Mama's Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Livin, Svetlana Konnikova [classic fiction .TXT] 📗

the intestines. Betaine in beets supports splitting (breaking up) and the adaptation of protein in food. Beets participate in the formation of choline, which increases the vitality of liver cel s.

Recommended remedies using organic beets include:

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-1. Eat before breakfast three to five ounces of cooked beets if you suffer from chronic constipation, liver diseases, or indigestion. R 2. As a highly nutritious supplement for anemia and as a means to improve metabolism, make ½ glass fresh beet juice and mix it with ½ glass fresh carrot or black radish juice.

R 3. Fresh beet juice mixed with two teaspoons honey makes a natural medicine for healing hypertension or acting as a calmative.

Beets contain relatively big quantities of iodine and magnesium, which make this vegetable “a must have” in daily nutrition for all ages, but especially for elderly people and those who suffer from atherosclerosis.

R 4. Peel one or two organic red beets and cook until soft. Cool, grate, and add olive oil and thinly sliced almonds. Mix and eat the salad as breakfast, lunch, or appetizer.

R 5. Cut two smal pieces of raw organic red beet. Put in nostrils and beet wil heal catarrh, a head cold, or sinus problems.

R 6. Grate a raw organic red beet and apply to a sore (ulcer) or tumors. It supports the healing process natural y.

R 7. Grate a raw organic red beet. Put between two layers of cheesecloth. Apply to the anus for 15 minutes. This is one of the best natural treatments for hemorrhoids.

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But the best kept secret of red beets is their ability to prevent and treat tumors, in addition to diuretic, laxative, anti-inflammatory and pain reducing benefits. Grandma once had problems with her liver. She instinctually began to eat salads with grated raw, red beets, sprinkled with lemon juice and sunflower oil. After two months her liver problems disappeared. She tried to “recruit” us to eat her salads, but no one in our family signed up for it. So, Grandma said,

“If you don’t understand how to keep yourself healthy and prevent illnesses, I’ll show you!” And, indeed she did! She found other ways to entice us to eat red beets. I am not referring to borscht, which was already on her menu as our favorite meal. Following up on her beliefs about health benefits of beets, she invented and often created for us fresh beet juice and two absolutely fabulous salads, which she called “Red Wheels.”

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8. Cook two medium organic red beets (skin on) in two cups water until soft. Cool, peel and grate them. In a bowl, combine the beets with two cloves crushed garlic, two tablespoons chopped walnuts and a pinch of salt. Add two tablespoons organic nonfat sour cream, vegetable mayonnaise or olive oil. Mix the salad and enjoy!

R 9. Herring under a fancy red beet coat. Place herring fillets on a plate and cover with a layer of cooked and grated beets, a layer of chopped walnuts or pine nuts, then a layer of diced red onion and chopped parsley. Sprinkle with pomegranate juice. If you prefer, use grated raw beets instead of cooked beets. Herring offers additional benefits in combination with beets; it helps to treat headaches and fatigue.

One day I asked Grandma why she craved her raw red beet salads. She said that when she began to have problems with her liver, she had a “call and request” from her body for red beets. In reality, the sick cells in her body, especially in her liver, made an independent, and obviously a smart decision for her by determining what she was lacking and what was needed. Grandma was healed by the vitamins and nutrients in raw, red beets. You see our cells know better and help us to treat our bodies in a natural way. The badger had the same experience. He felt that he needed the stump mold to heal his wounds.

“Even the Badger Knows…” @ 19

My Grandma was not alone in her findings. She was one of hundreds of others who experienced an inner understanding of what kind of plant, vegetable, or fruit their body and cells, affected by illness, needed the most and they healed themselves with it. They passed the valuable information to others, who lacked the ability to feel it. These plants, vegetables, fruits, and flowers then became basic medicines of an ancient green pharmacy.

Small children–small worries, big children–big worries.

—Russian saying

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My grandmother sits in a chair near our big lilac bush blossoming with delicate, fragrant, purple flowers. She tells me and my sister a beautiful tale about the grapevine of happiness, which can help to keep you healthy or heal you when you are sick. I’ll remember this story forever because it was told by you, Grandma.

— S. K.

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The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.

—Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), Norwegian poet and playwright 20 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies

Chapter 3

A Healthy Spirit Lives in

a Healthy Body

Think of our life in Nature—daily to be shown matter,

to come in contact with it, rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks!

The solid earth! The actual world! The common sense!

Contact! Contact! Who are we? Where are we?

—Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer

FACTS

In 2000 Americans enjoyed the longest life expectancy in U.S. history—

almost 77 years, based on preliminary figures. The life expectancy of men