Showing posts with label Natural Healing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Natural Healing. Show all posts

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Comparing Conventional Medicine to Natural Medicine

Dr Christopher's Formulas

Dr. Christopher taught his patients how to eat right and use herbs to in order to be healthy. I love that there is so much information about eating right and using natural medicine on the internet. We have been striving to eat right and using natural medicine for many years and my husband remarks to me how much healthier we are than many people that we know. He tells me how grateful he is that I take such good care of him! I say back to him, “thank you for cooperating”!

I have talked to quite a few people that are trying to get their family on track with eating wholesome foods and using herbs, but many are really struggling with this! The battle is real, but just make those changes little by little and you will get there!

The choice is: are we going to keep eating whatever we want, and use conventional medicine to only get worse and worse, or are we going to change our diet and use the herbs and essential oils to help us maintain optimum health??

Dr. Christopher often said, this is a do it yourself plan. Learn what to do and then do it!
Comparing Conventional Medicine to Natural Medicine

Main Focus of Conventional Medicine: Destroy, kill or cut out a disease or malfunctioning body part.

How Conventional Medicine uses Symptoms: Different methods are used to suppress or remove the symptoms. The symptom is thought of as a disease and is treated as such, never getting to the cause of why those symptoms are present.

Conventional Medicine Method: Attack, kill and remove disease using drugs, radiation or surgery. Alter or remove malfunctioning parts or organs such as mastectomy, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, radiation, etc.

Products used in Conventional Medicine: Drugs made from chemicals, animal waste and toxic elements. Many side effects which starts the drug cycle of more and more medication to alleviate the symptoms.

Modalities used in Conventional Medicine: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, steroids, dialysis, colostomies, insulin, etc.

Emotions some people have that use Conventional Medicine: Negative attitude, coping, fear, anxiety, depression. The complete feeling that your life is in someone else's hands.

Many people that use Conventional Medicine: Feel that they are an unlucky victim that caught a disease. Feel helpless and want others to "fix" them. Total lack of control and responsibility for the predicament they find themselves in.

Main Focus of Natural Healing: To create a healthy person.

What we do with Symptoms in Natural Healing: Let our body guide us in the healing process by listening to the symptoms.

Natural Healing Method: Create a proper living environment so that the body can heal itself. This is accomplished through changes in diet, cleansing and nourishing with herbs, positive thinking and lifestyle changes.

Products used in Natural Healing: Wholesome foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, vegetable juices, herbs and essential oils. No side effects.

Modalities used in Natural Healing: Wholesome food program, cleansing and detoxification, exercise, hydrotherapy, emotional therapy and lifestyle changes.

Emotions people have that use Natural Healing: Positive attitude toward healing through following wholesome food programs, cleansing and nourishing. Control of your healing.

People that use Natural Healing: Recognize the fact that past habits created the level of health, and take responsibility of making the changes necessary to heal themselves. Being in control.

    As you can see there is a big difference in how these medicines work. I  choose natural medicine and have always had great results with them. I don't want to have my body parts cut out or replaced, I want to keep what I have in good working condition!  It is my hope that this blog will help people realize their health is in their hands, and that our bodies can heal if we feed it what it needs.

    At Herbs First we sell Dr. Christopher's, Western Botanicals and Garden Essence Oils and they are the best I have ever used. Pure and simple, they work. I hope that these products and this newsletter will help you on your road to continued good health. We don't just sell products, we know how to use them and we use them ourselves!

 Order online at Herbs First, phone in your order 801-228-1901, or email me with any questions. I'm here to help you any way I can!

Wishing you the best as you learn to care for your family!

Kathryn

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Is it time to make the switch to Natural Medicine?


Dr. Chrishtopher's Formulas

    Dr. Christopher’s formulas are 35% off, bulk formulas 15% off through Friday June 28th 11:00 am MT.

    It is alarming to know that prescription drugs now kill more people in the US than Heroin and Cocaine combined.  Another sad fact is that over the counter drugs are just as dangerous.  We know a 12 year old girl who died from a Tylenol overdose and numerous people that have died from prescription drug overdose.  Having your child die is a hard way to find out that all medications need to be locked away.

    Drugs treat symptoms and once prescribed can lead to the need for more and more medications to treat the side effects. Natural medicine works on the cause to bring a person back to good health. It takes time and people need to be willing to change.  Much of the healing can happen with implementing the correct diet, adding herbal formulas and essential oils make the healing happen even quicker. Learn more about the difference between Natural Healing vs. Conventional Medicine here.

    Do your homework on whatever you have been prescribed and see if you are experiencing any side effects or symptoms that are listed from taking the drugs. The herbal formula names give an indication of the ailment they treat.  Scroll through the various pages of Herbs First website or call us at 801-228-1901 to see what natural treatments may be beneficial to you.  It is up to you to decide whether you are willing to continue your current course or if you have had enough and are ready to make some changes toward better health.

    Resolving the underlying cause of health issues is much more rewarding than medicating the symptoms. Obtaining good health is simple, but making the change often is not easy until you have incorporated healthy lifestyle habits. Enjoy eating whole natural foods and avoid chemical-laden, processed foods and drinks that have no value and are in fact detrimental to you.  Engage in an active life of movement and exercise, and your body will reward you with the good health you have been searching for. The choice is yours, I assure you it is worth it!

    Search for answers to health and healing on the Herbal Legacy website run by The School of Natural Healing.  Then come back and purchase these Dr Christopher's formulas at Herbs First.
  

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Comparing the differences between Natural Healing and Conventional Medicine

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Main Focus:

Natural Healing: To create a healthy person


Conventional Medicine: Destroy, kill or cure a disease


Symptoms:

Natural Healing: Let our body guide us in the healing process by listening to the symptoms.


Conventional Medicine: Different methods are used to suppress or remove the symptoms. The symptom is thought of as a disease and is treated as such, never getting to the cause of why those symptoms are present.


Method of Treatment:

Natural Healing: Create a proper living environment so that the body can heal itself. This is accomplished through changes in diet, cleansing and nourishing with herbs, positive thinking and lifestyle changes.


Conventional Medicine: Attack, kill and remove disease using drugs, radiation or surgery. Alter or remove malfunctioning parts or organs such as mastectomy, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, radiation, etc.


Products:

Natural Healing: Wholesome foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, vegetable juices and herbs. No side effects.


Conventional Medicine: Drugs made from chemicals, animal waste and toxic elements. Many side effects which starts the drug cycle of more and more medication to alleviate the symptoms.


Modalities:

Natural Healing: Wholesome food program, cleansing & detoxification, exercise, hydrotherapy, emotional therapy and lifestyle changes.


Conventional Medicine: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, steroids, dialysis, colostomies, insulin, etc.


Emotions:

Natural Healing: Positive attitude toward healing through following wholesome food programs, cleansing & nourishing. Control of your healing.


Conventional Medicine: Negative attitude, coping, fear, anxiety, depression. The complete feeling that your life is in someone else's hands.


Responsibility:

Natural Healing: Recognizing the fact that past habits created the level of health and taking responsibility of making the changes necessary to heal yourself. Being in control.


Conventional Medicine: Feeling that you are an unlucky victim that caught a disease. Feel helpless and want others to "fix" you. Total lack of control.


I was chatting with my cousin recently, she was complaining how conventional medicine has made her very sick. Here is her conclusion: “I finally realized that it's up to each of us to care for ourselves, and not depend on the medical profession, who just want to pump us full of damaging chemicals.”

A nephew wrote recently concerning a prescription mistake, “Poison control says it's four times the regular dose she should have. Doctor's office says it was probably just an innocent mistake. Problemis, it's the second time with the same mistake. What should we do?” How many times have you heard about this type of problem? Luckily it was an antibiotic, but often we have heard of disastrous results of over medication.

What I like about using natural medicine is that I am in control of what is going into my body, the methods I use are safe and effective and cause healing. I like having an herb pharmacy in my home and having the ability to take care of just about any problem at the moment that I am aware of a problem. Symptoms don’t have the opportunity to develop into worse situation because we can nip them in the bud before they have the chance to worsen. It is very empowering to be able to take care of myself and my family.

Some favorite learning materials:

Herbal Home Health Care, by Dr. John R. Christopher

Herb Lectures, by Dr. John R. Christopher

Herbal First Aid and Health Care, by Dr. Kyle Christensen

Dr. Mom’s Healthy Living, by Sandra K. Ellis


Order online or call 801-228-1901 to order.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Herbs are for Healing

Early on in my marriage I found that going to the doctor most often didn’t solve anything and was a big waste of time and money. One of the things I really like about natural healing is being able to learn about it and use it to overcome health problems. We started out the month talking about why people choose natural healing and then learned about some great formulas to put in our own herb cabinet. I really like having a well-stocked herb cabinet because you never know when something is going to happen and what you might need.


Quite a few years ago I had some dental work done and ended up with some excruciating pain in my mouth. I’m not sure what happened but the only thing that would take care of the pain was Relax-Eze, so it was apparent to me that I had some nerve damage. I found that I needed to take 3 capsules of Relax-Eze six times a day. About the time it was better it was time for my six months check up and again more dental work. Bad news is, the same thing happened again!!! So again I took the Relax-Eze, same dosage, same amount of time. When the time came for my next dental checkup I found a new dentist. I have never had this problem happen again, so obviously it was a bad dentist and to top it off most of the work he did had to be redone!


I was talking to a customer recently who told me that she had nerve damage in her face and was in terrible pain. She couldn’t find anything to help it and had even gone to a doctor and was looking into surgery to hopefully correct the problem, but there were no guarantees that it would help at all. I related my story and then she told me that her nerve damage was also due to bad dental work.

Many of the health issues that people are having are nerve related, but most people I have talked to get no relief whatsoever going the medical route. Drugs are treating the symptoms, whereas the herbs are going to the cause. Over time healing takes place and eventually the herbs aren’t needed anymore. When I tell people how many bottles of Relax-Eze it took to get better they think that is crazy. The point is it did heal. I know people that have bought one formula or another and said that it didn’t work. Come to find out they only took a dose or two, and the truth is herbs really don’t work if you don’t take them.


If you are ready to get serious and regain your health, search through Herbal Legacy and the Christopher and Western Botanicals Catalogs and find what you need to make it happen. And then when you get your formulas experiment and find out what dosage your body needs to heal. Dosage can change over time, so to begin with more may be needed and then as healing begins to happen, adjust the dosage until it isn’t needed anymore. I love these herbs because they really work. It is worth the time to learn and worth the money to have them.


We hope you will enjoy getting to know the great herbal formulas that we have available at Herbs First. We will be happy to assist you in placing your order. The phone lines are open, give us a call - 801-228-1901.


You can purchase these and other great healing products at Herbs First.


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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

More on Natural Healing, start with these formulas


Last week we talked about the fact that more people are using natural medicine than ever before due to the high cost of medical care, job loss, etc. Over the years as I learn more about herbs and become more and more comfortable with treating problems myself, I come to realize the huge sense of satisfaction that it has given me. This doesn’t happen overnight, but little by little as we learn about and use the formulas to treat ailments and the success that we have in using them. When we remodeled our kitchen a few years back I had a cabinet made especially for the herbs and have enjoyed having what we need on hand at any given time. People will gasp when I open the cabinet, because there is so much in there. I call it my Pharmacy and it is available 24/7. I love seeing my kids open the cabinet and picking out what they need. Makes me feel good to know that they have grown up learning how to use these great formulas. For people that have very little experience using herbs start small and build from there.


Families with infants and children in the home start with these great formulas:

Kid-e-Col, colic & teething

Kid-e-Mune, immune stimulant formula - use at the first sign of a cold

Kid-e-Reg, for constipation

Kid-e-Well, designed to balance a fever during illness

Herbal Cough Syrup - very strong herbal formula for everyone

Herbal Ear Drops - ear infection, for infants, kids & adults

This is a great start for adults:

Complete Tissue & Bone Formula - sore muscles, sprains, sore joints, broken bones, etc.

Gas-Eze - Gas, indigestion

Herbal Cough Syrup - very strong herbal formula for everyone

Herbal Ear Drops - ear infection, for infants, kids & adults

Immucalm - allergic reactions, arthritis flare ups

Immune System Formula - take at first sign of cold

Infection Formula - if you didn’t catch the cold fast enough add this one

Lower Bowel Formula - constipation, works as a corrective

Must have ointments:

Complete Tissue Ointment - use on cuts, scrapes, burns, sore muscles, etc.

Glandular System Massage Oil with X-Plague - add up to 30 drops of X-Plague per ounce of Glandular Massage Oil, rub on neck and feet at any sign of sickness, sore throat, etc.

Stings & Bites Ointment - great for bug bites

That’s a pretty good start list, if you don’t have young children then omit the children’s formulas. I like to keep the Herbal Ear Drops on hand since ear infections can be quite painful and best to have something you don’t need than need it and not have it. Learn to use these formulas and then branch out from there. As you can see, my cupboard is full and I stock a lot more than just the above items.

We have the Dr. Mom’s Healthy Living book back in stock. This book is by Sandra Ellis a midwife and master herbalist with a very large family. She has experienced many health problems within the family and talks about all of them in full in the book. This is a great read, plus a great book to learn from. Sandra teaches at the School of Natural Healing.

We hope you will enjoy getting to know the great herbal formulas that we have available at Herbs First. We will be happy to assist you in placing your order. The phone lines are open, give us a call - 801-228-1901.

You can purchase Dr. Christopher's Formulas and other great healing products at Herbs First.



Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Why Natural Healing?

I was talking to a friend recently that owns a health food store in a small town. He was remarking about how many people are coming in to learn more about using herbs and essential oils. Due to the economy people are reaching out for better ways to take care of themselves. I am always happy when people tell me the success they have in taking care of their family with the herbal formulas we have at Herbs First.

Why Natural Healing?
"Studies show that over half the population of the United States will use some form of alternative medicine this year. Tens of thousands of people rely on herbs instead of drugs when they feel ill. What is the cause of this trend? What has changed in the last 40 to 50 years that has so many people turning from their doctors and drugs to herbology and other forms of alternative medicine?
MEDICAL MISTAKES: In a study in the New England Journal of Medicine it is estimated that one million patients nationwide are injured yearly by errors during hospital treatment and 120,000 people die as a result (NEJM, Leape et. al 1991 Vol 325 (3):210).
DANGEROUS DRUGS: A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that an estimated 100,000 people die every year due to correctly prescribed medications. Every drug has side effects, some of them are very lethal (JAMA Leape et. al July 5, 2000 Vol 284:95).
HERBS ARE SAFE: For thousands of years, herbs have been used to treat and prevent disease. In that time, very few adverse reactions have been reported. When adverse reactions do occur, they are usually the result of a mixture of herbs and pharmaceutical drugs.
LOOK TO THE CAUSE: In order to effectively deal with health problems, herbalists look to the cause of disease instead of just the symptoms.
HERBS WORK: Natural healers throughout history have witnessed the healing power of herbs. The School of Natural Healing has received thousands of letters and calls from people delighted with the results of herbal remedies. We invite you to visit the School of Natural Healing to further your education.
(taken from What is a Master Herbalist? and Why Natural Healing? from Herbal Legacy, click to read entire article)"

We hope you will enjoy getting to know the great herbal formulas that we have available at Herbs First. We will be happy to assist you in placing your order. The order lines are open between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Mountain Time, 801-228-1901.


You can purchase Dr. Christopher's Formulas and other great healing products at Herbs First.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Natural Healing vs. Conventional Medicine

In 1893 as a young girl my Great-grandmother worked in a factory. Her foot was injured when a wheelbarrow full of bricks fell on it when she was nine years old. Her foot was amputated because they didn’t know how to fix broken bones back then. In today’s world that would never happen because the doctors have the skills to put people back together. With many injuries it is best to get conventional medical help, but there are many illnesses that are better suited to Natural Healing. The key is understanding how Natural Healing works vs. Conventional Medicine and then following through with the healing program. Please seek advice from a natural health care provider to guide you in a program best suited to your needs.


Main Focus:

Natural Healing: To create a healthy person

Conventional Medicine: Destroy, kill or cure a disease


Symptoms:

Natural Healing: Let our body guide us in the healing process by listening to the symptoms.

Conventional Medicine: Different methods are used to suppress or remove the symptoms. The symptom is thought of as a disease and is treated as such, never getting to the cause of why those symptoms are present.


Method of Treatment:

Natural Healing: Create a proper living environment so that the body can heal itself. This is accomplished through changes in diet, cleansing and nourishing with herbs, positive thinking and lifestyle changes.

Conventional Medicine: Attack, kill and remove disease using drugs, radiation or surgery. Alter or remove malfunctioning parts or organs such as mastectomy, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, radiation, etc.


Products:

Natural Healing: Wholesome foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, vegetable juices and herbs. No side effects.

Conventional Medicine: Drugs made from chemicals, animal waste and toxic elements. Many side effects which starts the drug cycle of more and more medication to alleviate the symptoms.


Modalities:

Natural Healing: Wholesome food program, cleansing & detoxification, exercise, hydrotherapy, emotional therapy and lifestyle changes.

Conventional Medicine: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, steroids, dialysis, colostomies, insulin, etc.


Emotions:

Natural Healing: Positive attitude toward healing through following wholesome food programs, cleansing & nourishing. Control of your healing.

Conventional Medicine: Negative attitude, coping, fear, anxiety, depression. The complete feeling that your life is in someone else's hands.


Responsibility:

Natural Healing: Recognizing the fact that past habits created the level of health and taking responsibility of making the changes necessary to heal yourself. Being in control.

Conventional Medicine: Feeling that you are an unlucky victim that caught a disease. Feel helpless and want others to "fix" you. Total lack of control.


A close family member of mine is in kidney failure and just started on Dialysis. A year ago I was making suggestions on how he could help himself through diet and a good herbal program, often providing the herbs for him. I would talk to him every few weeks and ask if he was taking the herbs and eating right and the answer was “I forgot to” or “its too hard”. Well, the cold hard facts are now he has no choice. I’m sure if he wanted to he could still repair the problem, but plain and simple, some people just don’t want to change. People have the right to choose what they want to do, so we have to stand back and let them make their choices and watch the result of those choices and learn from them.

It is my hope that this blog will help people realize their life is in their hands, and that our bodies can heal if we give it what it needs. The Dr. Christopher and Western Botanicals products that are available at Herbs First are the best I have ever used. Pure and simple, they really work. I hope that these products and this blog will help you on your road to continued good health.