Herbal Legacy Newsletter July 16, 2008
Published: Wed, 07/16/08
We have had a lot of new subscribers join us this past week - if this is your first newsletter with us, welcome! We are excited to have you as part of our healthy community.
One request that we get over and over is how to use herbs to treat simple ailments. People want to learn about safe and effective alternatives to prescription medications. We are going to start a series that will run occasionally called "Herbs Are Safe and Effective." This series will teach you what one herb can do or discuss one ailment and how to treat it with herbs. Herbs really are safe and effective - we hope that you will enjoy this series. If you want to see a particular ailment or herb discussed in this series, please let us know.
Do you hate turning on the oven in the summertime? Crock Pot recipes are a great addition to your summer recipe collection. You can cook the food on low all day and have your meal ready when you want to eat. Today's recipe is Indian Vegetable Curry - be sure to give it a try and let us know what you think!
Our dessert recipe contest is still going strong, and there is plenty of time to get your recipe submitted. For details on the contest be sure to see the "NEWS" section of the newsletter.
Until next week - be healthy and happy-
-Dr. Christopher's Herbal Legacy Newsletter
RECIPE: Crock Pot Indian Vegetable Curry
A HEALTHIER YOU: In the News
NEWS/FEATURED PRODUCT: Herb Walk, Quantum Touch Retreat, Dessert Recipe Contest and MS stories
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, an estimated 100,000 people die every year due to medical errors. Another study (in the New England Journal of Medicine) found that one million Americans are injured annually by errors during hospital treatment and 120,000 people die as a result.
Unfortunately this has become all too common, and it causes immense pain and suffering for the individuals and families of the victims. Here is one story:
A teenager from Draper, Utah is in a coma because he was given the wrong dose of a pain medication. Eighteen-year-old Jessie Scott was given what was supposed to be a safe teaspoon of the drug. Actually it was a potentially lethal dose. Jessie, a high school graduate with a 4.0 grade point average, was given one teaspoon of prescribed oxycodone hydrochloride to help him sleep a bit and relieve pain from a strep throat.
Within hours, Jessie's organs were failing. He was on a ventilator. One lung had collapsed. The prescription was filled at the pharmacy. The label clearly indicates one teaspoon every four hours, and that's exactly what his mother, Laurie, did: She gave Jessie one teaspoon in a cup. But instead of five milligrams, attorney David Olsen says, "The dosage she gave was 20 times what was ordered. [It was] 100 milligrams instead of five. That's because it was undiluted."
The pharmacist had not diluted the prescription like they were supposed to.
Laurie said, "This shouldn't have happened. It was needless. It was senseless and it's changed lives forever, not just Jessie, but there are other people who love him and his future."
For the full story about Jessie, please visit http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3765921.
We don't know what the doctor was thinking in this situation (prescribing oxycodone), but if he or she had attended The School of Natural Healing then Jessie could have overcome his strep throat in 24 hours! To learn this safe and effective remedy go to: http://articles.herballegacy.com/herbal-remedies-for-strep-or-sore-throats/.
Unfortunately, Jessie's story is not uncommon. All drugs are toxic and have side effects - especially when the wrong dose or medication is prescribed or given, as in Jessie's case. However, herbs are safe - they have been used for thousands of years to treat and prevent disease.
Today we are going to look at just one example of a safe and effective remedy using herbs: pain relief.
Dr. Christopher was frequently asked how to relieve pain using herbs. He taught that "Pain is a result of congestion and degeneration of healthy cells and tissues by poor elimination of waste products. We, of course, recommend the detoxification procedure in Dr. Christopher's Three Day Cleansing Program and Mucusless Diet."
Dr. Christopher taught that you need to go to the cause of the pain, but he also understood that sometimes you need immediate pain relief.
Here is what he said, "We have found that one capsule of lady's slipper root and one capsule of valerian root powder will take the 'edge' off of even very severe pain."
Lady's slipper root is now on the endangered species list, though. David Christopher put together a formula with valerian and other herbs called "Stop-Ache" that has helped many people take the "edge" off their pain.
Dr. Christopher also quoted Jethro Kloss, "The use of alternate hot or cold applications continued for thirty minutes or more, will relieve congestion more quickly than any other remedy. Fomentations given as hot as can be borne, with cold sponging, and drying between each fomentation, is the best method." This stimulates the blood vessels to eliminate congestion. Hot baths also increase circulation and have been successful in relieving pain - both internal and external.
David Christopher teaches that if you provide the body what it needs then the central nervous system stops sending the pain signals. Pain is a signal that something is wrong - if you take care of it then the pain goes away. One of the best things you can provide your body when you are in pain is to take a lot of Vitalerbs - as many as 50 capsules a day, and for damaged cell structure (injuries) up to 100 capsules of the Complete Tissue and Bone Formula.
Look for Stop-Ache, Vitalerbs and Complete Tissue and Bone wherever you buy your Dr. Christopher formulas (see http://www.christopherwebsites.com for online sources).
Printable Version: http://www.herballegacy.com/Pain_Relief.pdf
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DIRECTIONS:
Place all ingredients in a crock pot or slow cooker. Cook on low for 5 to 6 hours. Serve over brown rice.
From About Vegetarian Recipes
INGREDIENTS:
* 3 potatoes, chopped
* 1 cauliflower, chopped
* 1 1/2 cups green peas
* 3 tomatoes, chopped
* 3/4 tsp turmeric
* 1/2 tsp chili powder
* 1 1/2 tsp cumin
* 1 tsp curry
* 1 cup water
Printable version: http://www.herballegacy.com/Vegetable_Curry.pdf
Do you have a healthy, tasty recipe that you would be willing to share with other health conscious readers, ? Please share your recipes at http://www.herballegacy.com/Recipes.html (this page also has our database of recipes!).
A HEALTHIER YOU: In the News
On this week's A Healthier You Program David and Fawn discussed several news articles and took callers questions.
You can listen for free at http://www.ahealthieryouradio.com/recent_show.html
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NEWS/FEATURED PRODUCT: Herb Walk and Quantum Touch Retreat, Recipe Contest, MS Stories
For those in the area (Utah), there are two events coming up this weekend - an Herb Walk with Master Herbalist David Christopher and a Quantum Touch Retreat with Master Herbalist Jo Francks.
The Herb Walk is Thursday, July 17, 2008 from 5:30 - 8:30 PM. Cost is $65. You can make inquiries and register by calling 1-800-372-8255. Space is limited, so call right away if you are interested.
The Quantum Touch Retreat will be held Friday, July 18 in the evening and Saturday, July 19. This is a basic video instruction workshop that will be led by Jo Francks - an experienced Quantum Touch practitioner and Master Herbalist. The cost for this workshop is just $90. For more information about this retreat or to learn more about Quantum Touch, please visit: http://www.quantumtouchutah.com.
DESSERT RECIPE CONTEST:
o Raw desserts
o Baked desserts
That's it! We can't wait to see (and try) all the entries! You can enter online at http://www.herballegacy.com/Recipes.html (scroll all the way down) and enter all information.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS STORIES: The School of Natural Healing is looking for stories of how people improved or healed Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using natural healing methods. If you have a story please reply so we can put those stories together.
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