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- ***Anti-Cancer Lifestyle ~ Cervical Cancer - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Susun WeedCervical Cancer by Susun S Weed “How many ways of being are there, sweet friend?” asks Grandmother Growth in her warm way. You sense this is a serious question, and you fear you don’t know the right answer. “Between the yin and the yang, between the dark and the light, between normal ...
Views: 1943(2 votes) - ***Dealing With Trich - Trichomonas Vaginalis - The Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed“Herbal remedies for trichomonas are among the least impressive home remedies. None are more than 50 percent effective.” (1) Trich is short for trichomonas: a single-celled, four-tailed, protozoan parasite. About five million new cases of trich are diagnosed yearly in the USA. ...
Views: 8154(1 vote) - ***Ease Those Bug Bites with Easy Herbs - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Susun WeedEase Those Bug Bites with Easy Herbs c. 2000, Susun S Weed Summertime means insect bites and stings. Ouch! Take a leaf from Susun S. Weed's storehouse of natural remedies: Soothe, heal, and prevent bites with safe herbal remedies that grow right where you live, north ...
Views: 2638(1 vote) - ***ENERGY & STAMINA THE WISE WOMAN WAY - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Susun WeedENERGY & STAMINA THE WISE WOMAN WAY ~2002, Susun S Weed If having enough energy to earn your daily bread and to get all your chores done is a struggle for you. If you go to bed tired, but wake up even more tired. If you can't get up and go without coffee, or can't ...
Views: 1570(2 votes) - ***EYE-OPENING INFORMATION FOR MENOPAUSAL WOMEN - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Susun WeedEYE-OPENING INFORMATION FOR MENOPAUSAL WOMEN from NEW Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90 Susun S. Weed Don't take calcium supplements. Calcium makes bones more massive, but more ...
Views: 1705(1 vote) - ***Healthy Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Susun WeedHealthy Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way c. 2002 Susun S. Weed Menopause is a time of enormous change. Wise women of all times have found simple life-style changes can make their Change much easier. For optimum health during and after menopause, do these two ...
Views: 1464(1 vote) - ***Heart Healthy - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Susun WeedHeart Healthy Excerpt from: New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90 by Susun S. Weed "Open your heart to me, my own," whispers Grandmother Growth so softly you aren't certain you hear her. "Open the wisdom ...
Views: 2268(1 vote) - ***Herbal Adventures ~ The Artemisia genus - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedThe Artemisia genusas seen printed in www.sagewoman.com Green blessings surround us. Herbal medicine is people's medicine: free, simple, and accessible. Connect with the plants and you'll find yourself in love with the earth and your own wild ...
Views: 1726(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Chickweed Is A Star - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedSnowdrops and crocus flowers herald the spring. And if you look in between them, with luck, you'll see a bright green creeping plant low to the ground with little white starry flowers: chickweed, a good friend of mine. I say she's a star, because her botanical name - Stellaria media - means ...
Views: 3102(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Now Remember Rosemary - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedMad Ophelia tells us: "There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance". In Shakespeare's day it was common knowledge that rosemary helped one remember. Today, as then, herbalists agree: "For weyknesse of ye brayne, sethe rosemaria in wyne and keep ye heed warme". The leaves of this tough, evergreen ...
Views: 2966(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Sacred Corn Mother - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed"Corn rigs, an' barley rigs, An corn rigs are bonnie; I'll ne'er forget that happy night, Amang the rigs wi' Annie." It Was Upon A Lammas Night by Robert Burns The least known of the eight major Pagan holy days is Lammas, celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere on the first of August. (The ...
Views: 2363(1 vote) - ***Herbal and Home Remedies that Prevent Memory Loss - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedEven a single family member who is senile or afflicted with Alzheimer's is enough to make anyone dread the possibility. Since women have always lived longer than men, the Ancient Grandmothers have a thing or two to tell us about how to keep our memory sharp until the day we die (at 100+). These ...
Views: 3832(2 votes) - ***Herbal Medicine Is People's Medicine - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is people’s medicine. Herbal medicine is the primary medicine of most people on this planet, right now. It’s not something old and dusty. It’s not a bunch of doctors and chemists figuring out how to use herbs like drugs. Herbal medicine is a 3-year-old picking ...
Views: 2438(1 vote) - ***Herbal Smoking Mixtures Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Smoking Mixtures c. 2012, Susun Weed See Part OneLet's expand our range of plants activated by fire. Some sources say that more than a hundred different herbs were utilized in Native American smoking mixes. What would your smoking mix be? Would you have several, for different ...
Views: 2041(1 vote) - ***Herbal Vinegars - Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Vinegars PART TWO of a two part article Part one of this article explained herbal vinegars’ many potent qualities and reviewed the basic tools and simple process of making herbal vinegars. A journey into the author’s garden illustrated how we can reap nature’s rewards and harvest ...
Views: 1195(1 vote) - ***Here Comes the Flu Season - Protect Yourself the Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Susun WeedHere Comes the Flu Season Protect Yourself the Wise Woman Way © 2004 Susun S Weed Time to get out my long underwear and my warm wooly socks. Time to nourish my immune systems so cold days won't be days of colds -- and flu. I don't rely on modern ...
Views: 3056(1 vote) - ***Hot Colds And Cold Colds - Winter Health - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedWinter is coming. So are colds and the flu. Here are some tips for preventing these viral illnesses. And for getting well fast if you do get sick. Preventing colds and the flu can be summed up in three words: Wash your hands. The viruses that cause colds and the flu most readily enter our ...
Views: 2128(1 vote) - ***How Safe Is Soy? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2012 from Susun WeedHow Safe Is Soy?by Susun S Weed Condensation of an article in NewLife Mag, May '96, by Sally Fallon, M.A. and Mary Enig, Ph.D. With widespread concern about the possible unhealthy effects of commercial meat and cows' milk many more people than before are using soy products ...
Views: 1807(1 vote) - ***Internal Cystitis - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Susun WeedINTERSTITIAL CYSTITISby Susun Weed©2007 Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic inflammation of the space between lining of the urinary bladder and its muscle. Please allow me to offer you some ways to deal with your interstitial cystitis. I agree that antibiotics are not the best choice. ...
Views: 1965(1 vote) - ***Mammograms are Inaccurate - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Susun WeedMammograms are inaccurateexcerpt from Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Wayby Susun WeedAvailable at www.wisewomanbookshop.com Low-radiation mammograms are safer mammograms, but less radiation means a fuzzier picture. Standard x-rays-rarely used any more for breasts-create ...
Views: 1270(1 vote) - ***Mammograms don't replace breast self-exams - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2012 from Susun WeedMammograms don't replace breast self-examsexcerpt from Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Wayby Susun WeedAvailable at wisewomanbookshop.com Women find their own breast cancers most of the time. (Ninety percent of the time according to one English study.7) Monthly breast ...
Views: 1447(1 vote) - ***Menopausal Years - Journey Into Change - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed“Pay attention now,” Grandmother Growth says, taking your hand and holding your gaze. “The Change known as menopause deserves your full attention.” “Pay attention now, and relax. Focus, allow, observe, surrender. Your egg basket empties; your memory basket grows heavier.” “Memories are ...
Views: 2226(1 vote) - ***Menopausal Years - Using Herbs Simply and Safely - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedPlants feed us, clothe us, house us, heal us, and kill us. There’s no way around it, when you use herbs, you need to be alert and aware. Here are some ways to be sure you’re using herbs safely. Identify all plants you intend to use by botanical name (e.g., Leonurus cardiaca). Only buy herbs ...
Views: 2367(2 votes) - ***Natural Health and Healing in the Wise Woman Tradition - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2012 from Susun WeedNatural Health and Healing in the Wise Woman Tradition c. 2002 Susun S Weed The Wise Woman tradition is invisible. Without healers, without diseases, without cures, without certificates, without guarantees, it exists. It has no rules, no right answers, no promise of life eternal. The ...
Views: 2670(1 vote) - ***NATURAL REMEDIES FOR PROBLEMS IN BREASTFEEDING PART 1 - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Susun WeedNATURAL REMEDIES FOR PROBLEMS IN BREASTFEEDING PART 1 ~Susun S Weed With the resurgence of interest in breastfeeding, there is increasing demand for natural remedies for the minor problems that accompany nursing. These remedies, taken from my book Wise Woman ...
Views: 1885(1 vote) - ***Nourishing and Tonifying Herbs - Vinegars - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Susun WeedMost herbalists, throughout history, have been fascinated with poisonous plants. This fascination, along with careful study, experimentation, and observation, has given rise to pharmacy - the use of concentrated poisons - on one hand, and to homeopathy - the use of diluted poisons - on the ...
Views: 3293(1 vote) - ***Optimum Nutrition - Cooked or Raw? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Susun WeedOPTIMUM NUTRITION: Cooked or Raw? c. 2004 Susun S Weed Which is better: cooked food or raw? Taking nothing for granted or gospel, I set out to find out for myself the answer to this important question. First, I asked, what is meant by "raw food" and what ...
Views: 2333(1 vote) - ***People's Medicine: Herbs for Hags - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Susun WeedPeople's Medicine: Herbs for Hags c. 2007 Susun S. Weed I'm so glad I'm finally old. Sadly, many of my friends don't like me to use that word. They say they don't want to be "old." I think what they really mean is they don't want to be the kind of old that's infirm and dependent. I agree. ...
Views: 1426(1 vote) - ***Surviving Radiation the Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedWe are adapted to survive mild exposures to radiation. After all, the sun is a kind of controlled nuclear bomb and it releases a lot of radiation. Of course, this radiation, and man-made radiation, can also cause cancer and a host of short- and long-term health problems. Whether you are ...
Views: 2334(2 votes) - ***Wild Salad with Wild Flowers - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Susun WeedWild Salad with Wild Flowers c. 2012, Susun Weed You will need a sharp pair of plant scissors and a few baskets. For safety sake, I harvest each plant into a different container. Keep the chickweed stalks parallel as you cut them and place them in your basket that way, making them much ...
Views: 1431(1 vote) - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 2 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too. In ...
Views: 2165(1 vote) - Herbal Adventures with Susun S Weed The Polygonaceae family - knotweed, buckwheat, or smartweed family - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedThe Polygonaceae family - knotweed, buckwheat, or smartweed family as seen printed in www.sagewoman.com Herbs that we can eat and use for medicine grow all over our planet. It's fun to travel and meet new herbs, or to read about, and then buy, ...
Views: 1881(2 votes) - How to Lead a Joyous Life - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedI aspire to be a joyous human being. As with most aspirations: It is easier said than done. Easier imagined than put into practice. Easier to search for than to have. I want joy to roll like thunder across the hills and valleys of my life; I want surging winds of joy to carry me through loss ...
Views: 2938(3 votes) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ April 10, 2012 - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/04/10/april-10th-2012/ The Green Report, Part Two by Susun Weed – April 10th, 2012 Welcome to the second installment of the April green report. The plants are coming so quickly now! So many ...
Views: 1589(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ July 24, 2012 - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, filled with color photas and recipes, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/july24-2012/index.html Weed Walk July 24, 2012 The Berries of Summer Yum! Yum! It’s time to harvest the berries of summer. There are so many to choose from, I ...
Views: 1908(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ June 19, 2012 - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Ezine including color photos and recipes, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/june19-2012/index.html Joyous Solstice Greetings to All. The energies of the plants are throbbing as the longest day of the year floods us all with warmth and sunshine. It’s a good thing ...
Views: 1908(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ June 6, 2012 - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, including color photos and recipes visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/june5-2012/index.html Weed Walk Green greetings to you all. Thanks so much for your feedback. Sounds as if we are all having lots of fun with these virtual weed ...
Views: 1778(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ May 8, 2012 - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Ezine, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/05/08/may-8-2012/ The Green Report by Susun Weed – May 8th, 2012 Greetings to all! Here is the second installment of your Green Report for this month, featuring wildflowers of the fields. ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Wise Woman Ways To Prevent Depression - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedThe dark months are a time of rest and renewal, not a time of high energy. The fairies return to their underground homes at Halloween and return aboveground on May Day. Give in to the slower pace of the winter. Expect less of yourself; enjoy more time in bed. Stop fighting the dark. Let it be ...
Views: 2146(1 vote) - ***Breast Cancer? Breast Health! - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Susun WeedWorried About Breast Cancer? Things strongly implicated in the initiation, promotion, or growth of breast cancer Hormones, especially estradiol and progesterone o Sources: Your ovaries, commercial meat and milk, hormone pills, progesterone creams, steroids, ...
Views: 1386(2 votes) - ***Nourishing and Tonifying Herbs: The Hidden Keys to Health - Infusions - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedMost herbalists, throughout history, have been fascinated with poisonous plants. This fascination, along with careful study, experimentation, and observation, has given rise to pharmacy - the use of concentrated poisons - on one hand, and to homeopathy - the use of diluted poisons - on the ...
Views: 5270(2 votes) - ***Nourishing Herbal Infusions-Q&A - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Susun WeedQuestions -- And Answers -- About Nourishing Herbal Infusions by Susun S Weed c. 2002 click here to learn how to make infusion Can I use fresh herbs instead of dried herbs when making my nourishing herbal infusion? No. The herbs I use for my nourishing ...
Views: 1750(2 votes) - Letting Nature Grow Your Garden - Dancing with the Fairies - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedYour garden. What fun - and frustration - await you there! The best mentor you can choose, as far as I'm concerned, is Nature herself. Nature likes life everywhere. Have an open field and plants magically appear! This is the way plants grow when left to themselves. We don't have to struggle so ...
Views: 2805(4 votes) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine~January 31, 2012 - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/01/31/january-31-2012/ Greetings from Susun~ Dear friends of the green, Last week we began making herbal smokes and smudges using mints and mullein. Let’s expand our range of plants ...
Views: 1817(2 votes) - ***Fatigue and Mood Changes - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHormonal changes, emotional changes, physical changes, and all the attendant stresses of pregnancy may cause extreme fatigue and emotional swings, especially during the last trimester. One midwife advises: "This is the perfect opportunity to touch your own deep emotional truths … to ...
Views: 2719(5 votes) - *** Herbal Medicine Chest... IN YOUR BACK YARD - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Medicine Chest... IN YOUR BACK YARD by Susun Weed Don't kill, spray, tear up, or destroy the weeds in your garden, yard, and fence rows. Many of them are actually highly-regarded, widely-used, and extremely-valuable medicinal herbs! What ...
Views: 1251(1 vote) - ***Bladder Infections - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Susun WeedBladder Infections Excerpt from: New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90 by Susun S. Weed “If you let that fiery wise blood just sit there in your belly, great granddaughter,” admonishes Grandmother Growth, “you'll get ...
Views: 1932(3 votes) - ***Building Better Bones - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2011 from Susun WeedBuilding Better Bones by Susun S Weed "It is a bone-deep change you are going into, my beloved," counsels Grandmother Growth. "You must open to your very marrow for this transformation. No cell is to remain untouched. You are to open more than you ever ...
Views: 2128(3 votes) - ***Garlic Honey with Susun Weed - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2013 from Susun WeedGarlic Honeyc. 2012, Susun WeedOne of my favorite remedies to have on hand for the winter is garlic honey. It is super easy to make and ready almost immediately to counter sore throats, colds, the flu, lung congestion, and sinus problems. I use a smallish jar (4-8 ounces/125-250ml) with a ...
Views: 2029(1 vote) - ***Healthy Bones The Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHealthy Bones The Wise Woman Way c. 2001 Susun S Weed Every woman I know is concerned about osteoporosis. Frightening stories equate it with broken hips, bent spines, wheelchairs, and death--things we all want to avoid. What can we do? Should we take calcium supplements? ...
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