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A NATURAL SOLUTION 4 YOU
December 1, 2001 Edition
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In This Issue:

A NOTE FROM DONNA
The Holidays

HERB/VITAMIN NEWS
Athlete's Foot

HEALTH NEWS
Wrong Blueprint for Health Care

NATURAL SUCCESS STORIES
Interstitial Cystitis

FEATURED PRODUCT
Astragalus Root

NUTRITION CHOICE
Cranberry Orange Relish

SPIRITUAL/EMOTIONAL LINK TO HEALTH
Don't Let Life Get You Down

FEATURED WEB SITES
Herb Seed Index and Growing Guide
Dieting, Weight Loss and Lifetime Weight Management

LAUGHING LINES
Getting Smart

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A NOTE FROM DONNA

I hope everybody had a nice Thanksgiving counting the many blessings we have
here in America. From the many people I've spoken to during this holiday
time, I feel that we in America have a clearer picture of reality. We can
better appreciate each day we have of good health, and treasure the friends
we've chosen to make part of our lives. As we approach Christmas, I hope
you will choose what's most meaningful to you and begin to set up traditions
of your own, rather than follow the crowd. Life is a bit different this
Holiday Season, and we need to take account of our lives and know that we
are living them the way we truly desire to live them.

Personally, we've decided not to do all the "normal" things we've always
done for Christmas. We're at a conference right now. When we get home I am
not going to go into a frenzy to do decorations or send Christmas cards.
Both choices will be better for the environment and my nervous system is
already thanking me. I've done all I need to do for gifts, choosing to send
them out as Thanksgiving gifts rather than Christmas. Maybe I sound like
Scrooge has moved in, but I want to spend the month of December volunteering
and enjoying friends and neighbors, and keeping life as simple as it in any
other month of the year. We'll be spending Christmas at a Wildlife Refuge
here in Virginia, while our own wildlife at home will be feasting on a
special dinner laid on the ground for all the critters we share this piece
of earth with. I hope you will be doing the things that are special to
you..

Make It a Peaceful December!
Donna

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HERB/VITAMIN NEWS

ATHLETE'S FOOT
The Ancient Healing Secrets by Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D
Sent in by Dottie

· The island people of Jamaica have always controlled athlete's foot
infections with a garlic massage. Directions: Wash the affected foot in
soapy water. Rinse and dry well. Peel fresh garlic and massage onto the area
of infection twice a day, until the foot looks clear and healthy. To prevent
recurrences, Jamaicans follow up with a twice-a-week garlic massage.

·Russian peasants also used garlic as a fungus remedy. Directions: The
curative lotion combines eight ounces of peeled, minced garlic with four
ounces of olive oil. Keep the mixture in a warm place for three days. Strain
out the garlic and apply the oil to a well-cleaned, rinsed, and dried foot
area. Use once or twice a week as a preventive measure. Often peasants added
small amounts of anise, caraway, or cinnamon oil to mask the garlic odor.

·Captain James Cook was sent to Tahiti by the British in 1768 on a secret
mission. On this voyage, he discovered the island of New Zealand, then went
west to Australia. One of his many discoveries was the way the aborigines
used leaves of the tea tree for first aid. Nothing much was done with this
herbal find until the first World War when Australian soldiers used the
leaves of the tea tree to guard against insect bites and skin infections.
Directions: For external fungal infections, apply tea tree oil with a
disposable cotton swab every day.

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HEALTH NEWS

WRONG BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH CARE

Despite great advances in the treatment of infectious epidemics, trauma and
critical care, modern medicine is failing in its mission. Childhood
mortality rates around the world are rising and decreasing the burden of
chronic illness and disability is not being met.

Experts of the World Health Organization expressed the view that trying to
deal with each of the various diseases that kill young children is futile.
The factors responsible for disease must be dealt with - a combination of
poor nutrition and poor environmental hygiene.

Experts in the problems of aging have expressed a similar view. The longer a
person lives, the more diseases she develops and the more drugs she takes.
Adverse reactions to prescription drugs have become the fourth leading cause
of death in the United States, killing over 100,000 people a year, more
people than are killed by accidents of all types.

The Foundation for Integrated Medicine concentrates its efforts by
disseminating information concerning these four factors of health:

(1) Strong interpersonal relationships - the network of family, friends and
community involvement that is referred to as "social support." Helping
people to nurture the bonds of closeness with others.

(2) Sound nutrition. Poor nutrition is the leading cause of immune
deficiency, worldwide and within the United States. North Americans obtain
about one-third of their total calories from junk food.

(3) A hygienic environment. Numerous studies conducted in U.S. cities
demonstrate a close correlation between daily death rates and exposure to
small particles of dust, even at levels of pollution that are considered
safe. Community-wide pollution has been well established as a cause of
respiratory ailments, but its effects extend beyond the respiratory tract.
The rate of cancer among suburban women increases with outdoor exposure to
airborne dust particles.

(4) Intestinal health. The idea that the intestines constitute a source of
endogenous toxins is as old as the practice of medicine. The human
intestinal tract is thirty feet long, contains over a hundred billion
bacteria and has the surface area of a doubles tennis court. Although this
immense surface area is necessary for efficient absorption of nutrients from
food, it must be closely guarded to prevent bacterial toxins and allergens
from entering the body.

Read the whole story:
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Blueprint for Health Care

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NATURAL SUCCESS STORIES

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS

"I suffered with this problem for many years trying many different herb and
supplements. I also tried DMSO treatments (which are very painful) and
antibiotics for years, and neither of them worked at all. It wasn't until I
used Slippery Elm and Mullein that I got relief. These herbs are both
mucilagenous herbs which give them a coating quality while also being very
soothing and healing (helps queasy stomachs also, so you can take them on an
empty stomach). I discovered this combination years ago and it has
continued to work, so I wanted to share hope with others. I recommended
this to two friends at work who were suffering from interstitial cystitis.
Both of them got complete relief in probably less than an hour." Louise C.

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NUTRITION CHOICE

CRANBERRY ORANGE RELISH

1 12-ounce package cranberries
1 unpeeled orange, cut into eighths and seeded
3/4 cup honey

Process in food processor without the honey until mixture is evenly
chopped..
Stir in honey. Store in refrigerator. Makes about 3 cups.

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SPIRITUAL/EMOTIONAL LINK TO HEALTH

DON'T LET LIFE GET YOU DOWN!

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though
the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters
thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the
swelling thereof. (Psalms 46:1-3)

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LAUGHING LINES
Laughter is Good Medicine!

GETTING SMART

As most young, weak and smart kids are, Ken was picked on constantly
by the bullies in school. They stole his lunch, they beat him up and
just down right made his life miserable. It took him a couple of
weeks to find a way to get back at these bullies and when he found
out what would get them back, he went all out.

He was on the bus where he normally gets his lunch stolen when he
brought out a bottle that had, what looked like, small brown balls in
it. He then, making sure no one was looking, secretly took from his
pocket some milk duds and started popping them in his mouth as
obvious to the rest of the kids as possible making yum yum noises.

The bus bully without asking snatched the jar from Ken's hand and
asked "What's in the bottle that you are making such a big deal of?"

"Well, they're smart pills."

"Smart pills?" the bully asked. Then opened the jar and popped a
couple of the foreign brown balls in his mouth. "Pweeuuweppblahhh!!"
he reacted. "What is this stuff? It tastes like rabbit poop!!"

"See, you're getting smarter already."

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