Useful For: Nitrogen metabolism, Teeth, Bones
Herbal Sources: Red Clover
Food Sources:
Molybdenum
Colour Meanings
Red:
Love, passion, respect, energy, enthusiasm, courage, understanding, motivation, strength, warmth, vigor
Maroon:
Bravery, strength
Magenta:
Spirituality, meditation, imagination, release, new beginnings
Pink:
Friendship, compassion, sensitivity, generosity, warm-heartedness, nurturing, soothing, admiration, gratitude, appreciation
Orange:
Thoughtfulness, vitality, attraction, creativity, energy, enthusiasm, warmth
Peach:
Innocence, empathy, harmony, warmth, peace
Yellow:
Wisdom, learning, optimism, intuition, faith, we;ll-being, friendship, energizing, happiness, sociability
Green:
Earth, healing, prosperity, fertility, clarity, sympathy, hope, renewal, health, balance
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Useful For: Red Blood Cells, Hair, Skin, Nails, Energy
Herbal Sources: Alfalfa, Bladderwrack, Burdock Root, Catnip, Cayenne, Chickweed, Eyebright, Fennel, Fenugreek, Ginseng, Hops, Horsetail, Mullein, Nettle, Oatstraw, Parsley, Peppermint, Raspberry Leaves, Red Clover, Rose Hips, Sage, Yellow Dock
Food Sources: Whole grains, organ meats, sweet potatoes, avocado, egg yolks, fish, whey
Sinus Infection
Herbs: Coltsfoot, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Lemon Balm, Licorice, Chamomile, Lavender, Oregano, Clove, Eucalyptus
Foods:
Vitamins and Supplements:
Actions: Putting warm compresses over the sinuses/where the infection is can help. Make sure to stay hydrated. You use even more water than usual when your body is attempting to flush an infection. Drink chamomile tea, especially blends involving cinnamon, and sweeten with honey. This gives a triple punch to whatever is causing the infection. Both cinnamon and honey have effects on fungi, viruses, and bacteria. Eat cinnamon candies, or chew cinnamon gum. Make sure that it is actual cinnamon used, not “cinnamon flavour,” which is a chemical substitute that does not have the effects of cinnamon. If you can tolerate drinking cinnamon tea or chewing on a cinnamon stick, that has an even greater effect. My partner, who had chronic and persistent sinus infections, swears by this tea.
Aromatherapy: Tea tree, lavender, chamomile, oregano, clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus
Folk Remedies:
Things to Avoid: Dehydration
Compost (stuff to use)
Greens (quick to rot):
Grass mowings
Poultry manure (without bedding)
Young weeds and plants, nettles of any age
Intermediate:
Fruit and vegetable scraps
Rhubarb leaves
Tea bags, tea leaves, coffee grounds
Vegetable plants
strawy animal manures
cut flowers
soft hedge clippings
Bedding from herbivorous pets
perennial weeds
Browns (slow to rot):
Old straw
Tough plant and vegetable stems
old bedding plants
fall leaves
woody prunings, evergreen hedge trimmings
cardboard tubes, egg cartons
crumpled paper and newspaper
DO NOT USE:
Meat and fish scraps
dog and cat offal
disposable diapers
coal ashes
plastic, polystyrene, glass, metal
Immune System
Herbs: Elderberry, Echinacea, Acai, Dandelion, Honeysuckle
Foods: Astragalus, Honey, Yogurt, Miso, Kale, Collard Greens, Mustard Green, Arugala, Watercress, Garlic, Ginger
Vitamins and Supplements: Vitamin A
Actions:
Aromatherapy:
Folk Remedies:
Things to Avoid:
Vitamin A
Useful For:
Herbal Sources: Alfalfa, Borage Leaves, Burdock Root, Cayenne, Chickweed, Eyebright, Fennel Seeds, Hops, Horsetail, Kelp, Lemongrass, Mullein, Nettle, Oatsraw, Paprika, Parsley, Peppermint, Plantain, Raspberry Leaves, Red Clover, Rose Hips, Sage, Uva Ursi, Violet Leaves, Watercress, Yellow Dock
Food Sources:
Amaranth Greens
Name: Amaranth
Latin:
Other Common Names:
Family:
Parts Used:
Vitamins/Minerals: Lysine, Calcium, Iron
Used for: This plant is one of the top herbs for use in treating depression. It also contains lysine, an amino acid the body uses to make protein. Amaranth is actually considered a complete protein.
Use in tandem with:
Directions & Warnings: Try substituting amaranth for 1/4 the flour in your bread and pasta recipes.
Other Uses for:
Growing:
Organic Soil Improvers
Garden Compost: MEdium fertility. Dig in or mulch.
Green waste compost: Low fertility. Dig in or mulch. Available from large-scale municipal recycling centers, likely low in nitrogen but high in potassium.
Commercial bagged compost: Variable fertility. Dig in or mulch.
Worm compost: High fertility.
Strawy animal manures: Medium to high fertility. Must be well rotted before being dug into the soil. Unfortunately, getting organic animal manure is difficult.
Spent mushroom compost: Medium fertility. Tends to be alkaline, so choose which plants to use it on with care. Can be sourced from organic mushroom growers.
Leaf mold: Low fertility. Mulch or dig in, depending on age.
Straw: Low fertility. Source from an organic farm if possible. Best as a mulch.
Bark chips and shredded prunings: Lower fertility. Best used as a mulch only, and on ornamentals, rather than food plants. If dug in, they can rob nitrogen from the soil. This caution also applies to horse manure with wood chips.
Tomatos
Along with being a lovely source of Vitamin C, tomatos have a number of other health benefits. Recent research indicates that they help protect against a number of cancers, and may reduce your risk of a number of diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
The secret behind the extended health benefits is a nutrient called lycopene, a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants help prevent cancers by slowing down certain kinds of cellular damage caused by free radicals.
The heart protection is caused by lowering cholesterol. There are studies that have shown that drinking a couple of glasses of tomato juice a day lowers the LDL “bad” cholesterol by a sizable percentage. There is an additional nutrient in tomatos called 9-oxo-octadecadienoic acid. This frightening sounding nutrient has also been linked to lowered cholesterol and fat in the bloodstream
Lycopene has also been linked to a potential increase in bone mass, although this effect is still under study.