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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Signatures of Fruits & Vegetables

Dear Sisters & Brothers,

I have always been amazed with the system of "signatures" in herbalism. This system was one of the ways herbs were identified in the times before the Prophet. People would identify herbs by the way they look (ginseng, which looks like a body is a body tonic...red herbs are usually good for the heart, etc...) Even today I use this simple method as a way of teaching children about herbs (and then we work up from there). Subhan Allah it is amazing the way God provides us with the information we need to heal ourselves!

I recently received an e-mail that talked about the "signatures" of food items as well. This is a good lesson in observation. Sometimes we are praying for a cure or an answer...and sometimes it is right in front of our eyes!

This is interesting info...

You are what you eat, so eat well. A stupendous insight of civilizations past has now been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional sciences. They have shown that what was once called 'The Doctr ine of Signatures' was astoundingly correct. It now contends that every whole food has a pattern that resembles a body organ or physiological function and that this pattern acts as a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides the eater. Here is just a short list of examples of Whole Food Signatures.

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and science shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.

Grapefruits, Oranges, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is Milk OK?

Dear Editor,

I've heard that milk is harmful to drink - what do you think? The hadiths all mention milk but my natural doctor says it is not good for me.

- NH

Dear NH

The hadiths are correct, of course, but they are speaking of the kind of milk that is fresh from the animal and not pasteurized - a BIG DIFFERENCE between THAT kind of milk and what we buy at the store. In fact, SO different that they should not even call the stuff on shelves in the market "milk"...perhaps "Milk-inspired-drink" would be more appropriate?

The only problem is that our stomach's are not so used to digesting this fresh raw milk so it can make a lot of people sick. Secondly, milk is not good for everyone. It can be good for some people in some situations but in all areas of nutrition you should always consider when and who it is good for. If the person has a cold with a runny nose or they are allergic to milk or cannot digest milk it would not be "good for them". So as far as the ultimate question - is it good for us? Yes, for some of us. But NOTHING is good for everyone. Everyone has their own nutritional needs based on their blood type, physiological type and other factors.

Hope this helps.

Blessings & Health,
Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

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Thursday, November 8, 2007

QUOTE of the week by Sofi

A remembered this quote recently and wanted to share it with you. About two years ago I was talking to my daughter about someone and I said "...they are foreigners". I could have been talking about friends of mine living abroad or I could have been talking about someone here I don't remember. But I do remember what she said to me. She looked at me with this VERY QUIZZICAL look on her face and said "Mom. Nobody can be foreign. Everyone has to have a country SOMEWHERE!" Some would say she didn't really understand the word itself.

But I think she understands more than most of us do.

LETTER TO EDITOR: Asthma

Hi Kristie,
Thank you for these great videos. I am going to make the ginger syrup tonight. My dd is very sick and the congestion is getting worse so we are trying everything we can to avoid albuterol therapy. She is not asmatic this virus has just really weakened her usually strong system and the cough/congestion won't leave her chest/lungs. I am hoping the ginger syrup will help along with the other natural remedies we are trying. I am wondering how much honey I should add? And if I could use my vitamix to liquefy the ginger and water before straining? Or would that make the ginger mixture to strong or ruin it? I really appreciate your sharing your knowledge with us and cannot thank you enough for this recipe.
Thanks - CH

Dear CH,

Thank you for the thank you :) The proportion of honey is supposed to be 1:1 but I like it a little more gingery and less sugary so I just left it like it was at the end of the video. AFTER you make it you can add other tinctures to it as long as you keep it stored safely and you are aware of how much of the other substance is in there so you don't overdose someone on it. The regular portion someone should take of this is 2 TBS (for an adult) 3 times a day.

From the sounds of your dd it sounds like she needs THYME tea or an aromatherapy thyme rub on her chest (or marjorum or oregano). You can add three drops of one of those oils to a base oil (1 TBS base oil) and rub it on the back (if she's shy or doesn't want to rub it on her chest herself) and chest if possible.

You can also have her inhale the mist as you are making THYME TEA. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 tsp. Dried thyme and as the aroma is coming up and the herbs are steeping for 15 minutes she can breathe in the vapors. Hope she is feeling better. Whenever I get sick it ALWAYS goes to my lungs so I know how she feels. Awful!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MSG Headaches

Dear Karima,

I suffer from debilitating headaches caused by MSG. No matter how hard I try to avoid it - it continues to surprise me and pop up too often for my taste. Please help! How can I tell if a food has MSG and how can I stop these headaches? - KF

Dear KF -

I know what you mean! I also have a problem with MSG. In fact, I could be hired as a MSG tester. Almost immediately upon eating anything with MSG I get headaches and am debilitated in some way - either I am up all night or I have to go to sleep right away. I feel sick in general and it is just awful. I will eat out sometimes and have this reaction and then think - that place does not have MSG! How can it! With all the hype about Chinese MSG how can Pizza Hut have MSG in their Pizza and nobody says anything about it????? Anyway, I already have my own list of places around town that I can't eat at because of their MSG usage but you are right - it is hard to completely avoid.

One thing I do to help "flush it out" after it happens is I make a tea of Nettles, Red Rasberry, Alfalafa and Peppermint. Half of the tea is nettles which flushes the MSG out of your body. The other herbs help you regain your balance and energy and the peppermint also helps with the headaches. You can order these herbs anywhere online. You should use them in loose herb form and make a tea for best effect.

Hope this helps.

Blessings & Health,
Karima

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sinus Infections

Dear Editor,

The doctor says I need sugery for my sinus infections. Is there anything natural I can try first?

- GH

Dear GH -

This may sound very simple, but a lot of clients I have had used a Netti Pot with GREAT success. They started out with recurring sinus infections and after a few uses they never saw a sinus infection again in their lives (at least so far...I've tracked the oldest case for only 6 years). Salt has healing properties we don't give it credit for and was a favorite herb of the Prophet (SAWS). You can find out more info on Netti pots by doing a Google Internet search.

There are a lot of herbs, homeopathics and aromatherapy oils I could also suggest for you. I could give you a list 3 pages long but why use these other things when a small investment of about $15.00 for a "pot" is all the Netti treatment costs? And the salt water is free as long as you do the treatment.

If you have any further questions please contact me. I may be able to help you with another short e-mail or a more in-depth online consultation.

Blessings & Health,

Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND

The Herb'n Muslim Newsletter

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Signatures of Fruits & Vegetables

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is Milk OK?

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Islam & Natural Healing Articles

Thursday, November 8, 2007

QUOTE of the week by Sofi

LETTER TO EDITOR: Asthma

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MSG Headaches

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sinus Infections

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