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My Favorite: Dr. Christopher’s Gum and Tooth Powder recipe
For severe cases place this powder combination between the lips and gums (up and lower) around entire tooth area and leave on all night, six nights a week (as well as brushing regularly) until improvement is evident. Then continue on with regular tooth brushing with this herbal food combination.
Ingredients:
3 parts oak bark
1 part oat straw
6 parts comfrey root
3 parts horsetail grass
one part lobelia
one part cloves
3 parts peppermint
(powdered stevia – optional)
Chose a measuring device like a tsp, tbs, tea cup, cup, bowl etc depending on how much herbs you have and how much formula you are making and combine them all into a bowl and then bottle it. I would buy cut and sifted herbs if you have a vitamix to powder them or maybe a mortar and pestle or hammer to crush them over powdered as the powdered lose the volatile herbs but you might want powdered. It is up to you I guess..then apply between gums and teeth and leave on overnight 6 days a week, one day off and then repeat. Also herbs work best if used 6 weeks on and one week off.
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Tags: cinnamon, clove, comfrey, diy recipe, Echinacea Tincture, food, herbal tooth paste, herbal tooth powder, horsetail, inflammation, inflammed gums, Note Dropperful, Oak Gall, oral hygiene, recipe, tea, teeth, tooth, Tooth Gum Oil
Chronic Aphtosis and Sodium Lauryl Sulface
It is also called Aphta and Chronic aphtosis. Normally you should not experience a mouth ulcer very often, but if you do (like I did for a while), there may be something in your toothpaste triggering this unpleasant response in your body.
First I thought it was something with my teeth, throat, immune system or the food I am eating… But after being in a foreign country for a few weeks and returning to my old toothpaste back home, it flared up in an hour. So I realized the inevitable toothpaste-mouth ulcer connection right there and then. I started researching and surprisingly, I am not the only one affected. For most sensitive people Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is causing similar issues.
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is a highly effective surfactant and is used in any task requiring the removal of oily stains and residues. For example, it is found in higher concentrations with industrial products including engine degreasers, floor cleaners, and car wash soaps. It is found in toothpastes, shampoos, shaving foams, and bubble bath formulations in part for its thickening effect and its ability to create a lather.
So what can you do?
Switch to a toothpaste that is free of SLS. I am currently using Herbal Tooth & Gum Powder
from dr. Christopher and for me it is wonderful. You can also make your own toothpaste – more details in the following post.
Tags: cinnamon, detergent, Echinacea Tincture, food, Forever Aloe, horsetail, immune system, mouth ulcer, Note Dropperful, Oak Gall, recipe, SLS, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, tea, teeth, tooth, Tooth Gum Oil
Is it a myth or does it really work?
Onion (Allium cepa) possesses expectorant properties and has effective germicidal properties. On account of its content of a volatile oil, the onion is very useful in respiratory disorders. The onion dislodges mucus and prevents its fresh formation. It liquifies phlegm and prevents its further formation. It has been used as a food remedy for centuries in cold, cough, bronchitis and influenza. Onions relieve nasal and chest congestion. Onions also induce perspiration. Several anti-inflammatory agents in onion render them helpful in reducing the severity of symptoms of the respiratory congestion associated with the common cold. Onion contains compounds that inhibit lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase (the enzymes that generate inflammatory prostaglandins and thromboxanes), thus markedly reducing inflammation. Onions’ anti-inflammatory effects are due not only to their vitamin C and quercitin, but to other active components called isothiocyanates. These compounds work synergistically to spell relief from inflammation.
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Tags: cold, common cold, cough, expectorant, food, inflammation, Onion Allium, Onion Cough Syrup, Onion Poultice, Onion Tea, stomach, vitamin C
Antibiotic resistance has become a global problem. We are encountering more and more cases of “superbugs” (bacteria that are very resistant to treatment) than ever before. Because of these bacteria’s resistance, new illnesses and infections are on the rise, and making them extremely difficult to treat. We can however, lower our chances of running into antibiotic resistance. Becoming informed on antibiotics, and their uses, are the first place to start in reducing our consumption and ultimately reducing the chance of antibiotic resistant illnesses.
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Tags: cold, common cold, flu, food, immune system, infections
A small group of international magnesium researchers proved the importance of magnesium not only as a nutrient for thousands of body processes but also as a medicine to treat magnesium-depleted health conditions. Drs. Bella and Burton Altura have performed laboratory research and clinical research to the tune of about 1,000 studies over the past 40 years. The Alturas personally confirmed 22 magnesium-related conditions.
Nuts are rich in Magnesium
SYMPTOMS OF MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY
The first symptoms of magnesium deficiency can be subtle. Most magnesium is stored in the tissues, so leg cramps, foot pain or muscle ‘twitches’ are usually the first signs. Insomnia, migraine headaches are also very common magnesium deficiency symptoms. And if ignored, some of the other more serious symptoms of Magnesium deficiency (low energy, fatigue, weakness, hormonal imbalances, inability to sleep, weakening of the bones, muscle tension, spasms and cramps, abnormal heart rhythm, headaches, anxiousness, nervousness, irritability, kidney stones) can develop.
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Tags: abnormal heart rhythm, anxiousness, fatigue, food, headaches, hormonal imbalances, inability to sleep, irritability, kidney stones, muscle tension, nervousness, ow energy, spasms and cramps, tea, weakening of the bones, weakness
Slippery elm has been used as an herbal remedy in North America for centuries. Native Americans used slippery elm in healing salves for wounds, boils, ulcers, burns, and skin inflammation. It was also taken orally to relieve coughs, sore throats, diarrhea, and stomach problems.
Slippery Elm Bark Powder is a soothing nutritive demulcent which is perfectly suited for the sensitive and inflamed mucous membrane linings in the digestive system. It will stay down even if all else comes out.
Slippery Elm (Ulmus fulva) for colitis, upset stomach, food poisoning, acid reflux and other gastrointestinal problems
It is often used for its nutritive values during convalescence as it is gentle and easily assimilated.
Slippery elm contains mucilage, a substance that becomes a slick gel when mixed with water. It coats and soothes the mouth, throat, stomach, and intestines; it also contains antioxidants that help relieve inflammatory bowel conditions. Slippery elm also causes reflux stimulation of nerve endings in the gastrointestinal tract leading to increased mucus secretion. The increased mucus production may protect the gastrointestinal tract against ulcers and excess acidity.
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Tags: burns, colitis, Crohn's disease, demulcent, essiac, food, Gastroesophogeal reflux disease, nutritive, soothing, stomach, ulcers
After discussing some of the beneficial properties of the cabbage family earlier this month, I wanted to share a great recipe for the holiday season. This flavorful and healthy side dish pairs well with duck or goose.
You may choose to adjust or add your own seasoning.
Sweet Braised Red Cabbage With Apple and Cinnamon
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
3 apples, peeled, cored & sliced
1/4 cup (50 ml) red wine
1/4 cup (50 ml) apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
a little bit of lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Use a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and add cabbage, steam for a couple minutes, then add apples, wine, vinegar, sugar, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon. Simmer until tender, stirring often, for about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and add lemon juice on the end.
Tags: apple, apple cider vinegar, braised red cabbage, cabbage, cinnamon, food, hungarian side dish, recipe, red cabbage, side dish
Tooth decay is caused by a deficiency of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients in the body needed to build healthy teeth. “Daily, the calcium and phosphate of the enamel is migrating out of the teeth to the bones, heart, brain and other places where it is needed. This is called by dentists demineralization.”
Re-enamelization (teeth growing back) of enamel requires several factors, including enough minerals such as calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and the variety of enzymes needed to regrow tooth enamel such as adenosine diphophatase.
Cure Tooth Decay with Nutritious Foods
Dr. Weston Price was a dentist who traveled around the world in the 1930’s and 1940’s studying the diet’s of primitive people’s isolated from the modern world. He found that he could eliminate or greatly reduce bad bacteria’s in the mouth which fuel the tooth degeneration process through diet. “These data are typical of clinical cases in which dental caries has been reduced apparently to zero, as indicated by both x-ray and instrumental examination.”
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Tags: cavity, fluoride, food, glycerine, mouth toxins, oral health, prevent tooth decay, teeth, tooth, tooth cleansing
Food and nutrients play a key role in Gerson's Therapy
As I am reading more and more about Gersons diet, the more convinced I am that just like many of the other nutritional approaches, this single method is worth a try for everyone suffering from degenerative diseases.
I found a great, in-depth article on the CHIPSA Hospital’s website, it explains the basic principles of the Gersons Therapy.
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Tags: cancer, food, Food Preparation, Gerson Therapy, gerson's therapy, gersons, gersons detoxification, gersons diet, nutritional therapy
Plant Spirit by Kitsune aka Cettie ©*Kitsune-aka-Cettie
The safest generalization one can make about life on earth might describe it as a thin layer of green rust. Much further below the surface of the earth, and even bacteria finds existence made difficult; too high in the atmosphere, and they again become thin. Bacteria represent the oldest form of life, and the most prevalent, but when it comes to multi-cellular life, plants form the bulk of it on this planet. Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis deals largely in the global community of plants, and how they cooperate and share with one another. The entire animal kingdom exists as a kind of auxiliary to the world of plants; laid on top of it, and completely dependent on it. Yet all too often, we turn a blind eye to the secret life of plants, and mistake them for passive, inanimate parts of the scenery.
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Tags: food, Plant Personhood, stress, Works Cited
