Menopause, Migraines, Weight Loss Women
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July/August 2007
By Randy Peyser
R.P.: How often do you drink it?
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S.W.: I usually drink about a quart of
nourishing herbal infusion daily. I rotate. One day, I have nettle,
which provides energy, helps us look as good as we can and helps
create a strong cardiovascular system; then another day, I have
oatstraw (Avena fatua), which strengthens the nervous system and
restores that juicy libido.
Oatstraw is very important to women. Christiane Northrup, author
of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (Bantam, 2006), said that when
she went through menopause, she could not have done it without her
oatstraw infusion.
The third day, I have red clover (Trifolium pratense) infusion.
Red clover is everything we hoped soy would be with none of soy’s
problems. Red clover is the world’s leading anti-cancer and
cancer-preventive herb, and yet, it’s one of the world’s safest
herbs. I like to drink a quart of red clover a week to protect my
breasts.
I also really like linden (Tilia spp.) infusion. Linden is one
of the world’s leading anti-cold and anti-flu barks. It’s not a
well-known herb in the United States, but it deserves a lot more
attention. It’s good for the mucous membranes, the digestive system
and the breathing system. It also helps the cardiovascular
system.
R.P.: Are herbs safe?
S.W.: The herbs that I use for the nourishing
herbal infusions are very safe herbs. They’re like foods. One of
the things that keeps them safe is that we do not use them in pills
or tinctures. It’s certainly possible to go out and buy stinging
nettle capsules or tinctures, but they won’t have the same effect
as the stinging nettle infusion. In the infusion, we use a large
amount of herb. One ounce of dried herb is the equivalent of a
quarter pound of fresh herbs. Therefore, we’re gaining a large
amount of nutrition from it.
Cost-wise, at many stores, it can be expensive if we buy the
dried herbs by the ounce, since we’re using approximately two
pounds of herb a month if we’re making an infusion every evening.
You can ask your health-food store to special order the herbs by
the pound to bring your cost down.
I want to share an example of the effects of stinging nettle: In
1997, a woman who was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis was
instructed to take drugs, but refused. Over the next three years,
her doctor chronicled her loss of 3½ inches in height. One day, she
said to her daughter, who was doing an apprenticeship with me, “I’m
feeling very tired. Is there any herb that you’ve learned about
that could give me more energy?”
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