I ran across this great article in Mother Earth Living magazine. I just know this will help you determine what your needs are regarding essential oils because there are so many oils, tonics and herbals out there that we often get overwhelmed.
How to Use Essential Oils
Here are just a few of the many ways you can bring the pleasure and benefits of essential oils into your life. [Read more…]
Let the first run of rhubarb begin! I love rhubarb so thought I’d share a tidbit of knowledge I found on the web and included a family recipe for Rhubarb Custard Pie. Yum!
Ease Menopause:
Rhubarb helps to women who are going through menopause. Eating 
large amounts of rhubarb should help such women. Rhubarb contains large amounts of calcium, which will help to prevent the side effects usually associated with osteoporosis. In addition to this, rhubarb eating during menopause will also help ease the intensity of your hot flashes.
Digestive Tract:
For over 2,000 years, rhubarb is used as laxative to treat constipation. Rhubarb root contains sennosides that must transform into rheinanthrones by good bacteria in the colon to give a laxative effect. Antibiotics destroy good bacteria of colon. When good bacteria are not available, rhubarb is not effective. Eating yogurt or taking an acidophilus supplement can reinstate good bacteria if taken after a course of antibiotics. Rhubarb root can help in the treatment of diarrhea but in smaller doses. Rhubarb roots are also used to [Read more…]
Quite often hear the complaints of others – they’re too busy, have more obligations than can be dealt with, work/kids/family put too many demands upon them. Unfortunately, I hear this all too often. We’re so over-burdened that we [Read more…]
I was recently given the opportunity to be in the presence of a man who inspired me, healed me, and gave me the gift of witnessing someone who was truly walking his path under the direction of God. Solomon Wickey is an Amish Iridologist and Herbalist who’s approximately 80 years of age. His face is deeply wrinkled, but his eyes sparkle like Santa Claus’. Solomon’s wit is sharp and he’s sure to get a laugh, putting even the most leery at ease. Mr. Wickey’s lifestyle is simple; he is Amish after all, and wears the typical black pants, blue shirt and full beard. His office is very spartan with walls, flooring and a desk all of raw wood. Shelves of herbs, oils, and tinctures line the wall behind his desk, one or more of which he may recommend.
Once tried in a court of law for practicing medicine, Mr. Wickey was exonerated of all charges. Unlike many traditional doctors, [Read more…]
I have much to accomplish today and I’m excited about it! Is my renewed energy a “symptom” of renewed health following a month long battle with a cold/sinus infection? Or is the renewed energy a bonus effect of Spring, warm weather, and sunshine? Both, I say!
We often bemoan the fact that we’re sluggish or under the weather. But have you ever stopped to wonder why you got sick in the first place? No, I’m not talking about your child bringing the common cold home from school in his backpack. What I’m talking about is a tear in your auric field. [Read more…]
