Sinus Infection

This is a good month to stock up at herbsfirst.com because your favorite Christopher’s formulas are 35% off this month only! It is better to have things on hand and not need them, than to need them and not have them on hand!

I had a new experience this past week that I have never had before. I thought I was just having severe hayfever and all week, I had had a pretty bad headache that just wouldn’t go away, in spite of eating healthy, drinking lots of water, cleansing herbs, etc. By the end of the week my nose was very sore and somewhat swollen, so my thoughts were that I must have a sinus infection. I asked Hollie if that’s how it felt, since she has had them and she confirmed it. I had been taking lots of the Sinus Allergy Formula along with Immucalm for the symptoms, so I then added the Infection Formula in with that mix. Monday morning when I got up I was finally feeling much better. I’ll continue with the herbs for a few more days to get it totally cleared out of my head. I’m happy that I always have my favorite herbs on hand when I need them! Infection Formula is one that I use quite often when I have a cold coming on. It is another one of my must have Christopher formulas.

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HCG Homeopathic Diet Drops

When I was twenty I had a hyperactive thyroid. Since this was before I knew much about natural healing I went to doctor’s route with radioactive iodine to kill off part of the thyroid. Bad idea, and not one that I have been able to reverse through natural healing. Lesson learned, but due to a slow thyroid I have battled weight problems since that time and I’m not happy about it! I had about given up on weight loss, because everything I would try didn’t work for long. I have a slow metabolism and I decided that I'm just going to have to live with being a bit on the heavy side. I have kept my weight somewhat under control, but I was still carrying about 40 lbs.

Jeff our wonderful warehouse guy likes to bring in new products and try to get me to put them on Herbs First website. I would turn him down about 98% of the time. I feel we have the best of what is available, why confuse people with more products? In May he asked me if I knew anything about hCG and would I be interested in carrying it. I did know some things about it, mainly that it was shots given at a doctor’s office, which would never interest me, and that people are losing a lot of weight really fast.

HCG is an abbreviation for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and is the pregnancy hormone that almost completely controls metabolic functions. This hormone allows the body to mobilize fat and use it as energy for both mother and fetus. HCG “tricks” your mind into changing its metabolism which helps burn the fat. HCG can be used by men and women.

My cousin who had her thyroid surgically removed has been successful with losing quite a bit of weight on hCG. I called her to get more info, asking what she knew about the drops, and she informed me that she had switched from the shots to the drops and was still losing weight. I felt that with our similarities that maybe hCG drops would work for me, since it involves a change in the metabolism.

I started the HCG diet seventeen days ago and have lost 13 pounds so far. The first thing I have to say is this is a hard diet. You eat only 500 calories a day, which is a pretty small amount of food. I realized when I started this diet that I was "popping" food more than I thought, usually healthy food, but all those nuts I like to eat are high in calories. Even though it is hard I haven't cheated once and I am proud of that fact. You need to stick to the food menus and not deviate from them or you won’t lose weight. Your body becomes immune to hCG so you can only use hCG for 21 days or 42 days if you use it only 6 days week. After competing the cycle with hCG you need to stay on 500 calories for three days while the hCG gets out of your system. For the next three weeks increase your calories but not eat any sugar or starches, and for the three weeks following that you can start adding in sugar and starches. By sticking to the protocol you will lower your setpoint to accept the lost weight. You can then start another cycle when the six weeks are done, but the next cycle after that you need to add 2 more weeks onto the six for every cycle that you do. Hence, the third cycle would be 8 weeks after completing the hCG phase, 4th cycle would be 10 weeks after the hCG phase and so on.

This diet has been around since the 50’s in Europe and has continued to be a successful plan for many people. I know quite a few people that have had stomach by-pass surgery and none of them are healthy today. HCG is a much better alternative for people that want to lose weight quickly. There are many recipes on a blog to help you with meal planning. Planning is the key as well as sticking to the diet.

Many websites are selling the hCG drops for $100. or more. Here at Herbs First you can get a 2 oz. bottle for only $39.95.

Photo above: Josh lost 120 lbs in 6 months!

Please email or call me with any questions you may have about the hCG info@herbsfirst.com

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Essential Oils make great flavoring for water

An essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled (most frequently by steam or water) from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or other elements of a plant. Essential oils, are not oily-feeling at all. Pure, unadulterated essential oils are translucent and range in color from clear to deep blue. Essential oils contain the true essence of the plant it was derived from and are highly concentrated. While a very few essential oils, such as lavender and tea tree, are safe to apply directly to the skin, most are so concentrated that they must be diluted with 'carrier oils such as sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil, grapeseed oil and then apply this blend to the skin for absorption. Essential oils have been used for centuries in many cultures for their medicinal and therapeutic benefits.

Essential oils are easy to use on any age person and most people love them. Learn about Garden Essence Essential Oils and about the different ways to use essential oils.

One way that I like to use the oils is to flavor water. My favorite is Grapefruit, just a drop or two and you have the most amazing tasting calorie free water. Grapefruit is detoxifying and has diuretic properties. Lemon stimulates liver and lymph activity, it is highly detoxifying and energizing. Lime helps wake up your mind. Mandarin & Orange are great for anxiety and stress, they are very calming. Why pay $1.00 or more for flavored bottled water when you can make your own from high quality essential oils?

I have people ask me from time to time to look into the oils that they like, which are always MLM based companies. While these companies always have great oils, due to the nature of how the multi level business is run, the cost of the products end up costing 4 to 5 times as much as Garden Essence Oils. Garden Essence Oils are 100% pure, single species, first distillation, guaranteed free of pesticides and herbicides, for aromatherapy use oils. Or in laymen's terms, these are the best oils money can buy. You can spend more on your oils, but you are NOT getting better oils. I had a customer just call and order Rose Oil, which is a very expensive oil. She exclaimed, well, not as expensive as YL Oils, our's was $42.53 vs $200.00 for YL oils. We want to help people and in this economy the way to help people is with high quality products at affordable prices. I can sleep well at night knowing that we are doing that at Herbs First.

Bulk herbs that are high in fiber

We have had a lot of people order the same three bulk items lately, Apple Pectin, Guar Gum and Psyllium husk. I assumed that that they were using it for some kind of weightloss and after getting so many orders I finally emailed a customer to see what they were using it for. The customer I emailed said they are body builders on a restricted diet and they use it to keep the hunger pangs down. They combine the three herbs and add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon to 8 to 16 oz. water, mix it and drink it quickly because it gels up fast. This little concoction will do more than just keep you from feeling hungry, there are a lot of health benefits to eating fiber.

Fiber maintains the bulk needed for peristalsis to work properly. Fiber is more filling and moves from the stomach and through the intestines slower than other foods. This combo can be a good in addition to a healthy diet to help with the feeling of satiety and keeping the entire digestive system working well.

Apple pectin has been found to be helpful in lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels, as well as decreasing the chances of colon cancer and other diseases.

Guar Gum is thermogenic, meaning it helps to burn fat by converting it to energy. It is also a great herb for people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other disorders of the intestinal tract.

Psyllium husk also helps with Colitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, as well as lowering blood sugar count. It has been found to pass more fat in stools.

Apple Pectin, Guar Gum and Psyllium husk combined make a good source of fiber to help with the feeling of fulness as well as being a good way to keep food moving through the intestinal tract. It is fun to learn about how people are using the herbs they buy from Herbs First.

Is Candida causing your health problems?

Candida albicans is a yeast that lives in all of us. When the digestive system is working properly, the amount of Candida in the body is kept in balance. With the overuse of antibiotics and the consuming of unhealthy amounts of sugars and the wrong carbohydrates, Candida can grow out of control.

Some of the most frequent Candida symptoms are:
• abdominal gas and bloating • headaches • migraines • excessive fatigue • cravings for alcohol • anxiety • vaginitis • rectal itching • cravings for sweets • inability to think clearly or concentrate • hyperactivity • mood swings • diarrhea • constipation • itching • acne • eczema • depression • sinus inflammation • pre-menstrual syndrome • dizziness • poor memory • persistent cough • earaches • low sex drive • muscle weakness • irritability • learning difficulties • sensitivity to fragrances and/or other chemicals • thrush • athlete's foot • sore throat • indigestion • acid reflux • chronic pain • and more.....

Candida symptoms mimic many diseases and misdiagnosis is common. Many people suffer for years going from doctor to doctor, which eventually leads people to alternative solutions.

Christopher Protocol for getting rid of Candida:

Day 1 & 2: drink one quart of Black Walnut and Pau d’ arco tea (one quart of combined herbs) or take 5 capsules five times a day of Dr. Christopher's Intestinal Sweep Formula. This will kill the yeast. If nausea occurs, take plant enzymes with the tea -Take Dr. Christopher’s Lower Bowel formula to help flush out the dead candida. It is important for the bowels to be working to flush out the candida, take the Lower Bowel Formula the entire time to have three bowel movements per day.

For the next 14 days, take five capsules five times per day of Dr. Christopher’s Soothing Digestion formula, or one tablespoon of Slippery Elm gruel five times a day. The herbs will coat, soothe and heal the lesions in the intestinal wall caused by the candida.

After 14 days repeat day 1 & 2

For the next week, take triple the stated dosages on the label amounts of multi-strain Pro-biotics to re-establish the flora. The pro-biotics need to be taken for a week to rebuild the flora. Primadophilus® Optima has 14 strains of friendly bacteria and would be a good choice.

Note: Do not feed the yeast during this procedure. Do not consume any sugar or alcohol in any form, dairy, grains or fruit. Enjoy wonderful vegetable, nuts, seeds and sprouted legume diet. Read more on this protocal on Herbal Legacy.

In three weeks you will be enjoying renewed health!

Is Bottled Water Good for You?

The average person today chooses to drink bottled water over tap water. If you ask someone the reason they drink bottled water, the typical response is, "It tastes better" or "It's cleaner". We've all heard it and more than likely we have said it ourselves.

What most of us may not know is that the FDA regulates bottled water as a packaged food product. You may be thinking, "Well, it has to be better for you then, right?" Although there are strict guidelines, a four year scientific study of 1000 brands of bottled water performed by the Natural Resources Defense Council showed that 1/3 of the bottled waters violated their own industry standards. Also, they found that the water contained bacteria and even arsenic.

Bottled water is no better than tap water. Blind taste tests have been performed to see how many people actually preferred the bottled water over the tap water. During one test, 75% of the participants picked the bottle that was filled with tap water over the store bought bottled water.

So, bottled water does not taste better, and is not cleaner. In fact, many bottled water labels state that the source of the water is a municipal water supply. This means that you just paid $1.50 or more for the same water that's coming out of your faucet. The only difference between bottled water and tap water is that bottled water leaves you with a landfill full of plastic bottles.

According to Erik Olson, drinking water expert with the Natural Resources Defense Council, on bottled water, "Pepsi was the first to see it and got involved. They used their existing marketing and their existing transportation and so on. They're making money hand over fist just by basically selling Coke or Pepsi without the syrup in it f

or as much or more than they sell the Coke or Pepsi."

Alkaline water, on the other hand, has been shown in many scientific studies to truly be cleaner and improve your health. Alkaline water is linked to weight loss, helping with diabetes, helping with cancer and many other diseases in the world today. It has also been shown to be six times more hydrating than regular tap water or bottled water. You will pay approximately $400 per year for bottled water, drinking one bottle of water per day. As we all know, we need much more than that to stay healthy. Now we are looking at approximately $1600 per year to stay properly hydrated, but we are also paying to consume bacteria and poisons. Not to mention, over 1,000 plastic bottles that need to be disposed of or recycled. The cost of a water Ionizer is about $1700 and is a one-time cost. The machine is expected to last about 30 years. That's $56 per year for the machine plus replacement filters as needed.

Not only is alkaline water better for you, its cost effective as well. I don't know about you, but staying healthy and saving money sounds good to me!

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The information we provide in our newsletters is not intended to diagnose or cure our readers. This information is provided for informational purposes. Please consult your doctor if you have a serious medical condition.

I Can See Clearly Now.....

I love listening to Dr. Christopher and I learn something new every time I do. If you have ever called The School of Natural Healing and been put on hold they have a recording of Dr. Christopher to listen to while you wait. I enjoy that so much that I almost wish they wouldn’t answer. Funny thing is, I have the Herbal Lectures CD’s so can listen to them at any time. One of the things that Dr. Christopher would say to people when he had his practice as he handed them the herbs
is “this is a do it yourself plan”. In other words, here are the herbs, go home and do it and heal yourself. If people followed through they would get better, and if they didn’t follow his plan they wouldn’t get well.
We just want to go to the doctor and have him/her make it all better, even with eye problems. If you have enough money you can go and get your eyes lasered so that you can see without glasses or contacts. People do that all the time and it works well for them. I would love to just sit in a chair for a few minutes and have my eyes lasered, but I am not a candidate for it.

I’ve known about Dr. Christopher’s program for eyes for quite a few years and have used it from time to time, but not followed through long enough to get the results that I need. Over the last few years my vision has gotten worse and I’ve bought reading glasses for about every room in the house. Reading has gotten so hard and just seeing in general has been very blurry. I had a little talk with myself and decided that I need to faithfully use the Herbal Eyebright eyewash for at least six months. I have three different problems with my eyes that I know about but likely more. I have had dry eyes for years and with that I have gotten ulcers on the cornea, which causes scarring. The eye drops that I used to calm the ulcers down caused cataracts. I’m not sure what has caused the blurring, maybe the problems all combined.

I mixed up a little batch of the eyewash and after using it was amazed at the difference, it immediately cleared my vision. I find that I need to follow through about six times a day, because the blurriness starts to come back after a few hours. Please note that you do not use the extract straight from the bottle, it is used with water to make an eyewash.

To use the extract:
Boil distilled water and then fill glass eye cup with the hot boiled distilled water. Start with adding one drop of Eyebright formula and work up to between three to five drops of extract. Let cool. There will be a burning sensation when using the eyewash at first. This is due to the stimulating effect of the cayenne pepper and will do nothing but good to the eyes. Tip head back and apply the eye cup to eye. Exercise eye while doing this as though you were swimming under water. Do this three to six times a day and take two capsules or a cup of the tea, morning and evening. Use separate solutions for each eye.

Because I have dry eyes I can’t handle the cayenne very well, so what I do is I get a bottle of Dr. Christopher’s Herbal Eyebright and a bottle of Western Botanicals Herbal Eyewash Formula without Cayenne. I use one drop of Dr. Christopher's Herbal Eyebright formula with 3 - 4 drops of Western Botanicals Herbal Eyewash. I’m finding that about 95% of the time now I don’t need to put on the reading glasses, and that was after one day using the Herbal Eyebright Eyewash. I will update how I am doing from time to time and at the end of six months get my eyes checked to see how they really are doing. The committment will be worth it, because the difference so far is amazing.

The eye ailments page on Herbal Legacy as well as the page on the Herbal Eyebright have some great case histories of people’s experience following Dr. Christopher’s program. It isn’t an immediate fix as none of the programs are. It takes time and it takes patience but most of all it takes opening the bottle and using it.

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

BFC Shampoo and BFC Conditioner

Two great natural products are Christopher’s BFC Shampoo and BFC Conditioner. Both are pure botanical formulas that smell so good and are nourishing to the hair. The shampoo does not lather up like the shampoos that contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate which may be one of the most dangerous ingredients found in personal care products today. BF&C Shampoo and conditioner are gentle and safe for everyday use. I use about a quarter sized portion in my hand, rub it between my hands and then into my hair. It is weird to nothave it lathering up, but I just work it through my hair and rinse. I like to put the conditioner on and leave it for the rest of my shower, rinsing it out right at the end. My hair looks great and feels great.

My hair is starting to get a few “sparklies” and my daughter keeps bugging me to dye it. I just can’t bring myself to do that because I worry about the chemicals. I don’t like the idea of going gray, so I continue to use the Rosemary essential oil in with the conditioner in hopes that it will help my hair to keep its natural color. I squeeze out some conditioner into my hand and then put 2 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil into it, rub my hands together and then put it on my hair.

People are very happy to have the Essential Skin Care available again. We also heard from many people that had no idea we had this wonderful skin cream available. It is always nice to
find a great product that you feel good about using and know that it isn’t going to cause any harm. Essential Skin Care became a best seller from the first week that we added because it is an all-natural, nourishing and fast-absorbing lotion that soothes dryness, and moisturizes deep into the skin's surface. All natural, herbs, oils, Aloe and glycerine. We know you will love it! Available in 4 oz & 8 oz.



It is important to use natural products on our skin and hair because the skin easily absorbs anything we put on it. I don’t enjoy swimming anymore because I can smell the chlorine for days afterwards and it dries out my skin. How much damage do all of these chemicals create that we don’t even think about? Over time as people
continue to ingest, inhale and slather on things that are toxic at some point the body will have had enough and let you know. Cleansing is a great way to get rid of the toxins in the body. The cleanse kits are back in stock and are an incredible value $109.90 for:
4 - Lower Bowel Formula
4 - Liver & Gall Bladder Formula
2 - Kidney Formula
2 - Blood Stream Formula

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

Essential Skin Care and Comfrey Ointment

Essential Skin Care is back in stock and I’m sure there are a lot of people that will be very happy to hear that news. Essential Skin Care quickly became a favorite for many people including me. This skin cream is amazing to say the least, it is an all-natural,
nourishing blend of organic herbs and natural oils. People with skin problems have found Essential Skin Care to be very healing. I love to use it on my face and neck, it is so light and absorbs right in without feeling oily. Two sizes to choose from 4 oz, and 8 oz, available in Citrus Cream and Lavender Bliss scents.

Most of the skin care products available have ingredients that are harmful to the skin. Here’s a great link to learn more about toxic ingredients that are often used. Essential Skin Care ingredients are all natural nourishing herbs and oils.

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral disease that is very prevalent among preschoolers. This little virus is easily passed from child to child and even to adults. Several people have mentioned that their babies got it after using a public restroom changing tables. Molluscum is a viral skin infection that causes raised, pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin that look much like a wart. They spread quickly going from one bump to many in a short period of time. The medical community has had a difficult time treating Molluscum contagiosum, but a few years back when our sales of Comfrey Ointment started skyrocketing I emailed the customers to find out what they were using it for. Come to find out it was for the Molluscum virus, and I was able to determine that Comfrey Ointment has a 75% success rate. Comfrey Ointment is all natural, just Comfrey in a base of Olive Oil and Beeswax.

I am forever using Complete Tissue and Bone Formula

My husband and I helped my father to clean and organize his house last September to get it ready to sell. I had taken old tennis shoes to wear since we were cleaning, painting, moving things, etc. We worked hard for 9 days on our feet for about 14 hours every day. By the last day my feet were killing me and I was grateful to be going home. I started taking Complete Tissue and Bone Formula as well as using the ointment
on my feet morning and night.

My feet were starting to feel better when we went back the end of October to help with the move. Again we were on our feet for long hours and 8 more days of work where I wore the same old shoes to work in. By the time we left my feet and ankles were so miserable I could hardly stand. For weeks by the early evening all I could do was put my feet up and watch TV. I continued to take Complete Tissue and Bone formula as well as using it on my feet morning and night. By the end of November my feet had made no progress toward healing so I had to get help, but from who? It finally dawned on me that a chiropractor I know does sports medicine and had worked on my feet about five years earlier. I quickly made an appointment and he noticed quite a few problems that had
occurred due to the fact that my arches had fallen. Bunions, hammer toes, etc. were starting to form. He worked on my feet once a week for four weeks and I got an orthotic arch support to aid in keeping my arch in the correct position.

It has been six months since the first trip and my feet are feeling great except I can’t handle walking in bare feet for very long. Most of the damage is repaired and I can’t imagine where I would be today had I not gone to the chiropractor. With injuries, the problem needs to be corrected so that the healing can properly take place. Complete Tissue and Bone Formula is an amazing herbal formula to aid in healing as well as help with pain. This is one of the must have formulas that we use with our family, great for overworked muscles, sprains, broken bones, bruises and more. I healed a badly sprained ankle in six hours by getting elevating my foot, icing it and going through half a bottle of Complete Tissue and Bone Formula, four capsules every half hour. I will always have this formula in my herb cabinet.

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