Essential Natural Remedies - Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual

Sage means wise and the herb Sage, or Salvia in Latin meaning healthy, certainly is that. It’s very versatile in the kitchen and we use it at thanksgiving to say thank you and so we should since it has so many natural healing qualities and is very beneficial to our health. It is also used to purify negative energies as the aroma from burning Sage is a natural cleanser. Let’s take a look.

Slavery was abolished back in the 1800’s but was it really. It actually existed until very recently and all of us have been enslaved in at least one way or another. We have all been slaves to society.

Honey is certainly a golden nectar. It’s a healthy sweet-tasting alternative to refined white sugar and in its’ raw state is packed full of goodness. Let’s take a look and see.

Solidarity markets are opening all over the world and increasing daily. They run similar to food banks and charity shops but include locally grown fruit and vegetables ensuring everyone gets their fair share and nothing goes to waste. The needs of everyone can be met without doing harm to anyone or anything. The ultimate win-win for everyone.

Rosemary has an invigorating aroma which overcomes mental fatigue. It can be found in infusions, tinctures and lotions and makes a valuable essential oil to have in your collection. It can easily be introduced into all diets and has a multitude of health benefits. Rosemary extract is now used in many packaged goods to prevent them from spoiling proving that ‘love goes wherever Rosemary grows.’

In this video I would like to look at respect. Respect means different things to different people. It means having manners, being helpful, being kind and thoughtful and helping where you see the need. It’s about taking time to see what is going on around you and realising that we are all here to learn in order to gain wisdom and experience from those older than us and to implement that wisdom and experience in our daily lives. Most importantly, we need to respect ourselves because without self-respect everything else is meaningless.

It has been proven that eating a well-balanced and natural diet is healthy and boosts our immune system as well as our mental health and wellbeing. We are what we eat. If we eat natural, wholesome and healthy food then we function better. If we eat man-made processed foods with additives and preservatives that are artificial then we will become artificial and eventually become sick. We all have a choice to make. Do we decide to stay healthy and consume food that was created for us by Mother Nature or do we decide that we can improve on Mother Nature and the Great Creator and continually genetically modify, re-create and cross-pollinate for monetary gain?

25th of May is World Thyroid Day. There are over 200 million people throughout the globe having thyroid problems and thyroid diseases and the number is rising. The most common thyroid illnesses are Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid cancer and Thyroid nodules. There are over 300 symptoms that can be caused by a Thyroid imbalance with some people having more than others proving that one size doesn’t fit all neither in diagnosis nor in medication. However, there has recently been a breakthrough for thyroid patients thanks to The Thyroid Trust. Here are the links as mentioned in the video. Please consider donating to the thyroid trust if you are able. Thank you. Xx https://www.thyroidtrust.org/ https://thyroiduk.org/ https://thyroid-fed.org/

This is a ‘real’ account of a recent trip to an accident and emergency department in the UK at night through observations whilst waiting 10 hours for treatment. It is also about the disrespectful treatment that homeless people face living on the streets with an ever-increasing lack of services and a selfish uncaring attitude towards them by society in general.

Business is a blessing and every customer who calls or walks through the door should be cherished whether they buy something or not. We should be grateful for them as there is much competition out there. Serve and help them with a smile, since they are paying your wages and keeping you in employment. That is a blessing, so let’s serve them with a smile, help them, respect them and give ourselves integrity and self-respect at the same time.

La Linea de la Concepcion is in the south of Spain and is the border town with Gibraltar. It has a checkered history but is now flourishing as a delightful seaside town. Let’s take a look at the Linenses and their amazing town.

The third eye chakra is directly connected to the pineal gland and is said to be the seat of the soul. If it’s open or closed, what can it do for us? Let’s take a look!

The word rock signifies strength, a stronghold to build on and a system of support. The rock of Gibraltar lies ‘where the Med begins’, a natural stronghold and a natural gateway – a gateway to the Atlantic Ocean, a gateway to Africa and a gateway to the forgotten land of Atlantis.

Whatever your preferred choice of nut, you can be sure it’s a healthy option. They’re not just for special occasions, since eating just a few nuts each day can work wonders for our health and wellbeing.

G & T - that’s Ginger and Turmeric. Two spices and essential oils that both have a multitude of health benefits. What a combination! Let’s take a look.

This video is a true story. The names have been changed to protect those concerned. We all chase after things that we want. Sometimes when we get what we want, we discover it isn’t what we wanted after all. A reminder that there’s no place like home. MOUNTAIN LION by D.H. LAWRENCE Climbing through the January snow, into the Lobo canyon. Dark grow the spruce-trees, blue is the balsam, water sounds still unfrozen, and the trail is still evident. Men! Two men! Men! The only animal in the world to fear! They hesitate. We hesitate. They have a gun. We have no gun. Then we all advance, to meet. Two Mexicans, strangers, emerging out of the dark and snow and inwardness of the Lobo valley. What are they doing here on this vanishing trail? What is he carrying? Something yellow. A deer? “Qué tiene, amigo”? “León”. He smiles, foolishly, as if he were caught doing wrong. And we smile, foolishly, as if we didn't know. He is quite gentle and dark-faced. It is a mountain lion, A long, long slim cat, yellow like a lioness. Dead. He trapped her this morning, he says, smiling foolishly. Lift up her face, Her round, bright face, bright as frost. Her round, fine-fashioned head, with two dead ears; And stripes in the brilliant frost of her face, sharp, fine dark rays, Dark, keen, fine rays in the brilliant frost of her face. Beautiful dead eyes. Hermoso es! They go out towards the open; We go on into the gloom of Lobo. And above the trees I found her lair, A hole in the blood-orange brilliant rocks that stick up, a little cave. And bones, and twigs, and a perilous ascent. So, she will never leap up that way again, with the yellow flash of a mountain lion's long shoot! And her bright striped frost face will never watch any more, out of the shadow of the cave in the blood-orange rock, Above the trees of the Lobo dark valley-mouth! Instead, I look out. And out to the dim of the desert, like a dream, never real; To the snow of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, the ice of the mountains of Picoris, And near across at the opposite steep of snow, green trees motionless standing in snow, like a Christmas toy. And I think in this empty world there was room for me and a mountain lion. And I think in the world beyond, how easily we might spare a million or two of humans And never miss them. Yet what a gap in the world, the missing white frost face of that slim yellow mountain lion!

Traditional Chinese medicine is popular all around the world. It demonstrates a deep understanding of nature and the natural laws using herbs, plants, flowers and trees as natural medicine which are based on the Yin and Yang theory and the five elements. Practitioners diagnose and heal patients and the surrounding world based on an imbalance in the Yin and Yang energies and in doing so restore the harmony.

Bergamot essential oil is named after Bergamo in Italy and is a cross between a lemon and a lime. It’s used as flavourings in food, used in cosmetics and perfumes and has an array of healing qualities making it a natural medicine. Let’s take a look.

Artificial intelligence, or AI as it is commonly called, with chips being inserted into brains. Some say it’s to help disabled people use computers and smart phones and some say it’s to measure brain activity. Artificial intelligence is exactly that. It’s artificial, it’s not real.

The bright, brilliant orange of the sacral chakra, with links to Scorpio and Pisces, is located between the pubic bone and the naval. It encourages us to share our emotions and to be open to give and receive joy, passion and pleasure. This chakra represents our sexual desires and much more, so let’s explore it.

CPTSD can be life changing and greatly affect mental health, state of wellbeing and quality of life if left unresolved. In many ways it is similar to PTSD but, since it is relatively new and there haven’t been many case studies to date, it can be difficult for practitioners to diagnose. The ‘C’ stands for complex, or some say childhood. Both seem fitting.

Aromatherapy is part of herbal medicine. It dates back from centuries ago and is the art of extracting essentials oils from plants, trees and flowers. In this video we look at the ways the oils can be used such as in the bath, in hot and cold compresses, in a massage and mixed with carrier oils such as Grapeseed, Sweet Almond, Sunflower and Coconut. Aromatherapy is also a way of giving yourself a treat.

Milk men and milk ladies used to provide us with a valuable service throughout our communities. The milk arrived fresh every morning on our doorstep, along with other products. It was literally from farm to table and even more convenient than going to the supermarket. The milk float moved quietly and slowly and was battery operated and the milk came in glass bottles. It was green before green become a ‘thing’ and the good news is they are making a comeback. Good news.

Traditional medicine in North and Central America was passed down from generation to generation with ancient wisdom. From Alaska, Canada and down to central America there is an abundance of natural medicine growing. Healers and Shamans would cure sickness through rituals and spiritual ceremonies for both individuals and communities and always with respect to Mother Nature and the Great Creator. At the turn of the last century this went into decline. Happily, natural herbs and medicinal plants for maintaining wellbeing are once again the prime choice for living healthily in the natural way.

Passionfruit, with its’ beautiful flowers, its’ many health benefits and its’ vibrant colours corresponding to the sacral chakra, the heart chakra and the solar plexus chakra. Passionfruit promotes calmness and helps with ADHD, anxiety and panic attacks as well as bringing passion into our lives and we can all do with a bit more passion.