Bulletins on Alternative Medicines

My 60th birthday looms just two weeks away and I am appalled at the number of people of my age who have all sorts of health problems and illnesses. I am healthy; never see a doctor; haven't seen one in over three years. It could be that I inherited a strong constitution or it could be that I use natural methods for PREVENTIVE medicine. I keep certain herbs on my kitchen counter which I take daily (if I don't forget) and I recommend the use of herbs for people who or sick or well.

Learn which herb will benefit your condition and then take it faithfully. I learned about herbs by getting a free catalog from a mail order herb company and studying it, reading what herbs were available to treat various symptoms. When our body ages it developes mineral deficiencies which the herbs can replace in natural form. For example I had falling hair for years. Being female I am proud of my long hair and couldn't understand why it had been coming out by the fistfulls for over a decade. I began taking kelp and within five days my hair stopped falling out! After two weeks I decreased the amount of kelp from two capsules three times a day to one capsule two or three times a week as a maintenance dose.

I no longer need the kelp as I began taking an herbal hormone formula for women and found that as long as I take this formula, I don't need the kelp.

Another herb that benefits me on occasion is catnip; it relieves anxiety and nervousness. It works as a calmative. When my children come to me feeling anxious or upset about problems in their own lives, I hand them the catnip.

These are the herbs I rely on. Why pay a doctor for high prescriptions for falling hair, or tranquilizers, or hormone therapy when the solution is as near as the local health food store. Darlene Email: homestead7@clnk.com