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23.01.2022 Dr. Mark Hyman is hosting a webinar to answer the top questions about COVID-19 and share ways to protect yourself and boost your immunity. The webinar goes live at 5 pm ET on Wednesday, April 1st. https://brokenbrain.us11.list-manage.com/track/click

23.01.2022 Ceylon salad leaves Basella alba, p 82, and B. rubra, perennial (annual in cold climates), fast growing climber or ground sprawler; nip off nutritious leaves (very rich in calcium and iron), which have many health-giving and healing benefits, and eat raw or cooked. Leaves are a mild laxative. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/

23.01.2022 Make herbs a part of your survival plan There are few tasks as rewarding as growing and using herbs in our daily lives. Why not be self-empowered and use herbs for health and healing? Herbs have so many valuable components: * Rich in vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, antiseptic and antibiotic properties.... * As seasoning in food to add flavour and aid the digestion. * Contain pain relieving, cleansing, healing and rejuvenating properties. * Valuable alkalising benefits. * Herbs contain unique substances called phyto- chemicals that help the body in a variety of ways some strengthen the immune system, others eliminate free radicals that damage DNA, while others protect against heart disease and help to rid the body of cancer-causing substances. Many researchers believe that using herbs, regularly, for flavouring food will provide the benefits of these disease-fighting substances. Fresh herbs are best because they are the most flavoursome and contain the most phyto-chemicals, and living enzymes. Dried herbs are still quite effective and can be used; and, if dried and added to stored survival foods, these can also contribute to wellbeing. * Herbs can play a positive role in pro-active health care when used daily; we all need to make a daily commitment to attain the best in health. We need to learn all we can about herbs and their uses to help prevent many diseases of man, so prevalent in the 21st century. Be aware that herbs are not wonder drugs. However, their effectiveness is based on a gradual action to restore the natural balance of bodily functions. Some herbs may assist the body to heal quite quickly; while, generally, herbs produce a beneficial effect after more consistent use. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//make-herbs-a-part-of-your/ See more

23.01.2022 Very interesting video on 27 GARDENING HACKS YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD8n2CKEWtA

23.01.2022 Sweet leaf bush Sauropus androgynus p 82, perennial 1-2m high; sometimes, the bushes are planted close together to make a living food hedge. Leaves taste like fresh peas, are over 34-39% protein, and an excellent source of calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron. 100g ( cup) serving of fresh leaves supplies 22% of our daily requirement of vitamin A, and is a substantial source of vitamin C providing 138% of our daily requirement. Eat leaves as a snack any time, an...d add to salads, and toss through a stir-fried dish just before serving. Dried leaves are excellent survival food, as they can provide a high-protein to add to meals. Lactating mothers are encouraged to eat the leaves, for promoting high protein, milk production. Leaves are also beneficial for anaemia to relieve fatigue, build stamina, to assist nutrient absorption of nutrients from other foods eaten, and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Sweet leaf is also used for diarrhoea, diabetes, and to lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Indonesian folklore says: to stop teeth grinding or snoring in sleep, eat sweet leaf! Research in Thailand found the plant has powerful antioxidants, which can delay or inhibit cell destruction by oxidation. This plant is one of my favourite greens, and it is popular with people who visit the herb farm and taste-test it too. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/ See more

22.01.2022 You might like to read this page. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/antiviral-herbs?

20.01.2022 Getting to know and use edible weeds Weeds are generally regarded as plants to despise and pull out of the garden. For many years, in countries that have enjoyed prosperity and plenty, people have overlooked the importance of weeds as food. In many third-world countries, the gathering of weeds and wild food plants is essential to their survival, especially in times of drought or other catastrophes, when regular (often, meagre) food sources are scarce. In times of food shortag...e, such as during the two World Wars, the virtues of weeds were rediscovered. At the Herb Farm, I have had a number of senior citizens tell me, when visiting, of eating weeds to survive as young children during World War II. Before eating weeds, it is your responsibility to positively identify any plant material. Not all weeds are edible, and careless experimentation by eating, could be dangerous. Ways to eat weeds: Many weed leaves can be eaten raw. Nibble on leaves when in the garden or add to a tossed salad, tuck in a sandwich, or use as a garnish on a meal. Add leaves to a cup of boiling water in a teapot, and add other herbs to give aroma and flavouring, like lemon grass or spearmint. Stir, steep a few minutes, drink, and enjoy the health promoting benefits. Place leaves in a blender with fruit juices (I like using orange or pineapple) and blend to make a nutrient-rich smoothie. Pickle the fresh leaves in apple cider vinegar, adding garlic, onions and herbs for flavouring. Use as a potherb like our ancestors did, by adding handfuls of fresh leaves to soups, stews, steamed vegetables, curries, starchy grains or rice dishes. Incorporate leaves in recipes like quiche, pesto, stir-fries, fritters, casseroles, sauces, spreads and dips. Dry the leaves, then crush to a fine powder with your hands. Put in containers for a stored survival food to add to soups, stews, etc. Add some dried powdered leaves to dried herbs in a saltshaker to use for flavouring meals, as a nutrient-rich salt substitute. Mix all ingredients well to give your dog a healthy, balanced diet. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//getting-to-know-and-use-e/

19.01.2022 Betel Leaf Piper sermentosum, p 81, shade loving perennial to 1 m; mild pungent flavoured, large glossy leaves used in salads, as wraps, and cooked. Drunk as a leaf tea it is valued for alleviating coughs, asthma, candida, cancer, for healthy teeth and gums, and as a natural deodorant to free the body of unpleasant smells of perspiration and menstrual odour. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/

19.01.2022 The following plants/seeds could be practical for you to consider growing as survival foods. * Food plants not commonly known salad mallow 20.4% protein (even the dried leaves can provide a protein source) sweet leaf bush 34 to 39% protein drumstick tree 38% protein,... Queensland greens 29% protein fenugreek 32.6% protein comfrey 22-36% protein kang kong 31% protein amaranth 20% protein alfalfa 34% protein https://herbsarespecial.com.au//self-sufficiency-informat/ See more

14.01.2022 Wild Remedies Docuseries The Wild Remedies Docuseries explores the sustainable foraging of healing herbs and safe crafting of your own herbal medicine. https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/i067r2k83z

10.01.2022 Salad greens are vital to health Every person can grow salad greens, no matter what size their garden. Even a few pots with plants, outside the kitchen door on the balcony of a unit, will give a regular picking of leaves Salad greens picked fresh from the garden or from a few pots near the kitchen door (if no garden is available) are absolutely the freshest and most nutritious plant foods to serve for a meal: teeming with living enzymes that are so essential to health... Lebanese cress Aethionema cordifolum, p 96, perennial to 30cm, loves shade, fast growing, lush attractive fern-like leaves with a carrot-like flavour; wonderful in tossed salads, sandwiches, as a garnish or with basil in pesto. These are fabulous greens, which I use daily. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/

10.01.2022 Sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella (cover picture no. 6 and p 64), leaves stand 12cm high; powerful antioxidant properties, said to kill viruses; leaves are good to eat at the beginning of a meal as they have a mild sour flavour, which helps stimulate the digestive juices in the mouth, and the sour flavour can benefit kidney, bladder, and the circulation. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/

10.01.2022 Learn about how herbs can bost your immune system weeds you can eat cheep food you can grow in 3 to 5 days... Quarantine Specials for a limited time only We would like to support you during this difficult time. To help you get through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disruption, and give you something to engage with while self isolating. So we are offering you the opportunity to get Isabell’s Herb, Sprout and Self-Sufficiency courses for only $8 each when you purchase the corresponding books. buy a Herb Book and get the Herb DVD course for $8 buy a Sprout Book and get the Sprout DVD course for $8 buy a Self-Sufficiency Book and get the Self-Sufficiency DVD course for $8 https://herbsarespecial.com.au/quarantine-specials/

09.01.2022 Watercress Nasturtium officinale, p 81, 63, perennial to 20cm, will grow in well-limed soil in pots. Leaves rich in vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B17, C, D, E, K, and in minerals: calcium, potassium, iron, iodine, zinc, sulphur and germanium; leaves valued for purifying the blood and toning the whole system. Herbal folklore, says watercress is an excellent food for stimulating the intelligence. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/

08.01.2022 Sprouts are preventive medicine . We can know, when we eat sprouts daily, that we are providing building materials for the growth and repair of the body. Our health is very much related to our diet: our choice of foods, determines the quality of our physical wellbeing. Over 2000 years ago, Hippocrates said, Let food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. Sprouts literally are super foods to build health and act as a prophylactic from illness. Hippocrates also sai...d, Each one of the substances of a man’s diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way, and upon these changes his whole life depends, whether he be in health, in sickness or convalescence. To be sure, there can be little knowledge more necessary. And to think: Hippocrates said this, long before fertilisers and chemicals were manufactured, before grains were refined and nutrients removed, and before fast foods were ever conceived! https://herbsarespecial.com.au//so-good-sprouts-the-benef/ See more

08.01.2022 How can I be prepared with Self-Sufficiency and Survival Foods? Planting a garden with food potential is one of the most valuable things we can do. We need to encourage one another to be as self sufficient as possible now in our gardens, as this is the most nutritious fresh food and cheapest way to live in these times of rising prices. Growing our own food is very satisfying as well as beneficial to health and well-being. How much food and non-perishable food does your f...amily have on hand? Isabell explains ways that you can be prepared for times like these in her book https://herbsarespecial.com.au/where-is-all-the-toilet-pap/ See more

06.01.2022 Drumstick tree Moringa oleifera, p 53, this tree can be trimmed to keep to bush size of 1-2 metres; leaves 38% protein with all essential amino acids, use leaves fresh or cooked in a variety of dishes, and also dried (nutritious high protein survival food); high in calcium (297mg per 100g leaves), vitamins A (8855 IU per 100g leaves) B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B15, B17, C, D, K. The drumstick tree is an important staple food source in many countries. Studies show leaves to be an exc...ellent source of vitamins, minerals and protein. Various aid programs, working in Third World countries, use the dried leaves, to fight against malnutrition and its associated diseases (blindness, etc). The plant has been valued for treating and building resistance to many diseases, including cancer, and for fortifying the immune system. Leaves have strong antibiotic, antifungal, anti-fatigue, antioxidant and tonic properties. Young seed pods are eaten cooked, and swollen roots of seedling trees are washed, peeled and eaten raw and cooked (have a horseradish-like flavour). The antimicrobial seeds of the tree contain cationic polyelectrolytes which have proved efficient as a flocculent in treatment of turbid water, to make it drinkable. (The seeds are completely bio-degradable, while, aluminium sulphate, an alternative used to clean water, is not as user-friendly). Nasturtiums Tropaeolum majus, cover picture no. 9, p 108, ground sprawler to 60cm high. Use leaves and the bright-coloured flowers for antibiotic, antioxidant and tonic properties; add to salads, sandwiches, pesto, and as a garnish. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/ See more

04.01.2022 Sprouts provide a good source of protein (for importance of protein see page 7). Many people use sprouts as an alternative to meat protein as sprouts take less time to digest than meat; sprouts are living food; meat is lifeless; sprouts are alkaline; meat is acidic; sprouts can cut the cost of living; meat is a highly priced item;... sprouts have no additives; meat may have hormones and chemicals from farming practices; sprouts have zero cholesterol, compared to many meats; sprouts are a source of oxygen; all cooked foods lack oxygen (meat does however, build red blood cells, which carry 02 molecules); people eat sprouts for the health benefits; heavy meat-eaters have higher incidence of colon cancer. Vegetarians, or people who are not heavy meat consumers, have less degenerative diseases. Some researchers say the human body is able to absorb haem iron at a rate 5-10 times higher than it absorbs non-haem iron, which would indicate that iron is better utilised from meat sources, than from sprout and other plant sources. Scientists have established that ascorbic acid can assist in the absorption of non-haem iron. As sprouts are a very good source of vitamin C, this should mean the iron is relatively well utilised. Sprouts are low in kilojoules (calories), so are good nutrient-dense food for weight watchers. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//so-good-sprouts-the-benef/ See more

01.01.2022 Salad mallow Corchorus olitorius, p 81, annual to 1m; lush green leaves are over 20% protein; rich in vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, C; exceptionally high potassium (3068mg per 100g) making it perhaps the richest plant source of potassium that we can grow. (Potassium aids blood and oxygen circulation; is essential to digestion; the function of the heart and skeletal muscles; and for energy). Mucin, in leaves, is valuable for clearing mucus and toxins from the body. Eat raw, cooked, or dry leaves and store for a protein source, to add to other meals, and as a survival food. https://herbsarespecial.com.au//salad-greens-are-vital-to/

01.01.2022 12 Simple & Easy Recipes for Anyone in Self-Isolation https://www.foodmatters.com//12-healthy-recipes-were-makin