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THE HERBS PLACE NEWS
Volume 1 Number 13
October 15, 1999 Edition
Back Issues Can Be Viewed at
http://www.theherbsplace.com/A_Natural_Solution_4_You_Newsletter_sp_83.html

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Donna's Comments

SPECIALS at the Shopping Cart:
Weight Loss, Energy, Allergies, Skin

FREE ON-LINE HERB CLASSES
Next Topic: The Glandular System

HERBS IN THE NEWS - Macular Degeneration

SUCCESS STORIES:
Weight Loss/Energy, Heel Spur, Pulled Shoulder,
Scratchy Throat

PRODUCT FOCUS - Nutri Calm, Bee Pollen

HEALTH IN THE NEWS - Teenage Nutrition, Antibiotics in Meat

HEALTHY PETS - New Supplements for Dogs, Cats & Horses

FEATURED WEB SITES - Topics for Children, Headaches

Books, Music & Videos - Personal Ad

FEATURED RECIPE - Vegetable Pot Pie

SPIRITUAL/EMOTIONAL Aspect of Health - A Merry Heart

FUNNY OF THE DAY

BUYING AT WHOLESALE

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**DONNA'S COMMENTS**

I've only raised one child, but there's something about our
internet web site that seems to correlate in some way. Come
to think of it, our one child has been a computer nut since
he touched his first keyboard at 9 years old. Anyway...
designing the web site has been really fun for me, and maybe
the correlation comes because the project began just as our
son was moving out. I guess they would call us 'empty
nesters' but there's something about this 24-hour a day
'baby' that demands attention at all times.

Well, just as parents want everybody to know about their
baby's first words and the first day they walked and all
that stuff, we want you to know of a great event in the
growth of our web site. We've added a search engine.
You'll see a link to it on the Home Page
(http://www.theherbsplace.com). Now you can search our
entire site for every item that relates to a particular
topic you have. Wow! It's kinda like the first day without
diapers! As a matter of fact, if you could give it a try
and make sure it isn't 'leaking' or anything, we'd
appreciate your comments. We've got hundreds of pages now
so I bet you'll be surprised at how many documents you can
pull up for a topic.

Here's the challenge: Email us with the topic you had the
most documents/matches on. We'll keep all emails and at the
end of next week, on Saturday, October 23nd, we'll see who
had the most documents for one topic. The top TWO WINNERS
will each get a FREE tube of Suncare Sunscreen - SPF25
($9.95 value). This is one that you can wear under makeup
--- and it doesn't cause blindness in children as the Poison
Center will tell you that the others do if it gets in your
eyes. It doesn't smell like sunscreen either.

Thanks!
Donna

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Next topic is: The Glandular System

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**HERBS IN THE NEWS**

MACULAR DEGENERATION

Currently over 500,000 Americans are being diagnosed with
macular degeneration annually, and the numbers are
escalating. Conventional medicine considers most forms of
macular degeneration "incurable," and offers no hope of a
reversal to people who are going blind, either rapidly or
gradually.

There is a natural alternative for this. Read about
Eyebright Plus at http://www.theherbsplace.com/Perfect_Eyes_formerly_Eyebright_Plus_p_247.html

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**SUCCESS STORIES**

WEIGHT LOSS & ENERGY

" I just got back from a neighbors house. She had ordered the Chinese FEN CHI from me for weight loss. She told me her husband wants to sign up with Nature's Sunshine, so I dropped off an application. Her husband said that he has been taking the Fen Chi for himself and has noticed such a difference in his energy level. He mentioned it to people he works with and they wanted to try it, so he shared with them and they love it. He said some of the guys work 50+ days straight without any time off and they need something for energy. He said they feel "alive" again!" L.C.

Read more about Fen Chi at: http://www.theherbsplace.com/Weight_Loss_page_1_c_25.html

Fen Chi - #2925-3: $29.95 for 30-day supply

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HEEL SPUR

"I took 400 mg. of CALCIUM per day along with 2 capsules of BURDOCK and 2 capsules of HYDRANGEA three times a day. It seems to be all gone! No more pain!" KW

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"PULLED" SHOULDER

"My husband pulled "something" in his left shoulder while
putting heavy luggage in and out of the car and was in a
great deal of pain the following day. I opened my "herbal
medicine chest" and gave him two Bone/Skin Poultice, a CHAMOMILE to relax
him from the pain, and rubbed the shoulder up with TEI FU
LOTION twice that day. The following day he was pain-free
and back to normal. No doubt, medically this would have been
a trip to the Ortho doc for a shot in the shoulder and pain
killers or steroids. Hurrah for natural alternatives and the
desire the body has to heal itself." R.S.

Read more about Bone/Skin Poultice at:
http://www.theherbsplace.com/Bone_Skin_Poultice_p_167.html

Read more about Tei Fu at:
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SCRATCHY THROAT

"Sometimes I get a scratchy throat from sinus drainage, so I
put a drop or two of PEPPERMINT OIL on my tongue and it
does the trick." P.T.

Read more about Peppermint Oil at:
http://www.theherbsplace.com/Peppermint_100_Pure_Essential_Oil_p_47.html

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**PRODUCT FOCUS**

NUTRI CALM

Very effective formula for stress and panic attacks. It really builds the nervous system to allow you to take life's challenges with a smoother response. It contains B vitamins, C, schizandra, choline, wheat germ, inositol, bee pollen, citrus bioflavonoids, hops, passion flower, and valerian root.

You can use 3 tablets a day if you're trying to handle stress better, or if you know somebody who has their life turned upside down with panic attacks, Dr. Jack Ritchason recommends 12 a day for the first week and gradually reducing each week thereafter. We've seen people who weren't able to work or leave the house who got their lives back with Nutri Calm after only a month or two.

More Info? http://www.theherbsplace.com/Nutri_Calm_100_tablets_p_525.html

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BEE POLLEN

Used for energy, endurance, allergies (started VERY slowly),
and as an overall health tonic.

Bee Pollen contains up to 35% complete protein, as well as
22 amino acids, a rich storehouse of B vitamins, 27 mineral
salts, trace elements and several enzymes. Greeks called it
the "nectar of the gods."

Many performance and endurance athletes use it before
workouts and competition. Nature's Sunshine gets their Bee
Pollen from rural China and Spain since an unpolluted source
cannot be found in our country. To collect pollen, bee
keepers block the entrance to the hive with a mesh screen.
As the bees squeeze through, the pollen falls off their legs
and is collected in a try beneath. The pollen pellets are
naturally dried to preserve vital enzymes. They are then
cleaned and subjected to NSP's scrupulous quality assurance
measures.

Read more about Bee Pollen at:
http://www.itsnet.com/~treelite/NF/Bee.html

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**HEALTH IN THE NEWS**

TEENAGE NUTRITION

Do as I say, not as I do.... The latest research from the
Journal of the American Dietetic Association and the
University of Minnesota reveals exactly why adolescents
choose the foods they do. While hunger and food cravings are
involved, the convenience of healthy foods (or lack thereof)
and parental influences are also strong factors.

The most important factors? Appeal, Time, and Convenience

Read about it at:
http://nutrition.about.com/library/weekly/aa083099.htm

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ANTIBIOTICS in MEAT THREATENS EFFECTIVENESS for HUMANS by Gene Emery

BOSTON - Researchers reported new evidence suggesting that the controversial, widespread practice of giving antibiotics to farm animals threatens to make the drugs ineffective in humans. In the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of Minnesota researchers released results of research that tracked a rise in gastrointestinal illness caused by the antibiotic-resistant campylobacter bacteria.

They linked the increase to quinolone-type antibiotics given to chickens and other fowl. Only 1.3% of the bacteria isolated from the sick in 1992 were found resistant to quinolone drugs, the researchers said. But by 1998, three years after the U.S. government began letting farmers use the antibiotics in animals, they found the rate of resistant bacteria had climbed to 10.2%. The scientists concluded the practice of giving quinolone antibiotics to poultry "has created a reservoir'' of bacteria that is resistant to the medicines.

The work "adds to the growing scientific evidence that the use of quinolones in food animals leads to the development of resistant pathogenic bacteria that can reach humans through the food chain,'' Dr. Henrik Wegener of the Danish Zoonosis Center in Copenhagen, said in an accompanying editorial. "Virtually all antibiotics, plus new antibiotics being tested for humans, are already being used in food animals," said Wegener.

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**HEALTHY PETS**

Have you visited our Herbs for Pets Area?
http://www.theherbsplace.com/Welcome_to_The_Herbs_Place_for_Pets_sp_63.html

We now have the new Nature's Sunshine line of pet supplements for dogs, cats and horses.

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**FAVORITE WEB SITES**

HERBAL MEDICINE & HERBS FOR CHILDREN - Excellent Resource!
Cut & Paste URL - make sure you get it all!
http://www.healthy.net/library/books/smart/herbalmedicine.ht
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SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN
Cut & Paste URL - make sure you get it all!
http://www.healthology.com/focus_article.asp?f=children&c=sleep

HEADACHES - Read the latest!
Cut & Paste URL - make sure you get it all! http://www.healthology.com/focus_index.asp?f=headache&b=healtholgy

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**FEATURED RECIPE**

VEGETABLE POT PIE

1/4-1/2 c. vegetable stock
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. thinly sliced celery
1 c. diced red bell pepper
2/3 c. thinly sliced carrots
2/3 c. sliced frozen green beans
1/3 c. frozen peas
1/3 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. Tofu Moo or soy milk
(Tofu Moo: http://www.theherbsplace.com/Tofu_Moo_Fat_Free_p_134.html)
2 c. vegetable stock
2 T chopped fresh parsley
1 t. low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 t. dried thyme
1/4 t. dried sage
1/4 t. fresh ground pepper
1/4 t. cayenne pepper

Biscuit Crust:
1 3/4 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 t. salt
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
2 T. butter
3/4 c. Tofu Moo or soy milk
(Tofu Moo: http://www.theherbsplace.com/Tofu_Moo_Fat_Free_p_134.html)
2 t. honey (or rice syrup or maple syrup)

1. Coat an 8-inch casserole dish with vegetable cooking
spray. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. In heavy saucepan, heat stock over medium-high heat. Add
onion and cook, stirring often until soft, about 3 minutes.
Add celery, bell pepper, carrot, green beans and peas. If
mixture begins to dry out, add 1/4 c. more vegetable stock.
Cook, stirring often, 3 minutes. Reduce to low. Sprinkle
flour over vegetable mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 2
minutes.

3. In a glass measuring cup, combine Tofu Moo or soy milk
and 2 cups of vegetable stock. Slowly add to vegetable
mixture while whisking constantly. Sauce will start to
thicken. Add parsley, salt or soy sauce, thyme, sage, pepper
and cayenne. Cook stirring constantly, until filling is
thickened. Remove from heat, transfer mixture to prepared
casserole and set aside.

Biscuit topping:

In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and baking
soda. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut butter into flour
until mixture resembles coarse meal. In measuring cup,
combine Tofu Moo or soy milk and honey. Add liquid to flour
mixture, stirring with a fork to form a stiff dough. Add
more Tofu Moo or soy milk if dough is too dry. Knead lightly
in bowl, 3-5 minutes, until dough is no longer sticky. Turn
dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out into
shape to cover casserole dish or cut into wedges. Lay
biscuit topping lightly over filling. Bake until crust is
golden brown and filling is bubbling. 20-30 minutes.

Makes 6 servings

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**SPIRITUAL/EMOTIONAL ASPECT OF HEALTH**

This is a little long and will also replace the "funny for the week" but it's really a good one!

Solomon wrote in Proverb 17: 22

"A MERRY HEART DOES GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE"

The human body, which GOD designed, can produce it's own disease fighting chemicals. GOD has created us "fearfully and wonderfully". These bodies that we walk around in are truly amazing! Evolution is just NOT smart enough to equip us with the mind-boggling intelligence that our bodies contain!

For example........when you are joyful......your body secretes two types of chemicals that fight cancer and other diseases. When you experience that exhilarating feeling of being truly joyful.......it does GOOD......"like a medicine."

One type of chemical released in your body when you are joyful is called "Neuropeptides". These "Neuropeptides" are the same kind of chemical that cancer patients are injected with at the cost of up to $40,000.00 per shot!!! And GOD created our bodies to produce them NATURALLY ......by having a joyful heart!

Another chemical which is secreted into the bloodstream, by having a joyful heart, is known as "Opioids". (You can see the root word for "Opium"....which can be a dangerous drug but produces a calming effect.)

Opioids are secreted into the bloodstream and enhance the immune system to help fight the common cold. So, is there a cure for the common cold??? YES!!! A merry heart doeth good....like a medicine!

You see........our minds, bodies and spirits are all connected. We are a walking network of amazing super-intelligence! We are NOT "gods"......we are created "in the image of GOD." Let's not forget that there's only ONE true GOD.

But... GOD has created us so unique! And when we are joyful....our minds, bodies and spirits are effected by it! Your mind can sense true joy coming from your spirit.....and when your mind "picks-up" joy on the radar screen....it sends out "Opioids" into the bloodstream which connect with "monocytes." The "monocytes" receive messages from the "opioids" which trigger a "Pac-Man" like response and they begin to EAT bacteria and viruses that tear down your immune system.

If you are plagued by fear, worry, stress and anger, you are opening the door to sickness. Your body is not secreting what it needs to keep you vibrant. Is it any wonder Jesus tells us to stop worrying? (Matthew 6). Is it any wonder that the Apostle Paul tells us to stop worrying? ( Phil. 4). Seek first His Kingdom and righteousness and all of your needs will be given unto you. (Matt. 6:33)

Take care of your mind, body and spirit. Have a joyful heart. Stop killing yourself. Allow that wise body God gave you to release those wonderful chemicals in order that you may experience optimum health and performance for His glory!

Proverb 17:22; "A MERRY HEART DOES GOOD, LIKE A MEDICINE!"

This is now on our web site at the Wisdom Area: http://www.theherbsplace.com/wisdom.html - at the bottom!

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**FUNNY OF THE DAY**
Laughter is Good Medicine!

The story is told of a day when Queen Elizabeth had the Duke
Of Edenbourgh over for a cup of tea. The conversation
turned equestrian and the Queen was telling the Duke about
her new prize horse. After a spell of ranting and raving
over this horse the Duke said, "Well, then, let's see this
fine animal!"

So the Queen and the Duke went over to the stables to admire
the horse. At one point the Queen walked around the horse,
just as it let out an earth trembling belch, with a smell
that... well, let's just say it would take a whole bottle of
Chlorophyll for this one. The Queen turned a bit red and
said, "Oh, I am terribly sorry about that!"

"Oh, that's quite all right," the Duke replied, "I had
thought it was the horse!"

Be sure to check out the new horse supplements at:
http://www.theherbsplace.com/Welcome_to_The_Herbs_Place_for_Pets_sp_63.html

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The stories, suggestions, and information in this newsletter are not meant to diagnose or prescribe for you. If you have a medical problem, you may want the advice and recommendations of a medical doctor. All stories, recipes, information, etc. that is passed along in this newsletter is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily endorsed by "The Herbs Place." This is a personal publication by Donna Watkins. The ideas and information expressed in it have not been approved or authorized by anyone either explicitly or impliedly. In no event shall Donna Watkins or "The Herbs Place" be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from any action arising in connection with the use of this information or its publication, including any action for infringement of copyright or defamation.

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Blessings of Peace and Health to You Today!
Randal and Donna Watkins
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