HERBS THAT AID AND PROMOTE DIGESTION

Adding herbs into our meals daily can help sort out those pesky digestive issues. Take a look.

1. Ginger promotes digestion by stimulating saliva.

2. Garlic has antiviral and antimicrobial properties that help protect gut immunity. 

3. Cumin helps reduce heartburn and is frequently used as a digestive aid. 

4. Cinnamon contains phytochemicals which specifically inhibit candida, or yeast, overgrowth. Cinnamon is a known carminative, meaning it helps relieve excess gas. 

Other beneficial herbs and spices include cardamom, black pepper, horseradish, oregano, thyme and sage.

When Nature Beams on Us

ONE of the most interesting and vital substances in the world is 
"the green colouring matter of plants" known as chlorophyll. Chlorophyll
 is closely related, chemically, to hemoglobin, "the red colouring matter of the 
blood". The basic difference between the two, in fact, is simply that whereas 
the molecule constituting the hemoglobin of blood contains, in addition to carbon, 
oxygen and nitrogen, the element iron, in the chlorophyll molecule magnesium is 
substituted for iron. Blood, of course, is also related to chlorophyll in function. 
Chlorophyll is the vital element in the "blood" of the plant, of plant life, serving the 
same purposes in the plants economy that hemoglobin does in higher forms of life.

How is Chlorophyll made?

"A ray of sunlight strikes the green leaf, and instantly the miracle is wrought. 
Within the plant molecule of water and carbon dioxide are torn apart-a feat 
which the chemist can accomplish only with great difficulty and expense. 
First there are only lifeless gas and water; then, presto! these elements are 
transformed into living tissue and useful energy. Oxygen is released from the
 plant to revitalize the air we breathe. Units of energy, in sugars and other 
carbohydrates, are speedily manufactured and stored within the living plant. 
Out of the process stems much of what we know as life and growth. Man 
consumes the energy as food-both in vegetables and the flesh of herbivorous 
animals. He uses it in the form of coal, oil and gas-green vegetables locked up in 
the earth for ages."

The above excerpt is from one of the earliest reports on the miracle 
of chlorophyll. As the writer pointed out at the time: "Don't be 
surprised if your doctor tells you that he has never heard of chlorophyll 
being used in this way (medicinally). But evidence of chlorophyll's
 medicinal value is most encouraging so far. Distinguished medical 
specialists report that in 1200 recorded cases they have seen chlorophyll
 combat deep-lying infections, and banish common head colds.. More 
remarkable, they say, is the way it accomplishes these things-speedily and
 effectively, with none of the harsh, irritating effects common to most 
antiseptics. Chlorophyll, the healer, is at once powerful and bland-devastating 
to germs and yet gentle to the wounded body tissues. Exactly how it works is 
still Nature's secret. To the ordinary person the phenomenon seems like green magic.
Chlorophyll, according to another scientist, is associated with the various 
oil-soluble vitamin complexes, with vitamins A, E, F and K. (Vitamin F is 
more generally referred to as UFA, the principle of the unsaturated fatty 
acids proved so essential to health, and with the enzyme phosphatase.)

Antiseptic Effects
The conditions which have been reported as responding favourably to the
administration of chlorophyll include both internal and external infections;
 simple and infected wounds and ulcerations; various skin and bone diseases,
 peritonitis (inflammation of the membrane lining the stomach cavity,
 the viscera), mouth, gum and sinus infections. Chlorophyll has also been
 used therapeutically to reduce hypertension, or high blood pressure.

Chlorophyll's antiseptic effect, in addition to its property of 
strengthening the walls of cells, may also be due in part to its
 other beneficial effects; importantly chlorophyll's ability to 
neutralize the metabolic toxin, guanidine, which could be "the 
main toxic agent in severe burns. Chlorophyll acts much quicker 
than vitamin F in treating burns. It nullifies the pain; the quicker it
 is applied after the burn the less severity, for the toxic agents are
 destroyed before they do much damage. Chlorophyll applied to 
extracted tooth sockets stops the same type of pain-the agonizing,
 irritating pain that keeps the patient awake, that is so hard to alleviate 
with narcotics."

Nutritional and Healing Properties
Commenting on the nutritional qualities of chlorophyll 
Dr. Royal Lee observes: "Another effect attributed to 
guanidine is the precipitation of calcium from blood 
serum, and it is suspected to be a cause of calcification 
of coronary arteries, diffusing in from the muscle-guanidine 
being an end product of muscle fatigue. We may consider 
that this chlorophyll complex is of much greater importance
 than heretofore suspected and that its use by races such as 
the Chinese, where arthritis and heart disease is practically
 unknown, may be a very important factor in contributing to 
the prevention of these diseases so prevalent in this country, 
where greens, if eaten at all, are generally cooked and of 
questionable quality in the first place."
In a dramatic series of experiments, made to determine 
the relative efficiency of various chlorophyll preparations as 
healing agents, in comparison with a large number of other 
substances widely used for the purpose, the chlorophyll preparations 
proved more effective than any of the other-by a wide margin.
"In summary, we note that 67 percent of all wounds treated by one
 or another preparation of chlorophyll healed more rapidly than their
 controls...it would seem to indicate that chlorophyll does not cause
 some biologic response in respect to stimulating cell growth which 
can be put to a useful purpose in the many problems associated with
 would healing...Of all these agents, only the chlorophyll preparations 
consistently showed any statistically significant effect in accelerating 
the healing of both traumatic and thermal (heat-caused) wounds."

Natures Miracle Medicine 
Of probability the most vital importance in its 
significance in the above experiments is the fact 
that chlorophyll increases the body's intake of oxygen, 
as the result of which the disposal of the metabolic toxin, 
carbonic acid, is facilitated with increased efficiency-up to
 twenty percent more rapidly.
Chlorophyll, much to the bafflement of early investigators, is
 inert in the test tube; that is, it has no antiseptic effects in the 
test-tube. It was not until it was realized that it operates in the
 above manner that the physiology of its activity was understood. 
Its clinical effects are largely explained by this phenomenon.
Perhaps the best indication of the tremendous potentialities of this 
substance, chlorophyll, "the green miracle," is offered in an 
experiment that took place not long ago.

In this investigation into its oxygenating properties a man was
 sealed-literally sealed-into an airtight tank, for a matter of no
 less than 57 hours. As we know, normally this would mean 
suicide, within minutes. But the man emerged from his air-tight
 chamber no worse for the experience.
The secret? Chlorophyll. The tank contained a series of tubes
 containing algae. Under the influence of batteries of lamps-what
 might be termed synthetic sunlight-the algae were activated in the
 process called photosynthesis, in which the single-celled 
plants-initiated nutrients essential to their existence, and of course,
 used in turn by higher life forms of life for their existence. The man
 breathed in the released oxygen and breathed out the metabolic 
waste product, carbon dioxide, the carbon and oxygen of which 
then become available to the plants, permitting them to product 
carbon-containing molecules-a fair exchange between plants and
 man that provide the vital essentials for both.

In Summary
Chlorophyll, in common with miracle-working vitamin C, is 
another example of the natural superiority of the contents of 
nature's wonderful medicine chest over man-synthesized products, 
i.e., safe, harmless, physiologically compatible, free of "side effects" 
-incomparably better, more effective.
It certainly appears that in our obsession with the rapid development
 of our chemistry in our laboratories we have tended to largely overlook
 the value of the products of the laboratory that was here long before our
 own laboratories. On the other hand, it must of course be realized that, 
paradoxically enough, in order to be in a position to learn the true extent of 
nature's gifts it was necessary for us to learn, through laboratory techniques,
 their nature. Chlorophyll is an outstanding example of this fact.
Excerpt from NATURE"S MIRACLE MEDICINE CHEST by C. EDWARD BURTIS

Healing Juices for all Ailments

An exerpt from Healing Juices by Helen J. Simpson

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Healing Vegetable Juices

The following index provides information obtained after careful research and interviews with health professionals. It is merely a guide and is not intended to replace qualified medical advice, for only a trained health care professional can diagnose and treat serious illness, but it can be used alongside medical advice. 

ACIDOSIS

Papaya, pineapple

ACNE
Blueberry, mango, papaya, strawberry, asparagus, Brussels sprout, carrot, cucumber, dandelion, green (bell) pepper, lettuce, parsnip, spinach, turnip and turnip greens, watercress, wheatgrass

ANAEMIA
Apple, apricot, cherry, grape, lemon, lime, orange, prune, alfalfa, asparagus, beansprout, beetroot, dandelion, endive, kale, lettuce, nettle, parsley, purslane, spinach, string bean, Swiss chard, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

ANXIETY
Cantaloupe melon, grape, pineapple, strawberry, broccoli, carrot, celery, garlic, kale, parsley, red (bell) pepper, root ginger, spinach, spring greens (collard greens), Swiss chard, wheatgrass

ARTHRITIS
Apple, cherry, prune, watermelon, beansprout, beetroot (red beet) carrot, cucumber, fennel, kale, leek, parsley, parsnip, potato, radish, spinach, sweet (bell) pepper, turnip, wheatgrass

ASTHMA
Cranberry, lemon, orange, asparagus, cabbage, carrot, celery, kale, garlic, Kohlrabi, parsley, parsnip, radish, red Swiss chard, spinach, spring greens (collard greens), turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

Fresh Blueberries

BLADDER DISORDERS
Blueberry, cranberry, melon, peach, pear, plum, watermelon, beetroot (red beet), Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, dandelion, endive, marrow (squash), nettle, onion, parsley, parsnip, purslane, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

BLEEDING GUMS
Nettle

BLOOD DISORDERS
Grape, lemon, lime, orange, papaya, pineapple

BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEMS
Kiwi fruit, orange, beetroot (red beet), Brussels sprout, cabbage, cucumber, spinach, sweet (bell) pepper, wheatgrass

BONE PROBLEMS
Alfalfa, broccoli, dandelion, parsnip, wheatgrass

BRONCHITIS
Cabbage, celery, fennel, garlic, Swiss chard, turnip, wheatgrass

CANCER
Apricot, citrus fruits, grape, asparagus, beetroot (red beet), broccoli, carrot, garlic, kale, parsley, parsnip, radish, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

CANDIDIASIS see Thrush

CATARRH
Cherry, citrus fruits, grape, kiwi fruit, kohlrabi, radish, spring onion (scallion)

CIRCULATORY WEAKNESS
Apple, blackberry, blackcurrant, kiwi fruit, plum, raspberry, beetroot (red beet), broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, dandelion, garlic, green (bell) pepper, kale, onion, parsley, potato, spinach, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

COLDS AND FLU
Citrus fruits, elderberry, kiwi fruit, papaya, pineapple

COLITIS
Beetroot (red beet), Brussels sprout, cabbage, spinach, wheatgrass

Fresh Mango Juice

CONSTIPATION
Apple, apricot, cherry, elderberry, grape, lemon, lime, mango, melon, papaya, peach, pear, plum, pomegranate, prune, quince, strawberry, Brussels sprout, cabbage, celery, cucumber, dandelion, endive, leek, lettuce, potato, purslane, spinach, wheatgrass

CONVALESCENCE
Blackcurrant, raspberry

COUGHS
Citrus fruits, kiwi fruit, papaya, horseradish, onion, spring onion (scallion)

CRAMPS
Cherry, watermelon

CYSTITIS
Apple, blackcurrant, cantaloupe melon, cranberry, lemon, papaya, pomegranate, beetroot (red beet), broccoli, carrot, celery, cucumber, green (bell) pepper, kale, parsley, spinach, spring greens (collard greens), wheatgrass

DEPRESSION
Pineapple, beetroot (red beet), broccoli, carrot, dandelion, garlic, green (bell) pepper, kale, parsley, spinach, spring greens (collard greens)

DIABETES
Papaya, beansprout, Brussels sprout, carrot, celery, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, lettuce, parsley, parsnip, spinach, string bean, turnip, wheatgrass

DIARRHOEA
Blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, beetroot (red beet), carrot, celery, parsley, spinach

DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS
Kiwi fruit, raspberry, beansprout, Brussels sprout, onion, parsnip, potato, spinach, tomato, watercress

EAR DISORDERS
Grapefruit, lemon

Red Beetroot

ECZEMA
Papaya, beetroot (red beet), carrot, cucumber, kohlrabi, nettle, potato, radish, spinach, watercress

EYE DISORDERS
Alfalfa, asparagus, beetroot (red beet), carrot, celery, dandelion, endive, kale, parsley, parsnip, spinach, sweet (bell) pepper, turnip, wheatgrass

FATIGUE
Grapefruit, kiwi fruit, orange, plum, alfalfa, beans, beansprout, beetroot (red beet), broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, garlic, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, onion, parsley, potato, red Swiss chard, root ginger, spring greens (collard greens), turnip, wheatgrass

FEVER
Citrus fruits, cranberry, elderberry, grape, strawberry, beetroot (red beet), cabbage, cucumber, garlic, onion, root ginger

FLUID RETENTION
Cranberry, elderberry, strawberry, watermelon, beansprout, celery, cucumber, fenugreek

GALLSTONES
Cherry

GOUT
Apple, cherry, citrus fruits, grape, papaya. pineapple, strawberry, asparagus, carrot, celery, fennel, parsley, spinach, string bean, tomato

HEMORRHOIDS
Grape, prune, carrot, nettle, potato, spinach, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

HAIR LOSS
Lime, alfalfa, cabbage, cucumber, kale, lettuce, spinach, sweet (bell) pepper, watercress, wheatgrass

HALITOSIS
Cabbage, carrot, cucumber, spinach

HANGOVER
Citrus fruits, mango, pineapple, carrot, cucumber, kale, wheatgrass

HAY FEVER
Kale, parsnip, wheatgrass

HEADACHE
Apple, cantaloupe melon, celery, dandelion, fennel, garlic, parsley, root ginger, spring greens (collard greens)

HEART PROBLEMS
Orange, papaya, beetroot (red beet), Brussels sprout, dandelion, endive, fenugreek, parsley, purslane, spinach, spring onion (scallion), sweet (bell) pepper, turnip, wheatgrass

IMPOTENCE
Alfalfa, kale, wheatgrass

INDIGESTION
Apple, cherry, citrus fruits, cranberry, grape, mango, papaya, peach, pineapple, strawberry

INFECTION
Lemon, lime, Brussels sprout, spinach, turnip, wheatgrass

INSOMNIA
Grapefruit, lime, pear, celery, lettuce

JAUNDICE
Beetroot (red beet)

JOINT PROBLEMS
Broccoli, leek

Carrot Juice

KIDNEY DISORDERS
Apple, cranberry, grape, mango, melon, nettle, papaya, pineapple, strawberry, watermelon, alfalfa, asparagus, beetroot (red beet), Brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, dandelion, fennel, parsley, spinach, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

LARYNGITIS
Beetroot (red beet), carrot, cucumber, spinach

LIVER DISORDERS
Apple, citrus fruits, grape, mango, papaya, pear, alfalfa, asparagus, beans, beetroot (red beet), carrot, celery, dandelion, endive, fennel, kale, lettuce, parsley, parsnip, spinach, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

LUNG DISORDERS
Cranberry, orange, kohlrabi, radish, turnip

MENOPAUSE
Blackberry, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pomegranate, strawberry, beetroot (red beet), carrot, parsley, spinach, Swiss chard, tomato

Cherry Juice

MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS
Cherry, grapefruit, pineapple, beetroot (red beet), fennel, Swiss chard, watercress

MIGRAINE see Headache and Migraine

MOTION SICKNESS
Strawberry, broccoli, kale, lettuce, root ginger, spinach, sweet (bell) pepper, turnip greens

MOUTH ULCERS
Cantaloupe melon, cabbage, carrot, celery, root ginger, spinach, spring greens (collard greens), wheatgrass

MUCOUS MEMBRANES see Catarrh

MUSCULAR PROBLEMS
Asparagus, beansprout, beetroot (red beet), carrot, celery, kale, lettuce, parsley, potato, red (bell) pepper, spinach, spring greens (collard greens), Swiss chard, watercress

NAUSEA
Strawberry, kale, lettuce, root ginger, spinach, sweet (bell) pepper, turnip greens

NERVOUS DISORDERS
Lime, asparagus, beetroot (red beet), Brussels sprout, carrot, celery, dandelion, fennel, lettuce, spinach, wheatgrass

PAIN
Strawberry

PNEUMONIA
Lemon, lime, pineapple, strawberry

PREMATURE AGEING
Wheatgrass

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
Grapefruit, peach, alfalfa, kale, parsnip

PROSTRATE DISORDERS
Cherry, cranberry, pear, strawberry, watermelon, asparagus, beetroot (red beet), carrot, cucumber, lettuce, parsley, spinach

PYORRHOEA
Citrus fruits, pineapple, strawberry, cabbage, kale, spinach, wheatgrass

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
Blackcurrant, elderberry, leek, onion, watercress

RHEUMATISM
Apple, cherry, grape, lemon, lime, orange, strawberry, asparagus, beans, beetroot (red beet), carrot, celery, cucumber, watercress

SCIATICA
Cherry, papaya, pineapple

SINUSITIA
Cherry, papaya, pineapple

SKIN DISORDERS
Blackberry, citrus fruits, cranberry, grape, kiwi fruit, melon, watermelon, asparagus, beetroot (red beet), cabbage, carrot, cucumber, dandelion, endive, fennel, fenugreek, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, parsley, parsnip, purslane, radish, spinach, spring onion (scallion), string bean, sweet (bell) pepper, Swiss chard, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass

SORE THROAT
Citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, papaya, pineapple

STRESS
Cantaloupe melon, grape, kiwi fruit, pineapple, strawberry, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, garlic, kale, parsley, red (bell) pepper, root ginger, spinach, spring greens (collard greens), Swiss chard, wheatgrass

THRUSH
Beetroot (red beet) greens, broccoli, carrot, dandelion, garlic, kale, parsley, radish, res Swiss chard, root ginger, spinach, turnip greens

THYROID DISORDERS
Strawberry, alfalfa, kohlrabi, radish

TIREDNESS see Fatigue

TUMOURS
Grape, papaya

ULCERS
Mango, papaya, cabbage, carrot, kale, parsnip, potato, spinach, wheatgrass

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Cranberry, garlic, leek, parsley, watercress

VARICOSE VEINS
Grapefruit, watermelon, asparagus, carrot, potato, spinach, turnip, watercress

Fresh Strawberry Juice

WEIGHT LOSS (OBESITY)
Apple, cherry, citrus fruits, cranberry, grape, kiwi fruit, mango, papaya, pineapple, prune, strawberry, watermelon, alfalfa, artichoke, beansprout, beetroot (red beet), carrot, celery, cucumber, dandelion, endive, fennel, fenugreek, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, parsley, parsnip, spinach, spring onion (scallion), tomato, turnip, watercress, wheatgrass. 

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