Medi-Sign Target:  Womb, Cervix, Fetus Development & Nerve Food

Avocado

Avocados are the fruit that come from the Persea Americana, which is a tall evergreen tree that can grow up to 65 feet in height.  There are dozens of varieties of avocados, which fall into three main categories:  Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian.  Each category of avocados differs in their size, appearance, quality and susceptibility to cold.

Depending upon the variety, avocados can vary in weight from as light as eight ounces to as heavy as three pounds.  The avocado’s yellow-green flesh is the edible portion, which has luscious, buttery consistency and a subtle nutty flavor.  The pit part is inedible, but the skin, when ground, dried and taken as a powder, has the ability to be eaten.

• Contrary to popular belief, avocados are not fattening
• Raising good (HDL) blood cholesterol, stabilizing blood sugar and providing glutathione to cleanse the liver are only some of the many health benefits that avocados have
• Avocados always make the list of the top ten super foods established by so-called experts.

Your skin can also benefit from a regular serving of guacamole.  Natural oils in avocados perk up a poor complexion, make brittle nails strong again and improve dry skin.  Avocados contain special oils that aid in the regeneration of hair follicles and, therefore, people with severe hair loss should eat three avocados daily because they will, in turn, stimulate the growth of new hair.

More benefits:

• a good source for potassium, a mineral that helps to regulate blood pressure
• rich source of monounsaturated fatty acids, including oleic acid, which has recently been shown to offer remarkable protection against breast cancer
• inhibits prostate cancer growth
• enhances absorption of carotenoids from vegetables
• contains glutathione, known for its ability to strengthen the immune system and remove cancers
• contains a significant amount of a cholesterol-lowering phytosterol called beta-sitosterol

Avocado Overcomes

• asthma
• bruising
• capillary fragility
• cataracts
• high homocysteine
• kidney stones
• stroke

For more information about avocados and many more helpful, healthful tips, get your copy of Don’s FDR today!

Excerpts from Don Tolman’s FDR Vol 2 pp 139-144

Medi-Sign Target:  Neo Cortex & its Blood Supply

Sweet basil, with its wonderful aroma and flavor, is one of the most popular and widely grown herbs in the world.  Surprisingly, unlike the Italian cooking that we associate basil with, the herb actually originated in the far eastern countries of India, Pakistan and Thailand.

With its many benefits and easy maintenance, every herb gardener should have a plant or two.  It is an attractive plant that works well in vegetable, herb and flower gardens.  Basil also makes a great kitchen windowsill plant or even looks great in hanging baskets.  Plant it alone or in a striking combination with flowers, such as nasturtiums, zinnias or marigolds.  Placing pots of basil around the deck or porch will allow everyone to enjoy the aroma.

Many rituals and beliefs from around the world surround this popular herb.  The French call basil “herb royale”.  In Italy, it is a sign of love, romance and fine dining.  Jewish folklore suggests it adds strength while fasting.  It has even been reported that basil was found in Christ’s tomb after his resurrection.  Greek Orthodox use basil to prepare holy water and place pots of the herb below church altars.  In Europe and India basil is placed in the hands of the dead to ensure a safe journey, while the Egyptians and Grecians believe it will actually open the gates of heaven for a person passing on.

Maybe all of us should get out our garden tools, plant some basil and prepare!

There are many varieties of basil:  sweet basil, bush basil, dark opal basil, lemon basil, holy basil, vero basil, purple ruffle basil and the list goes on.  For culinary purposes, sweet basil and bush basil are the best choices.

Basil has been known for many years as an herbal remedy for diseases of the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys and the bladder.  It aids primarily in the digestive and nervous systems.  Basil has uplifting, energizing mood-lifting properties.

To benefit from this powerful herb, infuse basil and use it as a tea for digestion.  You may also want to inhale basil tea to relieve cold symptoms.  A tonic can also be made by steeping basil leaves in wine for several hours.  The dried leaves can be used as snuff to relieve headaches and colds.

Basil is also a good insect repellant.  To repel flies, place a pot of basil outside your door.  Crushed basil leaves can be rubbed on cuts, insect bites and stings or use basil essential oil on a bee sting.  Make sure to only apply one drop, though.  More than that may irritate the skin.

Some of the many common ailments basil can treat are anxiety, concentration, indigestion, respiratory problems, colic, tight coughs, asthma, nervous headaches, migraines, muscle tension, nerve pain, memory loss, insomnia, infection, a stuffy head, colds, sinusitis, sore throats, bronchial congestion, appetite loss, gas, diarrhea and nausea.

Health Benefits

Research studies on basil have shown unique health-protecting effects in two basic areas:  basil’s flavonoids and volatile oils.

• DNA protection plus bacterial properties
• soothes inflammation
• nutrients essential for cardiovascular health

Excerpt from Don Tolman’s FDR Vol 2 pp 180, 181

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Fats are not all alike. To lose body fat, replacing the fats you now eat with coconut oil may be the wisest decision you could make.  We often think that the less fat we eat, the better off we’ll be. However, you don’t necessarily need to reduce your fat intake; you simply need to choose a fat that is better for you. In other words you need to choose a fat that doesn’t contribute to weight gain. You can lose unwanted body fat by eating more plant saturated fat, in the form of coconut oil, and less polyunsaturated fat, in refined vegetable oils.

Coconut oil has many remarkable qualifies: one of which is that it can help you lose weight. Yes, there is a dietary fat that can actually help you take off unwanted pounds.  Coconut oil can quite literally be called a weight loss fat.

• Boosts your daily energy.
• Helps you lose weight, lowers cholesterol.
• Helps those with diabetes, thyroid, and chronic fatigue.
• Improves Crohn’s, IBS and other digestive disorders.
• Reduces your risk of heart disease and other diseases.
• Rejuvenates your skin, prevents wrinkles.

Coconut oil is truly one of the healthiest oils you can consume. It contains no trans fat and is rich in lauric acid, which is known for having viral, bacterial and fungal properties. Coconut oil can even help to prevent wrinkles when used on your skin.

Because coconut oil contains saturated fat, there is a widespread misconception that it is bad for you.

Dispel any lingering notions you may have that all saturated fats are dangerous; only animal saturated fat are, plant saturated fats are not.

Depending on how many carbon molecules the fats contain, they are categorised as short, medium or long chain. Close to two-thirds of the saturated fat in coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids, which have microbial properties. These fats are easily digested by the body for quick energy and are beneficial to the immune system. Far from being dangerous, the saturated fat in coconut oil is actually health promoting.

So how could such a bad reputation emerge from an oil that is so good for you? The answer comes down to simple economics and politics. A powerful hate-saturated fat movement began based on some flawed studies performed over four decades ago, which sometimes used primarily hydrogenated coconut oils.

Remember that hydrogenated oils are oils with trans-fatty acids. These have been altered from their original chemical composition and have been shown to raise cholesterol levels. They also have been shown to lead to heart disease and other health problems. You should not consume hydrogenated oils, whether it is coconut or another vegetable oil.  Most commercial coconut oils are RBD (Refined, bleached, and deodorized) – this means they often contain chemicals from processing.

Use only virgin coconut oil, not only certified organic but also including no GMO ingredients, bleaching, deodorizing, refining or hydrogenation and come from fresh coconuts (not ‘copra’ or dried coconuts like most oils) that come from rural region of the Philippines untainted by urban pollution.  One such product that meets this criteria is Tropical Traditions.  Watch the video, too.

Excerpt from Don Tolman’s FDR Vol 2 pp338, 339

Ever wonder why the “flu season” is from the beginning of the holiday season until three weeks after the New Years?

“It’s called ‘ cadaverinous pustulant fermentation’ (dietary filth).  People, starting at Thanksgiving, pull out the fun festive feasting” gorging themselves on meat, sweets,  lots of alcohol, remedies for gas, headache, acid reflux, supplements,  ad nauseam (pun intended).  “You don’t get the flu; you cause the flu!

…When you take anything other than air, water, sunshine, walking or whole foods for nausea, fever, chills, headaches, etc, you are curing (stopping) the body’s cure.  That is how people get in deep trouble, especially if they medicate and supplement for long periods of time…

…If you overdo it and get flu symptoms (healing), try this to ease them…

Here’s how to help yourself:

• Don’t take any supplements or medications, even over-the-counter ones.  Yeh, they can give what appears as relief by stopping the healing response, but it is only buried, masked, and you will deal with it at a later time as a chronic condition (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc)
• Rest, lounge and drink lots of fluids
• Gargle with salt water for sore throat about every two hours
• Drink one quart of mild saline:  1/4 teaspoon per quart of water
• Sit in a hot tub or hot bath
• Use ceiling fans and humidifiers and, as an added joy, your favorite essential oil fragrance.
• Put olive oil or soy butter on your sore nostrils.  Do it every time before and after you blow your nose, even start doing it before it gets that way
• Do hot water and salt foot soaks; they really do work
• Dress warm, but get fresh air – lots of it”

Excerpt from Don Tolman’s Farmacist Desk Reference pp 430, 431

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Stopping smoking is the single most important thing you can do to reduce your risk for many diseases.

And you can do it!

Arm Yourself with These Two Secret Weapons:

1. Know that you’re in for a rough ride for a month or two – but that the rest of your life will be much better when you get past the dragon tantrums.  You won’t have to spend the rest of your life fighting cravings.  You’ll just have to do it for a few weeks, until your brain chemistry normalizes.  Once you reach that point, you’ll have more energy, you’ll feel better, your sense of taste and smell will be better, you’ll have more money in your pocket and you’ll be at a much lower risk for many diseases.  It’s worth the effort.  It takes only a few weeks of misery and commitment.  You can do it.
2. Know that the dragon won’t be dead.  He’ll only be sleeping.  You can awaken him with full force at any time by smoking another cigarette or consuming nicotine of any kind – even nicotine gum.  Then, when he’s awake, you’ll have to spend another month or more putting him back to sleep.  It’s a lot easier not to wake him up!  Ever again.

Slay the smoking dragon

THE DRAGON SLAYERS:

What others have said:

“The key issue for me was knowing that the obsession would go dormant in a few weeks, if I just waited it out.  The first time I tried to quit, I didn’t know that.  When I still had cravings after three weeks, I said, ‘the heck with it’, and lit up.  This time I knew that it was just a matter of time.  That made all the difference – knowing what that time was and holding on ’til it was past.”

“I needed to know that the cravings wouldn’t last forever.  I can be tough for a month – but I couldn’t live with that obsession hitting me every day for the rest of my life.  That’s why I always failed before when I tried to quit.  Knowing that there was a limited time to suffer gave me the strength to win.”

“I tried every program there was.  I went through classes, used nicotine gum and even tried hypnosis.  What finally worked was my strong commitment and a desire for good health.”

Ready to quit right now?  Don’s Farmacist Desk Reference Vol 1 pp 412-416:   his 50-Day calendar will help you conquer the dragon and set yourself free from tobacco’s terrible effects.  Check off each smoke-free day and before you’re through with this calendar, the dragon will be asleep!  Celebrate your success by checking off every day between now and freedom.  You can do it!

Excerpt from FDR Vol 1 pp 412-413

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Think about it like this:

When you smoke, it’s very much  like you have a ravenous dragon living inside your head.  When you feed him nicotine, he says, “That was good!  Do it again!”  And you obey, because when you don’t feed him, he messes around in your mind and makes his hunger become your obsession.

You can’t kill the dragon of nicotine addiction – but you can put it to sleep.

The dragon of nicotine addiction

The good news:

What most people know is that if you don’t feed the dragon for a month or so, he will go to sleep – and you will be freed from the power of his gluttonous appetite.

Sound fanciful?  It’s actually pretty accurate.  You just need to  understand the biological process.

What’s really happening is a change in your brain chemistry.  Nicotine triggers a variety of chemicals, which in turn trigger a genetically programmed “pleasure” message:  “Do it again”, the brain program says.  “Again!  Do it again!  Now!”  That message is very persuasive, as you know.

Unfortunately, nicotine is an addictive, destructive drug.  What’s more, tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 substances, including arsenic, butane and formaldehyde.  Together, they cause heart disease, many cancers, emphysema and a host of other terrible, deadly illnesses.  Plus, cigarettes are expensive.  But you already know all of that.  You smoke anyway.  The problem is that the dragon is so darned insistent.  You need to learn how to put him to sleep.

Let’s be honest.  Quitting is hard initially.  The powerful dragon doesn’t go to sleep without a fight.  He screams at you to light up again.  He gives you headaches, if you don’t.  But the most important fact to know is:  He only keeps it up for a limited time!  The dragon’s energy is limited!  It runs out – and fairly soon.  After a few weeks of hollering and sulking, he stops his tantrums, slinks away, quiets down and goes to sleep.  The trick for you is to outlast him – to starve him until he sleeps.

Stopping smoking is the single most important thing you can do to reduce your risk for many diseases.

And you can do it.

And we’ll tell you how…Two Secret Weapons

Ready to quit right now?  Don’s Farmacist Desk Reference Vol 1 pp 412-416:   his 50-Day calendar will help you conquer the dragon and set yourself free from tobacco’s terrible effects.  Check off each smoke-free day and before you’re through with this calendar, the dragon will be asleep!  Celebrate your success by checking off every day between now and freedom.  You can do it!

Excerpt from FDR Vol 1 pp 412-413

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Medi-Sign Target:  Breast Cleanser & Cell Builder

Source of low-fat protein

Soybeans are a source of hormone-like compounds and are a low-fat source of protein.  They play a substantial role in the prevention of cancer.  Protease inhibitors may slow the growth of cancer and soybeans contain this.  Soybeans are high in iron, potassium, and calcium.  All of these are important for helping things like anemia, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure.

Soybeans are known to influence the colon, strengthen the spleen, moisten dryness, cleanse the blood vessels of the heart, supplement the kidneys, improve on circulation, restore pancreatic function, promote clear vision, eliminate toxins from the body, boost milk secretion for nursing mothers, and may lower a fever.  …may also be used as a remedy in childhood malnourishment, dizziness, constipation, edema, fluid retention, skin eruptions, and toxemia during pregnancy.  It may also help with symptoms of food poisoning.

…Recent [studies] have suggested that many soy products may help in protecting against PMS, bone loss, menopausal trouble and atherosclerosis.  The majority of research indicates that all positive effects from soy have utilized fermented soy products such as Natto, from Japan.  Most soy products have protective attributes to them that are mentioned above.  Soy milks, infant soy formulas, soy protein powders, soy concentrates, and other soys may isolate denatured proteins and/or isolated proteins with the necessary nutrient co-factors of digestion and metabolism; thus they generally do not promote good health.

Because it is rich in hormones, it boosts estrogen levels in post-menopausal women.  One reason why the rates of breast cancer and prostate cancer are low among Japanese may be because soybeans are thought to help.  Soybeans are the richest source of protease inhibitors, which are viral and cancer agents.  Soybeans  may help dissolve kidney stones in animals, and lower blood cholesterol in humans.

Excerpt from Don Tolman’s Farmacist Desk Reference Vol 2 pp 816-817

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Blend/juice your fresh fruits & vegetables for better health

Meet some of your own health care needs in the kitchen using common whole foods!  Try some of these amazing & refreshing juice/blender recipes to address specific ailments or illnesses.  You’ll be glad you did.

Anemia:  Parsley, grape juice

Asthma:  Celery, papaya juice

Bed-wetting:  Celery, parsley juice

Bladder ailments:  Celery, pomegranate juice

Catarrh, cold, sore throat:  Watercress, apple juice (add 1/4 tsp cream of tartar)

Constipation, stomach ulcers:  Celery with a little sweet cream, spinach and grapefruit juice

Colds, sinus trouble:  Celery and grapefruit juices (add 1/4 tsp cream of tartar)

Diarrhea, infection:  Carrot and blackberry juice

Fever, gout, arthritis:  Celery and parsley juice

Gallbladder disorders:  Radish, prune, black cherry and celery juice

General housecleaning:  Celery, parsley, spinach and carrot juice

Glands, goiter, impotence:  Celery juice, 1 tsp wheat germ, 1/2 tsp Nova Scotia dulse

High blood pressure:  Carrot, parsley, celery juice

Indigestion, underweight:  Coconut milk, fig, parsley and carrot juice

Insomnia, sleeplessness:  Lettuce and celery juice

Kidney disorders:  Celery, parsley, asparagus juice

Liver disorders:  Radish and pineapple juices

Neuralgia:  Cucumber, endive, pineapple juice

Overweight, obesity:  Beet greens, parsley, celery juice

Poor circulation:  Beet and blackberry juice

Poor memory:  Celery, carrot, prune juice and rice polishings

Poor teeth:  Beet greens, parsley, celery juice and green kale

Excerpt from Don’s Farmacist Desk Reference Vol 1 pp 142

Ancient Epicures (Remedies for What Ails Ya)

For more of Don’s recipes to treat what ails ya, check out the ebook titled “Ancient Epicures (Remedies to Heal What Ails Ya)”

(Has anyone else noticed how beneficial celery is?!  More to come on this powerful healing stalk)

Pour on the Olive Oil

Medi-Sign Target:  Ovaries & blood flow (All Live – Olive)

Olive oil can benefit your health

Benefits

• Battles diabetes
• Combats cancer
• Eases arthritis
• Promotes weight loss
• Protects your heart
• Smoothes your skin

Greeks seem to know how to eat well. Their usual diet includes lots of fruits, vegetables, grains and fat. The Mediterranean diet uses olive oil as its main source of fat - unlike the American diet that consists of fats from animals.

Olive oil, made by pressing ripe olives, is 77 percent monounsaturated fat; this is the good kind of fat that helps your body rather than hurting it. Olive oil is also rich in Vitamin E and has several compounds scientists believe withstand cancer. This flavorful oil helps to rid you of heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes. It also acts as a mid laxative and helps with gallbladder problems.

Olive oil has been around for thousands of years and throughout those times has been praised for both its cooking and healing properties. The Cretes become extremely rich from exporting olive oil as far back as 2575 B.C, and both the Bible and Greek mythology refer to it.

Currently it is exported mainly from France, Spain, Italy and Greece. You can find olive oil in any local grocery store and pouring on olive oil is like pouring on the health benefits.

Five Ways Olive Oil Keeps You Healthy

Trumps Heart Disease
In spite of their high-fat diet, the Greeks rarely ever develop heart disease or hardening of the arteries, called arteriosclerosis. This is mainly because their diet includes foods rich in fiber like grains, fruits and vegetables and lots of olive oil. They also drank red wine and beer moderately.

Not all fats or cholesterols are equally made. Monounsaturated fat, the kind you find in olive oil, gives you the biggest benefit because it cuts down on the bad cholesterol without harming the good cholesterol. It also helps make blood less likely to clot, which lowers your blood pressure and your risk for stroke. Don’t forget that high blood pressure contributes to heart disease because your heart has to work harder than it should.

Halts Those Hunger Pains
How hungry you are at dinner could be affected by what type of fat you eat during lunch. Anyone battling a few extra pounds knows the growl in your belly is difficult to ignore. If you are 20 to 30 percent over the average weight for your age, sex and height, it is extremely important you take back control of your weight. Not only are you a prime candidate for high blood pressure and diabetes, but different types of cancers as well.

Although not many people consider oil a diet food, because of the high calorie count, there is a reason why substituting olive oil for others could help you lose weight. The first reason is because oils rich in monounsaturated fat, like olive oil, will fill your belly more than others. During a study, people who ate mashed potatoes prepared with monounsaturated oils weren’t as hungry later in the day than people who ate the same food cooked with polyunsaturated oils. This means that when you aren’t hungry, you’re less likely to snack or overeat; if you don’t snack you’re less likely to gain weight. Olive oil also has a rich flavor making it so you don’t need to use as much of it.

Arthritis
Oil your joints with olive oil; it works topically and internally for arthritis.

Keeps Cancer at Bay
The free radicals that roam through your body can cause damage including cancer. Luckily olive oil contains properties that keep free radicals in check. Studies show that adding olive oil to your daily diet may reduce your risk of breast, colorectal, prostate and esophageal cancers.

Diabetes
Because olive oil can cut the amount of LDL cholesterol as well as triglycerides in your blood, it helps reduce your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Also, it appears to lower your blood sugar, or glucose, levels. High blood sugar is a major symptom of diabetes. Once again, the benefit comes from monounsaturated fat.

To get the most from your olive oil, try to use the “Extra Virgin” variety. This less refined product has the most of what makes olive oil good for you and adds some powerful flavour. If you want a weaker taste, buy olive oil labelled “Virgin” or “Light”.

If olive oil is kept in a tightly capped container away from heat and light, olive oil can last approximately two years. If you refrigerate it, it will become cloudy. Although when it reaches room temperature again, the cloudiness will vanish.

Olive oil is great for therapeutic massages, treating wounds, minor burns, eczema and psoriasis. It also softens earwax and relieves constant ring or pain in your ears.

Excerpt from Farmacist Desk Reference Vol. I pp 651 – 653

Helichrysum (Angustifolium or  Italicum), a flower providing the “Everlasting” and “Immortal” essential oil,  is an herb native to France, Italy and a few surrounding countries. There are over 500 species of Helichrysum with italicum, sub-species ‘serotinum’ considered unique for therapeutic use. Even though there are so many species, this oil is very scarce, therefore, somewhat costly.  Thankfully, it does have an extended shelf-life.

Helichrysum oil is found to be therapeutic in a wide variety of ways:

• anti-inflammatory
• anti-spasmodic
• anti-septic
• helps to form scar tissue
• provides relief of joint pain
• emollient
• expectorant
• emotional healing

Some users have claimed relief of nerve-related conditions after applying a diluted solution of Helichrysum to the affected area.  Others have used it to treat symptoms of tinnitus by dropping the oil on a cotton ball, placing the cotton ball in their ear while sleeping each night for a two-week period.

Helichrysum is also considered to support liver function and detoxify by potentially removing heavy metals and toxins from the body.  To do this, use a strong dilution  (ie. 1:1 in coconut oil), massaging twice a day into the feet at the reflex points of the feet corresponding to the liver.

The Helichrysum aroma, itself,  is said to heal emotional scarring. It is thought to  release one’s Qi (Chi), unblocking and regulating this essential energy in the body. It may help individuals that are emotionally blocked, dispersing more deeply embedded repression. At its most transformative, Helichrysum oil may assist in untying the deepest of emotional knots, restoring freedom and compassion to the eternal soul.

Check out Healing Chrysm by Morocco Naturals now! Healing Chrysm works by healing the nerves that are in distress causing the pain. Minor burns, cuts, bruises, muscles aches, and joint pain respond immediately to Healing Chrysm.  Reapplying often is the secret to it’s effectiveness.

Healing Chrysm

The products and statements on this site have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Always consult a qualified medical professional about the use of herbal ingredients and essential oils, especially when pregnant or nursing. If you experience any adverse reactions with a product, stop use immediately and seek medical attention.