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It is recommended that you speak with a knowledgeable health professional
before using any herbal remedy.

Most of us know that parsley is used freely in food for garnishing dishes. You may not know that it is likely to be more nutritive than the concoctions to which it adds color — and some of us actually enjoy the taste.

The parts used from the parsley plant are the root, leaves and seeds — virtually the whole plant has remarkable actions for the body.

After complaining to my husband, Jose, about what felt like an “air pocket” trapped in my back, I asked him to get a Motrin for me. To my surprise, instead of handing me that little orange tablet we’ve become all too familiar with, he showed me a small, yellow stone that he proceeded to roll around the affected area of my back. Almost immediately, I felt relief similar to when a chiropractor or massage therapist cracks your back or rubs out a knot.

Wouldn’t it be great if an herb could help you handle stress better and stimulate your body’s own ability to bring itself back into balance (instead of “forcing” it to do something the herb “makes” it do)?

Well, there IS an entire category of herbs that do just that - Adaptogens!

Raspberry — y-u-u-u-um! This delightful herb has been used in folk medicine for hundreds of years. It is easy to grow and fun to have in your garden because of its luscious fruit. Both raspberry leaves and fruit are credited with healing properties. Containing modest amounts of vitamins A, B, C and E along with calcium, phosphorus and iron, raspberries are as healthful as they are delicious.

One of the most common uses of raspberry is for women’s issues because it is an excellent uterine tonic. In both Chinese and European herbal medicine, raspberry leaf tea is a classic herbal preparation for pregnant women. In the 1940s, British researchers found that raspberry relaxes muscle spasms in the uterus.

It is recommended that you speak with a knowledgeable professional before using any herbal remedy.

Nerve tonic, detoxifier, immune system stimulant… Siberian ginseng is considered an ‘adaptogen’ because it normalizes body functions and can be taken for all body systems.

(It is recommended that you speak to a professional with herbal knowledge before using any herbal remedy.)

Lobelia is one of the greatest herbs ever given to the world! After studying hundreds of natural medicines, I find no plant that is more harmless in its effect on the human body — and none more powerful in removing disease than Lobelia. It is known as a “general corrector’ of the whole system, since it is easily diffused and able to influence the entire body.

If you’re one of more than 20 million Americans struggling to control your blood sugar you may already know about the distressing health problems it can cause.

The pharmaceutical companies have plenty of drugs to help you deal with blood sugar imbalances. The trouble is… the side effects of some of these drugs can be WORSE than the disease they’re supposed to treat!

For example, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently mandated the use of a “black box” warning on the diabetes drug Avandia®. This strong warning label emphasizes that the drug, “may cause or worsen heart failure in certain patients.”

When I began the course work to complete my degrees in alternative medicine, I was required to study herbs — their actions and the healing power they can exert on the body. I was amazed to learn there is something in nature for almost any malady that mankind might suffer.

In addition, when you correct wrong living habits, add a nutritious whole foods diet along with cleansing and building herbs, you would be surprised how fast your body can heal from most chronic diseases.

Let me list a host of reasons why herbal remedies work both effectively and efficiently for chronic disease states — and in many instances, over time, will allow you to come off some, if not all, prescription drugs:

Imagine if a modern drug company reported about a new promising compound that seemed to exhibit the following properties (and with no side effects!)