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[member 142084]

I always enjoyed it

 

[Arielle]

I read thru the linkposted above-- very interesting indeed. I immediately thought it might be a substitute for my DH who like fizzy soda. THough I"m sure it is not that carbonated.

WIll be interesting to see how much sugar is still in the mix after fermenting; sugar feeds cancer cells so I rarely eat sugar. My family's sugar consumption has dropped dramatically-- we buy about 5# a year now.

I would like to try it--the local store carries a commercial brand.

 

[member 142084]

It's not that sweet and it's fermented. It's about a fizzy and natural mineral water. not the big bubbles, but fizzy enough.

For cancer I have heard many testimony about apricot seeds and the vitamin b17 you can buy them on Amazon.

As well as Essiac tea

http://www.optimallyorganic.com/EssiacTea.htm

 

[Arielle]

YEah, a second person to embrace the B17.

I have been persuing food sources of B17-- I've learned to eat raw ground ( fresh ground) flax in a drink, eat mushrooms at about 1 a day, and while I have thought of persuing apricot seeds I"m at a loss how we can get "apricot seeds" when they are out lawed int he US. My mother says she eats them too. OF course this is AFTER having breast cancer . . . .

WIll look into Eaissac tea.

Have a question for you-- Green tea is helpful for ADD according to Dr Daniel Amen. I willingly dring the tea , though it is a bit odd. But my son will not entertain the idea of drinking the stuff. Any thoughts on how to consume it in a kids friendly form?? Brownies came to mind. Or in a salad, but the leaves are a bit like grass.

 

[member 142084]

I have not pursued knowledge of green tea in that venue. I know trader joes makes tasty green tea mints- 2 = 1 cup. You can also get green tea powder and then put it in the brownies. I know food coloring and pasturized milk can aggrivate the condition and mostly they need an energy outlet. Cheweeze seem to help give then an outlet when sitting still. They make necklaces they can chew on to expend the energy. Also Hylands homeopathic calms forte works wonders.


Alfalfa has good B17 too but the apricot kernels have the highest concentration. It's nice to know they have many sources

 

[Arielle]

You mean the green tea mints are the equivalent of a cup of brewed tea???


We tried a blue berry smoothy made with 1 tea bag brewed in 1 cup of hot water. Curious to see if it works for him.

I started ( again) the other day and I feel like my ability to type and find good vocab words is better. Of course that is just my opinion. Will continue and see if the results are maintained. . . .

Yes lots of B17 sources, sorry I implied that mushrooms were inthe same B17 catagory-- they are cander fighters but not via B17, sorry for the misleading phrasing. DO you have a recipe for alfalfa? My horses will eat it readily but I'm pretty sure not my kids. lol I do think of fresh alfalfa as potential salad material. lol

THat pasturized milk is an issue for ADD is not a peic e of the puzzle that I have encountered before. DO you have further information on that?? Ironically I was looking into local sources for raw milk and found two within driving distance--this is big jump for me as all my formal colleged education was based ont eh univerisy teachings = all milk is pasturized for commercial use. One of the farms I looked at said they tested every month. For what I dont know. Listeria is the biggest risk, though rare in the herds; and I'm blanking on the other bacteria infections that would be of concern-- but could be readily present.

I have been rethinking the benefits- risks as I was unexpectly faced with the reailty that the commercial milks are laced with antibiotics at a very low level and ow that I have a much better understanding of the GI effect on the normal microbes of the gut ( negative) and the importance of thos microbes to our over all health . . . I'm about willing to try raw organic milk.

 

[Cknldy]

Do any of you grow your own herbs instead of buying prepared bottles from stores, etc? I have never had a green thumb but after getting chickens my gardening and herb growing has definitely picked up! Wouldn't you know that AFTER I get things to grow for me I pick up wildcrafting? Best of both worlds and many medicinal herbs are already around you- mostly free!

 

[Arielle]

Do any of you grow your own herbs instead of buying prepared bottles from stores, etc? I have never had a green thumb but after getting chickens my gardening and herb growing has definitely picked up! Wouldn't you know that AFTER I get things to grow for me I pick up wildcrafting? Best of both worlds and many medicinal herbs are already around you- mostly free!

Isnt this wonderful??

My experience is very limited-- mostly to using plants as food: cranberries, blueberries nasturtiums, I think that experience as a youngster helping my mother in the gardens and cooking left the door open for this next step.

Generally speeking I"m not a very good grower, so I buy my herbs fresh and then freeze them; or dried in bulk.

I hae been reading Dr Amens book and he lists several of the herbs commonly used in cooking chicken meat as great for memory.

Garlic, onion and mushrooms have been linked to lowering cancer rates. 10g mushrroms a day on average decrease the breast cancer rates of the test people by 50%. That is impressive.

I keep searching for more foods to add to my diet.

And until I grow a green thumb I invest in buying my herbs to help keep my family healthy. I still have lots to learn though.

 

[Cknldy]

It's never too late to try growing things! I even worked in a greenhouse at one time- and told the owner I end up killing everything before she (still) hired me Start with the little potted herbs that are sold in the Spring. Keep those alive long enough to replant into bigger pots and get really proud when they are so big they have to be harvested. Then make yourself more by planting clippings from your bought plant into little pots and keep them moist. You'll be overgrown with herbs everywhere! I started with a mint plant because they seem to be one of the easiest herbs to grow. I'm still trying to figure out what this is though- grows wild here and fits into the Dragon's Tongue category.

 

[Cknldy]

It does flower although when I took these pics I couldn't find obe with a flower just the buds. The actual flower is a tiny white bell shape.