What Herb Do I Use For My Ailment?

    I noticed a lady at church that didn’t seem to be doing very well.  I asked her if she was okay, and she told me about all the medication she is on.  She just switched health care plans and the new insurance company sent her three months worth of medications for all of her prescriptions.  She told me that her hormone pill looked different and she felt terrible on it.  Her high blood pressure pill looked different and she did not feel good at all on it either.  She named medications for other ailments and all the medications were different than what she had been using and she was worried! I’m sure other people are experiencing the same thing with the changes in health care and they should be worried!

    I figured out pretty early on in my adult life that I did not like giving the power to decide what to do for my health to another person.  I learned this the hard way when at twenty I had radioactive iodine treatment for hyperactive thyroid.  That procedure can’t be un-done and I will forever live with the consequences.  Since that time I have been more mindful of how I treat my body via food, herbs, essential oils and other alternative therapies. 

    There are alternative treatments for all ailments, and it is up to us to take the time to learn what they are. Even though health insurance doesn’t cover the cost of alternative medicine, herbs are affordable to use. A months supply of herbs would cost about the same as a co-pay. Herbs and oils work, and don’t have the terrible side effects.

    We know that you have a lot of choices to make when it comes to your health.  At Herbs First we carry a few product lines, and that is because we only sell the products that really work. When you have questions, we are here to answer them via email, where we can reply back with links, or via phone at 801-228-1901.

Ailments List
Abrasions - Bentonite Clay,  Coconut Oil,   Comfrey Ointment,  Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment,  CTR Ointment,  Rash Ointment 
Acne - Bentonite Clay,  Blood Detox Formula,  Blood Stream Formula,   Essiac Formula,  Female Balance Formula,  Hormonal Changease Formula, Liver & Gall Bladder Formula,  Liver/Gallbladder Formula 
ADD/ADHD - Attention Calm Formula,  Attention Focus Formula,  EFA Blend for Children,  Essential Oils,  Herbal Cleansing,  Kid-e-Trac,  MindTrac, Relax-Eze,  Rebounding 
Adrenals - Adrenal Formula,  Appetite Formula,  Appetite Balance Oil   Ginseng Plus Formula,  Super Adrenal Support Formula

Allergies - Allergy Formula,  Blood Stream Formula,  Herbal Cough Syrup, Immucalm,  Jurassic Green,  Kid-e-Soothe,  Nettle,  Respiratory Congestion,   Sinus Allergy Formula,  Sinus & Lung Extract,   Sinus Plus Formula

Anal Fissures - Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment
Anemia - Female Tonic Formula,  Herbal Iron Formula,  Jurassic Green,  Male Tonic Formula 
Anthrax - Anti-Plague,  Bentonite Clay,   Super Garlic Immune Formula
Anxiety Disorders -  Composure Oil,  Depression Formula,  Female Balance Formula,  Kid-e-Trac,  Liver Transition Formula,  MindTrac,  Nerve Calm,   Relax-Eze
Apoplexy - Antispasmodic
Arthritis - Anti-Inflammation Formula,  Bentonite Clay,  Cayenne Heat Ointment,   Complete Tissue & Bone Formula,  Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment,  CTR,  CTR Ointment,  Deep Heat Ointment,  Immucalm,   Joint Formula,  Jurassic Green,  Kid-E-Soothe

Asthma - Anti Plague,   Antispasmodic,  Immucalm,  Kid-e-Soothe,  Lobelia, Lung & Bronchial Formula,   Sinus Plus Formula,  Super Garlic Immune Formula  

Athletes Foot - Bentonite Clay,  Black Walnut Extract,  Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment,  Garlic Oil,  Myrrh Oil,  Tea Tree Oil,  X-Ceptic  
Bedwetting - Bladder Formula,  Kid-e-Dry
Bi-Polar Disorder - Composure Essential Oil Blend,  Depression Formula,  Female Balance Formula,  Kid-e-Trac,   Liver Transition Formula,  MindTrac, Nerve Calm,  Relax-Eze
Bladder - Bladder Formula,  Kid-e-Dry,  Kidney Formula,  Kidney/Bladder Formula,  Kidney/Bladder Tea

Bleeding Gums - Herbal Tooth Powder (Christopher's),  Herbal Tooth Powder (Western Botanicals)

Blood Circulation - Blood Circulation Formula,  Cayenne,  Hawthorn Berry Heart Syrup

Blood Poisoning - Bentonite Clay,   Stings & Bites Ointment,
Blood Pressure - Blood Circulation Formula,  Cardio Plus,  Cayenne, Hawthorn Berry Heart Syrup
Blood Purifier - Blood Stream Formula,  Blood Cleansing Tea,  Blood Detox Formula, Burdock capsules,  Liver Detox Tea

Boils - Bentonite Clay,  Black Drawing Ointment,  Black Walnut Extract,  Blood Stream Formula
Bones, broken etc. - Bentonite Clay,  Complete Tissue & Bone Formula,  Herbal Calcium Formula
Bones, children - Kid-e-Calc
Bowel Disorders - Colon Cleanse,  Colon Comfort Formula,  Colon Detox Formula,  Happy Colon,  Lower Bowel Formula,  Kid-e-Reg,  Quick Colon Cleanse #1,  Quick Colon Cleanse #2,  Turkey Rhubarb Formula

Bronchitis - Anti-Plague,  Glandular System Massage Oil,  Infection Formula, Lung & Bronchial Formula,  Respiratory Congestion Oil,  Super Garlic Immune Formula
Bruises - Bentonite Clay,  Complete Tissue & Bone Formula,  Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment,  CTR,  CTR Ointment

Burns and Sunburn - Bentonite Clay, BF&C Conditioner,  Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment,   CTR Ointment,  Lavender Essential Oil
    This is the beginning of an ailments list.  We will add to it and at the end combine them into one page on our Herbs First blog.


Have a great month!
Kathryn

Eat Your Clay And Wear It Too!

    My husband and I went to a preparedness expo in the fall and we noticed that two of the exhibitors were selling Bentonite Clay. We have sold Bentonite Clay at Herbs First for about nine years and I have never really understood what it was used for.  In talking with the exhibitors they had it on hand for many purposes, which I will tell you about.  We were able to attend a class about Redmond Clay, which is who Western Botanicals buys the Bentonite Clay from. 

     Clay has been used for thousands of years to prevent and cure ailments.  It is very effective in removing toxins from the body including radiation, clearing up dysentery, food poisoning diarrhea and other digestive problems. Bentonite Clay is very alkaline and is very useful in neutralizing heartburn, reflux, and upset stomachs.  It contains over 60 trace minerals and makes a wonderful electrolyte replacement that helps with hydration.  To use put one teaspoons of clay in 8 oz or more of water and mix.  Let it sit for 30 minutes, mix and drink the clay, or let it settle to the bottom of the glass and drink the liquid and throw out the clay.  Drink lots of water to help flush out the toxins it is collecting. It can also be capsulized.

    We were amazed to learn about the external uses of Bentonite clay to heal burns, road rash, broken bones, sprains, insect bites including brown recluse spider bites, ear aches, infections including MRSA and more. For the past few months my husband and I have been using the Bentonite Clay externally to see what it would do for us.  I started with my thumb joint that flares up with arthritis from time to time.  I covered my thumb from the bottom joint to the top of my wrist, wrapped it in plastic wrap and wore a glove to keep it in place overnight.  I could tell quite a difference, so repeated it the next night.  It has been over three months and that joint feels great, no pain whatsoever and no flare-ups.

    We both have problems with our shoulders and have had great results with using the clay on them.  I pulled a muscle recently and between taking Dr. Christopher’s Complete Tissue and Bone formula and putting the clay poultice on it, the muscle was able to heal quickly. I used it to clear up a stye on my eye, and of course it makes a great clay mask for the face.

    The clay should never be allowed to dry out, especially if using it on burns.  Use cheese cloth to contain it if using it for an ear ache, or put it directly on the skin and cover it with plastic wrap as we have done with the thumb, shoulders, etc. Always use a thick layer of hydrated Bentonite Clay on the area you are working on.  To hydrate the clay, put 1 cup of clay in a quart jar, add 1 cup water to the jar, put the lid on it and shake for several minutes.  Add another cup of water and shake well.  Let it sit overnight, it should be a mustard consistency, if too dry add more water and shake and let it sit for awhile. Keep the bottle handy and start using it for anything and everything.  It won’t take long for the whole family to be using this amazing healing Bentonite Clay.  Photo shows our clay bottle that we keep in our bathroom. Use a plastic or glass lid, metal will rust.

    For a detoxing footbath put 2 tablespoons and fill the footbath with hot water.  Soak the feet for 30 minutes.  Don't water plants with the water, as it has pulled toxins and poisons out of your body and will kill plants.  Put it on weeds!  For a detoxing bath put 2 cups in the tub and soak for 20 to 30 minutes.

    Follow this link to a great PDF booklet from Redmond Clay telling more uses of the clay as well as some great photos.  We hope you will enjoy using Bentonite Clay as much as we have.  Just a few months of experience and we are convinced that we will be using the clay for the rest of our lives.  I bought ten pounds of clay and bottles, and mixed it up and gave away bags of clay with bottles of mixed clay for Christmas.  My mother-in-law used it on her feet that had a fungus and it cleared it up quickly. People become believers when they use it. It doesn't take much effort to use, and the healing is amazing.

Have a great month!
Kathryn