Simple Scents: Herbs and Viruses

I'm copying this post onto my blog, mainly for my own reference. However, the information is so good, I also wanted to share it with you. This comes from the Bulk Herb Store's Newsletter dated 10/17/2014. I will attach a link at the bottom of this post. :)

Ebola is a virus. You can fight a virus better with a balanced body and a strong immune system. There are many herbs that are Antiviral, Antibacterial, and Immune Boosters. Even though Ebola is a virus, killing bad bacteria and promoting Good Bacteria in your gut helps balance your body and Boost Your Immune System to fight viruses.

Right now my favorite herbal remedies to keep my family happy and healthy are:

How to make:

Antiviral Herbs:

Activated Charcoal Powder (Drink in Water or Capsulize)
Astragalus Root (Tea or Tincture)
Cat’s Claw (Tea or Tincture)
Elderberries (Tea or Tincture)
Garlic (Eat fresh, tape slivered garlic to bottom of feet, Tincture, Cooking or Capsulize)
Lemon Balm (Tea or Tincture)
Licorice root (Tea or Tincture)
Oregano (Tea or Tincture)
Olive Leaf (Tea, Tincture or Cooking)
Pau D’ Arco Bark (Tea or Tincture)

Probiotic Herbs:

Bentonite Clay (Drink in Water or Smoothie, Capsulize or Bath
Cinnamon (Tea, Tincture or Cooking)
Cloves (Tea, Tincture or Cooking)
Garlic (Eat fresh, tape slivered garlic to bottom of feet, Tincture, Cooking or Capsulize)
Turmeric (Tincture, Capsulize or Cooking)
Marshmallow Root (Tea or Tincture)
Yarrow (Tea or Tincture)

Immune Boosters:

Cayenne Pepper (Drink in water or Smoothie or Tincture)
Echinacea (Tea or Tincture)
Elderberries (Tea or Tincture)
Garlic (Eat fresh, tape slivered garlic to bottom of feet, Tincture, Cooking or Capsulize)
Ginger (Tea, Tincture, Cooking or Capsulize)
Hibiscus (Tea or Tincture)
Indian Gooseberry/Amalaki Berry (Tea, Tincture or Capsulize)
Lemon Peel (Tea or Tincture)
Orange Peel (Tea or Tincture)
Red Raspberry Leaf (Tea or Tincture)
Rose Hips (Tea or Tincture)

Body-Balancing Herbs:

Butcher’s Broom (Tea or Tincture)
Dandelion (Tea or Tincture)
Ginkgo (Tea or Tincture)
Milk Thistle (Tea or Tincture)
Nettle Leaf (Tea or Tincture)
Peppermint (Tea or Tincture)
Psyllium Seed (Drink in water or Smoothie)
Slippery Elm (Drink in water or Smoothie)
Spirulina (Tea, Tincture or Smoothie)
Turmeric (Tincture, Capsulize or Cooking)
Yellow Dock (Tea or Tincture)

Herbs to Cook With:

Cinnamon - Spicy Chocolate Recipe
Ginger - Gingersnap Cookie Recipe
Turmeric - Page 88 In Making Babies Book
Basil - Lettuce Wrap Recipe
Garlic - Salad Dressing Recipe

Healthy Foods:

Food is medicine. What you eat and consume on a daily bases impacts your body. We can weaken it or strengthen it with the things we consume.
Lots of Fruits & Vegetables – Fresh Organic Juicing is good.
Grass Fed & Organic Meats - Instead of conventionally raised meats (also, don’t overeat meats).
Probiotic & Enzymes - Happy Gut, Fermented Foods like apple cider vinegar (with the Mother), sauerkraut & other fermented vegetables, Coconut & water kefir, & kombucha.
Vitamin D, Vitamin C, & Zinc - Do not overdue your vitamin D intake. Vitamin D is great but more is not better.
Chia Seeds, coconut oil, pumpkin seeds, coconut water, Beets & leafy greens.
Water Filter - I use the Berkey Water Filtration System.

Foods to Avoid:

Any Processed Food
GMO Fruits & Vegetables - Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).
Sugars - Especially refined.
Gluten - Wheat, most grains & many flours.
Casein - Dairy like milk & cheese.

Right now there is no proven cure for Ebola, but it is a virus and we can do our best to strengthen our bodies’ immune system and be healthier for it.

Learn & Live Well,
Shoshanna Easling

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