Our Zoom Class this Tuesday at 6:30 PM Est, will be on Infections. This is a huge subject to cover, that said the answers are impowering in their simplicity. The Simple remedies when applied correctly prove very effective in clearing even the worst infections.
Class Outline
Topical Infections & Wound Care
Preventive Infection Work
Light; Moderate; Intense Infection work.
What herbal Supports to keep on Hand for Infection emergencies
Today we are going to discuss a program for clearing impacted or inflamed sinuses. This past week I realized the program I have suggested for several members over the years has never been put in writing. The Suggestions provided have worked wonderfully to clear even impacted sinuses.
The herbal supports you will need to have on hand are:
Snuff
Herbal Antibiotic
Echinacea
Bowel Cleansing Routines: LBF #1 & LBF #2
Bowel Cleansing
When the sinuses are so blocked no air can move through them it is necessary to pry them open just a bit so the herbal Snuff can be inhaled and begin its work of softening and removing the blockage from the area. Here are a couple suggestions that never fail to get that small opening into the sinuses which will enable to herbals to be inhaled into the blocked up sinus cavity.
Suggestion #1: Cut up several onions. In Cases where the blockage is not too severe the vapors from the onions will be enough to get the eyes watering, the nose running. Please do not discount this simple suggestion, it can be highly effective for a stopped up head. Once air can be pulled through the nose begin to inhale the Herbal Snuff into the Sinuses. Keep drawing it up until you can taste the bitter Goldenseal herb in the back of your throat. As the herb begins to work you will need to blow your nose several times as the backed up waste is melted from the head.
Suggestion #2: Blend Fresh Horseradish Root with Apple Cider Vinegar to an apple sauce consistency. Hold ¼ to ½ tsp between your tongue and the top of your mouth. The oils and vapors from the horseradish are an amazingly effective for opening the air ways in the sinuses. Once air can be moved through the sinuses begin inhaling the Herbal Snuff, as described in Suggestion #1, to clear the packed up waste from the sinuses cavity.
Suggestion #3: Use your Wasabi paste, (Japanese Horseradish). It is a powerful highly effective aid for opening the sinuses. A word of caution for those who have never experienced Wasabi, it can be painful for those not used to the effect. I would suggest starting slowly with a good Wasabi paste. It will not physically hurt you but the effects can be uncomfortable for those new to this type of food. Again once you are able to pull air in through your nose you can begin to inhale the Herbal Snuff into the sinus cavity.
What to expect when snorting this herbal mix into the sinuses: Some people will experience a warm feeling in the sinuses, along with watering of the eyes. Shortly after the herbal powder is pulled up into the sinuses the nose will begin to drip. To me it feels like the waste is being melted out. The hard packed waste in the cavity will begin to soften and move with the pull of gravity to be expelled through the nose. I heard the testimony of one woman who pulled ropes of hardened mucus from her nose, effectively clearing the sinuses in her head.
The Snuff can be used freely. When I have needed to clear my head I have taken the time to inhale this mixture repeatedly until my head felt clear. Please note I have never suffered from blocked sinuses beyond the effects of a bad head cold. For those working to clear impacted sinuses the herbs will need more time to do the work of softening and clearing the waste.
Additional Aids for Clearing Congestion from the Head are:
Eye Health Class
Flushing the eyes with the Eyebright Formula: this will bring good circulation to the areas surrounding the eyes as well as clear waste from the eyes themselves. With the sinuses impacted or inflamed it would not be a surprise to discover the eyes are being affected and the circulation to them is also blocked up.
Hearing Loss Routine: Following this routine as found on our Hearing Loss Info Sheet, will aid in clearing the vertigo issues that often accompany impacted sinuses. The head can also become off balance causing occasional dizziness to occur when the sinuses are full of waste. The hearing can also become affected, remember the entire head is impacted because of the large amount of waste being held in the sinuses. Clearing the waste from the ears and supporting better circulation in this area of the head will also aid in clearing the sinuses. It is all connected.
Following the Herbal Infection Routines will prove helpful in aiding the body to remove the toxic waste you will be draining from your sinuses. A good infection program would be to follow the suggestions provided in our Infection Information Sheet. Depending on how long the issues have been allowed to remain unchallenged in the body will determine how long the infection work should be continued. There will be no harm in continuing to use the Infection formulas for several weeks to several months. Let your body tell you when enough is enough.
One of the Best Dr. Christopher Articles on understanding the winter flu season!
Atchoo!! You sneeze and everyone around you thinks you have a cold. “Are you ‘catching’ cold?” they ask. The reply is usually, “Oh yes, I feel awful,” or “everyone in the room got a cold yesterday from so-and-so.” Well, a sneeze is the body’s reaction to foreign matter in the nose. If you can’t sneeze once in a while in order to discharge the foreign matter from the nasal passage, then you might as well forget having a nose as a safety valve.
You might wonder when we are going to get to the formulas to cure the cold. Well, dear friends, there is no cure for the common cold, according to current medical beliefs. Of course, they are absolutely right. There is no cure for the average elimination, either. These must take place to clean the body.
You see, when you are following the program of the three-day cleanse (once a month, at least) and the mucusless diet, there is no doubt that what you are experiencing as a “cold” is no more or no less than an elimination of toxins from the human body.
We believe that all “colds” stem from the basic cause that all other diseases stem from: MALNUTRITION.
The common cold is usually referred to as “a general inflammation of the mucus membranes of the respiratory passages caused by a variety of viruses.” Most people contact the cold “virus” about 2 or 3 times in one year.
The main reason for a cold is toxic waste matter in the body which cannot readily be eliminated. You have all heard of the cure for the common cold, ascorbic acid, or Vitamin C.
Vitamin C is one of the great cell cleansers of the body.
Of course it will clear the toxins from the body just as fast as you can say “Jack Toxic,” but it is by no means the cure itself. If you ever need to take an inorganic form of Vitamin C, take it with rose hips, acerola, fresh orange juice, or some other source of fresh Vitamin C, to raise the vibration of the straight ascorbic acid.
Causes of Colds in Winter
Heavier food–equals more waste in body (more grains that people will eat in cold weather).
Less exercise–(skiers and winter runners exempt) more waste retention because of less circulation in body.
Stuffy house air–less O2, less waste carried away by cells in body.
Cold causes pores of bodies to close thus eliminating free flow of toxins out through the pores.
Cough and Sore Throat
Sore throat is by no means pleasant. The causes are varied. The tonsils may be swollen from a clogged lymphatic system, or the throat can be sore and irritated from coughing.
What we need here is instant relief from pain and something to soothe and heal the throat. For the serious sufferer who wants very quick relief, cayenne pepper taken in juice or water will bring great results. The stimulating effects of the cayenne will increase the circulation in the throat area, minimizing the pain.
Jethro Kloss, the self-educated healer and author of Back to Eden, states that pain results from poor circulation in an area of the body. Warm ginger tea is an excellent remedy for pain of sore throat.
A hot fomentation of mullein and lobelia over the throat can also speed healing. It, too, increases circulation.
The soothing demulcent such as slippery elm and marshmallow root tea can lessen throat irritation.
Mullein is another valuable remedy. Sage tea has been used for centuries for colds and sore throats.
A few drops of the liquid antiseptic formula, consisting: Of Oak Bark, Golden Seal, Capsicum, Comfrey, Garlic, and Myrrh, can be dropped into the throat. This is one of our most wonderful formulas for the use on cuts and wounds. We have found that it also obliterates the irritation of sore throat for several hours. Because it is such a powerful remedy the taste is also very powerful. It needs to be used very sparingly.
Licorice root has been used in commercial preparations for several centuries. The 18th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper, mentions it as a soothing tea for hoarseness and cough. It also helps loosen bronchial and pulmonary congestion. The mild laxative effect that licorice root possesses makes it a wonderful remedy for colds and flu because it keeps the bowels open and satisfies the appetite for food.
Eating should be discontinued during the period of healing from a cold or flu.
We recommend going off all food and drinking plenty of red raspberry leaf tea at the first sign of cold or flu. My son, David, did this one time and after one day, he started feeling much better, so he and his wife went out to dinner to celebrate by having a regular meal. Well, this overworked his digestive system and his influenza symptoms came back. The second time wasn’t so easy to feel better soon. It took several days and several courses of our Anti-Plague remedy to cure him. The curious thing about Anti-Plague remedy is this; some people can’t stand the taste of it while others maintain that it tastes as good as high quality salad dressing. David is one of those people in the first category.
Respiratory Nasal Congestion
Mucus in the body usually takes the nearest route to the outside. The stuffiness in the head, nose and chest area is the result of mucus plugging up the nasal passages in an effort to be eliminated quickly. If you are uncomfortable in this area, a nose ointment, made from peppermint and spearmint oils in a base of petroleum jelly to prevent burning, can allow you to breathe easier.
Two formulas which provide relief in breathing
The General Lung Tonic (marshmallow, comfrey, mullein, chickweed, and lobelia) or;
The Allergies & Hay Fever Formula (Brigham tea, marshmallow root, golden seal root, chaparral, burdock root, parsley root, lobelia and cayenne)
When these formulas are not on hand, you can make a tea of golden seal root (1/4 teaspoon to a cup of water) which can be inhaled into the nose to disinfect and cleanse the area.
We have even used the old formula of sea salt water inhaled into the nose to cleanse this area. This may be slightly uncomfortable at first but is not harmful and will do the job of “housecleaning” within a few minutes.
Snuff
A simple powdered herbal snuff can be prepared by combining a few simple ingredients.
Since the middle ages, bayberry has been used as a traditional snuff.
Other ingredients can be added to this base. Garlic, a pinch of cayenne, golden seal, or lobelia may be some that you would like to experiment with.
After combining the desired powders, take a small pinch of snuff and inhale it into the nostril, holding the other nostril shut.
In some persons we have seen a wave of sneezing with accompanying nasal discharge.
At one of our recent seminars we demonstrated to the class the preparation and use of herbal snuffs. One gentleman tried it and was so excited at the results that he loudly exclaimed, “Hey, I can breathe easily again after ten years of nasal blockage!”
During the time of a cold, an electric vaporizer or a simple vaporizer made by letting a pan of water steam on the stove should be used to introduce moisture into the air. Some oil of eucalyptus or eucalyptus tea leaves in the water puts eucalyptus fumes in the air and aid in opening up stopped nasal passages.
The headache that often accompanies a cold will be greatly relieved by keeping the nasal passages and the bowels open.
The migraine-type headache that people often experience is due to the impaction of the transverse colon.
Headache can often be alleviated by taking some tincture of wild lettuce and valerian or nervine herbs for pain.
Dr. Shook, gave us a time-tested remedy for colds, influenza and fevers:
This is equal parts of elder flowers and peppermint combined as a tea and taken very warm.
This formula should never be forgotten because it will work wonders.
Dr. Shook has stated that more lives are lost for want of a simple remedy through influenza.
Elder flowers and peppermint will break a fever so a person could sweat out toxins within about one hour. Children are especially responsive to this remedy.
We have several herbal formulas that are blessings during cold or flu.
Garlic Paste to the Feet; this procedure can save a life by quickly clearing the lungs of congestion.
The Infection Formula (composed of Plantain, Black Walnut, Golden Seal Root, Bugle Weed, Marshmallow Root, and Lobelia) is great for the cleansing of the lymph system as well as purifying the blood and fighting infection.
The Herbal Antibiotic: Garlic, Dandelion Rt. Goldenseal Rt., Ginger Rt., Horseradish, and Cayenne, is a proven germ fighter, clearing even the worst symptoms from the system.
Winter is known as the cold and flu season. It needn’t be. The dangers of the flu shots such as swine flu shots and other insipid immunizations are great. Some of the older folks received these and serious consequences resulted.
Rafinesque, an early botanic physician, once said: “There are several modes of effecting cures by equivalent remedies; but vegetable substances afford the mildest, most efficacious and most congenial to the human frame.”
Spring is here along with all the pollen issues; allergy eyes, lung congestion, skin outbreaks. Below are several herbal suggestions for clearing and or preventing the springtime allergy season.
Ensure the bowels are moving well. Constipation is a major cause for allergy issues. The waste trapped in the bowel is picked up by the blood and recycled throughout the body. Holding toxic waste in the bowel, (body)is never a good idea. Use the LBF #1 Formula (Lower Bowel Formula #1) as needed to ensure healthy regular elimination is occurring.
One bowel movement a day is not enough. Over the years many members have assured me their bowels are working fine only for me to discover fine in their minds is one movement in the morning. We were created to have a bowel movement in the morning and after every major meal. Meaning to function well the bowels should move three or more times a day.
The Liver dumps waste into the colon during the night. The liver is active during the night filling the colon with waste which is normally eliminated first thing upon rising in the morning. This accounts for the early morning movement many assume is the only one needed.
Chewing and swallowing food enact the peristaltic (The wavelike muscular contractions which pushes ingested food through the digestive tract.) The meal currently being consumed is moved to the stomach and small intestine. The meal from before which has been resting, being absorbed in the small intestine is now pushed on into the colon and the meal resting in the colon is moved on for elimination from the body.
This is how we were made to function. Three meals only in the body at any given time. If you are eating dinner, then lunch is moving from your small intestine to your colon and breakfast is up for elimination within an hour or so of your meal.
Flush your liver. Do an ELF (Emergency Liver Flush). The liver is our internal vacuum cleaner. When the liver is full of waste it is unable to process toxins out properly. As an alternative of eliminating through normal channels it begins to push waste out through any number of areas. A favorite is the Skin, which will breakdown quickly when used to eliminate the toxic waste from the liver, resulting in hives, blisters, scaly red patches ect.
Allergy Eyes: Eliminate the itchy, watery eyes by flushing the eyes with the Eyebright formula.
Congestion issues: Relief or prevention of the Runny nose, and congested lungs associated with allergy season can be supported with the A&H formula (Allergy & Hay fever formula. More information on Allergies and Hay fever is available in our Allergy Information Sheet available at the top of this page.
The question keeps coming up about how to use the two kinds of infection formulas I keep on hand, and when to reach for which. I hope to answer that today, and to give you a few tools for understanding how to support the body naturally when it’s fighting an infection.
What an Infection Is
An infection is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses and parasites, that don’t normally belong in the body. It may stay in one place, or it may spread through the blood or lymph to become bodywide. The friendly bacteria that normally live in the mouth and intestines are not an infection.
An infection is a serious condition, and if it’s left unchecked it can be fatal. Any infection needs to be handled seriously and supported as quickly as possible. My approach is always to support the body’s own defenses so it can do the work itself.
The Garlic Formula
This formula is all about the garlic. Garlic is one of nature’s most time-honored germ fighters. In 1944, the chemist Chester Cavallito identified allicin, the strong-smelling compound in garlic, and showed that it has real antibacterial power. Garlic contains dozens of sulfur compounds working together, and that complexity is part of what I love about whole herbs.
A good garlic formula is warming and circulating, and it’s strongest for the throat, sinuses and chest. Here is a combination I trust, with the proportions:
Garlic, 4 parts. The heart of the formula. I use fresh garlic, which is a big part of its strength.
Dandelion Root, 4 parts. Gently cleanses the liver and blood, helping carry off the waste the body is clearing.
Ginger Root, 2 parts. Fresh ginger warms and opens the tiny capillaries, carrying the formula through the body and settling the stomach.
Horseradish, 1 part. Fresh horseradish cuts through mucus and opens the sinuses and chest. Dr. Christopher relied on it for sinus trouble.
Goldenseal Root, 1 part. Supports the mucous membranes of the throat, sinuses and chest.
Cayenne, 1 part. Drives the formula quickly to wherever it’s needed and warms the body when a chill is coming on.
“Parts” can be any measure you like, as long as you use the same one for every herb.
When I begin to get that achy-all-over feeling or a scratchy feeling in the back of my throat, I stir 1 teaspoon of the garlic formula into a cup of hot water with honey. I keep my cup full and sip on it all day long. Normally I’m on top of my symptoms in about 24 hours.
The garlic formula has served me well with nearly every kind of infection, but I’ve always been disappointed with how poorly it does with tooth and gum infections. That is where the second formula comes in.
The Plantain Formula
This formula is all about Plantain, built with Black Walnut, Goldenseal Root, Bugle Weed, Marshmallow Root and Lobelia. Plantain is an alterative herb: it gradually cleanses the blood and the eliminative organs, which makes it beneficial for the liver, kidneys and skin. It works through the blood and the lymph, and that’s how it gets the herbs to wherever an infection has settled.
Plantain is one of the best herbs for cleansing the blood, especially with bites and stings, where it helps bring down the swelling. It’s also good for kidney and bladder complaints and for ongoing skin conditions, and it can be used as a poultice to draw out toxins.
Reach for the garlic formula at the first sign of a cold or flu, when the throat, sinuses and chest need warming support. Reach for the Plantain formula for stubborn or localized trouble: the skin, the teeth and gums, and anytime the blood needs deep cleansing. For more serious infections, the two are alternated.
The same herbs as the Plantain formula, fully extracted in olive oil and made into a salve, are wonderful for skin infections, even the more serious ones. That salve is also an excellent help for wasp and bee stings and other painful insect bites.
This is shared for educational purposes, from my own study and experience. It is not medical advice.
Member Question: I have the flu and cannot believe it. I have not been sick for 10 years and now I am watching everything I eat and I get sick. I am obviously doing something wrong.
Answer: This is what we call a healing crisis; it is very common when the body is being cleansed. You are doing a deep work on your system, pulling toxins out from everywhere. Just the change in your food program to a better way of eating can create a healing crisis. You are not doing anything wrong. It is going to be important for you to use enough Echinacea, to support your immune system to prevent feeling bad while the toxins are processing out.
Your immune system needs a boost. The diseased condition in your body is not separate or isolated from the rest of your system. To heal you must detox your entire body. This condition in your body was created over many years and will take time and effort to clear. When the process is complete you can be assured your entire body will be benefitted from the work you will have done. It is suggested at this time you will be best served by using an ounce of Echinacea for six days each week.
A good place to begin any detoxing program is to consume a full four ounce bottle of Echinacea each week. An ounce a day for four days in a row each week you are working a program. As the toxic condition of the body is processed out the immune system must attach and neutralize each piece of toxic “die-off”. What is not neutralized is reabsorbed causing a back-lash of detoxing symptoms. Echinacea sends a chemical command to the immune system to produce more immune system. With more immune cells available to attach and neutralize the flood of “die-off” there is less to be reabsorbed back into the body.
While cleansing a major disease or condition it is common to need to increase ones intake of Echinacea several times. Pay attention to how you are feeling; when flu like symptoms appear the time has come to step up your use of Echinacea.
Here is a good plan for gradually stepping up the use of Echinacea.
Start: begin using one ounce each day for four days each week you are working a program.
Step one: begin using an ounce a day for six days each week you are working a program.
Step two: begin using 1.5 ounces each day for six days each week you are working a program.
Step three: begin using 1 oz. in the morning and 1 oz. at night for six days each week you are working a program.
It is unlikely to need more than two ounces each day but if the need arises feel free to increase another step. Only you can know exactly what your body needs to keep you comfortable while doing your detoxing program. Be kind to yourself, do the work and feel good. You do not have to feel bad while you work on yourself.
Understanding the Healing Crisis
If you find you are detoxing too rapidly and need to slow the process down a bit you can step down from juice fasting to a raw food program. This will provide less alkalinity into the system thus slowing the body’s ability to detox. If the need arises to further slowdown the detoxing process continue your raw food program with the exception of a baked potato or serving of brown rice. Always use caution when applying the brakes to your detoxing program. Often the body is in a detoxing mood and will not appreciate the interruption.
This is when you actually have some observable, clinical symptoms. Sore throat, fever, nasal or lung congestion, toxic bite or sting, wound or trauma.
Anytime there is anything wrong with you, your immune system must go to work.
In this case I suggest an initial blast of 1 dropperful every waking hour or about 16 dropperfuls in a day, until you consume a total of two fluid ounces.
This will take approximately four days.
Using Herbal Extracts
Q&A Using Herbal Extracts
1)Add extract to your cup
2) Add Hot Water.
3) Add Honey as Desired
I am REALLY sick:
This is when you are suddenly sweating, have the chills, a cold, food poisoning, cancer, whatever, but you are really ill.
There is not time to waste fooling around and immediate aggressive herbal treatment can save you days of agony.
In this case I suggest drinking an entire fluid ounce of Echinacea tincture immediately. For those who might have a hard time doing this, it can be diluted in juice or drunk ½ an ounce one hour and the other ½ ounce the next.
Remember that this is 1 ounce of alcohol so keep that in mind and don’t drive.
Then consume an additional two dropperfuls every waking hour until you finish two more fluid ounces.
This will take two to four days.
REMEMBER, all of the above suggested dosages can be doubled, meaning you can consume more than two fluid ounces.
Many members doubled; tripled, even quadrupled these above suggestions and I never had one case of Echinacea Poisoning or Immune System Burnout.
