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Natural Herbs in Your Dishes

Posted by on Wednesday, 21 April, 2010

Natural herbs are commonly supposed to have two uses, culinary and medicinal. This is not strictly correct, however, as the definition of the difference between spices and herbs is that a herb has healing properties whereas spices do not. Therefore, cooking with natural herbs has significant health benefits. In this article, we will talk about some of the benefits.

Preparing Natural Herbs for Cooking

The first thing you should know is that in terms of flavor and healing properties, fresh, natural herbs are much better than the dried or frozen ones. If you can grow them yourself in your own herb garden, then that’s the best of all. Herbs should be thoroughly washed and dried before use. You should treat natural herbs as you would salad greens, especially if you are using a large quantity of them, you can wash them under running water and dry them in a salad spinner.

You should finely chop or mince the fresh natural herbs (unless it is stated otherwise in the recipe) and then it should be added to the meal shortly before it finishes cooking. You will lessen the flavor of herbs and remove its nutrients if you overcook it.

Medicinal Properties of Common Natural Herbs

Now we turn to the health benefits of some of the natural herbs most commonly used in cooking. Dill is one that is rich in fiber and calcium. It also helps in digestion and stimulates the appetite. The emperor Charlemagne would provide it during banquets for the guests who had eaten too much.

Parsley is known to be a natural contraceptive. It stimulates blood flow around the uterus, causing contractions that fool the body into believing that it is already pregnant. Fresh parsley should be avoided by women who want to get pregnant because of this, though it would be alright to take in small quantities of cooked parsley.

Rosemary contains vital antioxidants that can help to eliminate free radicals in the body, lowering the risk of cancer. It may also help relieve nasal congestion.

The oregano herb is a natural antiseptic and painkiller. The oil that can be taken from its leaves used to be used for treating pain and infections.

Basil, that other great standby of Mediterranean cookery, has antacid and anti-gas properties. You have to watch out when you use fresh basil in breakfast and lunch dishes as is is also a mild sedative. These sedative properties can be an advantage however during suppertime, as they will help you sleep when you are ready to go to bed.

These are just some of the health giving properties of natural culinary herbs, if you are planning to grow them in your garden, you can always look up on herb garden plants on the internet. Taking your medicine has never tasted so delicious!

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The #1 Killer In The World! AIDS Diet Summary For 2009! Key Element For Recovery! Here’s The Help With AIDS You Were Asking For!

Posted by on Friday, 1 January, 2010

NATURAL FOOD REMEDIES FOR IMMUNITY & ENERGY

UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN REALLY ACQUIRE AIDS & WHAT YOU CAN DO TO OVERCOME!
Please Help Get The Word Out & Save Friends!

It is probably best that our eyes only see what they do or we would become very alarmed. We are more vulnerable to outside bugs like the “Kissing bug”, Rocky Mountain Tick, mosquitos, etc. and the microbes they carry are more than we realize.  Many people survive their bites while others suffer shock or potential death.The main determinant of immune strength is whether your immune system is able to defend you or is it dysfunctional.Our immunity is not only a protection against these intruder but also vital in supporting our life’s energy source. Underneath you can examine the crucial nutrition to obtain immunity strength vs. immune deficiency.

Its Right In Your Home Kitchen! You can re-establish your energy and balance through natural, whole, proven time and time again, food and remedies are around you. If you have AIDS then this process will take a little time to get comfortable with. Understand the condition took awhile to get to this stage, so the solution needs time to be worked on until your immune system wins, reconstructs, managing all your internal soldiers (T cells, White cells, Red cells) into a “Shock & Awe” victory. There are specific foods and herbs that increase soldier growth dramatically while strengthening their function.

Beneath you will discover further information and entrance to the natural, exceptional way to rebalance your body to optimize your body’s immunity.  

THE AIDS DIET- FOODS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU & FOOD TO AVOID

It is very important understand the reason behind this condition and what led to the eventual downfall of the human body. Usually, we find an individual will choose a lifestyle that causes imbalance. The imbalance will result in the body characteristics fitting into a particular body type. The key sub body type conditions are simple to make sense of. There are 6 basic types:


cold <———————–> hot
damp <———————-> dry
deficient <——————> excess

Usually, all of us fall into one body type. Those in good health will sustain or reside in the center of each of these constitutions.

  • For instance, (1), A healthy person will maintain his body temperature, neither too hot or too cold, ideal would be slightly neutral-warm.
  • Secondly, (2), the damp type has a system that has difficulty eradicating excess fluids which the person would benefit by eating diuretic foods
  • Thirdly, (3), a deficient person needs to be determined what she is deficient of. Is it vitamins, minerals, energy, sleep, disregarding foods and variety that would assist balance, etc.

The principal goal is to shift your body type to homeostasis or neutral. This is where healing takes place. This also is about you taking responsibility and participating in your treatment.

Here is where the master herbalist, specializing in traditional Chinese (aids herbs) medicine, focusses because 90% of all imbalance stems from what we are putting in our mouths. Either it is too much of a single food or foods from one constitutional type. Once you determine what your constitution is, then I would counsel you seek advice from a master herbalist (Asian Medicine) with 10 years experience or more.

Here are foods that benefit the typical AIDS constitution. However, while most people with AIDS are similar, it is extremely important to discern the differences so you experience vitality as soon as possible. Please stay committed. 

FOODS THAT BENEFIT:: Acidophilus, Bee pollen, Carrot juice, Cinnamon, Garlic, Ganoderm, Maitake, Micro-algae (chlorella, spirulina, wild blue-green) Rejuvelac, Seaweeds (irish moss, kelp, etc.), Shiitake, Saltless sauerkraut, Tumeric, YunZhi 

Nourishing Fruits: Banana, Cherry, Date, Fig, Jujube, Kumquat, Litchee fruit, Longon Fruit, Loquat, Mango, Melons, Orange Peel, Peach, Pear,
Persimmon, Pomegranates, Red Bayberries, Star Fruit, Tangerine, Tomato, Watermelon, Nectarines, Blackberries, Pineapple, Raisins 

Nourishing Protein: Azuki, Carp, Chestnuts, Chicken, Clam, Crab, Cuttlefish, Dill seed, Duck, Duck eggs, Eel, Egg White, Egg yolk, Kidney Beans, Mussel, Mutton, Peanuts, Pork, Pork Marrow, Shrimp, Soy bean,
Sword bean shells, Sunflower seeds, Water chestnut, whole egg, Almonds (5-6 pcs.), Walnuts, White bait

Nourishing Veggies: Asparagus, Bamboo shoot, Bitter Gourd “Wild
cucumber”, Carrot, Celery, Chili Peppers, Fennel roots, Green bean (string), Kelp, Lettuce, Lotus Plomule, Potato, Rape, Sea Grass, Seaweed, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Yam

Nourishing Misc: Basil, Birds Nest, Brown sugar, Caraway seeds, Cinnamon, Clove, Fenugreek seeds, Garlic, Ginger, Ginseng, Honey, Pepper-red & cayenne, Royal Jelly, Tea (Green, Oolong, Lapsang souchong, black), Rice, Salt (Himalayan), Coconut Milk, Vinegar, Licorice, Wine (1-2 oz.)  

 

 FOOD TO AVOID: greasy foods, spicy foods, no spirits (alcohol), meat excess should be limited to 15% on the plate, dense meat, eggs, fried foods, salt, sweet food (anykind), flour, oil products, chemical ingredients or drugs. These excess foods create obstruction in the human body where they counter the deficient constitution.

In summary, besides the foods listed are very effective for deficiency, it will be important to augment the regimen with Chinese herbs (aids herbs) and formula. This synergy will speed recovery. 

If you require extra assistance with this, feel free to talk the Master Herbalist – Asian Medicine. He is a senior level practitioner with over 40 years experience in the healing field. He is very gifted when it comes to working with Chinese aids herbs and moving the sufferer quickly to balance.

 

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