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Health Tips for DECEMBER 2014

First aid for the holidays

May I recommend that you always carry a complete first aid kit in your car. You never know when you are going to need it.

Regarding holidays:

Ordinary salt is very good when diluted in boiling water that has been allowed to cool down for :

  • Rinsing eyes affected by dust or inflamed for any specific reason.
  • Washing wounds if nothing else is available
  • Rinsing eyes affected by dust or inflamed for any specific reason.
  • Washing wounds if nothing else is available
  • Rinsing mouth if ulcerated
  • Gargle for sore throat
  • Cooling sun burns
  • Cooling any sort of burns
  • Insect bites to help relieve itching. You can also try rubbing the dry powder onto your skin. This is also effective for itchy rashes and poison ivy
  • Hang over, sore stomach, feeling sick in the stomach, stomach ulcer pain……reduces the acidity that creates the pain

Please NOTE: If irritation/inflammation persist see a doctor

Sodium Bicarbonate or Baking Soda as a paste made with water is very good for:

  • Cooling sun burns
  • Cooling any sort of burns
  • Insect bites to help relieve itching. You can also try rubbing the dry powder onto your skin. This is also effective for itchy rashes and poison ivy
  • Hang over, sore stomach, feeling sick in the stomach, stomach ulcer pain……reduces the acidity that creates the pain
  • Detox bath: Baking soda and apple cider make a wonderful spa-like bath for soaking away aches and pains and detoxing. It also cleans the tub and the drain, as a bonus!
  • Splinter removal: Add a tablespoon of baking soda to a small glass of water, and then soak the affected area twice a day. Many splinters will come out on their own after a couple of days using this treatment.
  • Ordinary Water is a very basic ingredient toresolve any emergency. It can help with:
  • Burns: assist in cooling
  • Dehydration : assist in reliving symptoms
  • Heat stroke : assist in reducing body temperature
  • Rinsing wound
  • Cleaning skin

REMEMBER:

  • BURNS: cool and cover
  • BROKEN BONES: support and keep still
  • CHEST PAIN: call 111 if pain is not relieved
  • SPRAINS / STRAINS: Rest; Ice: Compression; Elevation
  • BLEEDING: direct pressure and elevation

Have a safe holiday season

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Time for harvesting your local Linden Tree

Lindenis one of three English names for the tree genusTilia(also known aslimeandbasswood).limeandbasswood).

  • Linden is a tree. The dried flower, leaves, and wood are used for medicine.
  • Properties:* Cardiac tonic Cordial* Demulcent* Diaphoretic/sudorific* Hypertensive* Nervine* Sedative
  • Parts Used:The flowers, carefully dried in the shade.
  • Constituents:alpha-pinene,ascorbic-acid,astragalin,beta-amyrin,beta-sitosterol,caffeic-acid,chlorogenic-acid,cysteine, eugenol, geraniol, hesperidin, isoquercitrin, limonene, linalyl-acetate, mucilage, nerolidol, p-coumaric-acid, phenylalanine, quercetin, quercitrin , tannin, terpineol, tocopherol, vanillin

Medicinal Uses: *Anxiety *Cardiovascular *Colds *Herbal Teas *Sore Throat*

Linden leaf is used for colds, stuffy nose, sore throat, breathing Problems (bronchitis), headaches, fever, and to make it easier to bring up phlegm by coughing(as an expectorant). It is also used for rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, excessive bleeding (haemorrhage), and nervous tension, trouble sleeping (insomnia), problems with bladder control (incontinence), and muscle spasms. Linden leaf is also used to cause sweating and increase urine production.

Linden wood is used for liver disease and gallbladder disease, and for infection and swelling beneath the skin (cellulitis). Charcoal made from linden wood is used for intestinal disorders.

Some people apply linden directly to the skin for itchy skin, joint pain (rheumatism), and certain lower leg wounds (ulcus cruris) caused by poor blood circulation.

The Web worns that Scientific evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of linden for these uses, however I can say without the shadow of a doubt that it has been used for centuries by Europeans with positive effect. The fragrant, yellowish flowers of the Linden tree have been used since the Middle Ages to promote perspiration to break fevers and as a gentle sedative to calm nervous anxiety and insomnia. Linden flower tea is better known in Europe. You will find linden often combined with yarrow flowers and sage in cold remedies. Linden is considered by many to be one of the best herbs to treat hypertension, second only to hawthorn, Crataegus

Side effects

Linden might be safe when taken by mouth. When used on the skin, linden might cause itching.

Special Precautions & Warnings:

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of linden during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.

Heart disease: Frequent use of linden tea has been linked with heart damage. If you have heart disease, do not use linden without medical supervision

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This is what Linden flowers look like. Happy Harvest

Nutri_punctureNutri Punture for the SUMMER

Summer is the season of the blazing sun and corresponds to the element of fire.

When summer is experienced in a positive way, we are able to express our desire to live in acknowledgement of others. So itis a time to find selfesteem by using an accurate view of reality and taking a new look at one’s self and others

During the summer emotions grow stronger and the Heart /Small intestine family (hyper emotional temperament) needs to be revitalised.

Nutri 04 : works with the heart meridian

Nutri 13 : works with the small intestine meridian

Nutri 01: regulates arteries

Nutri 32: regulates the sense of sight

Nutri 08: regulates the cerebral cortex

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