Do You Have A Healthy Immune System?

    In the news lately is the fact that there is a bad respiratory virus going around the schools again.  My husband mentioned that people are sick at work too. Immu-Defense and Super Garlic Immune formula fight virus as well as work really well to help the respiratory system stay healthy. We have many other formulas at Herbs First that would be great to have on hand to help fight the infectious cold and flu bugs. Learn about them on our blog. 

     Western Botanicals Immu-Defense Syrup and Dr. Christopher’s Super Garlic Immune Formula are the Anti-Plague that my son took to build his immune system.  It is pretty nasty tasting stuff, but oh so good for you. For those that have a hard time with the taste, we carry Western Botanicals Immu-Defense in capsules.  Oh happy day, you don’t have to go around with garlic breath! 

   When my son was a toddler he was the sickest kid in the winter.  He would be sick for three weeks and well for a few days and then back to being sick again.  He is adopted and it wasn’t too hard to figure out that his birth mom did not eat right.  We finally figured things out and got off sugar and junk foods, and made everything from scratch, and gave the little guy a dose of Anti-Plague every day.  After a year or so he became the healthy one, and at 25 is still very healthy! 

   I had a mom that was ordering Western Botanicals Immu-Defense Syrup for her daughter and she asked me what else she could do to help her to stay healthy.  Her daughter became a kindergarten teacher last year and keeps getting sick from the kids that are sick.  When it comes to being healthy it is because our own immune system is in good working order.  The best way to have a good immune system is to be eating the right food.  I believe that people know what that means, so we won’t focus on that here, but keep in mind if you are eating wholesome foods you will have the best health.  If you are eating junk, then your health will be just that. Junk. It doesn’t take rocket scientist to figure it out, but it takes people being responsibile and eating real food so they can to maintain their health.  It is worth it!

    Another way to help yourself and others is to use the combo of Dr. Christopher's  Glandular Massage Oil with 60 drops of Garden Essence X-Plague added into the 2 oz bottle of Glandular Massage Oil.  We like to rub this on our feet as well as our neck on the tonsil area.  It will help protect you from the bugs that are flying around and possibly other people too that come in contact with you and smell it.  X-Plague is one that a teacher could diffuse in the classroom to help make the classroom a healthier place. Everyone loves the smell of X-Plague and it comes in a nice big 2 oz. bottle.  If you are a teacher, please don’t give candy as a reward. Sugar kills the immune system and makes staying healthy impossible. 

    Order Immu-Defense syrup or capsules. Super Garlic Immune Formula, Glandular Massage Oil and X-Plague by clicking on each link, or call me and I will be happy to place your order for you.  801-228-1901.

Have a great month!
Kathryn

Alternative medicine is my family's affordable health care plan

    I am thankful that I live in a country that allows me to buy alternative medicine.  There are many countries where people no longer have this right.  I can’t imagine what would happen to my health if I did not have all of these wonderful herbs and essential oils to help keep me healthy.  I am also thankful for the extra sale we are having this month so I can stock up on the products my family loves to use.

    I was talking my niece Hollie recently and she mentioned that her son came home not feeling well after school.  She has a hard time getting him to take any herbs, but was able to rub his feet several times that evening with the Glandular Massage Oil and Garden Essence X-Plague combo.  In the morning he woke up feeling fine and was able to go to school.  I love this combo and will use it on my throat at night or any time I am feeling a sore throat coming on. Add 60 drops of X-Plague to the 2 oz. bottle of Glandular Massage Oil.  You get a lot for your money and lots of protection and healing for your family.

    Hollie has a special needs child that cannot use herbs due to her medical condition.  She diffuses oils during this time of year to help keep her daughter healthy and has avoided the hospital stays of the past.  The big favorite is again X-Plague which has highly anti-viral, antiseptic properties to help protect the body from the onset of flu, E-coli, colds, sore throats and more.

    Another blend that is good for colds, bronchitis, flu, sore throat and mucus congestion is Garden Essence Respiratory Congestion. I would make a roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil or any other carrier oil, add 10 drops of Respiratory Congestion and apply on chest and feet as well as diffusing it into the air. This will be added protection for your family during the winter cold and flu season. We hope to be able to offer a great diffuser soon!  We’ll let you know!

    Here is a  great laundry combo to help fight the germs in clothing, soften the clothes and keep your front loading washer clean too! For a fraction of the cost use 1/2 cup white vinegar with 3 drops of Citrus Blend to kill the bacteria.  I didn’t have Citrus Blend so tried Garden Essensce Cleansing blend in my laundry.  Cleansing is a powerful antiseptic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, with sanitizing properties. Helps kill odors, bacteria, molds, fungus, anaerobic bacteria, mildew, cigarette smoke and other odors making it a great oil to use in the laundry. My laundry came out smelling fresh and the washer doesn't have that musty smell now!

    Cleansing is a great oil to diffuse or use topically in a roller bottle as described above.  You can purchase Cleansing and other Garden Essence single oils and oil blends at Herbs First where they are always on sale!

The Flu of 2013

I have been rather proud of myself that I have stayed healthy for so many years. I don’t know what happened this year, but I joined the flu club and it was no fun at all.  I decided to use some essential oils internally to see if that would help me to kick it faster. Along with Anti-Plague capsules and Lung and Bronchial I took Oregano, X-Plague and Respiratory Problems, about 3 drops of each in an empty capsule about three times a day. Oregano boosts immune system to fight infection, cold and flu. Respiratory Problems blend is used for pneumonia, upper respiratory problems, and especially useful for viral infections.  X-Plague is highly anti-viral and antiseptic to help protect the body from the onset of flu. I used the X-Plague/Glandular combo on my neck, feet and chest as well. I kicked it in a day, the day after I felt great and went on with life, but then relapsed on the third day which was much worse than the first. Not fun.

   The first night I woke up in the middle of the night with that heaviness in my chest that says, you are in trouble!! laid in bed for a few minutes thinking about the herbs that I have and what would be best to knock it out of my chest fast. I remembered that I had a bottle of Herbal Antiseptic which contains many of nature's finest and most potent natural germ and bacteria fighters: Myrrh gum, Goldenseal root, White Oak bark, Olive leaf, Garlic bulb, Plantain leaf, Black Walnut hull, Habanero Cayenne pepper, Tea Tree essential oil. Herbal Antiseptic formula kills germs on contact and protects wounds from infection and is intended for external use, but I felt like I needed to take it for my lungs.  I put a dropperful into an empty capsule and took 2 capsules of Lobelia with it to help loosen up the phlegm.  Within an hour I was coughing up the gunk and the heaviness went away.  It kept trying to get into my lungs, so I kept taking it for a few days to help me get over it along with the Adrenal Formula to help build up my energy.

   This is one nasty flu bug going around and I sure am grateful to have so many good herbs and oils to help me get over it faster. Essential Oils are 30% off this month, a great time to stock up and save on your favorite essential oils.

Suzy's Second Road Trip

About six weeks ago we went up to Washington to help clean up my dad's house so it could be sold. My husband and I put in 11 days there and my brother 9 days, putting a sign out as he headed back home. The good news is the home sold in one day, I guess we did a good job. The bad news is my dad is still in the rehabilitation center trying to get better, but things have gotten much worse for him. He's on dialysis and twice they gave him heprin at the end of the treatment even though it was on the chart that he is allergic to it. He couldn't stop bleeding so they took him to the ER. The first time my brother was still there and I had him give him a tsp. of cayenne in water. The care center sent him to the ER, and my dad felt that the cayenne really helped. The second time he didn't get the cayenne and after getting back to the care center he fell in the bathroom and hit his head. In the morning they came in and found that he had had a stroke. The heprin made him too prone to bleed and he was back in the hospital for a few days until things were better. We got up there on the October 30th to help clear out the house for the sale and felt something was wrong so took him back to the hospital and he had had another stroke. Sad days, I'm not ready to be an orphan. In the above photo that is my Dad, myself, and the gal holding the baby is my sister who has her little miracle baby Nicolas. Linda is 39 and got pregnant via IVF, one reason to like doctors.

We cleared the house out which took an entire week. Dad doesn't understand that he is going to die, wants to go live in Las Vegas with his wife who he just married in June. We aren't sure how to handle that at this time, but his wife keeps holding onto him getting better. If you click on the photo to enlarge it you will notice that he is quite yellow. His liver is shutting down, the kidneys of course, and they have started giving him insulin so the pancreas as well. Sad days of modern medicine.

We headed back home on Saturday Nov. 7th with the van loaded to the hilt. My husband is a master packer and left just enough room for the dogs. The little white one is my dad's wife's dog who is headed back to Vegas, we'll take him as far as our house.

I had a little headache as we were leaving in the morning but just figured it was due to sleeping on a blow up mattress for a few nights, very little sleep, etc. By the time we were coming into Boise it was really getting intense and I thought to myself that the day before I had been around several sick people that came to help with the final clean up and I had better get some herbs into me before it was too late. We stopped for gas and luckily I could get to the Glandular Oil/X-Plague, Immune System Formula and Anti Plague capsules. I got all dosed up and away we went. Within an hour the headache was gone, which means I made the right conclusion at the right moment before things got worse, and I'm grateful for that. I don't enjoy being sick and I don't have time to be sick. I took more of the above herbs and oils and woke up this morning feeling fine, but will continue on for a day or two to make sure.