Buy these edibles Organic, guide to pesticides
Celery
Peaches
Strawberries
Apples
Blueberries
Nectrines
Bell peppers
Spinach
Cherries
Kale/Collard Greens
Potatoes
Grapes
Always wash your edibles whether organic or not, ecoli thrives on fresh produce. Summer is coming our way, get out and visit your local Farmers Market, buy local, buy organic!
The growing consensus among scientists is that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can cause lasting damage to human health, especially during fetal development and early childhood. Scientists now know enough about the long-term consequences of ingesting these powerful chemicals to advise that we minimize our consumption of pesticides.
Lists of toxic ingredients to avoid for life:
www.ewg.org
www.safecosmetics.org
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
Simple Herbal Remedies
| Ailment | Herb |
| Acne | Calendula, aloe, tea tree |
| Alcoholism | Evening primrose, kudzu |
| Allergy | Chamomile |
| Alzheimer’s disease | Ginkgo, rosemary |
| Angina | Hawthorn, garlic, willow, green tea |
| Anxiety and stress | Hops, kava, passionflower, valerian, chamomile, lavender |
| Arteriosclerosis | Garlic |
| Arthritis | Capsicum, ginger, turmeric, willow, cat’s claw, devil’s claw |
| Asthma | Coffee, ephedra, tea |
| Athlete’s foot | Topical tea tree oil |
| Attention-deficit disorder | Evening primrose oil |
| Bad breath | Parsley |
| Boils | Tea tree oil, topical garlic, echinacea, eleutherococcus, ginseng, rhodiola |
| Bronchitis | Echinacea, pelargonium |
| Burns | Aloe |
| Cancer | Bilberry, blackberry, cocoa (dark chocolate), green tea, garlic, ginseng, maitake mushroom, pomegranate, raspberry, reishi mushroom |
| Cankers | Goldenseal |
| Colds | Echinacea, andrographis, ginseng, coffee, licorice root (sore throat), tea (nasal and chest congestion) |
| Congestive heart failure | Hawthorn |
| Constipation | Apple, psyllium seed, senna |
| Cough | Eucalyptus |
| Depression | St. John’s wort |
| Diabetes, Type 2 | Garlic, beans (navy, pinto, black, etc.), cinnamon, eleutherococcus, flaxseed, green tea |
| Diabetic ulcers | Comfrey |
| Diarrhea | Bilberry, raspberry |
| Diverticulitis | Peppermint |
| Dizziness | Ginger, ginkgo |
| Earache | Echinacea |
| Eczema | Chamomile, topical borage seed oil, evening primrose oil |
| Fatigue | Cocoa (dark chocolate), coffee, eleutheroccocus, ginseng, rhodiola, tea |
| Flu | Echinacea, elderberry syrup (also see “Colds”) |
| Gas | Fennel, dill |
| Giardia | Goldenseal |
| Gingivitis | Goldenseal, green tea |
| Hay fever | Stinging nettle, butterbur |
| Herpes | Topical lemon balm, topical comfrey, echinacea, garlic, ginseng |
| High blood pressure | Garlic, beans, cocoa (dark chocolate), hawthorn |
| High blood sugar | Fenugreek |
| High cholesterol | Apple, cinnamon, cocoa (dark chocolate), evening primrose oil, flaxseed, soy foods, green tea |
| Hot flashes | Red clover, soy, black cohosh |
| Impotence | Yohimbe |
| Indigestion | Chamomile, ginger, peppermint |
| Infection | Topical tea tree oil, astragalus, echinacea, eleutherococcus, garlic, ginseng, rhodiola |
| Insomnia | Kava, evening primrose, hops, lemon balm, valerian |
| Irregular heartbeat | Hawthorn |
| Irregularity | Senna, psyllium seed |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | Chamomile, peppermint |
| Lower back pain | Thymol, carvacrol, white willow bark |
| Menstrual cramps | Kava, raspberry, chasteberry |
| Migraine | Feverfew, butterbur |
| Morning sickness | Ginger |
| Muscle pain | Capsicum, wintergreen |
| Nausea | Ginger |
| Premenstrual syndrome | Chasteberry, evening primrose |
| Ringing in the ears | Ginkgo |
| Seasonal affective disorder | St. John’s wort |
| Shingles | Capsicum |
| Sore throat | Licorice, marshmallow, mullein |
| Stuffy nose | Echinacea |
| Tonsillitis | Goldenseal, astragalus, echinacea |
| Toothache | Willow, clove oil |
| Ulcers | Aloe, licorice |
| Varicosities | Bilberry, horse chestnut |
| Yeast infection | Garlic, goldenseal, Pau D’arco |
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