Home, Health & Herbs
This section covers uses of herbs for healing, many specific health topics that are not well covered in other publications, and other general home-making topics.
A Basket of Good Ideas
Handmade things have always been my specialty.
AUTISM Answered
This past year we have been getting a significant increase in the number of letters that deal with health and health-related behavioral problems.
Big Foot
Do you have swollen feet? It is not only uncomfortable; it can also be a threat to your health.
Bilberry and Pilots
During WWII, pilots in the British Royal Air Force ate bilberry preserves before flying, crediting it with improving their vision when flying night bombing runs.
Chamomile
There are two kinds of Chamomile, German and Roman, and they both make the most comforting tea you could ever hope to drink.
Cinnamon & Spice and Everything Nice
Cinnamon has become a good friend to me this past year. Diabetes runs in my family. When I was expecting my third baby I found it necessary to watch my diet in order to maintain a normal blood sugar level. I had to eat protein...
Corny, Ten Different Ways
When we moved to Cane Creek 11 years ago we went from the haves to the havenots. We weren’t exactly affluent but we had what we wanted when we wanted. Moving here changed all that.
Dandelion
Two years ago, in the early Spring, we were up north near Chicago doing several seminars. As we traveled through the countryside to our next Seminar, I was overwhelmed by the profusion of bright yellow dandelions carpeting the...
Dyslexia
Do you remember the old Etch-a-Sketch toys, where you turned the two dials to draw lines and designs on the screen? Rebekah brought it to me to show that she had written her name. I was shocked—astounded, actually. She had...
Echinacea
The key to being able to use herbs effectively, is keeping it simple.
Garlic
If I had to choose just one herb to send with Rebekah to the jungles of P.N.G., I would without question send garlic.
Garlic, again
Dear Beka,
Last NGJ you told us to use garlic for earaches? How? You also mentioned poultices. What’s that? Where do we learn how to treat our children with herbs? I need something simple and basic.
Sue
God Did It Again!
Today Shalom and I canned green beans and potatoes. I can’t express to you how fun it was. Last year it was work, just a matter of doing a job that needed doing.
Gummed Up
This morning as usual, Ashley, our 18-month-old smiley, toddled into our room and climbed into our bed...
