Dara D Dietz is co-founder with her Husband of H.E.A.L. Marketplace, a private Natural Healing Association. As a teacher and counselor she has been supporting the members of H.E.A.L. with Natural Healing information and herbal supports since 1998. She continues to maintain strong ties to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since healing her own kidney ailments she has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using natural herbal remedies. Dara has written and compiled numerous articles on a wide variety of natural healing topics. Drawing from her own healing experiences and borrowing from the vast wisdom of natural healers long departed, she continues to provide H.E.A.L.’s international membership with down to earth natural healing wisdom in H.E.A.L.’s bi-weekly newsletters. Dara and her husband currently reside in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
There is no question, herbal extracts provide the nutrients necessary to clear issues form the body. There is a master herb in nature for every function and organ in the body. These master herbs contain the specific nutrition to rebuild and restore proper function to the areas they target. When dealing with several issues how is a body to get all the nutrients in during any given day. This is the challenge we will be addressing.
Here are several sample schedule sheets. These are excellent tools to use for scheduling your daily herbal routine.
When doing a healing or cleansing program it is important to keep the nutrients available in the body throughout the day. Taking all the nutrients needed for the entire day all at one time will not work. Just as you cannot drink all the water you will need throughout the day in one setting, among the lesser discomforts this could lead to water poisoning. A situation where the excess water dilutes the sodium levels in the blood causing serious if not deadly effects. Water and nutrition need to be taken in throughout the day keeping the body supplied with fluid and nutrients as we are able to properly utilize them.
How often, how much of the formulas need to be to be taken for proper nutritional support will vary depending on how seriously degraded the body. The work of rebuilding a weak joint, or clear arthritic conditions can be accomplished with every 3 hour dose or three times a day dose. Dosing more often will keep the nutrition in the blood, available for use as the body requires for restoring the damaged area.
Infection work: Depending on how serious the infection the infection work can be done every hour or every two hours or every three hours. The liver will need to be flushed to support the work the infection formulas are doing. It will be necessary to do an ELF (Emergency Liver Flush) at least once a week when doing any infection program. The liver is our bodies vacuum cleaner, when the bag is full the liver will lose its ability to remove the infection being thrown off. When this happens the infection is reabsorbed causing any number of issues to appear.
Write in the schedule for each formula you are using. When using more than one formula in an hour allow 10 minutes between formulas.
You can use this hourly chart to include your daily walks and meals. Make some new and good habits. Using this scheduling tool will enable you to view your plans for the day and sticking with them.
Our class this week is going to focus on herbal supports for healing the mind. What can be done to nutritionally support the body and mind. We will look at the herbal supports that aid in sharpening the mind, clearing depression and the best food program to support the health of the brain.
Our Tuesday evening class provides an opportunity to ask your questions and share what works and what has proven to be less that helpful. Members will receive an email sometime Tuesday with the Zoom Class Link. Class begins at 6:30 EST.
Dr Tim Jennings: Modern Medicine Seminar deals with the “Developing Brain” and the “Aging Brain”. These two videos are not to be missed. In his discussion on the brain he covers how our DNA is affected by our early experiences. He also provides several suggestions on how to heal damaged DNA.
Our Class discussion this week will cover Female Issues. Unbalanced hormones in women can destroy the quality of life along with feeding any number of issues such as, breast cancer, fibroids, PMS just to name a few. For most women detoxing our life as well as our bodies will bring balance and healing.
Join us on Tuesday at 6:30PM Est.
Links will be sent via Email to our Members.
The Herbal Supports for women are powerful sources of nutrition that provided the body with the nutrients needed to build and maintain our hormonal health. The natural herbal supports provided in nature, (God’s Pharmacy) can be used at all stages of a woman’s life to restore balance and aid in a happy healthy outlook on life.
“Too many of us recall with distaste the time we became women. Instead of rejoicing as we crossed the threshold from childhood to young womanhood, we suffered shame, embarrassment, and pain from menstrual cramps. Perhaps we were uninformed and terrified at the flow; one young woman confided that she was certain that she was dying when her first period commenced, for her mother had never explained puberty to her. Most often, our mothers’ hasty and uncomfortable explanations colored our emotional reactions to menstruation.
How lovely it is for a girl to become a woman! Her body shape changes and she begins the path to motherhood when she first menstruates. Many modern mothers, having overcome their negative feelings about menstruation, are helping their young daughters celebrate their “rite of passage” into womanhood. Sometimes the mother fashions a special menstrual pad out of satin or silk, trimming it with embroidery or ribbon. After the pad is used, mother and daughter ceremonially bury it as a symbol of childhood now past. Some girls wear a pretty skirt, a special ribbon, or other adornment at the time of their periods, signifying a heightened and joyful attitude toward their bodies’ cycle. Mothers help their daughters understand the emotional and energy changes related to their cycles, using these changes to plan their monthly activities; they are most active during the time after menstruation, when their energies are concentrated, and then as the period approaches, the girl learns to be more meditative and quiet. How wonderful to have mother guide her young woman through these changes!” Excerpt from An article from Dr. Christopher Material; Read more:
Sadly, my story is far too familiar. When womanhood began pouring out of me during my fifth grade year it marked the beginning of a monthly cycle of misery. On that fateful day my parents rushed to my school with a change of clothes and the female products necessary to rescue me from the girl’s bathroom. Release from the cycle of pain would not be so easily secured. Over the next twenty-five years I normally kept a supply of over the counter female remedies in my purse at all times. The onset and intensity of my menstrual pain was too unbearable for even a quick trip to the corner store once my cycle began.
In my late twenties the development of uterine fibroids intensified an already intolerable state of things. The fibroids caused my cycles to increase in volume and duration. A prescription for birth control pills provided some normalcy and relief but these were not the healing answers I so badly needed. My body continued to show serious signs of hormonal imbalance. During routine salon visit for a wash and cut in 1996, my stylist informed me she felt I had abnormal hair loss. She had to be right; the apparent hair loss was visible every time I ran a brush through my hair.
Browsing through the herbal remedies at my local health food store I came across a jar of Progesterone Cream, a hormonal support product made from Wild Yam. I began rubbing a small amount into my skin morning and evening. Within a couple of weeks my hair stopped falling out and my next cycle was nearly normal. The wild yam continued to prove itself and within a few months the heavy bleeding and painful cycles had greatly subsided. Two years later in 1998, I discovered the power of herbal extracts and the Female Formula which contained a list of balancing herbs used by women for hundreds of years. The Female Formula brought an end to Twenty Five years of monthly misery.
What to expect when using the Female Formula
Working with hundreds of women over the past 30 years a pattern has emerged in the way the Female Formula generally affects the cycles over the first three months of use. Three months is the average time needed to normalize a hormonally unbalanced system. It is not uncommon to skip a cycle during the first full month of using the Female Formula. The second month the cycle will resume with less hormonal issues. Most women experience greatly improved to normal cycles by the third month.
Here is an excellent program put together by Andrea Aravena, one of our members-healers. She shared these very intense herbal suggestions with me, which of course means I’ll pass them onto our membership. Here is an excellent program for clearing the worst cases of whatever virus you end up with. There are so many floating around this year the need for a strong protocol for any and all virus infestations is strongly needed. These herbals supports will aid in clearing any serious infection from the system.
First thing: Do an Ascorbic Acid Flush; (Vit. C flush) on an empty stomach. 1 tsp every 15 minutes in two ounces of water until you have a watery bowel movement. Rinse your teeth after every round because its acidic to the teeth even though it is alkaline to the body.
Once your have a watery bowel movement you can start on the herbs:
Oregano Oil: 5 drops under tongue three times a day
Vitamin D Hammer
Day 1: 50,000 IU
Day 2: 30,000 IU
Day 3: 20,000 IU
Continue during the winter months with 10,000 IU daily
Lobelia 1/2 tsp in mug. Pour boiling water over to fill cup. Waite until cool then drink. Do this 2 times a day.
Echinacea: Add one ounce (2 Tbsps.) into mug along with 1 tsp Infection Formula. Pour boiling water in to fill cup. Wait until cool then drink. Do this 2 times a day.
Herbal Antibiotic and Infect5ion Formulas: Pour 1 tsp of each into separate cups. Pour boiling water to fill only have of the cup. These can be consumed warm. Drink one wait 10 minutes then drink the other. Do this hourly when really sick.
Bronchitis Formula: Pour 1 tsp into mug. Pour boiling water half way up mug. Drink 5 times a day (every 3 hours)
Garlic Paste to Feet
Do the Garlic Paste to the Feet as needed. This can be done two days in a row. See the video and pdf for directions. Don’t discount this procedure, it is a powerful healing tool for clearing infection and an effective aid when the lungs are involved.
Daily hot soak in 4 cups of Epsom salt in bath is very helpful for the muscle aches and to pull out toxins. If you have one available a daily 45 minute session in the far infrared Sauna is very helpful.
This herbal program has saved lives. The Father has not left us without resources for clearing even the worst issues. Aggressively using these herbal remedies can restore even the most dire cases.
Our Class this week is focusing on the Lungs. The current health issues are alarming in how quickly the lungs can be compromised. Knowing what to do to quickly clear the lungs can be the difference between recovery or death.
This Tuesday’s class will be a discussion on many of the issues that affect our lungs. From lung Cancer to Asthma.
A brief overview of Lung Function
The respiratory system is the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe. It includes your airways, lungs, and blood vessels. The muscles that power your lungs are also part of the respiratory system. These parts work together to move oxygen throughout the body and clean out waste gases like carbon dioxide.
The respiratory system has many functions. Besides helping you inhale (breathe in) and exhale (breathe out), it:
Allows you to talk and to smell.
Warms air to match your body temperature and moisturizes it to the humidity level your body needs.
Delivers oxygen to the cells in your body.
Removes waste gases, including carbon dioxide, from the body when you exhale.
Protects your airways from harmful substances and irritants.
Many conditions can affect the organs and tissues that make up the respiratory system. Some develop due to irritants you breathe in from the air, including viruses or bacteria that cause infection. Others occur as a result of disease or getting older.
Conditions that can cause inflammation (swelling, irritation, and pain) or otherwise affect the respiratory system include:
Allergies: Inhaling proteins, such as dust, mold, and pollen, can cause respiratory allergies in some people. These proteins can cause inflammation in your airways.
Asthma: A chronic (long-term) disorder, asthma causes inflammation in the airways that can make breathing difficult.
Infection: Infections can lead to pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) or bronchitis (inflammation of the bronchial tubes). Common respiratory infections include the flu (influenza) or a cold.
Disease: Respiratory disorders include lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These illnesses can harm the respiratory system’s ability to deliver oxygen throughout the body and filter out waste gases.
Aging: Lung capacity can decrease as you get older.
Damage: Damage to the respiratory system can cause breathing problems.
Our Zoom Class meets every other Tuesday at 6:30 PM EST Members will receive an email with the class link sometime on Tuesday.
When your feet are hurting nothing else matters. In our class this Tuesday we will discuss natural ways to quickly clear all the painful and not so painful issues associated with our feet.
One of the most painful issues is Plantar Fasciitis. After clearing this issue from my foot last year I can testify to how completely debilitating this condition can be. It took three weeks using the BF&C Packs, for the inflamed condition to clear and the pain to stop.
Calluses, Corns & Bunions can also destroy our quality of life. There is a simple and effective way to clear all these issues. Also some great suggestions to prevent them from forming.
Toenail fungus, and athlete’s feet can both be effectively cleared with Black Walnut, one of the most powerful anti-fungal’ s in nature. Applying this herb as effectively as possible will clear even the most stubborn case of fungus.
Ingrown Toenail Class with Andrea Aravena
Poor circulation to the feet contribute to neuropathy, numbness of the feet. Along with sores on the feet that will not heal. This week we are going to take time to really look at the health of our feet and how to support and restore them to the best condition.
This article has moved. I have updated it and combined it with my other kidney writings. You will find it here: My Kidney Stories
For the full picture, start with my Kidney Disease information sheet. All my kidney articles are listed under Most Requested in the Herbal Healing Index.
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work performance and quality of life.
How much sleep is enough varies from person to person, but most adults need seven to eight hours a night.
During the hormonal shifts brought on by Menopause I developed an acute case of Insomnia. It is not uncommon for women, after child birth or during menopause, to develop Insomnia. During this time I discovered what would work and what did not help much.
Herbal Supports were very helpful as far as they went. The General Nervine Tonic proved most effective. One of the best long term supports was Liver Flushing. Clearing the toxins from my system ensured several weeks of good sleep. Walking Bare-foot outside on the grass or ground proved very beneficial. The earth is our best grounding rod, walking bare foot on the earth allows the static electricity to be pulled from the body. When the system is overloaded with static electricity the nerves are unable to relax, shut down, and allow sleep.
The Class will meet on Zoom Tuesday November 16th, 2021, at 6:30 PM Est. Members are welcome to join our class by clicking on the link in the email sent out on Tuesday.
Several great suggestions for clearing insomnia:
Make sure your bowels are open and moving well.
Stop using any stimulates such as coffee, tea, chocolate ect…
Remove all electronical equipment for the bedroom.
Stop eating in the evening. No food after 6pm.
Walk bare foot outside for 15 minutes each day.
Do an ELF once a week or more often if needed. (ELF=Emergency Liver Flush)
On the video below, Dr Tim Jennings, speaks on The Aging Brain and provides some great information on sleeping disorders.
In our class this week we are going to discuss the Skin, how to care for and heal the different issues that can affect the skin. The Skin is our third Lung, the body breaths in air and detoxes waste though the pores of the skin. Consider your skin pores as thousands of little mouths breathing in the environment surrounding your body. Wearing natural fiber material allows the skin to continue to breath beneath our clothes. Material that prohibits the free circulation of air prevents the body from properly expelling toxins throughout the day.
When the skin is overused as we see in cases of Hives, and Eczema, the need arises to clear the liver, our internal vacuum cleaner. When the system becomes backed-up with waste, the bowels are not moving well is often the case, the liver will use the skin to detox. The skin breaks down quicky under the onslaught of such toxic waste causing hives and eczema to appear.
Our class discussion will begin with the best first aid for cuts and scrapes. How to prevent scaring of the skin. How best to clear the blood of toxins which contribute to the toxic conditions of Abscesses, Boils, and Cysts. How to regain and or, maintain the elasticity in your skin which will clear or prevent Varicose Veins. We will be looking into the cause and how to clear most issues that affect our skin. Come and Join the discussion for a better understanding of how to best care for the skin you are in.
Here is a short list of Skin affecting issues we will be looking at in our class: Cuts,& Scrapes; Spider Bites, Poison Ivy & Oak, Abscesses, Boils, Cysts; Hives & Eczema; Shingles, Warts, Moles, Itch, Scares, Sunburn, Burns; Skin Cancer; Varicose Veins.
Our Zoom Class meets every other Tuesday at 6:30 PM EST. An email notice will be sent to our members Tuesday Morning with the Class link. We look forward to seeing any who are able to come.
Skin Care Class
Handouts: There is a list of files for this class.
Our Zoom Class this week is going to deal with moving from the Foundational Programs into the detoxing, flushing programs.
Zoom Class meets every other Tuesday at: 6:30 PM EST
You may view our current class below.
Moving into the Flushing Programs Class
No matter what the issue everyone begins their healing or rebuilding program by first establishing the foundational programs of boosting the immune system with Echinacea, regulating the bowels with the Lower bowel formulas, and adding Superfood green drink to your daily food program.
Once the bowels are open and working well it is time to begin a week of liver flushing, followed by a week of Kidney flushing. This can prove a bit tricky when the bowels seem hard to regulate. How can you know your body is ready to begin liver flushing?
Incurables Program/ An Overview
We will discuss how to quickly clear the bowels for an Emergency Liver Flush.
What is the best food program to follow when flushing the body?
What to expect when adding the liver Flushing program.
It is always hard to do something new and different. When healing the body the more quickly one can move into the flushing programs the faster the healing will be. Clearing the liver is the heart of any healing program. Keeping the liver flushed will enable the liver to better filter the toxins from the body.
The second week of flushing will be Kidney flushing. This flushing program is much less intense than the Liver flush but still very important to the healing process.
Remember to write your questions down so you will remember what you wanted to ask. As always we will have an open Q&A time at the end of the class.
