Eating whole foods plant based made me wonder how I was going to make my taco salad. I like to have something hot on my lunch salad on cold days. I really like how this turned out and it hits the spot for me. We use this filling in burritos as well. This recipe is one I came up with.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Put something hot on your salad!
Friday, October 30, 2020
We All Choose Our Hard
I have really come to embrace the term, Choose Your Hard. We all make a lot of choices every day and many of those choices greatly impact our lives. We are choosing our hard. What is your hard? Are you Overweight? Do you have Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Prostate Issues, Kidney Problems or some other serious health issue? That’s Hard!
When it comes to health issues many people like to say it is genetic, I can’t help that I have this health issue. Or can you? Really think about it, do you have any control over your health issues? I have a friend that says her doctor is managing her health issues. She is overweight, has diabetes and a whole list of other problems. I have been trying to get her to understand it can be reversed through diet, but it is easier to let the doctors “manage” the diseases for her because then she doesn’t have to do anything! It makes me very sad because as I see it she is choosing a hard life with health issues.
Dr. Christopher taught people that to be healthy you need to eat what he called the Mucusless Diet. Today this is called eating Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB) diet. There are so many people eating this way now, with lots of online support making it easier to find recipes and make the change. People are getting healthy! My husband and I are getting healthier than we have ever been! This diet change has been hard, but it is the hard we choose! We would rather make the hard change to eat different than most people, than to keep going down the hard path of disease!
Dr. Christopher created many amazing herbal formulas to help heal the problems people may have, and he also stated that for complete healing people need to follow this eating program. I’m grateful for his formulas, and know that once my body heals I won’t have to stay on the herbal formulas forever! Drugs are forever and create a cycle of more and more drugs to maintain some sort of life. Not the kind of life I would want to live!
Here’s a link to all of Dr. Christopher’s formulas, below are the formulas for the most common health issues that people are dealing with today!
Dr. Christopher’s
Blood Circulation Formula
This group of herbs feeds cayenne and ginger
into the circulatory system where
the cayenne works from the bloodstream to
the heart and arteries and out into
the veins. The other herbs in the formula
assist these two herbs and work
together to equalize the blood
pressure
(whether high or low) bringing it into a
suitable systolic/diastolic balance.
Blood flow is life itself. Blood Circulation
Formula capsules or extract
or bulk as BPE
Dr. Christopher’s Hawthorn Berry Heart Syrup The heart is the most vital muscle in the whole body. It is our life pump, and when it is not properly fed with wholesome foods it suffers malfunction. Heart failure is one of America’s greatest killers. The Hawthorn Berry Heart Syrup is considered by many to be the best heart tonic or food, used historically to help restore optimum health of the heart. Available in 4 oz and 16 oz. syrup.
Dr. Christopher’s
Male Urinary Tract formula
For the aid of the malfunctioning
prostate
gland. This formula has been designed
to dissolve the stones that
are in the kidneys, as well as clean out
other sedimentation and infection in
the prostate. This formula works
exceptionally well by itself. However, when
combined with Prostate Plus Formula, another
male urinary tract formula, they
work very synergistically together.
Dr. Christopher’s Prostate Plus formula For the aid of the malfunctioning, weakened prostate gland. This formula has been designed to help strengthen and tone the prostate while cleansing it with nourishing antioxidants. This formula works exceptionally well just by itself. However, when combined with the Male Urinary Tract Formula, another prostate formula, they work very synergistically together.
Dr. Christopher’s Memory Plus A great combination of old-fashioned herbs used to cleanse, build and increase circulation to the brain. Used historically to help promote improved peripheral and cerebral circulation. All the anti-aging effects of better circulation go along with this ability: increased energy, antioxidant effects, better concentration, etc.
Dr.
Christopher’s Pancreas formula
Helps the pancreas and has assisted many
that have had hypoglycemia or diabetes. Many
have had a glucose tolerance test
with a clean bill of health after using the
Pancreas formula. Many reports have
come in about heavy insulin users who
continue using the insulin have gradually
tapered down on the insulin; and many within
a year, have found complete relief
using two to three or more capsules, three
times per day, six days a week.
Wishing you the
best as you strive to care of your
family!
Kathryn
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Herbs for Blood Sugar Issues
I’ve known that I should be eating WFPB/Whole Foods Plant Based for many years. I’ve always been fairly close, but had foods that I had a hard time giving up. Cheese & yogurt were biggies for me. My husband and I quit eating all dairy products the first of the year. We still hung onto meat because like most people, it is hard to make a change. In March my husband and I had our blood work done and we had a wake-up call. Fortunately for us things weren’t real bad, because we eat a lot of the right foods. But right then and there I knew we had to make the big change.
It’s quite a chore coming up with new recipes, but fortunately there are so many people now eating WFPB. I’m happy that my husband has been on board, because he wants to be healthy too. We know way too many people that are very unhealthy and some have even died this year. It makes me sad because so many people aren’t willing to change their diet. I’m hoping that people will notice the change in us and ask for help!
In July just about everything in my blood work was in the normal range except my blood sugar is still too high! My fasting blood sugar was 104 and my A1c was 5.8. I made a lot of progress since March and I’m close to normal and looking forward to seeing how things are the first of the year. In the mean-time along with diet change I am taking the Pancreas Formula.
Dr. Christopher’s Pancreas
Formula. It is a synergistic blend of herbs
for the pancreas. Our pancreas is an amazing gland in the abdomen that produces insulin &
helps our body break down foods. When our pancreas is healthy it is
self-regulating, working day & night for our entire life. A healthy
pancreas is able to produce the right chemicals at the right times in the right
quantities in order to properly digest the food we eat. Today's average diet
lacks many essential nutrients that are needed to support normal immunity,
blood sugar levels, digestion & glandular function. Not eating a sensible,
healthy diet can damage our pancreas & lead to many health problems. Dr.
Christopher's Pancreas formula aids the liver with controlling blood sugar,
enhances digestion & encourages glandular health. Available in capsules and
extract.
I am also using Garden Essence
Oils Healthy Spice Blend: The oils in this blend help with
restoring health and well-being. Can lower blood sugar, triglycerides, LDL, and
total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes.
Here are links to some websites that you can get lots of information about eating WFPB as well as gather recipes. I’ve made my own book of recipes from what we like to eat from these websites. More will come up if you do a search. There are many facebook groups you can join as well.
We sell these and other great healing herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know!
Wishing you the best as you strive to care of your
family!
Kathryn
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Why you should use cleansing herbs
It is interesting to see
during this pandemic what people are buying
at Herbs First. We are selling a
lot of cleansing kits & cleansing herbs.
The body has the ability to heal
itself. Supporting our eliminating organs
and pathways is at the heart of Dr.
Christopher’s teachings. In his book, Herbal
Home Health Care, Dr. Christopher
says, “Well of ninety percent of all disease
comes from an unclean body whose
sewer is backed up. A backed up sewer means
toxins have accumulated in our
body.”
I recently read a memoir of
my nephew who died of cancer 20 years ago at
age 19. It was very common for him
to hold in his bowel movement for days and
days. When he was getting colon
hydrotherapy sessions, the therapist talked to him
about the fact that holding in the feces
is poisoning the body and she wondered if
this is why he got cancer. You need
to evacuate the bowels when you have the
urge, or it will shut down. It is a
common problem for a lot of people today.
Bowels: The bowels absorb nutrients and water we ingest and eliminate the waste that accumulates in our body. Dr. Christopher created the Lower Bowel formula that contains herbs that are laxative, gas relieving, nourishing to correct the movement, and healing. Dr Christopher's Lower Bowel Formula is available in capsules, extract and bulk powder as Fen LB
“When dealing with longstanding health problems, an extended herbal cleanse is an excellent pathway to follow.” This cleanse focuses on herbs that feed and support our eliminating pathway; the bowels, liver and gallbladder, kidneys, and bloodstream. Dr. Christopher's Herbal Cleansing Kits are available in capsules and extracts.
Liver: Our liver makes bile to digest fats, stores glucose, modifies fats, stores vitamins and iron, forms blood plasma proteins, breaks down old red blood cells, recycles or eliminates them, and detoxifies substances. Dr. Christopher formulated the Liver-Gallbladder formula to support the liver. It is available in capsules, extract and bulk cut and powder as Barberry LG
Kidneys: The kidneys aid in excretion of metabolic waste, excess salts, and toxins. They balance the water in the body, balance the pH of our bodily fluids, regulate blood pressure, and regulate red blood cell production. Dr. Christopher’s Kidney formula supports the kidneys and is available in capsules, extract and bulk powder as Junipars.
Bloodstream: Dr. Christopher said, “Our blood stream is life itself and it is our job to keep it clean and pure so that we can have a good circulatory system for delivering food to the body properly and to carry off the waste materials.” Dr. Christopher’s Blood Stream formula is a wonderful formula to help keep the blood stream clean and functioning properly. Available in capsules, extract, syrup and bulk powder and cut as Red Clover Combination.
Dr. Christopher’s
Original
Formulas are always 25% off
free shipping with a
$75.00 order.
We sell these and other great healing herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know!
Wishing you the best as you strive to care of your family
Herbs that treat Respiratory Problems
It is hard to believe that we are four months into this Coronavirus Pandemic and things aren’t looking good out there for a lot of people. This virus is a Respiratory Virus and can be taken care of with herbs. We have lots of formulas that focus on treating the Respiratory system. The below items are in stock and ready to ship! What do you need to keep your family healthy?
Dr.
Christopher's Super Garlic Immune
Formula
- I have had amazing results with this
formula over the years and can highly
recommend it for lung related problems. I
have taken it as often as every 15
minutes when I was bad off, this formula has
saved my life on several occasions.
I have a friend’s son who has asthma and
several times he was playing at my house
and had an asthma attack. The Super Garlic
Immune formula would stop it very
quickly and he was able to keep playing with
no problems. I have heard many amazing
stories of people using this formula. Tastes
nasty and will save your life!
For those that can’t handle
the strong taste of the above formula, Dr
Christopher's Respiratory Syrup
is a great option and
is more mild tasting. Excellent for fighting
toxins and cutting the mucus.
Formerly known as Asthma Formula can be
taken as often as needed.
Dr. Christpher's Lung & Bronchial formula capsules or extract, and Resp-Free in bulk powder is extremely valuable in strengthening and healing the entire respiratory tract. It promotes the discharge of mucus secretions from the bronchopulmonary passages. It is a very vital formula and a good one to keep on hand and use on a daily basis for people with already compromised lung and bronchioles.
I have used Dr.
Christopher's Chest Formula more
frequently lately because lung problems have
been a part of my life the last 30
years. I was finding myself coughing up
phlegm on my morning bike rides, but
when I take a dose at night and one in the
morning I don’t have that problem.
The recent fires kicked things up for me and
Chest Formula cleared it up. This
formula has been around for at least eighty
years and is useful for everyone,
children and adults alike; it is especially
valuable for breaking up colds,
flu, etc. It is available in bulk powder as
Herbal
Composition.
Please keep stocked up on
these formulas. They are in stock now, but
we can run out at any time, as they
are the top formulas to fight Covid-19
virus.
Bulk Elderberry, Elderberry extract and bulk Yarrow are back in stock as well.
We sell these and other great healing herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know!
Wishing you the best as you strive to care of your family!
Kathryn
Adrenal Fatigue & Stress Problems
This has been a very stressful year for our world, there has been so much going on that people are just not handling life very well at all. Adrenal problems/stress can affect your immune system, and we all need our immune systems to be working with the Covid 19 Virus still circulating.
I re-read Dr. Christopher’s
information about Adrenal problems, and
I also read what others wrote about Adrenal
fatigue. I had a real DUH
moment reading all of this
information and realizing that Adrenal
fatigue/burnout is the root cause of my
issues.
I starting taking Dr.
Christopher's Adrenal Formula and
am amazed at the difference I feel. Things
that would normally cause me lots of stress
in the past were handled way better
than ever before. It kicked in quickly and I
like how I feel and am able to handle stress
without feeling all distressed.
Getting to the
cause has been eye opening to me, it isn’t
always easy being your own health advisor
and
recognizing what is going on inside your own
body. I do enjoy learning about natural
health and eating whole foods, and it is
worth it to be on this journey!
Symptoms
of adrenal problems include: high blood
pressure, high blood sugar, tiredness,
sleep issues, salt and/or sugar cravings, fatigue,
slowed healing, muscle weakness,
acne, moodiness,
irritability, or depression and more. Is
anyone recognizing themselves here??
Diet – eliminate processed foods, dairy, eggs, canola oil, corn, soy and pork. It is best to eat a whole foods plant based diet (WFPB). Do a search online for WFPB recipes. You won’t be disappointed, there is a lot of support for eating WFPB.
Here is what Dr. Christopher says about the adrenals: The adrenal glands, seated on top of each kidney, are part of the endocrine system, that is: the internally secreting or ductless glands which release their secretions directly into the blood stream. The adrenals, often referred to as the suprarenal, are the Creator's most intricate chemical factories. "It would take acres of chemical plants" to synthetically manufacture "the 50 odd hormones or hormone-like substances" produced by the adrenal glands. (Ratcliff, 1975, p. 69) Not only do these hormones control all the oxidation processes of the human body through the anterior pituitary body, but they regulate growth, mental balance, sexual development and maintenance, and a host of other phenomena... The adrenals, the pituitary, and the thyroid are functionally united comprising the adrenal system. THE ADRENALS ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO LIFE. Read the full article about the adrenals on Herbal Legacy.
When Dr. Christopher talks about our bodies being chemical factories it really makes me realize how important his work was. When we bring our body into balance with the use of cleansing and nourishing herbal formulas and the right diet, there is no need for man-made drugs that are riddled with side effects.
We aren’t able to put all this great information on our Herbs First website, so be sure to bookmark Herbal Legacy which is run by the School of Natural Healing. So much free information is shared there about how to heal from health issues.
We sell these and other great herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know! Wishing you the
best as you strive to care of your
family!
Kathryn
Monday, May 11, 2020
Natural Hay Fever Remedies
Dr. Christopher’s
Sinus Plus is a natural
herbal help for clearing up
allergies, sinus and hay fever. It works as a
decongestant and natural
antihistamine to dry up the nasal passages. No
drowsiness when using this
formula because it is all natural. It contains
Brigham Tea Herb, Marshmallow
Root, Goldenseal Root, Horseradish Root, Burdock
Root, Parsley Root, Lobelia
Herb and Cayenne Pepper. Available in capsules
and extract.
Dr.
Christopher’s Immucalm was designed to calm yet
strengthen the body's immune response.
Often we believe that we are allergic to
certain foods, plants or animals, but
in reality our immune system may be just
overreacting. This simple combination
of Marshmallow root and Astragalus has made
life easier for those who suffer
from allergies, hay fever, asthma, rheumatoid
arthritis or any hyperactive
immune response. Immuncalm is available in capsules
(caps are out of stock,
hopefully in soon) and bulk,
as well as extract
for children called Kid-e-Soothe.
Western Botanicals
Seasonal Sinus Formula works to
relieve sinus congestion and
draining associated with allergies as well as
the itchiness. It contains Horseradish
root, Mormon tea, Immature Bitter Orange,
Goldenseal root, Lobelia herb &
seed, Nettle leaf, Peppermint leaf, Echinacea
angustifolia root, Echinacea
purpurea root, Eyebright herb, Yarrow flower,
Kola nut, Habanero Cayenne
pepper, Peppermint essential oil. Available in
capsules,
extract
and syrup.
Western
Botanicals ImmuSoothe treats allergy
and
immune disorders. The herbs present in this
formula have powerful calming
effect on the immune system. An allergic
response is cause by the immune system
over-reacting. ImmuSoothe contains Astragalus
root, Marshmallow root, Nettle
leaf, Immature Bitter Orange and Brigham tea.
It is available in capsules
and
syrup.
We have Anti-Plague kits in stock and they are ready to ship. Here is the link on how to make Anti-Plague. This project takes a about 5 days to get things made and put together, but will be worth it! Anti-Plague stores well, I keep it in the back of my refrigerator and the batch I have is from 2011 and its still good! We will keep a few kits on hand so that we can get them shipped out quickly.
We sell these and other great healing herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know! I love to help people, please call me if you have any questions!
Wishing you the best as you strive to care of your family!
Kathryn
Thursday, April 16, 2020
How are you doing emotionally?
I have been pretty open over
the years that I struggle at times with
anxiety and had a few bad weeks/months with
depression. I
have
also dealt with SAD/seasonal affective
disorder for most of
my life. I have done fairly well with the SAD
the last two years, until about the
end of February when I’m just so done with the
cold weather and shortened days.
This year was no different, and now with the
Covid 19 restrictions it just added
to the stress for me.
I realized that with the
stress related high blood pressure, I needed
a little help with that! I added
Dr.
Christopher’s Blood Circ formula
that helps to equalize blood pressure. It
took about two weeks for things to get to a
better place, and when I gave blood
last week my blood pressure was back to
normal 120/80. Blood Circ is available
in capsules,
extract,
and bulk as BPE.
Mindtrac
has helped
me with the anxiety and depression. Mindtrac
supports brain function, delivers nutrients
to the brain, aids in calming the nervous
system and supports the body’s
natural response to stress. Both Mindtrac
and Relax-Eze together make an
amazing difference in my life. Try one or
the other, and then try both together
to see what works for you. Mindtrac is
available in capsules,
bulk
and liquid
for children as Kid-e-trac.I realize that due to my genetics these issues with anxiety and depression are a part of me. I have great natural formulas to help me and they aren't addictive and don't have side effects. From here on out I will stay on them, especially when I feel good!
We sell these and other great healing herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know!
Kathryn
Monday, February 10, 2020
Herbal remedies for Flu & Coronavirus
Western
Botanicals has some great formulas including
an anti-plague formula called
Immu-Defense
- available in syrup and capsules.
This is the virus killing formula that will
help with the flu and
Coronavirus that is going around. Capsules are
great for people that can’t
handle the taste of the syrup, take it as a preventative, and in higher doses when sick.
Using 4 oz. as a part will make about a gallon. If you are buying one Anti-Plague kit it uses 4 oz. as a part. Plan on the below, buy the bigger bags if you are going to make a bigger batch:
8 parts apple cider vinegar - 32 oz.
5 parts glycerine - 20 oz.
5 parts honey - 20 oz.
2 parts garlic juice, fresh - 8 oz
2 parts comfrey root concentrate, use fresh root for best results* - 8 oz.
1 part wormwood concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part lobelia leaf concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part marshmallow root concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part white oak bark concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part black walnut hull concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part mullein leaf concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part scullcap leaf concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part uva ursi, hydrangea or gravel root concentrate - 4 oz.
*if using fresh comfrey use a bit more to come up with the same concentration as the dried. So in the above I would use about 12 oz or so to make up for the water content in the fresh comfrey.
I start on Monday making the garlic/apple cider vinegar and finish up on Saturday with combining everything.
If you don’t have a juicer use this alternative method: for the example of parts above amount use 2 1/2 lbs. of garlic - peel, blend in blender with vinegar (do not liquify). Let set for 4 - 5 days, shaking several times per day.
To make the concentrates:
Each concentrate should be made individually. Use only stainless steel or glass pots. Start by soaking the herb in enough distilled water to cover it for four hours and over- night if it is a root. After soaking add more distilled water so that the total added equals 16 oz. water per 4 oz. of herb. Mullein is quite fluffy and you will end up adding a lot more water to it, and after the soaking you may need to add more water to some of the herbs as well, since it will have soaked it up. This is ok, just keep following the directions.
The recipe calls for fresh comfrey, when I
have used the
dried bulk comfrey, they did not scrape off
the outer root before drying. This then
becomes a
weird mess once you combine the comfrey with
the other herb concentrates. Just
not worth it! Find someone with some root they
will share with you. Scraping the root is part
of the fun! Still soak it
overnight since it is a root.
Simmer the
herbs on very low heat in a covered pan or
double boiler for thirty
minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes and
then strain the liquid into a clean
pan, squeezing all of the liquid out of the
herb. I like to use a potato ricer
for this. Next put the liquid into a
double boiler or on very low heat
uncovered and simmer down to one fourth of the
original volume (4 oz. if that
is the portion you started with). Go
ahead and add a bit of distilled
water if you reduced it too far. Only after all the ingredients have been prepared should the liquids be mixed. It takes me 2 days to get the concentrates made. I do some on Thursday and the others on Friday, then I refrigerate the concentrates until they are ready to mix. Be sure they are all the same temperature before combining. Combine the herbs first, if you do get some clumping going on after adding the comfrey, then blend it in a vitamix and strain well. Add the garlic and vinegar mixture, glycerine and honey last.
On Saturday I squeeze out the garlic from the vinegar, make sure there is a total of 40 oz., if not then add more apple cider vinegar to make bring it up to 40 oz. combined ACV/garlic juice. Add the honey, glycerine and liquid herbs to the ACV/garlic juice and mix well. Bottle and label and keep in a cool place. I keep mine in the back of the fridge so they are out of the way but at a controlled temperature. Dr. Christopher talks about it being good for ten years or more and I have used ten year old Anti-Plague and it works! Now you know how to make it!
We sell these and other great healing herbal formulas and essential oils at Herbs First. Free shipping in the United States on your $75.00 order! Order online or phone in your order at 801-228-1901. Email me and I can send you links to help you learn more about what you need to know!
Kathryn
