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Yvette: Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:53 AM
Everybody loves homemade items . I have an Etsy shop where I display and sell my handmade and homemade items. I sell homemade herbal preparations, dried herbs and various crocheted items. Many of my herbal items are grown in my own chemical free, naturally maintained yard and in pots around my home. Currently I have the following:
- crocheted covers for the Shark Steam Mop- I designed these because I got tired of buying new Shark covers every couple months. I love these covers. They are durable, washing machine and dryer safe, you can even bleach them needed and I think they pick up dirt and spills better than the covers that came with my Shark.
- crocheted seamless socks for girls -- these came about because my daughter is very sensitive in her feet. She can't stand sock bumps. In and effort to stop the tears and tantrum over socks I started crocheting. My 6 yr old loves them!
- Garlic Honey - Garlic is a great antibiotic, antiviral and anti fungal herb. It also helps lower blood pressure naturally (Statement not approved by the FDA) Honey is a natural antibiotic and preservative. Plus, it tastes great! Combine the two and you have a yummy treat that helps knock out colds, flu and other infections and lower blood pressure naturally.
- Soap Nut Liquid Concentrate - Soap nuts grow in tropical areas. They are used as a an environmentally friendly, all natural cleaning agent. This concentrated solution can be diluted for any cleaning job. You can use it on your hair and body. It's not drying and when diluted properly leaves no residue.
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Yvette Davis: Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:06 AM
It's been almost 18 years since I woke up on a respirator after a particularly severe asthma attack. The last thing I remember is looking at my 5 week old daughter sleeping in her father's arms and thinking, " I will NOT pass out!"
I passed out.
When I woke up two days later my arms and legs were restrained and I was on a respirator. My first thought was for my daughter. After assuring me that my baby was fine they told me I was lucky. After I passed out my heart stopped and CPR was performed. My painful ribs told me the nurse was telling the truth. I had almost died from my asthma even though I saw my pulmonologist every 3-6 weeks and took all my medications (including daily oral prednisone)
In my pulmonologist's office two weeks later he told me that I was on the most effective asthma meds available and there was really not much else he could to help me. I went home terrified for the future of my future, and the future of my brand new baby.
When I got over feeling sorry for myself I hit my local library and bookstore. (This was before the Internet brought scads of information into everybody's home.) I found a book by some doctor who claimed to be able to reduce asthma symptoms by 50% - 75% in every person with asthma. I took that book home and read it cover to cover three times.
I learned a lot from that book, and I will be eternally thankful for the doctor who wrote it, but one of the most startling things that I learned was that many farmers gave medications to cattle raised for meat and dairy to make them grow bigger and give more milk. I learned that those chemicals were passed on to the humans who consume those animal products. He went on to further say that there are many people who are sensitive to those chemicals. They cause or contribute to cancers, heart problems, skin problems, asthma, and a host of other medical problems in people who are sensitive.
I made a lot of changes to my diet after I read that book, and I did a lot of research on my own, too. In fact, this whole experience is what put me on the road to herbalism natural health practices, and alternative medicine. But, the changes I experienced when I removed animal products from my diet were astonishing to me.
Not only did I see a solid improvement in my asthma - enough so that I could switch from oral prednisone to inhaled steroids - but I noticed an improvement in my moods, energy level and complexion, too.
As any good researcher will do, I experimented with my results by trying to add animal products back to my diet. Each time I tried I landed in the emergency room with a monster asthma attack. Then a friend offered me a hamburger from his father's organic, grass-fed, free range, non-treated farm. I was hesitant, but give it a try anyway because he knew all about the chemicals and drugs used in conventional farms and insisted his dad didn't use any of that stuff.
Lo and behold.. no asthma attack. No problems of any kind.
That is when I became convinced that the chemicals and drugs fed to food animals are absorbed and do impact human health.
So then why is the FDA going back on their promise?
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Yvette: Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:28 AM
I
don't know how many people recently have told me, “Oh come on.. MSG
can't be as bad and the conspiracy nuts say it is. If it was unsafe,
the FDA would pull it.”
In
a word: Bull!
Let
me tell you about MSG. I have Secondary Progressive Multiple
Sclerosis. Using herbs, diet, exercise, meditation and specific
supplements I have succeeded in stopping the progression and
reversing symptoms. Six years ago I was unable to see well enough to
read, I could not walk without assistive devices because my balance
was shot. I could not hold a fork or a pencil because of pain and any
noise at all sounded like it was one thousand times louder than it
was. I had urinary urgency, I had muscle spasms. I was a mess. Then I
started this journey called “natural health” and I recovered.
Today,
I ONLY have symptoms when one of four things happen either:
- I
go too long without enough sleep.
- I
eat gluten.
- I
allow myself to get over the top, stressed.
- I
eat MSG.
Tonight,
my husband and I went out to dinner. I had NO symptoms when we went
in there. I ordered steamed broccoli, salad (no dressing), plain
chicken and rice. I drank coffee. 30 minutes after I finished my meal
my face started to itch. Then I started getting surface needle pain
in my face and legs. Then I started stuttering. When I got out of the
car I realized that I had no balance. I needed my husband's help to
walk across the parking lot. I was supposed to teach a class on heart
health, but could not talk well enough to be understood by most of
the class participants. I noticed that my vision was blurry and the
room was spinning.
At
the three hour mark, my right ear started ringing. That continued for
about 5 minutes, and then I lost the hearing in that ear.
I
ONLY get these reactions when I ingest MSG.
After
4 hours the stuttering finally started to decrease enough that I
could hold a short conversation with my husband and daughter, but my
balance was no better.
I
came home, took some taurine and my LDN and went to bed.
This
morning I am mostly fine. I do still feel the effects of last nights.
I'm a little brain fogged and having trouble finding the correct
words, but it's nothing day shattering.
Now..
MSG supporters.. tell me again how this known neurotoxin known as MSG
is “perfectly safe.”
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Yvette: Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 4:33 PM
So many of my friends and work associates seem to be getting ill lately. Just this week alone 3 people cancelled meetings because they had a cold or the flu. I understand it's cold and flu season, but if you take a few simple precautions and follow a simple supplement protocol at the first symptom you have pretty good chance of avoiding the worst of the winter plagues.
Things I do to avoid catching colds and flu: Wash hands often with soap. Avoid "antibacterial" soaps, gels, etc. Drink plenty of water Eat lots of raw fresh veggies Avoid sugar in all forms Limit fruit to one per day Teach kids to sneeze down shirts.. NOT on hands, arms or even shoulders Avoid artificial foods and food additives Keeps hands away from face Take Vitamin D supplement daily Limit foods with acidic reactions NEVER get a flu shot
Things I do at the first sign of illness: Take 30,000 IU Vitamin D on day one Take 5,000 IU Vitamin D on day two, three and four Take golden seal or echinachea Take extra zinc Increase fluid intake Remove animal products from my diet Remove all foods that cause acidic reactions Deep breathing exercises to increase oxygen to cells
I have been following these basic suggestions for at least 6 years. In those 6 years I have had one mild head cold and have not gotten the flu at all. Not even when I've been exposed to sick kids at church or other activities. My younger kids have never been ill with the flu. Between my 6 kids we average two colds (total) for the entire winter season.
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Yvette: Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 9:13 AM
Mold. It's that ugly black stuff that grows on your shower curtain. It'll grow in your fridge if you leave leftovers too long. It's in cheeses, and some antibiotics. But, did you ever thing mold could invade your body and make you ill from the inside out?
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Yvette: Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 12:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRcZZROphLM&feature=player_embedded |
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Yvette: Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:32 PM
Here is a wonderful article from Dr. Mercola that explains the dangers of consuming foods with added sugar. Did you know high fructose corn syrup is in almost every pre-packaged food on the market. And with the economy taking a turn for the worse, the amount of added HFCS is probably increasing, because HFCS is a common way to reduce manufacturing costs.Oh, and something Dr. Mercola didn't mention about sugar? Sugar contributes to an acidic environment within the body. When the body is to acidic it becomes ill and cancer cells thrive. Ideally,most people should strive to maintain a slightly alkaline body environment. One of the easiest ways to cut acid in the body and increase alkaline is to cut out all sugar and use a touch of lemon juice in your drinking water once or twice each day.Here's the article: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/26/Sugar-May-Be-Bad-But-This-Sweetener-Is-Far-More-Deadly-Part-2.aspx |
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Yvette: Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2011 5:14 PM
I quit using
chemical based soaps, shampoos and household cleaners about two years
ago. I use vinegar, baking soda and soap nuts to clean our home,
dishes and laundry. I've had great results with it. But, if I don't get
the concentration just right when I make my soap nut solution shampoo
it can leave a film on my hair. It's not a huge problem – it feels
similar to the film that some commercial shampoos leave, but I don't
like it. Plus, while it doesn't take a super long time to make my
soap nut shampoo, it does require a regular time commitment of about
45 minutes every 2 weeks or so.
For these reasons I
set out to find a more simple alternative to my homemade soap nut
shampoo. And I found it – baking soda!
I found this recipe
on-line (although, I forget where) and I simply LOVE IT!
1 tablespoon baking
soda1 cup water
Mix baking soda and
water in a squeeze bottle. I use an old dish soap bottle, but a
mustard or ketchup bottle will work, too.
Squeeze a little
bit of the baking soda mixture on your scalp and massage the scalp
until it starts to feel slippery. Then, rinse well with lots of
water.
My thick, curly,
usually dry and frizzy hair is soft and manageable. There's no
residue, no film and it feels light. Way better than my soap nut
shampoo-- and unlike soap nut shampoo, baking soda never goes bad.
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Yvette Davis: Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:16 PM
If you're like many health conscience people, you probably avoid saturated fats in order to control your weight and help keep "bad" cholesterol levels down.
But, an new study proves coconut oil increases "good" cholesterol, lowers the "bad" and plays a role in reducing the amount of belly fat your body hangs on to.
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msquill: Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 6:09 PM
Testing. This is just a test post. |
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