Follow These Five Easy Steps to Attract Birds, Butterflies, and Other Wildlife to Your Backyard!

1. Grow plants that provide wildlife with a natural food source such as nuts, berries or nectar, or offer supplemental feeders.

2. Provide water for wildlife with a birdbath, small pond, or shallow dish.

3. Offer protective cover for wildlife by providing ground cover, a hollow log or rock piles, dense shrubs, or a roosting box.

4. Provide places for wildlife to raise young such as a water garden, a pond, or a nesting box.

5. Practice sustainable gardening such as mulching, composting, or reducing your lawn area.

To learn more about making your yard a Certified Wildlife Habitat (TM) site, visit www.nwf.org/certifiedhabitat or call 1-800-822-9919.

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Botanical name: aloe bardaenis

Common name:  juice from lilies, desert lilies

Habitat:  Aloe Vera has pointed and fleshy leaves that produce a  gel and juice.  They are natives of  tropical Africa, where they grow in the wilds, but aloes also flourish in the West  Indies and Mediterranean countries on cultivated aloe plantations designed  exclusively for commerce.

Considered an easy plant to grow by most it  requires a sandy, well drained soil and sunny location.  It is not frost resistant so if you live in  colder climates, plants in pots should be brought indoors at the first sign of  cold weather.  It is easiest to start  from leaf cuttings, cut a large fleshy leaf from the mother plant and let it  dry out for several days, until the cut is sealed over and healed.  Place cutting in sandy dry soil, (just sand  will work fine) for several weeks until new roots form; plant in sandy, well  drained soil.

There are more than 200 species of perennial  aloe, but only aloe vera is considered true aloe.  True aloe produces a yellowish juice that  will seep out when a leaf is cut.

The color of aloe juices differ, according to the locations where the plants are grown and the methods used to extract the juice.  Both the gel and the juice come  from the aloe’s leaves.  As a rule, the  gel is not used internally, but the juice has a long history for internal use.

Healthy Info:  Truthfully, every household should have a plant or two  of this around, it is so valuable a medicinal.  It is one of the best herbs for burns and skin infections (except for  staph infections), and is used internally as a laxative and a cleanser.

• Constipation (stubborn) and Digestive Distress.  Aloe  tea is a well-respected digestive aid, particularly for severe or stubborn  cases of constipation.  It relaxes the  bowels, acts as a stomach tonic, and stimulates the large intestine.  It promotes bile flow to help regulate  digestion.  In India, a tonic wine is  made from fermented aloe gel, blended with honey and spices, and used for  anemia, poor digestion and liver disorders.  You can make aloe tea with honey and mint, spiced with cinnamon, to have  your own tonic.
• Moisture.  Aloe gel is an emollient that helps skin retain its moisture.  It has been called Natures Best Moisturizer.  In ancient Egypt, aloe was regarded as a  religious plant, and it is said Cleopatra used its gel to protect her skin from the damaging effects of the hot Egyptian sun.
•  Parasite Purge. Aloe vera is one of the most  effective treatments to expel worms or other parasites from the intestinal  tract.  It is also antifungal.
• Radiation Burns and Skin Surgery.  Aloe is a  healing stimulant that is used topically in the United States to speed healing  after radiation burns and skin surgery.  You can wash burns with cooled aloe tea, or take an aloe bath.
• Uses Through the Ages.  As far back as  the fourth century, aloe was used by Greek physicians to cure everything from constipation to liver problems.
• Caution.  In high doses, aloe can cause intestinal cramps.  For this reason, aloe is often combined  with an herb like peppermint, which eases cramping.   Prudent use would be to take aloe only for  stubborn digestive disorders or an aggressive attach on intestinal bacteria, for a short term only.  Aloe is not  recommended for internal use by children, pregnant women, or the elderly.

*Aloe Sunburn Bath

If you ever get one of those flaming red sunburns,  this recipe will save your skin and let you sleep at night.  Make 2-4 bags of aloe tea and pour the tea  into a cool bath.  Soak in the aloe to  take out the sting, activate healing and prevent moisture loss from your skin

*Properties;  purgative, tonic, wound healer, soothes-tissues, anti-fungal, expels worms and parasites, promotes bile flow

References: 20,000 Secrets of Tea, Victoria Zak pages 73-75

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Spectral Analysis, also known as Audio Spectrum Analysis, is a very powerful paranormal investigation tool that allows investigators to visually separate noise from sound and match voice samples in a manner similar to matching fingerprints. This eliminates the possibility that the recording is the voice of a team member, identifies what words are being spoken without hearing the file, and shows the pitch and frequency of specific portions of the audio file to determine if it falls in the human speech or hearing range.

Nick Reiter is a lifelong resident of northwest Ohio, currently living in Gibsonburg. His professional career in industrial technology and solar PV energy spans three decades. Currently, Nick carries the title of staff scientist for a solar R&D firm in Toledo, Ohio.

A lifelong interest in the unusual prompted Nick over the years to take on the role of researcher and author in a number of fields that could be considered “paranormal”. His primary interest from the 1980s until the late 90s was in claims of alien encounters and UFOs. However the high degree of paranormal activity in the lives of many UFO experiencers led Nick to consider that the phenomena – usually perceived as being distinct – may lie on a single experiential axis – an axis of consciousness and reality. Thus from about 1996 until 2004, Nick focused primarily on claims of poltergeists, hauntings, and spiritual encounters, in and around the Ohio area. Many valuable clues were gathered, and gaps in knowledge were filled in, however in time it became apparent that ghostly encounters – much like alien ones – were not what they seemed to be.

By about 2006, Nick had begun to focus once again on the matter of UFOs and non-human entity encounters, however now from a completely different perspective. Adding to this a more recent active interest in the psychological and cultural roles of magic, mysticism, secret societies, and occult history, for Nick the pieces of the puzzle finally began to fall into place. However the picture that is starting to resolve itself is not an easy one for many to swallow, nor is it necessarily a very attractive one in its implications for the role of human beings in their world and in the greater universe. However it is an enriched view, and it has incorporated the evidence for itself as a good hypothesis should. Nick currently is continuing field investigations to complete the hypothesis, but also has devoted a part of his time to helping those with paranormal problems, and remediating negative haunt or entity assault situations.

When not at his day job in the lab, or pondering the disturbing yet intoxicating new universe that both paranormal and ufological studies suggest, he tries to forget about life by gardening, riding a Harley, building fusion reactors in a jar, and talking to his cats and dog.

Nick is co-author of “The Bridges of Avalon: Science, Spirit, and the Quest for Unity” and maintains a website: www.theavalonfoundation.org , and has also been interviewed on Coast to Coast AM.

The sound analysis on this capture was performed by Trevor Reiter. Trevor has assisted with his father’s research as a technical consultant in audio analysis, acoustics, and computer science matters since 2001. He was awarded his Masters Degree in Computer Science with a minor in recording technology, in 2009. His interests range from recording electronics, to new concepts in computing, and into information theory. Like his father, he has a deep interest in Fortean phenomena and the role of religion and magic in sociology and cultural anthropology. He also owns his own mobile recording studio and works part time as a board engineer at a local radio station.

The Complete Sentence EVP “They’re Not Going Anywhere”

They’re Not Going Anywhere by joycedierschke

First you will hear the team chatting.  (These voices sound “off in the distance” because the team was on the lower level of the building while the digital voice recorder was recording on the upper level.) Then you will hear the EVP “They’re not going anywhere” which sounds loud and clear. There was nobody in the upper level of the museum when this EVP was captured.

This EVP  was captured at the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum, located in the Hotel Halbrook in historic downtown Dickson, Tennessee. This hotel was built in 1913 and is one of the few remaining examples of a railroad hotel in a small Tennessee town. The Museum features exhibits and programming involving the Civil War, railroading, and local and regional history as well as many artifacts and items that once belonged to Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement and his family.  The museum also maintains the rooms where the Clements lived while managing the Hotel Halbrook, and contains exhibits featuring Governor Clement’s early years, campaigns, and accomplishments.

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Our team was investigating this location to either validate or debunk some claims of paranormal activity by the museum staff. The investigation was held after hours with ten investigators present.  The Clement Railroad Hotel Museum is a two-story building.  At the time this EVP was captured, the entire team was taking a break on the bottom floor.  Joyce Dierschke, Investigator for Volunteer State Paranormal Research, decided to leave her digital voice recorder on upstairs in the spot where we had just completed an EVP session just to see what might be captured. Joyce discovered the voice days later while reviewing her recordings.

We know for sure that there was no one upstairs when this EVP was captured because everyone was present and accounted for during the break. Additionally, if there had been a person in that room we would have heard additional sounds like footsteps,  the floor creaking, or sounds of someone approaching the recorder.  (The floors in the museum are hardwood and make many loud creaking noises when someone is walking or moving around.)  There are no such sounds on the recording.

When organizing data from the investigation, Mike Sears, founder of Volunteer State Paranormal Research, found additional evidence in support of this EVP.  Jeremy Roberts, investigator for Volunteer State Paranormal Research,  left his digital voice recorder in the same area as Joyce’s.  There was no EVP or voice recorded on Jeremy’s digital voice recorder during that time period.  Also, there were two team Mel Meters set on “record” beside the digital voice recorders.  Both Mel Meters had recorded a 2.4 EMF spike during this time period, indicating an increase in electromagnetic frequency at this time.

Derrick Webster, the Operations Coordinator and Co-Curator of the WWII Exhibit at the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum, heard this same voice approximately a year ago when a bunco party was held at the museum. Derrick described the bunco party as “a very noisy affair, with a group of ladies socializing and having a really good time”.  Around ten o’clock in the evening, after the party had ended and the last of the ladies had left the building, he began securing the building and turning off all fo the lights. Finally, with only the light in his upstairs office remaining, Derrick sat down in his office to clear his head before the drive home.  It was then he heard a female voice speak out loud one distinct phrase: “I don’t believe I recognize him.” Then everything was silent again.  Derrick described the voice as “very southern…what I call trash southern… also sounded smokey like someone who smokes”. Derrick says that although he hasn’t heard that voice since, once of the docents has.  He also states “it was the clearest personal proof to me of the paranormal and I will never forget it.”

The Spectral Analysis by Nick and Trevor Reiter

The audio recording I received came in both a .wav and .mp3  format.  I chose to analyze the .wav file as it would have more audio data to process, being a lossless format.  It was recorded on a Coby CXR190-1G voice recorder. The recorder uses a propriety  digital audio ormat that is later converted to .wav upon uploading to a computer. The device has an effective  frequency range of 300-3,000 Hz.

The above image is a frequency plot for the area of interest when the words “I’m not going anywhere” are heard in the recording.  There is quite a bit of noise in the recording, but the shape of the spectrogram is in line with what would be expected of a strained human voice recorded on a device with the aforementioned frequency response. It is my guess that the choppy nature of the spectrogram is derived from the device’s propriety format conversion. The choppiness is evident throughout the whole clip.

When running the sound through a noise reduction system, the harmonic content of the area in question can be seen a little better, as shown below.

Again, this is what would be expected of a human voice speaking into a device with a frequency range of 300-3,000 Hz.

Conclusion:

Nothing would indicate to me that the contents of the file are the result of tampering.  There is a  large amount of ambient noise, and the frequency response of the device is very limited, but the recording would seem to be a legitimate recording of a voice of some kind.

In summary, we feel this is an amazing paranormal capture.  This EVP was captured on a digital voice recorder when there was nobody in the room to speak into the recorder. The voice sounds just like a phantom voice previously heard by two of the museum staff.  There was nobody in the room at the time of the capture; no sounds of footsteps, floor creaking, or sounds of someone approaching the recorder to speak into it.  A second digital voice recorder running in the same location at the same time has no voice recorded during the time period the EVP was captured. Two separate Mel Meters show EMF spikes of 2.4 during the time of the capture, indicating an increase in electromagnetic frequency during this time. Spectral analysis indicates the voice has the same harmonics as a human voice, and also that the sound files have not been altered. 

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KELP

Habitat:  Kelp is a seaweed harvested from rocky ocean shores around the world.  Many varieties of kelp grow in different parts of the world. It’s technically a sea vegetable. It can grow up to 30 meters and form kelp forests which rise from the ocean floor up to the surface.

Healthy Info:  Kelp is a member of the brown algae family and there are more than 30 different varieties. Bongo kelp is the most common form used in nutritional supplements.  This form of kelp is rich in iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, among many other minerals.  In fact, 70 minerals and trace elements are found in kelp.   One of the most recognized kelp benefits is thyroid regulation. Kelp is rich in iodine, which is important for thyroid function.  Your thyroid absorbs iodine from your blood in order to make and distribute hormones into the body.  Without iodine, your thyroid isn’t able to function properly.  When your body is deficient in iron, your thyroid doesn’t work correctly and your metabolism slows.  You’ll end up gaining weight and putting your health at risk.

Kelp is a natural diuretic, kelp is good for those troubled by water weight. Diuretics clean out the system and assist in shedding water and toxins in the system.

Many people are avoiding sodium in their diets, and for good reason.  Sodium is associated with heart disease and water weight gain. But when salt first became available for seasoning food at the table, manufacturers added iodine as a health benefit.  For years kelp stayed hidden in the closet while people got their necessary iodine from table salt.  But now that salt is being avoided iodine is not as readily available and so kelp is becoming more and more favored as a healthy source of iodine.

Additional kelp benefits:

• Lowering cholesterol
• Help with digestion
• Appetite control
• Boosted immunity
• Increased energy levels

Properties:  anti-bacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal (medicines that treat infections), antihelmintic (expels worms), antineoplastic (inhibiting or preventing the growth or development of malignant cells)

Reference:

• www.herbs,lovetoknow.com/kelp
• www.herbwisdom.com/kelp

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Awaken the Healer Within has to be, by far, the best book on energy healing that I have ever read.  Yet his book is not merely about energy healing.

The book digs to the core of the human condition–to the fact that

“All emotional trauma of the past is held in the cells of the body as a form of energy. The trauma is the creation of the diseased body. It starts with our mental perceptions and then moves into our emotional response to these perceptions, and then into our physical body.”

This is the basis of all pain and dis-ease in the body. Mark’s teachings show you how to sense this energy and how to redirect the energy for healing. This method can be used to heal yourself, others, and even your pet… whether they are in the same room or hundreds of miles away. It doesn’t matter.

Reading this book will also make you take a long, hard look at yourself to anlayze how you became who you are today through recurring conditioned reactions relating back to one or two casual moments in your life.  You have the power to alter these reactions and change your life for the better. You can become aware of and attune with the divinity within you.  Awaken the Healer Within will show you how.

Awaken the Healer Within is full of reader-friendly meditations and exercises that anybody can utilize to learn how to heal themselves and others.  There is one in particular, an exercise to relieve a headache, that was so simple that it worked for me on the first try! Another one of the exercises, “The Grounding Exercise”, I now use on a daily basis.  It is quick and simple, and really works! Included are meditations and exercises for Spiritual Focus, The Divine Self, Grounding, Conscious Awareness, Energy Stablizing, and more. All of the exercises and meditations used in the book are conveniently listed in the “Quick Reference Section” in the back of the book for easy access during the learning process.

I have already read the book twice, finding helpful information on the second read that I somehow missed the first time around.  Why not get a copy and take a look for yourself? I’ll bet you be glad you did. I am!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark Earlix is a nationally known teacher, healer-intuitive, author and ordained priest. Using his gift of healing he has helped or taught thousands of people over the past 40 years how to transform their lives.

During this time he has continued to study and was initiated into two Gnostic schools. He says his gift of healing is available to all and he teaches or uses his unique techniques in experiential workshops, his writing. and individual appointments.

Mark has appeared on numerous TV and radio stations across the country and has been on the Board of Directors for the Mind, Body, and Spirit Foundation. He has presented nationally at such organizations as Whole Life Expo, Association for Research and Enlightenment, Mind Body Spirit Conference, Unity Churches, The Himalayan Institute, Whole Health Expos, R.C.P. Relapse Prevention Center, B’nai B’rith, Infinity Foundation, Borders Books, and Barnes and Noble.

Mark currently resides in Nashville, TN. He teaches his healing techniques thru his Apprenticeship Program. Mark continues to see clients in the Nashville area at the Center of Symmetry and also works with people in phone sessions.

Mark has published Awaken the Healer Within (a guide to self-awareness and spiritual healing empowerment) and Take My Life (Uncommon Guidance for Everyday Life). His first book, Creator, The Revelation of Healing Yourself and Others is no longer in print. Mark also has two meditations CD’s produced in alliance with Nightingale Conant and three spiritual exercise CD’s. He is finishing his third book Intuition that should be published in 2012.

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HEALING IS A GIFT AVAILABLE TO ALL

Put The Power of Healing To Work In Your Life And Change The Way You Feel And Live. In This Book You Will:

• Learn about the mind of disease
• Discover how healing can be broken down into simple laws of application
• Learn to apply healing for physical and emotional well being of yourself and others

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: PREPARATION

CHAPTER 2: THE BEGININING

CHAPTER 3: IT’S ALL WITHIN SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT

CHAPTER 4: SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY

Part I: Everything is Energy
Part II: Synchronicity The Law of Cause and Effect
Part III: Understanding Self Seeing and Believing
Part IV: Free Choice or Mass Mind Which Do You Listen To?
Part V: Hearing Self Speak

CHAPTER 5: MEDITATION AND DIRECTED MEDITATION

Part I: Meditation
Part II: The Breath During Meditation
Part III: Body Position During Meditation
Part IV: Music or Silence
Part V: The Experience of Meditation
Part VI: A Focusing Exercise
Part VII: Directed Meditations
Part VIII: Meditating for Answers
Part IX: After Your Meditation
Part X: The Retrospective Exercise
Part XI: Frequently Asked Questions About Meditation

CHAPTER 6: INTUITION, AWARENESS AND KNOWING

Part I: Developing Conscious Awareness
Part II: Awereness is Your Tool
Part III: Conscious Prayer
Part IV: Everything Happens for Our Purpose

CHAPTER 7: UNDERSTANDING HEALING

Part I: Introduction to Healing
Part II: The Law and The Truth in Action
Part III: Genetic Code, An Important Concept
Part IV: How Emotional, Psysiological Patterns Become Established in Us
Part V: Realize Your Place in Healing
Part VI: Using Your Many Senses With The Energetics of Light

CHAPTER 8: GETTING READY TO HEAL

Part I: The Focus in Healing
Part II: How To Focus Your Thinking for Healing
Part III: What Are The Mophic Fields and Auras? What Do They “Look” Like?
Part IV: Disease Body and How It Looks
Part V: Using Scanning for Healing
Part VI: Scanning and Time Lines
Part VII: Healing Happens as You Scan
Part VIII: Frequently Asked Questions About Scanning and Healing

CHAPTER 9: TRUST & LOVE

Part I: Fear No More
Part II: Down Time is Given to Us

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO CREATOR MEDITATIONS
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO CREATOR EXERCISES

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Vitamin/Mineral Vegetable Powder

• 1 part – Kelp Powder
• 1 part – Toasted Sesame Seeds
• 2 part – Nutritional Yeast
• 1/2 part – Garlic Granules
• 1/8 part – Spirulina

Kelp – Kelp is a seaweed that thrives on sunlight and takes in the host of nutrients and minerals found there.  Kelp is the #1 herb for supplementing iodine.  Kelp has been used for decades for strengthening nails, and supporting hair growth.  Kelp is packed with necessary nutrients such as iron, calcium and potassium.  Kelp is a great replacement for sodium.

Toasted Sesame Seeds – Sesame seeds are high in energy, and also contain many health benefits, nutrients, minerals, anti-oxidants and vitamins.  The seeds are a very good source of dietary  proteins.  Sesame seeds are a very good scours of B-complex vitamins such as niacin, folic acid, thiamin (vitamin B1), pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and riboflavin. Niacin reduces LDL or “bad cholesterol” levels.  These yummy seeds have a ton of rich essential minerals such as calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, magnesium, selenium and copper all for healthy bone, tissue, and muscle; it is also wonderful for  kidney health.

Nutritional Yeast – One ounce of nutritional yeast contains 14 grams ofprotein.  It is also high in fiber, which helps eliminate constipation, assist in lowering cholesterol, reduce the risk of colon disease, and protect against high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes.  Nutritional yeast has plenty of B vitamins and very low in sodium.

Garlic Granules – Garlic has been considered by many to be an herbal “wonder” with a reputation in folklore for preventing or treating everything from common cold and flu to the plague. There are proven facts that suggest garlic might be able to assist somepeople in the management of blood pressure and cholesterol levels.  Modern science has shown that garlic is a powerful natural antibiotic.  Studies
have shown that garlic –especially aged garlic – can have a powerful anti-oxidant effect.   Anti-oxidants can help protect the body against damaging free radicals or abnormal cells forming in the body.

*side effects – garlic might affect the breath.  Watch out for “imported garlic”

Spirulina – Spirulina is found in many fresh water environments, spirulina is often deemed the most nutritionally complete of all food supplements, containing a rich supply of many important nutrients,
including protein, complex carbohydrates, iron, and vitamin A, K and Bcomplex.  Spirulina is an ideal
anti-aging food; it is easily digested and loaded with anti-oxidants.  Beta carotene is good for healthy eyes and vision, the beta carotene in spirulina is 10 times more concentrated than carrots.  Iron is essential to build a strong system, yet is the most common mineral deficiency.  Spirulina is rich in iron, magnesium and other trace minerals, plus it is much easier to absorb than iron supplements.

Grind or mix all ingredients together and put in spice shaker.  Use as a seasoning at the table!

Yum!

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Thank goodness we have educated doctors to treat us when we have cancer, cataract, and health problems that we can’t take care of alone!

Doctors are good at blood tests, surgery, and prescription medicines.

They aren’t so good at telling you how to avoid getting cancer or cataracts in the first place. And they often don’t take the time to help you improve your arthritis and allergies at home.

You’re wasting your time and money when you go to see your doctor when you don’t need to. You’re wasting your money and your time when your doctor isn’t able to figure out why your head or your back or your stomach hurts all the time.

When you don’t want to be prescribed another pill and you don’t need surgery, count on this book to tell you what your doctor won’t–like how to prevent hearing loss or get a better night’s sleep.

You’ll find out how you may be able to cut your breast cancer risk by changing the way you wear your bra. You’ll discover vitamins to help calm your stress and anxiety and home remedies to get rid of hay-fever sniffles.

You’ll find spicy, natural sinus relievers and tips to get rid of fatigue. You’ll discover how to supercharge your memory, how to cure a headache, and how to treat an ankle sprain or a painful elbow.

And that’s just the beginning….  (-From the Introduction)

The title of this book, “Inner Cleansing Cures”, is a bit deceiving. This book is not merely about cleansing, but covers how to self-heal multitude of different ailments. If the condition is something that should be treated medically by a professional, the book explains this and often several options from which to choose along with tips to help the treatment go smoothly and aid in quick recovery. If the condition is something that cannot be treated or reversed, you will find tips to help make the situation more comfortable.

I really like this book and keep a copy in my personal library, and have also used it for several of the articles written for this website. The information explained in this book agrees with everything I learned about natural health through my studies at Clayton College, and brings forth the information in easy to access and easy to use format. I keep this book for precisely that reason… the alphabetical index of ailments makes it the information so efficiently accessible that this book is one of the first I reach for whenever I have a question about a specific condition. The information is also very user friendly, so that any person wanting to self-treat at home could easily do so.  The book also contains many small changes that can be easily made to cause dramatic improvements to one’s health–things that are often overlooked by medical professionals.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acne
Altitude Sickness
Alzheimer’s Disease
Angina
Ankle Sprain
Arthritis
Asthma
Athlete’s Foot
Back Pain
Bad Breath
Bladder Infection
Blisters and Calluses
Blood Clots
Blood Pressure
Body Odor
Breast Cancer
Bunions
Bursitis
Caffeine Dependence
Cancer of the Esophagus
Canker Sores and Fever Blisters
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Wrist Pain
Cataracts
Chapped Lips
Cholesterol
Chronic Pain
Colds
Colon Cancer
Constipation
Coughing
Cuts, Burns and Scrapes
Dandruff
Depression
Diabetes
Diaper Rash
Diarrhea
Diverticulitis
Dizziness
Drowning
Dry Eyes
Dry Mouth
Dry, Irritated Skin
Earaches and Earwax
Enlarged Prostate
Falling Accidents
Fatigue
Fever
Food Allergies
Food Poisoning
Forgetfulness and Poor Concentration
Frostbite
Gas
Hair Loss
Hangover
Hay Fever
Headaches
Hearing Loss
Heart Disease
Heartburn
Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke
Heel Spurs
Hemorrhoids
Hiccups
Hypoglylcemia
Immune System Breakdown
Impotence
Incontinence
Infertility
Ingrown Nails, Fungus Nails, Brittle Nails
Insomnia
Irregular Heartbeat
Knee Pain
Lactose Intolerance
Leg Cramps and Leg Pain
Lice
Loss of Sexual Desire
Lung Cancer
Menopause Symptoms
Migraines
Morning Sickness
Neck Pain
Nosebleeds
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Ovarian and Cervical Cancers
Panic Attacks
Poison Ivy and Poison Oak
Potbelly
Premenstrual Syndrome
Prostate Cancer
Psoriasis
Raynaud’s Syndrome
Shingles
Shinsplints
Shoulder Pain
Sinusitis
Skin Cancer
Smell and Taste Loss
Snakebites
Snoring
Sore Throat
Stomach Cancer
Stomach Upsets
Stress
Stroke
Stuttering
TMJ
Tooth Decay and Knocked-Out Teeth
Ulcers
Vision Loss
Weight Problems
Yeast Infections

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Inner Cleansing Cures by The Editors of FC&A. Fouth Printing, June 1999. ISBN# 1-890957-24-0. Hardcover, 370 Pages.

The book for sale in the LuminEarth.com Product Shop is a hardcover in excellent condition.  The book comes without a dust jacket.  The book shows negligible wear to the cover or binding, and the inside text is clean and crisp.

Jude’s Herbal Home Remedies

Discover how cayenne pepper promotes hair growth, why cranberry juice is a good treatment for asthma attacks, how to make a potent juice to flush out fat, how to make your own deodorants and perfumes, what herbs will get fleas off your pet, how to keep cut flowers fresh longer… the remedies go on and on!

Grab this book and a cup of chamomile tea, and discover from a Master Herbalist more than 800 remedies that will help you build a balanced relationship with nature and your inner self.

(From the Back Cover)

Grandmother’s Wisdom Returns

The stress and strain of daily life leaves us all vulnerable to “dis-ease” in any of its many manifestations.  So we run to the pharmacy counter for a quick fix of antacids, antihistamines, laxatives. We reach for the coffee pot to give us energy, for a glass of wine to calm us down. Much of what we consider “healing” only stresses our bodies further in the long run, while adding a strain on our pocketbooks.

Why complicate life more when there are hundreds of simple solutions–natural, time-tested solutions that cost a mere fraction of over-the-counter remedies? What worked for great-grandpa can work for you today. got a stomachache? Try brown sugar or a raw carrot.  A stuffy nose? Try garlic, apple cider vinegar, or pack your feet in ice cubes. Relax with a cup of lettuce tea, relieve menstrual cramps with red raspberry juice, ease sore muscles with buttermilk, banish dandruff with parsley. These home remedies may sound crazy but they work!

Jude’s Herbal Home Remedies gives you more than you could ever imagine.  Along with remedies to make you feel better, you’ll find recipes for quick maple syrup, chickweed pancakes, corn coffee from the Iroquois, and much more.  You’ll find easy home-care hints that include a natural ant repellent that won’t harm pets and an amazing way to clean wallpaper with white bread. There are even intriguing activities for children.  Snowed in? Make homemade finger-paints and keep them occupied for hours.

There is beauty and majesty in natural simplicity, and there are more than 800 ways to simplify your life. Many of the ingredients required already await in your own kitchen cabinet! Others can be found in your supermarket, local health food store, or thorugh mail order companies listed in the back of the book.

This is one book that won’t collect dust on the shelf.  In fact, there’s probably a remedy in here that you’ll want to try right now!

(From Inside Cover)

This Book Can Show You How To:

• Create an herbal love bath
• Get rid of your cold quickly
• Give your skin an herbal rejeuvenation
• Calm your nerves & get rid of headaches
• Make your own flavored coffees
• Treat insect bites and stings
• Bring your blood pressure down naturally
• Make a tonic for your pet
• Use natural insect repellents
• Make your own furniture polish
• Treat arthritis naturally
• And much, much more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

General Principles of Herbs
Beauty Preparations
Hair Care
Skin Care
Colds and Chest Compounds
Tonics and Digestion
Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat Complaints
Headaches and Sedatives
Diuretics and Bowel Complaints
Blood Disorders, Wounds, and Arthritis
Preparations of Salves, Tinctures, Syrups and Capsules
Pet Care and Garden Tips
Household and Family Tips
Harvesting the Herbs and Preparing Your Own Herbal Medicine Chest
Common and Scientific Names of Herbs
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

This book was required reading for my “Home Remedies and Simples” course at Clayton College. It is wonderful reference, and I keep a copy in my personal library. The book is a very easy read and totally amazed me with the number of home remedies it contained.  Many times were were several different remedies to try for the same ailment!  I also really liked the fact that many of the remedies could be made with items I already had in my pantry.  I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about the “Lettuce Tea” being a natural sedative, but it actually did work!  The book can be listed as by Jude C. Williams or Jude C. Todd, both are the same author.

The following is a list of some of the articles for which I used this book as a reference:

Heal That Throat With Homemade Herbal Lozenges!

How to Dry and Store Herbs – It’s Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive!

Make it Fresh! How to Make Dandelion Tea and Cook Dandelion Greens

Self-Healing With Common Household Items

 Order the book, JUDE’S HERBAL HOME REMEDIES: NATURAL HEALTH, BEAUTY & HOME-CARE SECRETS by Jude C. Williams, Master Herbalist:

(sales tax will be added for TN residents)

JUDE’S HERBAL HOME REMEDIES: NATURAL HEALTH, BEAUTY & HOME-CARE SECRETS by Jude C. Williams, Master Herbalist. First Edition. Fifth Printing, 1995. ISBN# 087542869X. Paperback, 297 pages. List Price: $12.95 US, $18.50 CAN.

The copy for sale in the LuminEarth.com Product Shop is a used paperback in good condition. The cover is moderately worn with some light creasing and edge wear. The binding is tight and the text is clean with no underlining or hi-lighting of text. The pages are lightly tanned with age, and the outside edges contain a small amount of usage staining.

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• Gather, dry, store and blend 25 common herbs
• Make and use teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups and lozenges
• Build your own herbal medicine cabinet

Joyce A. Wardwell has studied herbal medicine and wild edibles for over 20 years.  She is the editor and publisher of Herbal Voices, a member of the American Herbalists Guild, and Northeast Herb Association, and director of 7th Direction, a non-profit, sustainable lifestyle organization.  She lives in Michigan.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: THE HEART OF HERBALISM: KNOWING THE HERBS

Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Plants
Chapter 2: Selecting Quality Ingredients and Equipment
Chapter 3: Making a Simple Cup of Tea

PART II: THE BODY OF HERBALISM: PREPARING THE HERBS

Chapter 4: Potent Potables: Making Herbal Tinctures
Chapter 5: Practical Pampering: Making Herb Oils and Salves
Chapter 6: Homespun Alchemy: Making Medicinal Wines and Vinegars
Chapter 7: Bittersweets: Making Syrups and Lozenges

PART III: THE MIND OF HERBALISM: USING THE HERBS

Chapter 8: Stocking the Medicine Chest
Chapter 9: Making Herbal Blends
Chapter 10: Symptoms and Remedies: An A-Z Guide

This book was required reading for my “Home Remedies and Simples” course at Clayton College.  It is wonderful reference, and I keep a copy in my personal library.  The book is a very easy read and will quickly have you making your own tinctures, teas, tonics, syrups… and even herbal vinegars and wines!

I used this book as reference for these articles:

Herbal Blends: Why to Take & How to Make

Homemade Herbal Syrup in Six Easy Steps

Heal That Throat With Homemade Herbal Lozenges!

Make Your Own Tinctures in Eight Easy Steps!

How to Dry and Store Herbs – It’s Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive!

Order the book, THE HERBAL HOME REMEDY BOOK: SIMPLE RECIPES FOR TINCTURES, TEAS, SALVES, TONICS AND SYRUPS by Joyce A. Wardwell :

(sales tax will be added for TN residents)

THE HERBAL HOME REMEDY BOOK: SIMPLE RECIPES FOR TINCTURES, TEAS, SALVES, TONICS AND SYRUPS by Joyce A. Wardwell . Paperback: 176 pages. Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 1 edition (January 3, 1998).Language: English. ISBN-10: 1580170161. ISBN-13: 978-1580170161.Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches. List Price $14.95 US.

The copy for sale in the LuminEarth.com Product Shop is a used paperback in good condition. The cover is moderately worn with some light creasing and edge wear. The binding is tight and the text is clean with no underlining or hilighting of text. The pages are crisp and clean, no bent pages.

(This book is also available on Amazon.com. Click here to view this book on Amazon.com)