Aspartame Poisoning

December 14, 2010 I had some considerable pain in my ear followed by vertigo. I put the Ear & Nerve Formula in my ear along with the Garlic oil and did this for quite a few weeks, but the vertigo persisted. By the end of January I was pretty tired of feeling dizzy all the time so went to an Ear Nose & Throat doctor. He felt it was a fluid imbalance in my ear (which I told him it was) and the medication he wanted to put me on would have dried me out and affected my eyes, so I didn’t do what he suggested, since dried out eyes are much worse than being dizzy!

I consulted quite a few of my alternative medicine friends over the next few months trying different homeopathic remedies, herbs, energy medicine, etc., but the dizziness persisted. In May my aunt who loves to forward all kinds of interesting tidbits emailed me about Aspartame Poisoning. I had read this report before and thought I would go ahead and save it, not intending to read through it at the time. I had the feeling that I should read it and so I did. I got to the bottom of the article and was going to save it and had the feeling of, read it again, you missed it! So I then thought to myself, it said vertigo, dizziness & tinnitus! I then read through it and felt “why did I do this to myself, I know better!” I eat a pretty good diet and avoid artificial everything all the time because I want to be healthy and you do that by eating nutritious food.

I had gotten into chewing gum when I started the HCG diet and most gum has aspartame in it. I really didn’t think that a piece of gum would hurt me, but a little piece of gum three or four times a day over six months got to be too much for my system. I continued to chew the gum on into May when I received the email. That very day I threw the gum away and I actually felt better that day and was totally symptom free within a few days!

The story continues because I thought at that moment that I should use all the cleansing herbs, but got hit with hay fever, so ended up working on those symptoms. I have done really well with hay fever for many years but now my symptoms were really bad and I was quite miserable. Last Friday I was lying in bed thinking, why do I have to have this crazy hay fever, when the thought came to me that I needed to cleanse. And I thought, DUH, I was going to do that, I need to get that aspartame poison out of me! It was 3:00 am at the time, but I got up and took the cleansing herbs and couldn’t believe the difference, the symptoms calmed way down right away! I have continued to use the cleansing herbs over the weekend and will continue with them for a month to make sure I get cleansed of the aspartame. The hay fever is better and better every day, and I feel I have learned a pretty good lesson! Good thing!

People tend to think the cleansing herbs are bogus and why should they use them? Well this little lesson I had is pretty good proof that there is a need to cleanse. If you are having health issues that aren’t clearing up please cleanse!! Cleanse if you are working on losing weight and it isn’t coming off, fat holds on to the toxins! It is a good idea to do a six week cleanse at least once a year because we are constantly being bombarded with toxins. We have a great cleansing kit that is very discounted making it a great value!

Read the information on Aspartame Poisoning, as there are many illnesses out there that may be caused by Aspartame as well as MSG, such as fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, migraines, multiple sclerosis, central nervous system disorders, infertility, weight problems, Parkinson's Disease and so on. The chemical structure of aspartame causes the body to mimic these disease symptoms, but bottom line, it's aspartame disease. I have read about other people’s symptoms being cleared up pretty quickly when they get off the aspartame, so if you know anyone that is ill, please let them know.

The Alkaline Water machines are 15% off through July 4th. I started drinking Alkaline water four years ago and highly recommend it. Dr. Christopher taught people to drink distilled water, which works well for most people. I drank distilled water for over ten years, but had a slight bladder infection that persisted for those ten years. One month of drinking the alkaline water totally cleared up that bladder problem and I feel fantastic! I find when I travel it starts to flare up, so I make sure I have enough water to get me through when we are vacationing.

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There is a ton of information on this site about why alkaline water is so good for you. There are hositals in Japan and Korea that use this water for healing, using alkaline water internally and acidic water (on the ph scale) for external problems. I hope you will take time to learn more about it.

Herbs for Blood Poisoning

It is pretty common to hear stories of people getting a bee sting or a mosquito bite and within a day or two the tale tale sign of blood poisoning appears with a red streak running up the persons arm or leg. Often what follows is a week in the hospital where the person goes through some pretty painful and gruesome procedures. It is the lucky ones that come home in tact, but sometimes the person ends up losing an arm or leg because modern medicine isn't able to get the infection down fast enough.


With natural healing the problem of blood poisoning is very simple to take care of. A weed that is found in many lawns is the cure; Plantain. Take a good look at the photo and remember what it looks like, so that if you find that you have a red streak running up your body you can take care of it. When you are at the park, or school, or on a hike look for Plantain and remember what it is used for. This knowledge can literally save your life.


To use plantain tear off some leaves and chew them up in your mouth and then apply them to the affected area. Leave it on the area and replace with fresh Plantain every few hours. It will take anywhere from a few hours to a day or two, but worth it vs. the alternative. You can also use Stings & Bites Ointment which is Plantain ointment. Tea Tree oil is also a good one to use on questionable bites and sores and handy to carry around as well. Drink Plantain tea, or take the Infection Formula to quicken the healing. You can also use the cut or powdered plantain if you have it on hand.

Knowledge is power and this little bit of knowledge can be a simple solution to an otherwise very difficult situation.

Herbs to the Rescue

We just added a great little book that will make a nice addition to your
library and personal herbal knowledge. I love the name of this book: Herbs to the Rescue, it makes me feel that everything will be ok. This book came about as David Christopher and the author Kurt King were swapping herb stories, discussing case histories and exchanging remedies. They both decided that a usable book on herbal first aid was greatly needed. Due to time restraints David encouraged Kurt to write the book. After reviewing the book David stated “Kurt’s put together a wonderful guide to not only first aid but health care in general”.

This book is for:
Home and Travel
Wilderness Survival
Outdoor Sports
When the Emergency Arises

Included are the following topics:
Herbal first aid and doses
Out in the Field and Forest - 13 easily
available herbs for survival
Herbal Sources of Minerals
Herbal Sources of Vitamins

First Aid:
Bleeding
Breathing (Artificial Respiration)
Choking (Heimlich Maneuver)
CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation)

Knowledge is power, and knowing what to do in any given situation will give you the strength to get through any health problem you may face. We hope you will enjoy this book, click here to order.

Summer Time is Ointment Season

Summer is the time when the need for ointment goes up, with sunburns, over worked muscles, bug bites, poison ivy and other rashes, etc. It is important to have a variety of ointments in your refrigerator so that you have them when you need them.

My all time favorite and top of the list is the Complete Tissue and Bone Ointment, a must have for every household. Great for sore muscles, joints and carpal tunnel. This ointment works at an amazing speed to increase the of healing of abrasions, blisters, burns, cuts, sprains, broken bones, etc. I use Complete Tissue and Bone ointment just about every day rubbing into my knees and hips. I like to use it on those little paper cuts that hurt so much. It will quickly heal sunburns and help regrow skin of third degree burned skin. Read burn stories here. This is the same formula as the massage oil with beeswax in it to make it an ointment. Available in 2 oz and 4 oz.

Cayenne Heat Ointment is a great one to put on over the Complete Tissue and Bone Ointment for sore muscles and joints. Be sure to wash your hands very well, as this stuff is potent and you don’t want it in sensitive areas. Available in 2 oz and 4 oz.

Comfrey Ointment is a great healing balm. It has been used to successfully treat Mulloscum where nothing else would work. Wonderful for itching, chapping, minor burns, abrasions, scrapes and bruises. Available in 2 oz./span>

Glandular Ointment and massage oil is used by my family more in the winter months, but can also be used any time of year when needed. It contains Mullein & Lobelia. Mullein is a specific herb to help assist the body with many glandular disorders. There are lymph nodes that swell on the neck, breast, groin, under arm, etc. and should swelling happen the Glandular Ointment or Massage Oil is the one to reach for. At home we add the essential oil blend X-Plague to the bottle and use it on the tonsil area when we feel a sore throat coming on. Put it on the thyroid area of the neck for thyroid disorders. Available in 2 oz.

Itch Ointment is Dr. Christopher’s Chickweed Ointment and is excellent for Eczema, Psoriasis and other skin infections, sores and burning itchy skin. Make a bath of chickweed tea to bathe in and then put the Itch Ointment on afterwards to enhance the healing.

Rash Ointment contains a blend of herbs for the pain, itching and inflammation of dry, scaly skin and burns. Commonly used for poison ivy, oak or sumac. A great one to pack for picnics and camping trips. Available in 2 oz.

Stings and Bites Ointment is for the pain, swelling and itching caused by insect stings and bites as well as minor cuts and scrapes. Summer is mosquito season and Stings and Bites Ointment is another great ointment to bring to any outdoor outing. Available in 2 oz.

All Christopher capsules, extracts, syrups, ointments & oils are 35% off this month.

Let Foods Be Your Medicine

The three herbs I am going to talk about are recognizable by most people as foods, confirming Dr. Christopher’s saying of “let foods be your medicine”.

Broad Bean is one that jumped out to me as I was not familiar with its medicinal use before adding the page. Broad Beans contain Lysine which helps to build immunity and combat and prevent fever blisters and herpes. Broad Beans contain L-dopamine, known to correct Parkinson's Disease and other shaking disorders. We have Broad Bean available in extract and bulk whole bean.


I love “juicing” but often don’t have the time to prepare the vegetables, much less juice them. Green smoothies are a much quicker option for me. But sometimes my green smoothies end up being a rather unattractive unappetizing color. I have found a great solution to the color problem and have been adding Beet root powder to my smoothies. Beet root is rich in minerals: potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur, iodine, iron, manganese, chlorine, and copper, as well as traces of the rare metals rubidium and caesium; vitamins B1, B2, niacin, B6, B12, C, P, and beta carotene; flavonoids; and amino acids. I am adding a more palatable “color” to my smoothies as well as an abundance of nutrients. Beet root is available in bulk powder and vegicaps.

Another single bulk herb that I like to add to my smoothies to improve
the color as well as nutrient value is Acai Berry powder, though more often I add it to my Jurassic Green concoction for the added flavor. Acai Berry may be the world’s most powerful anti-aging food. Acai Berries possess an unmatched ability to absorb free radicals that attack the body and contribute to the aging process and disease. High in Anthocyanins which have been shown to restore mental function, concentration, memory and mental clarity. Due to their ability to protect the brain from free radical damage and their support of healthy, cellular tissue growth, anthocyanins are reputed to be one of the most valuable anti-aging antioxidants known. Acai Berry is available in organic bulk powder and vegicaps.

I hope that you will enjoy using these foods as herbs as much as I do. Broad Bean, Beet root and Acai Berry are just a few of the great herbs that we have available at Herbs First.

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Essential Oils for ADD/ADHD

I want to tell people about a great little essential oil for ADD/ADHD that has been added to Herbs First web site. Attention Deficit Disorder is close to my heart since I raised a very rambunctious ADD boy who is all grown up, yay! We worked on diet and used herbs to get him through his school years and I was quite relieved when he graduated from high school. He got married in December to a great gal and they love each other very much.

In a two year study (1999-2001) Dr. Terry Friedmann M. D. found significant results when children with ADD/ADHD were administered therapeutic essential oils by inhalation. The study was on children between ages six to fourteen. Each group was pre-tested using a baseline evaluation with real time EEG and the T.O.V.A. Scale. Each subject was tested on each oil for 30 days and then reevaluated, and then another oil was used for 30 days and reevaluated, until each of the oils had been tested.

The oil was administered by inhalation 3 times per day for 30 days. An inhalation device was also used at night to administer a continuous inhalation of oil. The inhalation of the oils settled the children’s brain waves back to normal patterns and improved scholastic performance and behavioral patterns.

Lavender increased performance by 53%

Cedarwood increased performance by 83%

Vetiver increased performance by 100%

Results with therapeutic-grade essential oils for ADD and ADHD may help with focus, learning, calming and grounding. I would certainly remove sugar, artificial sweeteners, flavors and colors, processed foods and high fructose corn syrup from the diet keeping in mind that diet is essential!

For my child I would use Vetiver on the bottom of both feet and especially the big toes, which is the brain reflex points, as well as on the temple area of the forehead and across the shoulders. I like to put about 10 drops of any carrier oil into my hand and add a few drops of the essential oil, mix and apply to the desired areas. I would diffuse the oil into the air at night. This is an easy and affordable alternative treatment for ADD/ADHD and would certainly be one to try on autistic children as well.

I would love to hear how Vetiver works for your kids.

Read: Back to school for the ADD/ADHD child & parents

Read: Making a Killing The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging. Herbal Formulas to use instead of medication.

Learn about the single oils and oil blends at this link

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L-arginine Plus - Cardio Health Formula

I love when science discovers a way to help people maintain their health with a natural product. In 1998 three American scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the role Nitric Oxide plays in the cardiovascular system and throughout the body. Nitric Oxide (NO) has since been called the “Miracle Molecule”.

Nitric Oxide has been found to relax and enlarges blood vessels, prevents blood clots that cause strokes and heart attacks, regulates blood pressure, reduces stress on the heart, improves circulation and reduces accumulation of plaque in blood vessels. This also boosts HGH production, helps to build muscle and reduce body fat, preserves bone density and supports healthy sexual performance.

L-Arginine also has many health benefits aside from what Nitric Oxide alone can do. In recent clinical studies it has been proven to build lean muscle, boost HGH production and preserve bone density. Naturally, L-Arginine has grabbed loads of attention for its heart and general health benefits.

The second amino acid, L-Citrulline aids in the sustained production of more L-Arginine and increases energy levels. No other supplement is as complete as L-Arginine Plus. Beside the two amino acids, it provides your body with a perfect blend of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to reverse the aging process and improve overall health.

L-arginine Plus is based on a Nobel Prize winning medical breakthrough that some consider to be one of the most important advancements in the fight to naturally lower High Blood Pressure, Stroke, High Cholesterol, Heart Attack, and Sex Drive Loss, in the last 50 years!

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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

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Making a Killing The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging. Herbal Formulas to use instead of medication.

I’ve been greatly concerned about the amount of people that are taking psychotropic drugs. When my son was in elementary school one of his teachers had been successful in getting just about every kid in class on some type of medication for ADD. We did give in for three weeks and could see that our son would have been on between three to five medications before the teacher and doctor were done with him. Its just crazy how the schools have teamed up with doctors to drug our kids. Please watch the video Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging so you can understand more about how these drugs came about and how dangerous they really are. This movie is in its entirety and worth the time invested in watching it.

For ADD kids Western Botanical Attention Focus along with Nature’s Way EFA Blend for children is a great combo. Most people find that they need to about double the recommended amount of the EFA Blend, start out with 2 caps twice a day and go up from there to find the right dosage for your child. This one is well worth it, my niece calls these smart pills and she can really notice the difference when her son doesn’t take them. Western Botanicals makesAttention Calm and Attention Focus and most people have found the Attention Focus to work well for their ADD kids. I love this formula and it is great for any age child or adult and is available in a great tasting syrup and capsules as well as alcohol extract.


I have talked about Mindtrac a lot in the past because I have found it to be such a great formula that works right away for anxiety and depression symptoms. The first time I took it I couldn’t believe the difference it made for me. The reason I like using Mindtrac for anxiety and depression is that it really works and is noticable with the first dosage. When I realize I don’t need to take it anymore I just stop taking it, and there are no withdrawals or side effects from stopping. Sometimes I need it for a day or a week, and lately for more than a year and that’s ok. I know many people that have been taking Mindtrac for many many years and this is far better than the drug choices out there with all of their side effects. Available in capsules.

Relax-Eze is a great one to take along with the Mindtrac because it helps to calm and repair the nerves. Dr Christopher talks about Relax-Eze “Here is a formula we have used with great success for well over thirty years (at least 60 years now). It is used for relieving nervous tension and insomnia; it is mildly stimulating and yet lessens the irritability and excitement of the nervous system and also lessens or reduces pain. This formula contains herbs that feed and revitalize the motor nerve at the base of the skull (medulla area and upper cervicals), and also herbs that help rebuild or feed the spinal cord. This group of herbs will also rebuild the frayed nerve sheath, the nerve itself, and its capillaries. The herbs in this combination are food for your valuable--and in many cases, shattered-- nerves.” [from Herbal Home Health Care, used by permission] Available in capsules and glycerin extract.

With all of the herbal options available for anxiety, depression and ADD we hope that you will inform yourself as well as those you love that they don’t need to resort to dangerous psychotropic drugs.

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The Adrenals are Absolutely Essential to Life

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Dr. Christopher was quite knowledgeable about the Adrenals, which are tiny little glands situated right above the kidneys. Most people know that the Adrenals give you adrenaline when you need it for a fight or flight situation, but know little else about them. They are crucial to your health and the Adrenal Formula is the “food” to help your adrenals stay healthy. "It would take acres of chemical plant" 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. Wow! Who knew they were so important?

My husband and I have used the Adrenal formula daily for quite some time, but when spring comes we use it even more when allergy season hits, it really helps with the “draggy” feeling. We take the Adrenal Formula on vacation and use it especially when we fly because it helps with the jet lag. When we went to Hawaii we took the Adrenal Formula several times a day and didn’t feel the time difference at all. We overheard some people talking saying they just couldn’t get over the jet lag and were having a hard time. I’ll always remember to take the Adrenal Formula with me on vacation!

This is a pretty stressful world we live in and so many people are on the go all the time and getting more and more burned out. The Adrenal Formula is the one to take when you are burning the candle at both ends. Read more about the Adrenals and Addison's Disease at Herbal Legacy.

Adrenal Formula consists of:

Mullein and lobelia: the perfect glandular foods

Siberian Ginseng: Successfully used in the Soviet Union to ease stress in everyday situations and tend endurance to athletes under great strain during training

Gotu Kola: Known to stimulate the brain and relieve fatigue when given in small amounts. Wonderful for the functioning of the pituitary in disorders of the adrenal system when used in conjunction with other herbs.

Hawthorn Berries: A celebrated cardiac tonic for many centuries. Under conditions of stress, the heart often "works overtime." Hawthorn berries can help in treatment of high or low blood pressure, tachycardia, and arrhythmia. It is also anti-spasmodic, sedative, and soothing to nerves, especially in nervous insomnia.

Cayenne: Nature's finest stimulant; source of calcium and vitamin A. Aids in circulation of blood which brings oxygen and other nutriments to cells in need of repair.

Ginger: A stimulant and a 'lead sheep' herb, bringing the other herbs in the formula into the abdominal area. Ginger differs from cayenne as a stimulant, in that the cayenne stimulates the heart, arteries, veins and then the capillaries. Ginger starts its stimulating effect in the capillary, flushing out the "constipated" capillary, driving these wastes into the veins for disposal.

Adrenal formula is available in capsules and bulk powder.

Information used by permission, Dr. Christopher's Newsletter,Volume Two - Issue Three, available in Dr. Christopher’s Complete Herbal Writings.

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