Date: May 25th 2001

Online Health & Nutrition Newsletter Vol. 5 Issue 5d
Spirit of Health


Here is the One Hundred and Second issue of our online newsletter,
"Spirit of Health." We bring you articles which are always
beyond the mainstream medical school of thought, and may
be educational to the alternative minded, as well.

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Digestive Herbs - Natures Blessings

Digestive stress is one of the most common reasons people go to
the hospital emergency rooms. Bad digestion can cause discomfort,
ill health and pain. If left untreated, it can even become life-threatening.
Disease such as ulcers, colitis, intestinal bleeding and acid reflux
all stem from a severe lack of nutrient assimilation. If you are over
weight, under weight or afflicted with any chronically poor health
condition, you're digestive system is not providing you the nutrients
necessary to maintain proper weight and keep you free from illness.
The solution is two-fold; present the body food that it can easily
extract nutrients from, and rehabilitate the ability of the digestive
system to function strongly, again.

There are three herbs that are commonly found in health food stores
to aid with digestion on an immediate basis: ginger root, peppermint
leaf and fennel seed. Each can be used individually in tea form or
combined together.

When making the teas use 16 ounces of water and add one of the
following herbs, or mix. Individually, use the following amounts:

Ginger Root:
1 tablespoon, minced or 1 teaspoon dried root, simmer 15 minutes

Fennel Seed:
1 tablespoon of seed and simmer 15 minutes

Peppermint leaf:
1 heaping tablespoon of dried leaf or 2 tablespoons of fresh leaf

If you find yourself in a restaurant and having digestive difficulty
(not altogether surprising) order some peppermint tea and make
sure to use 3 bags in order to make a cup sufficiently strong.

Activated Charcoal is a great remedy to have on hand. It absorbs
poison very readily especially in cases of food poisoning. It can
also be used with pets who have swallowed poisonous substances.
Activated charcoal absorbs up to 2,000 different poisons. Take one
to six rounded tablespoons in an 8 to 16 ounce glass of water.

If you are in the wilderness and can't reach a store to buy charcoal,
scrape it off half-burnt logs of wood. You can use the same charcoal
off of logs as a filtering medium to make contaminated water drinkable.

Colon Cleanse Formula #2 has activated willow charcoal in it as well as:
Flax seed; apple fruit pectin; pharmaceutical grade bentonite clay,
psyllium seeds and husks, slippery elm inner bark, marshmallow root,
and fennel seed.

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Sincerely,

Ron Radstrom

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mentions of them and their uses are intended
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