Using Nature’s Secrets to Look Great and Feel Terrific
Chrysanthemum Flower Tea
Is the heat getting to you? Do you stare at a computer screen for hours then watch television to relax? Is your vision cloudy from overwork or summer hazy weather? Rubbing your eyes is not the answer. A cold shower gives only temporary relief.
If your eyes are red, tired, and overworked, increase blood- and moisture- circulation to the eyes with a delightfully cooling summer tea made with Chinese chrysanthemum flowers.
Manufacturing defects have led to the recall of 43 child and infant liquid formulations of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl by McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson. No injuries or deaths have been reported, but If children who have taken the recalled products develop unusual symptoms, parents are urged to contact a health care professional. The voluntary recall follows an April 19 FDA inspection of a McNeil plant in Fort Washington, Pa. that uncovered “manufacturing deficiencies,” the Washington Post reports. . . McNeil did not say how many units were being recalled, but the number likely is huge. Recalled products were distributed in the U.S., Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai (UAE), Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait.
Last week, I lost my darling Silky to lung cancer. At age fifteen, she enjoyed running up and down the stairs, sunning herself, and stalking birds on the porch this past summer and early fall in Vermont. In New York she naturally became subdued in our small apartment. She had lost little more than one pound over a period of a year, had fairly normal blood tests, then suddenly stopped eating. Cats are able to hide their lung vulnerability, can seem fine until they suddenly start panting and stop eating. Seeming well is their defense against potential threats. People, being complex, may feel emotional pain in the body. We often transform feelings into illness; it may be part of the healing process. Once I met a woman who had broken off with her lover and developed a two week cold. Her pain had shifted from a deep place in order to leave.
Beauty faces more than the usual challenges these days. Besides dry skin, rashes and wrinkles, we should consider the ill effects of flu season, chronic infections, skin allergies, and menopause. HIV also poses specific threats to immunity, energy and, therefore, appearance. The Golden Rule for beauty in difficult times is: “Don’t make things worse.” We require extra vitality during flu season and cold weather. However, few of us consider the effects of beauty treatments beyond the surface of skin. Beauty products have a profound effect on health: Everything you put on your skin or inject into muscles eventually passes through the blood and liver. Avoid BOTOX! People with low immunity have been known to develop upper respiratory tract infections, and a couple of children have died of lung troubles after receiving injections aimed to relax facial muscles. Right between the eyes, at the squint marks and the 6th chakra, is an acupuncture point, yintang, used for directing energy downward, passing through the lungs.
Part Two is about Non-Teas, herbs that are not Camellia sinensis.
Yerba Mate
A trip to Argentina or the Argentine section of North Miami Beach would not be complete without drinking yerba mate from a gourd called a mate or guampa in Spanish. It is infused in hot not boiling water in order to prevent a bitter flavor. Yerba mate, a species of holly grows evergreen throughout South America. In Brazil toasted mate tea sold in shops is sweetened with fruit juice.
I realize that many people cannot recognize Asian herbs either in stores or when I discuss them in radio broadcasts. So I have made two short videos: Parts 1 and 2 (below) showing commonly used herbs to help prevent and treat cold and flu symptoms. They include ginger for chills, weakness and sore throat and bitter green herbs such as sage and oregano, which can boost energy and immunity daily. Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucid.) and astragalus are available online and in some Chinese herb shops. Capsules are in health food stores. You can cook reishi and/or astragalus (twice to save money) in your slow cooker and store the liquid in your refrigerator. The second video features pills and Yin/Yang Sister instant beverages Breathe Free and Flu Away. Continue reading ‘Colds/Flu Prevention and Treatment’
This year’s cold and flu season threatens to outdo last year’s sore throat, cough, fever, and chronic asthma, which became so widespread we nicknamed it The Mother of All Colds. Now is the time to protect yourself and family from catching and spreading it. Psychic Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) and traditional Asian herbal doctors agree: Clean up your act by eliminating congestion and germs, and you are safer from colds and flu. Cayce recommended fasting, purging, and sweating treatments to reduce excess mucus and improve breathing and digestion. These may be weakening for people who are run-down, tired, and stressed. However a few adjustments in your diet and herbs can accomplish similar protection. Continue reading ‘The Mother of All Colds is Back’
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