Cedar: Native Americans burn cedar while praying so that their hopes and dreams, wishes and longings can rise on the smoke to the Creator. Cedar smoke, they say, builds a bridge between heaven and earth. Incense cedar purifies a room, banishes nightmares and uplifts the human spirit. It drives out negative energy and attracts good [...]
Archive for October, 2008
My favorite Plants for Scented Burning
October 31, 2008Put a sting in your tail
October 31, 2008Nettle is the one plant everybody recognizes — and reviles. It’s often the first plant we learn to identify as children. You don’t quickly forget the pain that comes with grabbing a handful of stinging nettle. You soon learn too that the quickest way to relieve your misery is to pick a dock leaf and [...]
Purple Potency, Magic Echinacea Flower
October 24, 2008The lovely echinacea flower is the best known antiviral plant. As a result, sadly, it has also become one of the most expensive. Extracts of echinacea root behave like interferon — your body’s own internal virus fighter. Echinacea contains at least three plant chemicals that have immune strengthening antiviral activities — echinaceine, chicoric acid and [...]
Garlic Earns a Medal, lower Cholesterol, and Boost immunity (plus Garlic Recipes without Odour)
October 24, 2008When it comes to antiviral and antibacterial power, there is no plant in the world like garlic. Everything that antibiotic drugs can do, garlic does better, safer and cheaper. It may take a little longer but, in the process, using garlic regularly will build your strength and balance your body instead of leaving you exhausted [...]
Weekend Secret Herbal Detox Recipes
October 23, 2008Astragalus tea
6 sticks astragalus
3 pieces liquorice root sticks
5 cm (2 in) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thinly
1.5litres (2 pints) cold water
I make enough astragalus tea for four cups at a time — enough for a whole day. This recipe can make a
sweet chilled drink but I prefer to reheat mine and drink it warm. Put [...]
Psychological support tips for get and stay off cigarettes
October 23, 2008Spend as much of your free time as you possibly can in public places where smoking is prohibited. Museums and galleries are excellent. So are theatres. Concert halls are very good, too, and some cinemas (save all the films you have not seen and would really like to see for this period).
A good night Sleep Drinks for Stop Smoking
October 19, 2008A great many people enjoy having something to drink at bedtime; they find it relaxing. Of course, drinks made with milk have a slightly soporific effect as well as being alkalinising. So here are three very soothing bedtime drinks to help you get a good night’s sleep during this stressful stop smoking period.
Some Easy Home Remedies to fight Winter Flu
October 19, 2008Home Therapies
Alternative therapies may help strengthen your body’s ability to fight the virus and can help ease temporary flu symptoms.
Aromatherapy Relief
In flu season, when those around you are coming down with the virus, protect yourself by gargling daily with 1 drop each of the essential oils of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) and lemon in [...]
Getting Ready to Stop Smoking
October 17, 2008Allow no more than a week at the very most for getting ready. These days, with people moving at such a fast pace and everything around you so speeded up, you may find that a weekend, starting on Friday and going through until Monday, is as much time as you really need to spend on [...]
