Parent Child Natural Healing Classes with Hakima Karima

Dear Parents,

Parent-Child Natural Healing Classes ONLINE will be starting on February 1st!
(Scroll down to sign up as a pair, a family or co-op group)

I have been teaching a naturopathic healing class online for 8 years (and offline for more). My children are all old enough to start participating in learning these skills, but the classes I already offer are at a higher level (14-16 years old and up to 150 years) So I will be starting a new series of classes over the next few weeks called "Parent-Child Natural Healing Classes". During these classes we will be learning:

Reflexology
Herbs
Iridology
Nutrition
Typology

These classes will be taught at a child's level and will all include video support. I will be uploading one class every month for the next 5 months. Mothers who have taken these classes "in person" with me before have been thrilled because the classes were so easy for THEM to understand too. Even herbalists and healers were excited to discover new ways of looking at herbs and healing and the kind of reflexology I teach is not American reflexology so it is new too!

How the classes will run:

1. Each month you will receive your video - downloadable online - and class materials and E-books, lesson plans and stories (all online). You will be able to access these materials at any time so even if you don't choose to participate WITH the class you can use these materials even 5 years from now!

2. The entire month we are running the class I will be visiting the online forum (open for the class forever) and I will be present there every Friday at a certain time to participate. You are welcome to join the class in "real time" or you can access the forum and do the class on your own time. I expect there will be enough people doing the class at different times that there will ALWAYS be someone on the forum so these classes are NOT restrained by time but I am adding an element of time to them so that people who want a more LIVE experience can have that.

3. You will be able to either participate in LIVE time or on your own time.

4. The classes do not involve testing, although you are welcome to contact me any time with questions

5. Two certificates of participation will be issued when you finish the series for participants in the class, however, as many children or family members as you like can participate in the classes. However, please do not distribute the class outside of your group as the materials are copyrighted.

6. You must sign up for all of the classes. You can pay all at once or you can pay in installments:

One time price is:
$150.00 payable at:
http://tinyurl.com/2gdrz7
(Ideas: sign up as a co-op group to save money and split the fee between more than one person)

The installment price is (a little more because of the maintenance from my end)
$50.00 for the first installment and then $30.00 a month after the first installment for the next 4 months.
http://tinyurl.com/2zq89k

7. If you want classes with testing and certification for older child or adults visit: www.islamichealingcourse.com


If you have any questions please contact me at : herbnhome@yahoo.com

Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND
www.herbnmuslim.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Liver Cleanse

Assalaam O Alaikum wa Rahmatullah.
I have been having some indigestion on a regular basis
coupled on occasions with nausea and bloating. I
wonder if perhaps my gaulbladder is the problem and I
am having starting symptoms. I wanted to ask you
about liver cleanses by Dr Hilda Clark with olive oil,
lemon juice and epsom salts. Would you advise this
kind of cleanse? My mother has also recommended me an
auyervedic powder mixture which is supposed to be
good. I am wondering which would be better for me to
do.What would you suggest? - T. in Illinois

Dear T,

The liver cleanse you mentioned is a wonderful way to clean out but I wonder if it might be too intense for you at this point. Usually one does a pre-cleanse before anything so intense and if you do this kind of liver cleanse you can expect to be in bed for a couple hours or on the toilet for a while! So I would recommend it - it is wonderful - but first make sure you are strong enough to handle it and that you have some extra time on your hands. I would say to ease into it by settling your digestive system first. The best and easiest way to do this is to add some aloe Vera juice to some water or juice (I prefer juice because it masks the odd taste) and drinking this 3 times a day (see bottle for dosages). After a week of doing this you should feel better and your body would be ready for the cleanse.

And make sure you drink PLENTY of water during the cleanse. You don't want to cleanse and just have the toxins stay in your body. Water is the element of the cleanse that FLUSHES the toxins once they are released.

I am not sure about the Ayurvedic powder. Do you know what is in it?

Blessings & Health,
Hakima Karima

The following information was added by Anisa Abeytiya:

(Please note that the liver and gallbladder are often cleansed together, so although Hilda Clark mentions this as a Liver Cleanse on the site, it is ALSO a Gallbladder cleanse. Note that Hilda Clark's therapies are often posted on various sites without the disclaimers that Anisa mentions below...so, as with all information, it is good to research)

Asalaam Alikum,

This is actually a gallstone cleanse and it is quite dangerous if someone has a stone because it could obstruct the duct and cause the gallbladder to rupture. I do not know anyone that recommends this because of the legal ramifications.

Our bodies detoxify 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So it is not something we need to force the body to do. Yet there are times when we do need to help the body along. If your detoxification pathways are not all working, particularly your bowel, you do not want to force detoxification (see my article on detox at www.womenshealingcircle.org) because your body will not be able to remove waste.

A simple glass of water with lemon juice is a wonderful, safe way to help cleans your liver. Green powders are cleansing as well as assist the body to eliminate waste. Drink 3 8oz glasses of water with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, not with food.

One should never embark on a detoxification program without the assistance of a health professional. Also, those who are pregnant, nursing or planning to become pregnant, those recovering from chronic or acute illness should not embark on a detoxification program.

A tea made with1 part marshmallow and 1 part chamomile are suitable to calm gut inflammation and sooth the stomach.

If you e mail me I can send you a questionnaire to asses Phase I and II of your liver.

Blessings,

Anisa

My Child is Not Sleeping: LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Karima,

I am at my wit’s end with L.’s sleep. I’m pretty close to my breaking point, as I haven’t gotten more than 2 hours of consecutive sleep in the past week, and I cannot remember the last time I slept more than 3 hours in a row. L. is 18 months old, and I sleep with her on a queen sized mattress on the floor in her room. She wakes frequently to nurse. I would be thrilled if she only woke twice to nurse. The past couple of weeks, she has been waking very frequently, like 10+ times a night. I just don’t know what to do. I’ve read several sleep books, including The No Cry Sleep Solution, but NOTHING seems to work. I am so incredibly sleep deprived, and her sleep habits just seem to be getting worse and worse. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. - S.T. (Note: This letter was shortened)

Dear S.T.,

It sounds like you have tried a lot of different methods to get her to sleep better - and all are wonderful. So I will try suggesting some more unconventional ideas...

Since whatever you drink enters the milk she is drinking I would suggest drinking about 3 cups of chamomile tea a day for a few days. This will help pretty much any problem she has (colic, too hot, tummy issues, anxiety, insomnia, etc...) without having to go through the detective work to figure out what it is. You can even spoon feed her (tip a little in her mouth with a spoon, babies love drinking this way) a spoon or two of the tea herself. If this gentle method does not work, you can also get some chamomile essential oil and mix 2 drops w/ a TBS. Of massage oil and rub it in a clockwise motion on her belly a couple times a day - especially at night. This always seemed to "drug" my kids into a deep sleep. I think it is the combination of the soothing massage and the effects of the oil. Hope this helps.

Also, this seems obvious but make sure you are not drinking any coffee or teas with caffeine. I didn't drink caffeine the entire 6 years I was nursing my three kids because I wouldn't get ANY sleep otherwise. Other things that can cause insomnia are: any foods with MSG (a lot of salad dressings at restaurants have this, Pizza Hut pizza sauce has this, I'm pretty sure Hye-Vee Deli uses this because their food keeps me awake all night if I eat it).

Blessings & Health,
Karima

Hemorrhoids & Classes: LETTER TO THE EDITOR

For Kind Attention of : Dr.Karima Burns

Hello,
In full appreciation to your wonderful articles and online education offers
and your 'Noble' service to the suffering patients,I wish to seek your assistance and learn more about health. Could you send me your IM ID so I could talk with you about this more?

I am interested to join your course. Do I get any Certificate (duration) after completion of the course? Do I need to pay for the course ?(If yes) How much ?

If any member undergoes consultation & treatment are they alloted any certificate too ? Do you have any suggestions for treating hemorrhoids?

Regards - IL

Dear IL,

Thank you for your kind note and your interest in my services.

I will do my best to answer your questions below:

1. You receive a professional certificate when you complete the course.
2. The course is on sale at this time for $250.00 (regular price is $350.00) at:
Islamic Healing Course Payment Page

3. You can also pay $35.00 per month via 12-monthly installments at:
Monthly Installments for the Islamic Healing Course

4. Treatment does not come with a certificate but it does come with 6-weeks of free follow-up e-mails and consulting.

5. I have an IM group for students of the Islamic Healing Course, but I do not do IM with any other people as my schedule is very tight.

6. For "hemorrhoids" I suggest the following:

A simple remedy is to make a compress of witch hazel extract. You should be able to get this at the pharmacy. Put it in the refrigerator so it stays cold. Put some on a cotton cloth and apply directly to the area. It will be quite shocking but will help relieve the swelling and constrict the veins. You can also calendula, St. John's wort and comfrey herb as a compress on the area.

If none of these herbs are available you can also try putting aloe Vera on the area. Also, drinking aloe Vera juice internally will help.

Some "kitchen remedies" (available everywhere) would be to take a nice warm bath infused with chamomile or calendula herbal tea.

Hope this helps!


Blessings & Health,
Kristie Karima Burns, Mh, ND

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.

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
www.islamichealingcourse.com

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