking. Pour boiling hot mixture into sterilized jars. Adjust lids. Process in boiling water for 5 minutes Remove jars; cool and store Yield: 6 half-pint jars.Â

  Note: Elderberries should not be eaten raw. All parts of the plant contain small amounts of the toxin hydrocyanic acid, which is completely destroyed by ordinary cooking.Â

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Elderberry Cordial Elderberries (still on stalks)Â

Sugar ClovesÂ

  Pick the fruit on a dry day and stew with the stalks in a large stainless steel saucepan, with just enough water to cover.Â

Strain through muslin squeezing to get all the juice. To each pint of juice add 1 lb of white granulated sugar and 10 cloves.Â

Boil for 10 minutes. Allow to cool and bottle in sterile bottles with good quality plastic screw-on tops making sure you distribute the cloves evenly amongst the bottles (they act as a preservative).Â

The cordial can be used immediately, and will keep well for a year or two.Â

Taken with hot water it is renowned as a guard against colds, and a glass a day through winter is a wise precaution..

I made this one and I have been drinking a cup a day since. The recipe I use is 2 Tbs Elderberry cordial and 1 of lemon juice or to taste. I use 1 Tbs of lemon juice but it really depends on how tart you like it. Experiment a little but don’t use to much more than 1 Tbs of lemon juice because it will get very tart very quickly.Â

The elder flowers in June in large, flat plates of flower heads (called umbrells) made up of many tiny cream-white flowers. If you make sure they are clean of bugs, they can be eaten straight off the branches on a hot summers day. The berries can be considered ripe when the clusters begin to turn upside down. Avoid picking berries that have become over-ripe. Wash well and strip from the stalks using a dining fork. The berries can be added to apple pie (40 elderberries:60 apple) or blackberry jam (50:50). The elderberry is often known as the Englishman’s grape, and it’s nutritional values show that it is similar to the grape and more so…Â