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Wow, I'm impressed by anyone who can chew a garlic clove. I've tried it twice and just couldn't do it. I slice them up into bits and swallow the bits like pills to get enough raw garlic into my system.
Great lesson! One I already knew, but many people are not aware of the benefits of ginger, lemon & honey. An alternative: If you have Lemon Balm & Thyme growing in your garden... Pick sprigs of both & follow same instructions & use honey to sweeten. It has a wonderful lemon flavor & the thyme is antiviral and antibacterial. Great for a sore throat!
Right - the theory is that the most biologically active forms of plants respond to the vitamin receptors in your body. In a pill, that is not the form our body has been conditioned to use for thousands of years - rather, it is through metabolizing ingredients from live green plants.
Traditional herbalists would say that the the plants are best whole, that you lose something when you isolate recognized "active" ingredients and discard the rest. Can't remember who I was reading, but one herbalist said "plants are not drugs in green jackets."
He is referring to the larger companies like Centrum Silver, for example. Those companies, from what I have been told,(I am also fairly new,) use the lowest grade ingrediants. The ingrediants go through refining processes where by the end, what is left is not even beneficial to you. They also use preservatives and "natural flavors" which is exactly what you don't want in your suppliments.
I'm big on herbal concoctions. It is nice to steep the mixture (be it Yerba Mate, Devils Claw, Chamomile Flower, Raw Cacao...) in tepid water for about five minutes before adding unboiled hot water. This will maximize nutrients and seal in fresh flavor. People should avoid pre-ground and bagged products at all costs! Yes I'm a food snob. :-)
can you also use the mum plant the flower and make a tea out of it to rid yourself of the flu?
TheMindNomad 9 months ago
Wow, I'm impressed by anyone who can chew a garlic clove. I've tried it twice and just couldn't do it. I slice them up into bits and swallow the bits like pills to get enough raw garlic into my system.
Species710 1 year ago
Great lesson! One I already knew, but many people are not aware of the benefits of ginger, lemon & honey. An alternative: If you have Lemon Balm & Thyme growing in your garden... Pick sprigs of both & follow same instructions & use honey to sweeten. It has a wonderful lemon flavor & the thyme is antiviral and antibacterial. Great for a sore throat!
ayperi1010 2 years ago
Right - the theory is that the most biologically active forms of plants respond to the vitamin receptors in your body. In a pill, that is not the form our body has been conditioned to use for thousands of years - rather, it is through metabolizing ingredients from live green plants.
Aheyne 3 years ago
cool stuff, this kinda stuff should be on tv, it's interesting, useful and easy.
aihlo 3 years ago
Traditional herbalists would say that the the plants are best whole, that you lose something when you isolate recognized "active" ingredients and discard the rest. Can't remember who I was reading, but one herbalist said "plants are not drugs in green jackets."
76firedragon 3 years ago
He is referring to the larger companies like Centrum Silver, for example. Those companies, from what I have been told,(I am also fairly new,) use the lowest grade ingrediants. The ingrediants go through refining processes where by the end, what is left is not even beneficial to you. They also use preservatives and "natural flavors" which is exactly what you don't want in your suppliments.
coltrain210 3 years ago
Could you please list the ingredients on the right hand side of the page, it would be a lot easier to follow. Thank you . Very helpful.
avaleila 4 years ago
Why do u say supplements don't work? I'm only just learning about all this herbalism stuff :]
mistressxlette 4 years ago
I'm big on herbal concoctions. It is nice to steep the mixture (be it Yerba Mate, Devils Claw, Chamomile Flower, Raw Cacao...) in tepid water for about five minutes before adding unboiled hot water. This will maximize nutrients and seal in fresh flavor. People should avoid pre-ground and bagged products at all costs! Yes I'm a food snob. :-)
WIGNSWORD 4 years ago