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