We launched the Luna Wellness Herbals store on Etsy today and have several products available. We'll be adding more as soon I get the consistency right on some of the ones on my counter. :D Right now we're only shipping to customers in the US but if you see something you like, either convo me in Etsy or e-mail me at Luna Wellness or post a comment here with your location & I'll check the shipping and paperwork needed to ship it to you, give the quote and then we can handle things through PayPal. :)
One thing we've made and will continue to carry is the Essiac 4-Herb Salve in both 2 ounce and 8 ounce sizes. I've only seen a similar salve on one other site online and I'm pretty sure there's a big need for it. We'll be adding other similar salves soon as well.
We're also going to focus on carrying products I'm calling "vibrational enhancers" because those who are sensitive to energies (like me) --- Reiki Masters and energy healers --- should also feel the difference in the energies while using them the same way I do. And yes, the Essiac Salve is one of those vibrational enhancers.
Here's the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LunaWellnessHerbals
We'll let you know when more products are up. I'm finishing up a couple of batches of body butters & lip balm that will go up soon. How does Golden Honey Almond lip balm strike you? ;>
Showing posts with label herbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label herbs. Show all posts
Monday, February 17, 2014
Friday, February 1, 2013
You must ask your doc about herbs & complimentary therapies
This topic came up at the day job today and I thought I'd remind folks about because I was really surprised the gal I was talking to wasn't aware of it. She also is a complimentary therapist of sorts (outside of the day job) --- trained in reflexology, martial arts, qi gong & tai chi, and in fact teaches a mixture of qi gong/tai chi/yoga.
I told her I'd been researching some alternative cancer therapies (my mom died from cancer in 2004) and we started talking about the MDs (allopathic physicians) and how some are very open to them, some aren't, some will discuss them, and some won't, and so forth. Some of the MDs she knew in her personal life, not as a patient, would talk about other, older therapies in that setting but not with patients. All of this is because of the AMA --- American Medical Association.
What I shared with her that I discovered several years ago when I was having some major 2nd chakra issues and ended up have outpatient surgery and then continuing treatment w/ an acupuncturist, a gifted energy healer (my guru/teacher), and took some major supplements to clear the rest of the problem naturally over the course of a year, was something I hadn't been aware of and probably never would have been if my acupuncturist hadn't told me. In the US, medical doctors can only discuss herbs and complimentary therapies if you ask them about it or bring it up first. They cannot bring it up or talk about it until you do. This is because of an AMA rule.
Back then, my regular doc couldn't do the surgery I needed because she has rheumatoid arthritis in her hands, so we brought in another doc in her office at the time. (My doc has since then gone out on her own, which is a good thing because there were definitely some characters in that office!) This other doc was younger, whizzed thru high school & college & med school early, and was also very familiar with herbs. But when I saw her, and every time I saw her (even after I brought up the herbs), the energy around her was confused, conflicted, and even downright hostile! And I had no freakin' idea why, but was just very glad when I didn't have to see her anymore! :)
During one of my acupuncture sessions I mentioned this to my acupuncturist. (She works a LOT w/ MDs on female fertility issues and so knows a lot more about how they (the MDs) work w/ other therapies.) And she said, "She's conflicted because of the AMA rule---that's what you're picking up. Medical doctors can't discuss alternative therapies unless the patient brings them up first."
So, there you go. If you're going to include other therapies in your health care, make sure you bring them up with your doctor. Once you do that, the MDs are free to discuss it with you. Most complimentary therapists will also happily talk to your doctor if you want. It may require a separate release form from each of them because of HIPPA (in the US there's a reg, HIPPA for short, that governs what medical information can be shared with and without the patient's consent), but all the therapists I know will gladly work as closely with your physician as they can.
Until next time be well & be happy my friends. :)
I told her I'd been researching some alternative cancer therapies (my mom died from cancer in 2004) and we started talking about the MDs (allopathic physicians) and how some are very open to them, some aren't, some will discuss them, and some won't, and so forth. Some of the MDs she knew in her personal life, not as a patient, would talk about other, older therapies in that setting but not with patients. All of this is because of the AMA --- American Medical Association.
What I shared with her that I discovered several years ago when I was having some major 2nd chakra issues and ended up have outpatient surgery and then continuing treatment w/ an acupuncturist, a gifted energy healer (my guru/teacher), and took some major supplements to clear the rest of the problem naturally over the course of a year, was something I hadn't been aware of and probably never would have been if my acupuncturist hadn't told me. In the US, medical doctors can only discuss herbs and complimentary therapies if you ask them about it or bring it up first. They cannot bring it up or talk about it until you do. This is because of an AMA rule.
Back then, my regular doc couldn't do the surgery I needed because she has rheumatoid arthritis in her hands, so we brought in another doc in her office at the time. (My doc has since then gone out on her own, which is a good thing because there were definitely some characters in that office!) This other doc was younger, whizzed thru high school & college & med school early, and was also very familiar with herbs. But when I saw her, and every time I saw her (even after I brought up the herbs), the energy around her was confused, conflicted, and even downright hostile! And I had no freakin' idea why, but was just very glad when I didn't have to see her anymore! :)
During one of my acupuncture sessions I mentioned this to my acupuncturist. (She works a LOT w/ MDs on female fertility issues and so knows a lot more about how they (the MDs) work w/ other therapies.) And she said, "She's conflicted because of the AMA rule---that's what you're picking up. Medical doctors can't discuss alternative therapies unless the patient brings them up first."
So, there you go. If you're going to include other therapies in your health care, make sure you bring them up with your doctor. Once you do that, the MDs are free to discuss it with you. Most complimentary therapists will also happily talk to your doctor if you want. It may require a separate release form from each of them because of HIPPA (in the US there's a reg, HIPPA for short, that governs what medical information can be shared with and without the patient's consent), but all the therapists I know will gladly work as closely with your physician as they can.
Until next time be well & be happy my friends. :)
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
New Year's thoughts on many things...
There have been a lot of things floating around my mind since the last post and every time I was about ready to put something down here, something else would happen that I needed to digest for a while before I could talk intelligently about it.
CT School Shootings
For example, the CT school shootings 11 days before Xmas. I have an old friend from my high school days (don't you dare ask how long ago that was! lol) who lives in CT. Her two youngest are 4 and 8 or 9 (4th grade). She lives 10 miles away from the school and she had to have a talk about death with her two beautiful daughters because they lost a playmate and friend in the shooting. At those ages, all those girls should be worried about are which dollie to play with, what color clothes to wear, and when they're going to see grandma. I've posted before about soul contracts, ascension & crazy shootings so I won't belabor the points here. But I did feel it necessary to say something about those 20 beautiful little babies lost in CT. Please keep them and their families in your healing thoughts and prayers as we move forward thru the year.
ObamaCare, Economic Policies, Inflation & Saving Money
The next thing that's been rattling around my brain regularly is this set of issues. For those of us in the US, the economy has been on the top of all our minds because of the prices spiking all over: groceries, heat/electric, and gasoline. There are still many out of work and those of us with "day jobs" are hanging onto them pretty tightly. Our taxes are going up at least 2% with the reinstatement of Social Security with holding going back to where it was previously, and many of us have been doing the work of more than 1 person (in some cases 3-4 people) for so long now that we've given up hope of ever having our companies hire additional help. On the bright side, ObamaCare (which we won't fully feel in our wallets until 2014) will make it easier to be self employed, but that is a small bonus. So, since I know we all have saving money every way possible on our minds (mine too), and since I grew up on a farm where nothing was wasted and since my parents both made it through the Great Depression of the 30s (read: Frugalness passed on to me), I'm going to start sharing tips on how to do many things around the house for less money. I'll toss them out when they float to the top of my mind and post them here. :) And that brings me to the final topic below.
Herbal Remedies, Backyard Gardens & Food Preservation
These days, some folks call that "backyard homesteading." :) As ObamaCare fully kicks in, it will result in longer wait times for appointments with your doc. My own doc told me that when it was first being discussed. So my friends, those of you with healing skills and herbal skills should start getting ready to help your friends and neighbors with all manner of non-emergency wellness issues: colds, coughs, flu, rashes, chronic complaints and so forth. When I was growing up, we only went to the doc when we were really sick and not for every ache and pain as many do these days. I see us moving back to that earlier model for doc visits.
[On a related note, we are on the verge of a great resurgence of magick in our reality. All complimentary practices will be used fully so please my healing friends get your home offices ready to see people. The policy decisions made and the 2012 election outcome are guiding us firmly in that direction. The re-birth of that type of a healing society is indeed part of the Divine Feminine energies re-surging to re-establish the balance.]
Herbal remedies are what nature intended for most ailments that aren't acute (like car crashes or broken limbs), so plant both a medicinal and culinary herb garden by your back door. Fresh vegetables are going to get even more expensive than they are now, as will all meats, dairy, and grains. You can easily plant enough fresh vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, cukes, zucchini, bush beans) in your backyard for a family of 4. That will help save a tremendous amount of grocery money. And if you find yourself with excess veges, you can freeze them, can them, or preserve them in some manner. Those preserves and bumper crops used in sweet breads and gifts to others are usually greatly appreciated if you can't use them yourself.
In fact, I've about picked out my own herbs for planting, my Amazon cart has the makings for about 4, 4x4 raised beds where I'll do mixed plantings of herbs, veges & flowers (See Roses Love Garlic, Carrots Love Tomatoes, and The Heirloom Life Gardner). I also have the makings for a small indoor greenhouse for fresh lettuce and a few veges year round. That's about all I can "get away with" since I have a HOA to answer to here. BUT, if you don't have a HOA you can plant more and add a few chickens for fresh eggs (chickens also eat bugs and all manner of things), and maybe add a root cellar (pretty easy to build). :) What? Worried about watering all of that? Add a couple of rain barrels and use the water from there, and don't forget to add a small composting system. There are small, closed systems you can buy these days so you won't stink out the neighbors (yes, of course my HOA has a rule against compost piles!) --- and there's also one of those in my Amazon basket.
Companion planting is a way to control pests, keep the soil fresh, and maximize production in a small area. Think of it this way: American Indians use to plant the "3 sisters" together --- corn, beans, and squash. Well, now the science is there to back up that planting scheme. Corn depletes nitrogen from the soil badly; beans are legumes and "nitrogen fixers" so they put nitrogen back into the soil; and squash has very broad leaves that keeps the moisture in like a natural mulch. In much the same way, garlic keeps bugs off roses, marigolds help control pests in the vege gardens (and they are also a good herb to have around for healing cuts and scrapes --- calendula is marigolds). Heirloom varieties are those vegetables that have been around forever (the ones your grandparents grew), are air pollinated, and who's children are true to the parental type (unlike hybrids). These are the varieties and the seeds you want. And if you're really frugal, you can even save the seeds from some of the crop for planting the following year.
I'll share here some of the garden and herbal adventures as I get things put in place. And I'll be cleaning up my own home office so it's presentable to people again. :) Happy New Year all, blessings to your & yours as we move forward thru 2013!
CT School Shootings
For example, the CT school shootings 11 days before Xmas. I have an old friend from my high school days (don't you dare ask how long ago that was! lol) who lives in CT. Her two youngest are 4 and 8 or 9 (4th grade). She lives 10 miles away from the school and she had to have a talk about death with her two beautiful daughters because they lost a playmate and friend in the shooting. At those ages, all those girls should be worried about are which dollie to play with, what color clothes to wear, and when they're going to see grandma. I've posted before about soul contracts, ascension & crazy shootings so I won't belabor the points here. But I did feel it necessary to say something about those 20 beautiful little babies lost in CT. Please keep them and their families in your healing thoughts and prayers as we move forward thru the year.
ObamaCare, Economic Policies, Inflation & Saving Money
The next thing that's been rattling around my brain regularly is this set of issues. For those of us in the US, the economy has been on the top of all our minds because of the prices spiking all over: groceries, heat/electric, and gasoline. There are still many out of work and those of us with "day jobs" are hanging onto them pretty tightly. Our taxes are going up at least 2% with the reinstatement of Social Security with holding going back to where it was previously, and many of us have been doing the work of more than 1 person (in some cases 3-4 people) for so long now that we've given up hope of ever having our companies hire additional help. On the bright side, ObamaCare (which we won't fully feel in our wallets until 2014) will make it easier to be self employed, but that is a small bonus. So, since I know we all have saving money every way possible on our minds (mine too), and since I grew up on a farm where nothing was wasted and since my parents both made it through the Great Depression of the 30s (read: Frugalness passed on to me), I'm going to start sharing tips on how to do many things around the house for less money. I'll toss them out when they float to the top of my mind and post them here. :) And that brings me to the final topic below.
Herbal Remedies, Backyard Gardens & Food Preservation
These days, some folks call that "backyard homesteading." :) As ObamaCare fully kicks in, it will result in longer wait times for appointments with your doc. My own doc told me that when it was first being discussed. So my friends, those of you with healing skills and herbal skills should start getting ready to help your friends and neighbors with all manner of non-emergency wellness issues: colds, coughs, flu, rashes, chronic complaints and so forth. When I was growing up, we only went to the doc when we were really sick and not for every ache and pain as many do these days. I see us moving back to that earlier model for doc visits.
[On a related note, we are on the verge of a great resurgence of magick in our reality. All complimentary practices will be used fully so please my healing friends get your home offices ready to see people. The policy decisions made and the 2012 election outcome are guiding us firmly in that direction. The re-birth of that type of a healing society is indeed part of the Divine Feminine energies re-surging to re-establish the balance.]
Herbal remedies are what nature intended for most ailments that aren't acute (like car crashes or broken limbs), so plant both a medicinal and culinary herb garden by your back door. Fresh vegetables are going to get even more expensive than they are now, as will all meats, dairy, and grains. You can easily plant enough fresh vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, cukes, zucchini, bush beans) in your backyard for a family of 4. That will help save a tremendous amount of grocery money. And if you find yourself with excess veges, you can freeze them, can them, or preserve them in some manner. Those preserves and bumper crops used in sweet breads and gifts to others are usually greatly appreciated if you can't use them yourself.
In fact, I've about picked out my own herbs for planting, my Amazon cart has the makings for about 4, 4x4 raised beds where I'll do mixed plantings of herbs, veges & flowers (See Roses Love Garlic, Carrots Love Tomatoes, and The Heirloom Life Gardner). I also have the makings for a small indoor greenhouse for fresh lettuce and a few veges year round. That's about all I can "get away with" since I have a HOA to answer to here. BUT, if you don't have a HOA you can plant more and add a few chickens for fresh eggs (chickens also eat bugs and all manner of things), and maybe add a root cellar (pretty easy to build). :) What? Worried about watering all of that? Add a couple of rain barrels and use the water from there, and don't forget to add a small composting system. There are small, closed systems you can buy these days so you won't stink out the neighbors (yes, of course my HOA has a rule against compost piles!) --- and there's also one of those in my Amazon basket.
Companion planting is a way to control pests, keep the soil fresh, and maximize production in a small area. Think of it this way: American Indians use to plant the "3 sisters" together --- corn, beans, and squash. Well, now the science is there to back up that planting scheme. Corn depletes nitrogen from the soil badly; beans are legumes and "nitrogen fixers" so they put nitrogen back into the soil; and squash has very broad leaves that keeps the moisture in like a natural mulch. In much the same way, garlic keeps bugs off roses, marigolds help control pests in the vege gardens (and they are also a good herb to have around for healing cuts and scrapes --- calendula is marigolds). Heirloom varieties are those vegetables that have been around forever (the ones your grandparents grew), are air pollinated, and who's children are true to the parental type (unlike hybrids). These are the varieties and the seeds you want. And if you're really frugal, you can even save the seeds from some of the crop for planting the following year.
I'll share here some of the garden and herbal adventures as I get things put in place. And I'll be cleaning up my own home office so it's presentable to people again. :) Happy New Year all, blessings to your & yours as we move forward thru 2013!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Day lilies are edible? Really?
I just ran across an interesting tidbit over at the Wise Woman herbal e-zine (Susun Weed): Day Lilies are edible! Apparently all lilies that face up are edible. Here's the blurb below, and for more you can hit the original.
Day lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
This showy roadside weed is one of the first edible weeds I put in my salad. There is no mistaking the bright orange flowers! (All upward-facing lilies are safe to eat, no matter what their color. Lilies that face out or down are not safe to eat.) In China, day lilies are dried and added to soups and other foods. Euell Gibbons dipped the flowers in batter and fried them. The blossoms, harvested early in the morning, just before they open, are considered a specific remedy for women with a genetic disposition toward breast cancer.
Day lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
This showy roadside weed is one of the first edible weeds I put in my salad. There is no mistaking the bright orange flowers! (All upward-facing lilies are safe to eat, no matter what their color. Lilies that face out or down are not safe to eat.) In China, day lilies are dried and added to soups and other foods. Euell Gibbons dipped the flowers in batter and fried them. The blossoms, harvested early in the morning, just before they open, are considered a specific remedy for women with a genetic disposition toward breast cancer.
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