Lemon juice whether applied directly to the skin or drank as a beverage,  promotes tissue repair and wound healing,

Lemon juice is a natural disinfectant and antiseptic.

Lemon juice lowers blood pressure and blood cholesterol.

Lemon juice softens stools to help prevent bulges in the colon and hemorrhoids.

Lemon juice aides the body in the absorption of iron.

Lemon juice helps the body make collagen, which keeps the skin and joints healthy.

Lemon juice can be drank in a variety of ways.

To a 16 oz bottle of water, 4 tablespoons each of fresh lemon juice and grade B maple syrup make for an exceptionally nutritious drink.

To this drink you could also add a pinch of cayenne pepper for an additional nutritional kick.

The cayenne pepper is a circulatory stimulant and blood cleanser.

These 3 ingredients, lemon juice, grade B maple syrup and cayenne pepper create the famous drink used in the ‘Master Cleanse’ and drank alone without food can support all the body’s needs.

Lemon slices applied directly to the skin work as an antiseptic,

a skin toner and    

an anti-aging treatment.

The essential oil of lemon can be used to treat colds, sore throats, gingivitis, or mouth ulcers.

Take 4 drops in a teaspoon of honey for colds and sore throats.

For gingivitis and mouth ulcers, use one drop of essential oil on a toothbrush with a small amount of toothpaste. this will disinfect the teeth and mouth.

For reoccurring health symptoms please check category listed ‘Homeopathy 101′.

Apple cider Vinegar is nature’s cure all remedy.

Aching feet, arthritis, skin burns, colds and flu, cold sores, coughs, fatigue, hair problems, headaches, heartburn, hiccups, hoarseness/laryngitis, indigestion, kidney problems, leg cramps, memory problems, biting or itching skin, rectal itching, shingles.

Just to name a few!!!

Apples are naturally rich in potassium.

Potassium is a key mineral for healing in the human body.

Adding apple cider vinegar can help support your body and, with continued daily use, can promote the healing of many distressing symptoms.

The typical healthy dose of apple cider vinegar is one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to eight ounces of warm water taken four times a day.  Adding a teaspoon of honey gives the drink a nice nutritional lift.

For healing purposes the best to drink is the raw unfiltered, bought at a health food store.

For external use the kind you find at your local grocers is perfect.

Half the apple cider vinegar with water for external body conditions, spraying or soaking, depending on the need.

Apple Cider Vinegar has been known throughout history as a wonderful healing companion for the human body and many of our ancestors swore by its miracles.

Truly apple cider vinegar a day keeps the doctor away!

For additional information on using apple cider vinegar for burns, please refer to the post, Natural Healing for Burns.

Blackstrap Molasses is one of the richest sources of natural iron. It has been used for hundreds of years by people worldwide as an immune booster and energy enhancer.

Blackstrap Molasses is taken fron the root of the sugarcane plant. The root of the sugarcane plant extends 15 to 30 feet in the ground and holds an enormous amount of natural minerals including iron and calcium.

With zero fat and a mere 45 calories per tablespoon, blackstrap molasses deserves to rank as a whole food that has a great deal of healing potential.

Blackstrap molasses is effective in eliminating anemia.

Loaded with iron, blackstrap molasses helps build and strengthen the bloodstream, carrying iron throughout the system.

Due to the high amount of potassium that acts to support the nerves, blackstrap molasses has been proven to nourish the nerve sheath and reduce the effects of stress.

So need that energy boost and want to provide your body with necessary vitamins and minerals at the same time?

Begin daily taking 1 tablespoon of blackstrap molasses, mixed with a mouthful of water.

Within 3 days you will begin to notice marvelous changes all over your body including a noticeable increase in natural energy.

Natural healing is so much fun!

A natural healthy way to remove pesticides from fruit or vegetables is with distilled white vinegar.

In a clean sink or basin add 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar to water.

Add the fruit or vegetables.  Soak 15 minutes.

Under cold running water using a fruit/vegetable brush, scrub.

Give the fruit or vegetables a final rinse.

Dry and they’re ready to be eaten.
Natural and Healthy!

5000 years ago the Chinese claimed cinnamon could cure everything from fever to diarrhea.            

Cinnamon bark can be used whole or in its powdered form.

Cinnamon tea is anti fungal, antiseptic, antiviral, antibacterial.

With all infections, cinnamon works best when used early in illness when it has the greatest ability to attack the invading bacteria and reduce the chances of the infection spreading to other parts of the body.

Cinnamon tea shuts down the fungus responsible for vaginal yeast infections.

Cinnamon also kills the bacteria causing painful urinary tract infections.

Drinking 1 to 2 cups of cinnamon tea a day is both a preventative and remedy for the common cold.

To make the tea, add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp. of cinnamon to 8oz of water.

Cinnamon tea is a wonderful drink to soothe digestive upsets.

The tea and oil can even work as an aphrodisiac and can cure impotence.

Midwives have used cinnamon to stop postpartum hemorrhaging.

Adding the essential oil of cinnamon to a humidifier will also help keep the environment healthy by killing airborne bacteria.

35 drops of the essential oil can also be added to an 8oz spray bottle of distilled water sprayed hourly around the room.

A dusting of cinnamon powder into a cleaned minor wound reduces pain and wards off infection.

So have fun and begin using this wonderful kitchen remedy!