Head lice
100mls of baby shampoo
10drops thyme oil
10drops lavender oil
Mix all together
rub through the hair and comb through
Wash hard with the shampoo formula
Leg cramps
Apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon morning and night
Fungus around nails
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
5 drops of lavender oil
5 drops thyme oil
Mix together and apply to the nails
Cracked fingers
Take 1 tablespoon of olive oil a day
Combine vegetable Sorbalene and copha equal parts and apply to the fingers
Check health food shop and see if they have any chickweed ointment as this is excellent
Prepare for winter by drinking a tea that helps the immune system.
Immune tea formula:
500mls of strong black tea
Add 1 lemon finely sliced (plus peel)
1/2 orange finely sliced (plus peel)
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
Allow to steep and drink warm over the day.
Reheat by adding a small amount of hot water
This tea is excellent for the immune system and is a natural detoxifier. Clients rave about it. In the clinic we have been recommending this tea for over 2 decades with impressive results. The above tea is excellent for larnygitis, just add a pinch of black pepper
Lingering coughs and flu can be conquered.
Over the past few months many people in the community are
struggling with a nagging and lingering cough as a ‘hang-over’ from the many
viruses we have been exposed to. Many complain that they have ‘tried
everything’ and the irritating and debilitating cough is still there. They
feel ‘run down and listless’. These coughs disturb sleep patterns and
ultimately this will affect day to day wellbeing. Not only do we have the
cough, we are tired and getting weaker due to broken sleep. Sound familiar? In
a busy natural therapies practice this presentation is common and on the
increase. Fortunately there are many herbal and home remedies that may provide
support to overcome this condition and offer treatment for your struggling
immune system.
The following list is a combination of the best herbals and foods, that
when combined, provide a sound framework for your immune system to respond and
bring you back to recovery, but first some very basic yet overlooked
recommendations.
Step one Rest. Often we continue to go to work and do all the
things we are used to doing and do not provide the body an opportunity to
recover. Rest is a very basic yet powerful treatment. A certain amount of
energy is needed to recover and a short rest may significantly reduce the
recovery time.
Step two. Ensure you are well hydrated. Simply sipping warm water
throughout the day will assist the hydration factor. Cold water may irritate
the membranes and not be conducive to overcoming an irritated cough, while
warm water is more soothing.
Step three Select healing foods that offer a broad range of
therapeutic benefits. Often we choose a combination of mineral and vitamin
tablets and find there is little or no improvement. This maybe attributed to
the fact you are having difficulty breaking them down. Foods are easier to
assimilate and offer excellent health benefits.
The following juices are excellent tonics to help in the recovery
process.
Immune tonics and mucous reducing
Tonic one
Onion ¼ (peeled)
Carrot 1 (unpeeled)
Apple 1 (unpeeled)
Lemon ½ (unpeeled)
Juice all together and drink straight away.
Tonic two
Apple 2 (unpeeled)
Orange 1 (peeled)
Carrot 1 (unpeeled)
Green beans 6 (unstrung)
Beetroot ¼ small (unpeeled and raw)
Juice all together and drink straight away.
Tonic three
Make 1 litre of black or green tea
Add 1 finely sliced lemon (with peel)
2 tablespoons of honey
Pinch of black pepper
Add all ingredients and sip throughout the day. Drink warm. Make in a
thermos flask.
This is an excellent antioxidant tonic drink and one that is very
effective in assisting the immune system to overcome colds and flu.
Common herbs that are effective as autumn and winter tonics are:
Peppermint Yarrow Thyme Grow these as plants. They are very easy to use.
Simply take them fresh or dried and infuse.
In combination that are exception for their healing qualities.
One teaspoon of each in 500mls of boiling water, add honey and lemon to
taste and you have a powerful immune boosting tonic.
The above tonics are cost efficient, readily available and very
effective.
Dry skin a thing of the past thanks to macademia oil and rolled oats
Take 1/2 cup of rolled oats and 2 cups of cold water. Place in a jug and leave in the fridge for about an hour. Then strain off the oats. Add 2 teaspoons of macademia oil and 10drops of lavender oil and 2 teaspoons of aloe vera gel (purchased from health food store)TO THE LIQUID (CALLED OAT MILK).
Have a relaxing bath and pat the skin but not too dry. You need to have a little moisture to allow the moisturiser to work. ALWAYS APPLY MOISTURISER TO MOIST SKIN).
Great lip balm
10gms of beeswax and melt over low heat or in a double boiler add
5gms of lanolin and 5gms of aloe vera gel and allow to melt slowly, then add
to sterilised jars.
Wonderful smooth and healthy feeling luscious lips-Ooh yeah
Oat milk for that boost of energy
1 cup of rolled aots (uncooked)
1 litre of cold water
Allow to infuse in the fridge for a few hours-strain and drink the
liquid throughout the day
Power plus- energy unlimited
To help with the pain associated with arthritis
The very old fashioned yet very effective treatment of 1 tablespoon of apple
cider vinegar in 20mls of warm water first thing in the morning, taken on an
empty stomach is a great detoxifier. Carrot and celery juice. Juice 2 carrots
and 3 sticks of celery is beneficial for the treatment of arthritis
Gout is a very painful and complex condition.
Diet must be addressed with the removal of offal, red wine, crustaceans as a
starting point. Celery and carrot juice daily helps the detoxification process
and the herb meadowsweet is useful.
POWERUL HEALING BATHS
Dry skin
1 cup of rolled oats place in stocking and let water run through
Relaxation
1 cup of epsom salts to a bath
Itchy and irritated skin
1/4 cup of epsom salts
1/4 cup of bicarb soda Aches and pains
1/2 cup epsom salts
1/4 cup bicarb soda
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar (make sure mother is on the bottle) massage joints while in the bath
LOVELY BATHS A POWERFUL WAY TO TREAT MANY CONDITIONS