Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:37:55 -0800WeeblyTue, 22 Feb 2011 16:48:10 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2011/02/jurassic-green.htmlModern lifestyles cause many people to eat food that is often not nutritious and does not contain unique elements that would help our body fight the above-mentioned harmful factors.The way food is processed, pasteurized, or stored often affects nutritional elements destroying them and preventing their rapid assimilation by the body. These unique elements are vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

Vitamins play an important role in the process of metabolism and other processes in the body. Most vitamins take  part in the formation of enzymes that help us digest food. They process, absorb and distribute food as well as cleanse and balance the internal organs. To perform these vital tasks, our body needs small quantities of vitamins. However, to recover from a serious illness, chronic stress, which may be caused by so many negative factors mentioned above, our body needs vitamins and minerals in much larger quantities.

This whole food complex contains such important minerals and unique components as chlorophyll, balanced amino acids, lycopene and lutein. They are known to support the body when the issues of blood vessels, memory impairment and blood circulation disorders are present. The substances may help to maintain a healthy eye tissue and are beneficial for the eye.

Jurassic Green by Dr. Christopher is designed to solve the vitamins and minerals deficiency in an effective and natural way. This multivitamin formula is a known whole herb supplement containing certified organic flash-dried juice powder derived from barley, alfalfa and non-hybrid wheat grass. It contains whole food vitamins and minerals necessary for normal body functioning. The daily consumption of the formula nourishes the body fighting off malnutrition as well as the consequences of our day-to-day lives. The herbs in the formulation are known to be powerful antioxidants needed for a wide range of body’s conditions.

One of the main factors for the development of health issues is the oxygen stress, the process of decomposition of poisons when poisonous substances get to the human body through food, air and water and create toxins. This increases the risk of damaged cells (known as free radicals) formation. The antioxidants found in Jurassic Green have an ability to neutralize free radicals.

]]>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:53:03 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2011/02/mind-trac.htmlDr. Christopher developed Mind Trac to normalize the brain function and balance the nervous system. Studies show that vitamins and trace elements in Dr. Christopher’s formulation has been known to improve the brain function, maintain emotional clarity, healthy brain, refresh perception, improve cognitive function and more. MindTrac can  improve blood supply to the heart and brain vessels, raise the threshold of excitability of the nervous system, stimulate the brain cells activation, improve the function of the nervous system and memory.

The formula has been used to enhance the memory and improve cognitive functions as well as oxygenation of the heart and brain.

Dr. Christopher's MindTrac is a balanced complex of medicinal plants, including ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort, sarsaparilla, skullcap, oregon grape root, mullein leaf, valerian, lobelia, dandelion, gotu kola, Jurassic green—a combination of flash-dried juice powder extracted from barley, alfalfa and wheat grass.

The product is rich in active components that may help fight effects on the human body: amino acids, polysaccharides, trace elements (selenium, zinc, magnesium, calcium, etc.).

This is a 100% natural product of Dr. Christopher that does not contain hormones and chemically synthesized substances.

The historical uses of MindTrac Capsule include:

• Improvement of the brain function
• Alzheimer's disease
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Depression & anxiety
• Dementia
• Senile changes in the intellect
• Memory impairment
• Attention deficit disorder and / or hyperactivity
• Tinnitus
• Brain injury
• Headaches
• Parkinson's disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Circulatory problems
• Narrow blood vessels as a symptom of diabetes
• High cholesterol
• The exhaustion of the nervous system (insomnia, irritability, neuroses, apathy, chronic fatigue)
• Autoimmune diseases ]]>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:09:58 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2011/01/pre-natal-formula.htmlDescription: Pre-natal  Capsule is a special herbal formula designed to help women prepare their reproductive organs as well as health condition to childbirth. The capsules are usually taken in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy and are rich in vitamins, nutrients and essential amino acids required for a normal birth of a healthy child.

Not a single event in a woman's life can be compared with the birth of a child. Childbirth is a very personal and emotionally significant event, it doesn’t matter if this is your first, second or fourth child. Each time, the birth is special and unique in many ways.

For the sake of justice, it must be said that birth is a very hard work, and pregnant women should prepare their mind and body to it.  It is not a test that women must survive, but should be rather a joy and satisfaction.

Childbirth is a natural process, completely healthy and natural. Nature has all the sources to help women to overcome their frights and prepare their reproductive organs for child delivery. The sooner they start preparing, the better.

Dr. Christopher’s remedy is formulated with herbs well-known to assist women in various situations. They not only make the pelvic and vaginal areas more elastic and strengthen the reproductive organs for easier delivery, but also help the nervous system to relax and calm down.

Squawvine herb, raspberry leaves, false unicorn root and other herbs in Dr. Christopher’s formulation have been used traditionally in pregnant women to nourish and support the uterus and help relieve morning sickness. The herbs are well-known to remove spasms caused by fear, help to overcome difficult situations, and prevent such nervous conditions as hysteria. The mixture of pennyroyal and lobelia herbs helps the body to relax and feel calm.

Because pregnant women, especially in the third trimester of pregnancy, often have anemia, such plants in the formulation as blessed thistle herb and black cohosh root are especially useful against pregnancy complications and wrong fetal development. Quite often, pregnant women suffer toxemia in the second half of pregnancy and may have an increased risk of preterm birth. Pre-natal formula is not only rich in iron, but is also one hundred percent natural and full of important vitamins, trace elements and amino acids.

]]>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:10:27 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/acne-skin-conditions.htmlDr. Christopher taught the importance of the mucusless diet  in helping with acne. One formula that is recommended by Dr. Christopher is the blood purifying formula. Acne is most often a manifestation of an unclean bloodstream. Red clover tea is an excellent blood-cleanser, with a very mild taste. Burdock root tea works fast and well to cleanse the bloodstream.  Also, many conditions begin with an unclean bowel. Cleansing the bowel with colon cleansing and toning the colon with Dr. Christopher's lower bowel formula would be a great first step in helpiing the Acne condition. If Acne is caused by puberity and changing , the hormonal changease formula would be very helpful ]]>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:19:58 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/cascara-sagrada-bark.htmlCascara Sagrada is a powerful herb used historically as a colon cleanser, a purgative, and a remedy for constipation. It commonly produces noticeable effects overnight, hence its popularity. Cascara Sagrada has been nicknamed “the world’s favorite laxative,” although its uses for the gall bladder and liver should not be overlooked.

Cascara Sagrada is also used in holistic health practice for liver and gall bladder conditions (stimulating healthy levels of bile and gastric juices), to promote good digestion, to help tone the walls of the intestine, and is helpful for colon disorders of many types, including parasitic infestations (parasites).

The primary traditional uses of the herb cascara sagrada include:
— Constipation (including atonic constipation)
— Chronic constipation
— Irritable bowel syndrome
— Hemorrhoids
— Intestinal cleansing
— Liver problems
— Gallbladder ailments
— Hookworms
— Tapeworms
— Flukes
— Roundworms
— Pinworms
— Other fungi, protozoa, bacteria, and viruses in the intestinal tract

According to most legends, several Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest (from California to British Colombia) first harnessed the power of this remarkable herb for medicinal use. Native American tribes shared their herbal knowledge of this plant with early Spanish priests in Northern California (in Mendocino, California) where its nicknames “sacred bark” and “holy bark” emerged. Spanish priests, impressed with the rapid action of cascara sagrada, soon spread this knowledge to others. By the 1890’s Cascara Sagrada was listed in the “U.S. Pharmacopoeia” and commonly purchased from pharmacies across the nation for one of America’s most common ailments (constipation).

]]>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:13:20 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/bilberry-leaf.htmlIt is a well-known fact that Bilberry Leaf improves eyesight, although the mechanism of action is not yet known. However, Bilberry Leaf is a highly recommended prevention remedy for people who have to expose their eyes to prolonged strains for occupational reasons.

Cayenne Pepper improves blood flow, clears blood vessels, and reduces cholesterol. Some scientists believe it has anti-cancer properties and helps in the treatment of ovarian tumors. Eyebright Herb is used directly to protect eyes, since it produces a strong anti-inflammatory effect, reduces intraocular pressure, and prevents degenerative processes in the eye.
As you can see, all the ingredients contained in the Bilberry Eye Capsule produce a complex effect on the entire body. Since eyesight is pretty much an indicator of a person's overall health there is hardly a better medicine than Dr. Christopher’s formula to treat the cause of the disease, not just its symptoms.

This remedy should be taken as directed by a qualified doctor. Some ingredients may cause allergic reactions in some people. Therefore before taking it, it is recommended that you go back over your health record and consult with your local health care provider. Usually, it is recommended to take 2 capsules 3 times each day.]]>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:55:36 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/bee-pollen.htmlBee pollen is considered "Ambrosia” or “Food of the Gods", the means to acquire eternal youth. Along with its other components, the Bee Power formula contains a complex of substances that regulates metabolism in the human body:
• Proteins (nitrogen substances)
• Carbohydrates (glucose, fructose)
• Amino acids
• Vitamins
• Natural antibiotics (rutin and others)
• Minerals

Bee pollen consists of solid impermeable membrane, which contains the secret of life in their cell nuclei - DNA and RNA. DNA determines the shape and development of all living beings. In addition, the molecules of DNA and RNA determine the function of all living cells.

Bee Power Energy Capsule has high prophylactic and therapeutic properties. It is known as a strong biological stimulant with powerful regenerative abilities. Studies conducted on older people show that bee pollen in combination with eleuthero root (Siberian ginseng) help to restore the moral, spiritual state and physical health.

The remedy is formulated with the ingredients known to be rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, proteins and amino acids, as well as other elements such as lecithin found in the brain and blood cells.

Bee Power has been used traditionally in the treatment of:

Cardiovascular diseases:
• Myocardial infarction, coronary atherosclerosis
• Endocarditis, myocarditis, rheumatic fever
• Atherosclerosis
• Arterial hypertension
• Varicose veins
• Migraines

Respiratory diseases:
• Bronchitis, pneumonia
• Pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis
• Bronchial asthma

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
• Gastritis with decreased secretory function
• Peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer
• Chronic spastic colitis
• Diseases of the blood
• Thrombocytopenia
• Anemia

Diseases of the genitourinary system:
• Gout
• Arthritis, osteochondrosis
• Cystitis
• Prostatitis
• Uterine fibroids

States requiring more defenses
• Postoperative periods
• Chronic diseases
• Allergic diseases
• States after radiation therapy
• States after chemotherapy
• Sleep disorders
• Chronic fatigue syndrome

The formula is also known for the following properties:
• It helps to improve the retina
• Reduces the physical and mental fatigue
• Regulates the bowels, helps to treat diarrhea and constipation

Dr. Christopher’s Bee Power Energy Capsule nourishes the body with a variety of vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, C, D, E, K), all 22 amino acids, 27 minerals (zinc, iron, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, phosphorus, slanium, etc.). All these substances are easily assimilated by the body. Moreover, the formula is known to have antibiotic properties acting against viruses and microbes, increasing the amount of energy in the body and promoting strength.]]>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:53:37 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/adrenal-glands.htmlThe adrenal glands play an important role in the assimilation of sodium and potassium. They regulate the heart rate and muscle activity. Adrenal cortex is very important for metabolic processes, because it produces two hormones, cortisol and aldosterone, collectively known as corticosteroids. These hormones help the body to resist stress and are needed for a quality life. Cortisol generates the energy needed to convert carbohydrates into glucose and transport it to the liver. It also stops inflammatory processes. Aldosterone regulates the mineral and water balance. It prevents excessive dehydration by regulating the activity of the kidneys, and supports the right ratio of potassium and sodium in the blood. This ratio plays an important role in muscle contraction. Adrenal medulla produces adrenaline, which allows the body to operate at full capacity in critical situations.

Adrenal Formula Capsule by Dr. Christopher is well-known for the following benefits:
• It helps the body to resist stress and fatigue
• Has a calming effect on the nervous system, normalizes sleep
• Has antioxidant properties
• Increases physical and mental efficiency, stimulates the immune system
• Replenishes vitamins deficiency in the body

It often happens that anyone may be exposed to this or that stressful situation. Failed plans or even a happy event may cause stress. The same stressful situation can hurt one person and have a catalytic activity in another. The way we overcome stress depends largely on the ability of the body to correct its reaction to stress. Therefore, we should learn to manage stressful situations and help the body to be prepared for stress, and, first of all, you must supply the body with the necessary nutrients.

During stress, the nervous and endocrine systems require increased expenditure of all biologically active substances, especially vitamins. During nervous overstrain the body loses some essential chemicals that may act only with food or biologically active supplements. The shortage of these substances may not be noticed over a long time until various diseases affect the body or the nervous system is exhausted. Pollutants (such as cigarette smoke, allergens), emotional, psychological or physiological stress increases the vitamin C content need in the brain. This vitamin activates psycho-hormones and is needed to convert folic acid into its digestible form. Healthcare providers often recommend the increased use of vitamin C to maintain normal functioning of the immune system during stress.

To support the work of the adrenal glands in these periods, it is important to use pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), vitamin B6 and vitamin E. The herbs in Dr. Christopher’s formulation are a rich source of panthothenic acid, vitamins B and E. Pantothenic acid deficiency leads to atrophy of the adrenal glands characterized by fatigue, headache, insomnia, nausea and occasional neurological discomfort. Those people, who are often subjected to severe stress, spend the reserves of pantothenate in the adrenal cortex and thus quickly lose vitality. This vitamin is responsible for the process of burning fats that produce the additional energy required for protection against stress.

During stress the adrenal glands produce hormones that stimulate protein metabolism. In this case, the last reserves of vitamin B6 are spent and only a small amount of this valuable natural nutrient is allocated for other biochemical processes. The more stress you experience, the more actively the body produces protein from amino acids, and the more vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is consumed. In addition to its dietary role, pyridoxine calms down the nerves and promotes a good mood.

Gotu Kola and Eleuthero Root are rich in vitamin E that strengthens the immune system, increases strength and endurance of the body, promotes tissues saturation by oxygen, and protects the adrenal glands. In addition, vitamin E is involved in the synthesis of lecithin, which plays an important role in the functioning of the nervous system. The herbs in Adrenal Formula Capsule contain vitamin B1 (thiamin) which promotes good mood, vitality and optimism. Virtually all patients with neurological disorders do not have this vitamin in the blood. Hence, people may feel chronic fatigue, irritability, forgetfulness, lack of appetite, inability to concentrate on anything. Thiamine, along with proteins and manganese, forms enzymes that break down carbohydrates to glucose, which is the main "food" for the brain cells and nerves. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is an important part of the two enzymes that are involved in the conversion of carbohydrates and fats into energy. Those who are constantly under stress have a very strong need of vitamin B2. Low content of this vitamin may cause undesirable effects such as dizziness, poor sleep, depression, etc.

Dr. Christopher’s Adrenal Formula Capsule is an excellent blend of herbal vitamins, which will give strength to endure the nervous and physical overload of the modern world. The formula helps to normalize the functioning of the nervous system, enhances the body's defenses mobilizing and helping them to overcome nervous overloads, provides the necessary support for the adrenal glands, improves performance, normalizes sleep and more.]]>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:03:10 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/pancreas-health.htmlPancreas Panacea
Dr. Christopher's Newsletter 1-6
by Dr. John R. Christopher The pancreas is an organ of the body that offers one of the best examples we can give on the principle of "working on the cause" of sickness and not on "the effect" only. The following description comes from Nathaniel Kleitman, Bibliog.--B. P. Babkin, "Secretory Mechanism of the Digestive Glands" (1944):

This is the principle digestive gland, whose secretion contains enzymes capable of hydrolyzing proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. In function the pancreas is a double glandular organ--digestive and endocrine.

The pancreas is shaped like a fish fillet, the head end at the duodenum, into which its principal duct (or ducts) opens, the body following the lower line of the stomach, and the tail terminating near the spleen. In microscopic structure it is a compound alveolar gland, resembling the salivary glands except for the clumps, or "islands," of special cells interspersed among the alveoli. These, the "islands of Langerhans," have no duct system but produce the hormone insulin. The pancreas is innervated by the parasympathetic vagus, and the sympathetic (splanchnic) divisions of the autonomic nervous system.
Pancreatic juice is alkaline in reaction and contains a number of inorganic and organic compounds in solution. Its active principles are the protease (trypsin), the lipase (steapsin), and the amylase (amylopsin) (respectively protein-, fat-, and carbohydrate-splitting enzymes). The composition of pancreatic juice varies with the mode in which the secretion is aroused as well as with the nature of the diet. Man secretes 500-1000 cc, of pancreatic juice per 24 hours.

The fact that the flow of pancreatic juice, as determined by the fistula method, coincides with the passage of chyme from the stomach suggested the existence of a nervous or humoral control of the secretary activity of the pancreas. In 1902 Bayliss and Starling, working on the supposition that the acidity of the chyme is the causative agent, made an HCI extract of the duodenal mucous membrane and, after neutralizing it, injected it into the blood stream of an anesthetized dog, whose pancreatic duct was prepared for collection of the secretion. They obtained a copious flow of pancreatic juice by this method, and named the humoral agent formed in the duodenal wall "secretin." In this connection they coined the term "hormone" to designate an "arouser", or chemical messenger, that is formed in one organ, secreted into the circulating blood, and carried to all parts of the body, where it exerts a stimulating (as later shown, sometimes an inhibiting) effect on another organ, group of organs, or the entire body. The idea of internal secretion, or endocrine control of the body functions, as well known at the time (it was even known that the pancreas itself produced an internal secretion), but the technical term was lacking. In this case, it might seem strange that the signal from the duodenum to its next door neighbor, the pancreas, had to be transmitted in such a roundabout and biologically wasteful way. It has since been shown that secretin is also formed in the portions of the intestines that lie beyond the duodenum, and the humoral effect of secretin is exerted not only on the pancreas but also on the intestinal glands and the liver (in augmenting the secretion of bile).

Stimulation of the nerves leading to the pancreas, especially the vagus, also evokes secretion of pancreatic juice, but, compared to "secretin" juice, "vagus" juice is scanty and very thick. It appears that the humoral and nervous mechanisms of secretion are complementary to each other, the former, designated by Babkin as "hydrolytic", being largely water and inorganic salts, while the latter, called "echolic," is rich in organic substances, particularly enzymes. There is even a "psychic" component of pancreatic secretion, as can be shown in dogs by "sham feeding." Pancreatic juice plays an important part in the digestive activities of the intestine. The adaption of the secretion to the composition of the diet has been found to develop partly through the humoral and partly through the nervous mechanism. (Nathaniel Kleitman, Bibliog.--B.P. Babkin, "Secretory Mechanism of the Digestive Glands," 1944.)

Through this explanation of the well planned mechanism designed by the Creator for preliminary digesting procedure of food in the body, it can be seen why it is so important to keep the body parts in a good clean working condition for perfect health. If the body is loaded with toxic and heavy mucus materials, the nervous system is not doing a good job, and the pancreas is in a weak run down condition, we can see the reason for poor operational procedures. Because of faulty operation, the pancreas can cause low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia), or diabetes (high blood sugar level).

It is at this point when we have to put forth our effort for adjusting a bad condition, by either working on the effect (disease) or getting to the cause by healing the pancreas so it can adjust the problem of high or low blood sugar. To work on the effect (disease) with high blood sugar level, we have been taught for years to use insulin, because the pancreas is not supplying an adequate amount. With the insulin being supplied, the organ created to do the job eventually stops making insulin and becomes dormant.

We can say, "Well, instead of using insulin from the pharmacy, lets use natural herbs such as juniper berries, golden seal root, devil's claw bark, licorice, etc., etc." We are still using a crutch to assist the effect, as these are supplying some natural insulin, but they still do not work on the cause, i.e., a lazy inactive pancreas and its associating and participating glands (pineal, pituitary, adrenal, etc.).

I had been concerned for years about how to get to the cause, in this condition, and get the pancreas, and other assisting glands, to become healthy and again make its own insulin and control the high or low blood sugar on its own, or as was originally intended.

The breakthrough came a number of years ago by accident (divine providence, I believe). A patient came to me with the problem of "having trouble in voiding his urine." This was years ago when I would mix my formulas, as needed, in my own herb laboratory. As I was in a hurry that day and did not have time to mix up a regular diuretic formula for him, I told him to use some juniper berries, and, if they were fresh to chew them, or make them into a tea. His response was that he had some growing in his own backyard and would use them.

Weeks later he returned and said the juniper berries were not giving him much help in voiding his urine. Knowing how efficient they really were in doing this, I asked him to let me see the juniper berries he was using. He took some from his pocket (as he carried them around, chewing on them during each day) and showed them to me. I laughed and said those are not what I meant. The true juniper berry I had recommended to him would have five or seven small stones in each berry, but the ones he had been using had only one. It was actually of the juniper family but was a "Utah monostone" cedar berry (Juniperus monosperma). It grows in the West such as in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and in the national cedar forests but entirely different from our regular juniper berry (Juniperus communis; Pinaceae).

When I told him about the "mistake," I gave him some juniper berries which eventually worked and did the job. I was astounded about his reply because after thanking me, he stated he would continue using the cedar berries anyhow. When I asked him why, he said, "Well, since using what you call cedar berries, I have been able to cut down on my insulin as I am a diabetic. I wasn't sure I heard him right (after looking for something like this for years) and asked him to repeat what he had said. Upon his verification of what I hoped he had said, I was very excited and asked him to increase the amount he was using and keep in touch. He did so, and in a few months his pancreas, which had found the right food (cedar berries), was healed and producing its own insulin.

I then tried it on a number of my patients, who were diabetic, with great results! One of them was a lady using about eighty-five units of insulin a day. She was put on the mucusless diet, given the lower bowel formula, and told to use at least six cedar berries three or more times a day. She was instructed to continue on using her insulin but to watch the litmus paper carefully and taper her insulin intake gradually as the litmus paper would act as a gauge. So she had gradually tapered off her insulin and by the end of the year was not using any more. Her own body (pancreas) was supplying it as she required its use. She had no reoccurrence, but of course she stayed on the mucusless diet, because a faulty diet is the cause of pancreas malfunction. We have had remarkable success over the years with diabetes, using this system. One day a middle-aged man and his sister came in to see me. They were from a family with a "weak pancreas background." He had advanced low-blood-sugar (hypoglycemia) and she had high blood sugar (diabetes). They were both put on the same program and within six months his blood sugar, because of having a "healed" pancreas (a malfunctioning one is the cause) was adjusted and he went to his family physician, had a glucose tolerance test and passed with a clean bill of health. His sister within the year had dropped from around ninety units of insulin a day to none. Both were on the same program--using the herbs to rebuild the faulty pancreas (the cause) instead of working only on the effect (disease) (using a crutch such as insulin).

As time went on, we found that some of our ailing pancreas patients, though the sugar and insulin problem was adjusted, would have problems with the pituitary, pineal or adrenal glands. We had not, at this time, taken the thought into our mind that the pancreas doesn't work alone, but is assisted by other glands. When the pancreas was healed, toxic burdens centered more, now, into the other glands. This was the time we added additional herbs to take care of these other glands--and since then they all are rejuvenated and healed together. The formula we have used for years, with success in all age groups from children to old aged patients is as follows: Cedar berries sixteen parts and one part of each of the following--golden seal root, uva ursi, cayenne, licorice root and mullein.

The mullein is a specific herb for the glandular system and cleans and rebuilds all the glands mentioned in this article. Mullein is high in chlorophyll, a free phosphoric acid uncrystallizable sugar, mineral salts composed of potassium phosphate, calcium phosphate and a mucilaginous saponitic substance, an anodyne principle and other beneficial ingredients.

Another great glandular aid is the herb golden seal. It is also noted for its ability to clear up infection. An alterative for the mucous membranes and glands, an antiseptic a deobstruent, for glandular system and many other attributes.

Uva ursi or bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ericaceae) is an excellent herb for the adrenal, for diabetes, Bright's disease, and assists in controlling kidney and bladder congestion. Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra). This herb was used from before the time of Hippocrates, prescribed by early physicians in cases of dropsy and diabetes, to prevent thirst. This herb is another glandular food and cleanser, being an emollient, demulcent, pectoral and laxative. Licorice root has 6-8 percent glycyrrhizin; a sweet white crystalline powder, consisting of the calcium and potassium salts of glycyrrhizic acid, sugar, starch, gum, protein, fat, resin, asparagine, and etc. All of the glands can be cleansed and nourished with this herb.

The cedar berry is a food to the pancreas as is cascara sagrada a food to build the peristaltic muscles in the intestines, or the hawthorn berry a specific food to rebuild the heart. This is an herb of many attributes, but yet has not been listed in any herbal catalogue we have ever found, up until the time we have used it as a pancreatic help.

Cayenne is a great herb in aiding the digestive system, pancreas, etc., to have smoother performance and working in cooperation with the other organs and the circulatory system.

Cayenne (Capsicum minimum; C. fastigiatum) has the following therapeutic action: stimulant, tonic, carminative, sialagogue, stomachic, rubefacient, pungent, alterative, astringent, sudorific, emetic, antiseptic, condiment, antirheumatic.

Cayenne is a medicinal and nutritional herb. It is the purest and most certain stimulant.

This herb is a great food for the circulatory system in that it feeds the necessary elements into the cell structure of the arteries, veins and capillaries so that these regain the elasticity of youth again and the blood pressure adjusts itself to normal. It rebuilds the tissues in the stomach and heals stomach and intestinal ulcers; in equalizing the blood circulation, cayenne produces natural warmth; and in stimulating the peristaltic motion of the intestines, it aids in assimilation and elimination.

When the venous structure becomes loaded with sticky mucus, the blood has a harder time circulating; therefore, higher pressure forces the liquid through. Cayenne regulates the flow of blood from the head to the feet so that it is equalized; it influences the heart immediately, then gradually extends its effects to the arteries, capillaries, and nerves (the frequency of the pulse is not increased, but is given more power).

We have a group of herbs, then, in this formula that works well together and accomplishes what it is intended to do--go to the cause and heal--not work on the effect alone to just pacify and give temporary relief from discomfort.

It is becoming increasingly certain that dietary manganese deficiency is one of the causes of pancreas problems. Although a new idea to medical science, it is one well known to folk medicine. The use of "wholesome" (unprocessed) foods high in manganese has been a fact known and used in our field for a long time. Using such foods high in this element (manganese) such as blueberries, onions, cabbage, whole wheat, oatmeal, buckwheat and rye (these grains yield three to five milligrams per one hundred grams), dried peas, lentils and beans (one or two milligrams per 100 milligrams), nuts, etc.

Sulphur

No one is exactly sure of all the functions performed by sulphur in the body, but we do know that it is contained in certain hormones--that is, substances given off by body glands--such as insulin, the hormone of the pancreas, and the anti-pituitary hormone. This lets us know that we do need good "organic" assimilable sulphur for this, as well as to help keep infection down in the body.
The following are foods rich in sulphur: cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, dried beans, grains, garlic, onions, horse radish, dry mustard, nuts, peas (dried), swiss chard and watercress.

We take the following from "The Complete Book of Minerals for Health" (Rodale Books, Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049):

Now a note from the lore of folk medicine: For centuries, all over the world, innumerable vegetable substances, often in the form of powders or teas, have been used as a popular remedy for diabetes. As recounted in an article in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" (November 5, 1927), two professors from the University of Vienna were so impressed by the benefits of one such decoction made from blueberry leaves by the Alpine peasantry that they analyzed the chemistry of the foliage and isolated the anti-glycemic agent, a substance they dubbed myrtillin. Myrtillin is found in all green plants but most abundantly in blueberry or huckleberry leaves and various myrtles. It is also present in yeast and oatmeal.

Here's how the JAMA article, by Dr. Frederick M. Allen, describes mystillin's beneficial role: "Mystillin was found to reduce alimentary glycosuria and hyperglycemia in normal dogs, to reduce glycosuria and prolong life in depancreatized patients ... Our experiments to date indicate that myrtillin tends to stabilize the blood sugar, which otherwise fluctuates widely, and that it spares insulin . . . It never causes hypoglycemia; in other words, unlike injected insulin, this plant product presents no threat of lowering the blood sugar to dangerous levels.

It is surely significant that the American Indians, who brewed decoctions from countless green plants which they drank to treat and prevent a variety of ailments, are believed to have been completely free of diabetes in the days before European contact (American Indian Medicine, University of Oklahoma Press). Because the disease was unknown to them, they may have insured their protection against diabetes through the mystillin they ingested.

Here is a pointer not only for diabetics but for everyone seeking a healthful beverage in place of coffee--tea made from blueberry or huckleberry leaves, gathered from your own garden or fields or purchased in dry form from your health store.

Despite all the research that has been done on diabetes over the past half century, scientists are still confounded by the mystery of the disease. It almost seems that the more we learn, the deeper the puzzle. Certainly it is obvious from so-called "degenerative complications" of diabetes that when carbohydrates metabolism goes wrong, so does the body's handling of fats. In diabetics, blood fat level tends to be high with consequent vascular damage, and from this stems damage to the small vessels of the kidneys and retina (diabetic retinitis, often causing blindness), poor circulation, gangrene and death from heart disease. Such "complications," it is now suspected by many investigators, may actually be as basic to the diabetic condition as elevated sugar level itself. Thus the oral antidiabetic drugs, which seem so wonderful at first because they indeed bring down blood sugar levels, were nevertheless completely useless in reducing the death rate from vascular degeneration, and in fact seemed to promote this fatal development.

Just to round out the whole dismal picture of our diabetic-inducing diet, the eating of fresh green vegetables has plummeted as carbohydrate intake has soared. So, along with stripped vitamins and trace minerals, the American public has also lost the protection of myrtillin, nature's anti-diabetic agent so rich in blueberry leaves but also present is green plants everywhere.

Can we wonder that the American public is diabetes prone? Or that this often fatal disease now afflicts some 8,000,000 men, women and children?

As we have said before, "We dig our graves with our teeth!" If you use the amazing formula we have given you here in this article, and yet still counteract it with a foolishly planned "taste-bud-teasing-carbohydrate" diet, the results will not be as good as if the formula is used with a proper diet and you follow the advice given in the booklet "Three Day Cleanse and Mucusless Diet" (Dr. J. R. Christopher, Christopher Distributing, Box 352, Provo, Utah 84601).

When starting on this program, the first three days are on juices (fresh raw juice, no sugar). This of course frightens most diabetics and hypoglycemics because of their fear of "sugar-reaction." There is no need to be alarmed for the principle is to hold each mouthful of "fresh" juice in the mouth, swish it back and forth, mix it thoroughly with saliva and the juice can be easily assimilated without any bad reaction. After the three days you now follow our mucusless diet, which gives you fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds. By following this program, you will find that extra weight can be eliminated (overweight is an "aid" in causing or aiding the development of diabetes).

Let's stay alive and be "diabetes and hypoglycemia free" by going back to "wholesome" (unprocessed) foods, plenty of pure distilled water, and "faith" that, with proper diet,good health is ours.]]>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:59:26 -0800http://www.habenaturals.com/1/post/2010/12/bfc.htmlBone, Flesh & Cartilage
Dr. Christopher's Newsletter 1-8
by Dr. John R. Christopher We have talked and written extensively, over the years, about what to do for the organs of the human body. It has been gratifying to have found specific herbal foods and aids for the liver, pancreas, heart, bowels, kidneys, etc.

We see maimed, crippled, burn-scarred people--who could surely have found a "better way to go" than that which was used on them, in many cases.

As a good example I would like to cite the case of two boys, about ten years of age, who were playing with gasoline and matches. Both of the boys' hands, up to the wrists, received third degree burns. The boys were taken immediately to the hospital where the surgeon pronounced, for both boys, "incurable third degree burns"! He told both sets of parents there was a choice in each case--either removing the hands at the wrist and attaching iron claws both right and left, or, with numerous operations and skin grafts, over a period of about one year in the hospital, the boys could keep their hands, but they would be just like mummified claws and could not be used as hands, but, in a claw-like manner, they would be able to pick up materials but the fingers would not move as would the ones on the metal hand. One set of the parents told the doctor to keep their boy there and, even though it would be a year and the cost very high, to go ahead and work on him as soon as possible. The other couple told the doctor they wanted to see another person first about their boy's condition and then they might come back.

As they had heard of our work, they brought their boy to the building when I was lecturing, to show me the boy's burned hands. The nails, much of the flesh, tendons, etc., had been so badly burned it made one shudder to look at it. The temporary preliminary bandages were put back on while answering their request as to what could be done instead of cutting off the hands or surgery and skin grafting. I gave them a formula to use that is based on comfrey. This is a paste made up of comfrey, wheat germ oil and honey. The paste was to be spread, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, over the entire burn area. They were instructed to watch the paste and if it had, in any areas, been absorbed into the flesh to add additional paste in these areas, not disturbing the condition below.

Within the week they returned to the hospital and the same doctor they had seen before examined the boy. He was amazed and told them that where the burns had been third degree burns in these past few days, they were now first degree burns. He asked them what in the world they had used, and they told him it was an old-fashioned remedy. The doctor then told them to continue using it and, further, there now would be no need for any surgery or skin grafting, because it looked as though the hands would heal perfectly with this procedure without any scar tissue. In a few weeks time the boy's hands were completely healed. Later the nails had grown back on, the tendons, nerves, muscles, flesh and skin were all renewed, and the hands were as perfect as they were before the burns.

The other boy was still at the hospital nearly a year later, with continual surgery and skin grafting. The cost was, we understand, well over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. When he was sent home his hands were two ugly "mummified-type" unbending claws, so sad-looking he wore gloves to hide them from view.

The parents that used the herbs spent approximately ten or twelve dollars for the first materials to apply (honey, wheat germ oil and comfrey) and only small amounts at times to replace the paste that was used.

The paste can be used for cuts, abrasions, burns, bruises, sprains, and an external aid to spread the healing up of broken bones.

If kept in a wide-mouth closed jar the paste will keep in a ready-to-use condition for many months. This is one of the fine emergency first aid helps you can have on hand. It is good to have some in your cars and in various places in the home or where you work, in case of an accident.
One day a lady came into my office in a frantic state of near hysteria. She told me that her fourteen-year-old daughter was at home and some neighbor ladies were with her, to keep her from doing harm to herself. That morning the mother had stopped her daughter from committing suicide. The girl, for several years, had a severe dermatitis that had baffled the family physician, dermatologists and allergy specialists. The skin problem was from the knees down to her feet, the arms from elbows down over the hands, and her neck and face were also covered with this dermatitis condition. The dermatologists said it was different from pityriasis, psoriasis, eczema, etc., and had no name for this thick, heavy scaling from which the girl was suffering. This young girl had become a recluse, refusing to go to school, church, parties, etc., and because of this terrible condition which was called "incurable" she was eating herself into an extremely oversized individual. The despair she was suffering was pushing her into a suicidal frame of mind.

I had never had such a case presented to me before and my "back was up against the wall." This was an emergency and I did not have the time to sit in a laboratory and figure out a combination to try on her. I offered a quick silent prayer for help and a formula came immediately to my mind. As it came I had the lady and her companion write it down. I told them to go to an herb shop or health food store and get the various herbs, mix them, and make a fomentation. She was to foment the legs, arms, neck and face areas, and also to have the daughter drink some of the tea. I felt confident enough to promise good results!

It was on a Tuesday morning that the mother had come to see me. On Friday the report came back that the scabs and scales had left the afflicted areas and the girl's skin had a good "healing glow" to it. The next message I received was six months later. The girl was now a choir leader at the school she had returned to, and she was again busy in church and social activities.

This particular group of herbs is one we called "bone, flesh and cartilage" formula. We found it would do many things besides skin problems.

A lady, who is connected with the publishing company that does some of our printing of books, had an experience that shows how well this particular formula works! One time, while traveling to the west coast on a lecture assignment she was in an accident with their family car and a large portion of one of her knee caps was torn off. This left a deformed knee and a lack of free action with the knee joint. One day, while eating at our Mother Nature's restaurant at the Orem Mall, she saw me and came over to my table where I was eating. She asked me if I saw any difference in her two knees. I could not tell which had been the badly deformed knee from the other, they were both perfect and healthy looking. I knew, of course, that she had used the bone, flesh, and cartilage herb tea as a fomentation over the injured knee area six days a week, week after week, and the knee cap grew back--as unbelievable as this may seem to others. We do recommend the drinking of some of the tea several times daily as well as the external use.

We have had many interesting cases with the use of this formula and how it has helped various serious conditions and many people.

Various times, while reading the iris of the eye, I have spotted impingement of the spine in the lumbar, thoracic, and sometimes troubles in the tail-bone area. Upon seeing the "area of malfunction" I would cite the problem at hand, as with the lumbar vertebrae being "out" the individual would be suffering severe backaches and ofttimes bowel and reproduction organ problems and, sure enough, the patient would exclaim, "That's true!" When there was the bent, broken or dislocated tail-bone, there would often be problems in the arms or legs, etc.
It has been our recommendation to put the fomentation of this particular formula over the malfunction area upon retiring at night and leave on all night, taking it off the following morning. This procedure is to be done six nights a week, week after week, until the spine stays in place "of its own free will and choice." The reason is that this herbal remedy is a food and feeds the cushion that is ofttimes ruptured or worn away, and also with its powerful cell-proliferating feeds the area to rebuild itself, according to the plans and specifications the good Lord has left as a pattern for repair. The same thing happens with the muscles, nerves, chipped and damaged bone, and the flesh and skin on the damaged area.

We have seen a number of cases over our years with the use of this great food package, curvature of the spine being straightened, even in some of the most severe (incurable!!!?) cases.
This group of herbs has in it various herbs that have, each of them, their own job to do, as follows:

Gravel root. This herb is a natural solvent for inorganic minerals such as calcium and other unwanted inorganic accepted but not assimilable substances. Dead inorganic calcium is accepted into the body but cannot be assimilated. No mineral can be assimilated into the human body unless it has gone through the process of osmosis through plant life (herbs). When an inorganic mineral is accepted into the body it is accumulative and continues to build up. This build-up can cause arthritis, rheumatism, kidney stones, gall stones, hardening of the arteries, cataracts, etc. This "building up" process must be reversed, so here we have an herb such as gravel root that will act as a solvent that will leach off dead inorganic calcium and other minerals in the same state. However, it will not have any influence on live organic minerals that can be assimilated directly into cell structure through the "delivery-system" of the blood stream. A true solvent, such as solvent herbs or steam distilled water acts as a magnet. The magnet will pick up dead inorganic iron and other metals but will not pick up wood, paper or higher vibrating materials. The solvent herbs or distilled water will pick up and leach off dead inorganic minerals, but will not vibrate to live organic minerals that have gone through plant life and can be assimilated into the body's cell structure. Dead, inorganic calcium is the type of material we want to get rid of, because this type of calcium can do us only harm. Some people panic--"What can I do to replace the calcium being leached out?" If you replace what you have just leached out it would be like cleaning out a garbage pail, and then replacing it with more of the same! Instead of doing this, let's replace the dead calcium by putting in a good organic usable calcium. To do this we have included into this formula oak bark, an astringent which is also high in live, assimilable calcium. Oak bark not only supplies good calcium but acts as an astringent that firms up the system while feeding the cells.

We include marshmallow herb which is extremely high in "live" assimilable protein for muscle rebuilding, and yet has another advantage--rather unique in a single herb. This plant, marshmallow, has the ability of being anti-gangrenous. We have used marshmallow a number of times to save patients from amputation of an arm or leg because of gangrene condition. This "blessing from heaven"--marshmallow-has cleared up the condition and saved many from losing parts of their body.

Mullein herb is included in the healing group of herbs because it is a special food for the glandular system. Unless the glands of the body are working properly, a healing cannot be complete. We have used three parts of mullein and one part of lobelia in many severe cases of gland malfunction. This is also a great aid for thyroid, swollen glands in various other parts of the body, mastitis when the breast is swollen way out of proportion. We have cleared this condition with this mullein-lobelia combination overnight. We use it externally as fomentation and also orally in tea, tablets or capsules. It has been used for injured testicles, swollen ovaries, etc., etc., with amazing success.

We include lobelia, the herb of many uses. It is antispasmodic--a catalyst for having the power to unite the other herbs in working efficiently and does so quickly! This herb is a nervine, and an anti-infection herb as well. Wormwood is an herb that relieves the body of pain in various areas but its other job is to destroy and remove parasites and worms from the body, as the balance of the herbal composition causes such a healthy condition of the cell structures that these scavengers (garbage men) are not required any more and are escorted out of the system with the wormwood.
Scullcap is an herb of nervine type that aids the spinal cord to be healthy and in a condition to deliver the messages from the motor-nerves to the whole body. Without efficient nerve response the body parts--glands, muscles, etc., cannot do their job.

Black walnut bark, or leaves is an herbal aid, not too well known. It has many values, but one of the main ones we use it is for its power to overcome fungus in the body. Walnut is high in potassium, calcium, iron, and many other much needed foods that are required for rebuilding worn-out organs in the body.

The final herbal aid we include in this great rebuilding fomentation is comfrey. This herb is a very efficient cell-proliferant. It is a food that makes the good cells grow rapidly, making such a healthy condition in the area that the weak and dead cells are evicted and replaced with new highly vibrating life. Comfrey is high in calcium, stops hemorrhaging, and is in the neighborhood of "twenty percent protein." This is a live whole (unprocessed) protein that can be readily assimilated into the cell structure for fast healing.

Before starting on a severe case or a mild problem, we have always advised our patient to go to the initial cause of the problem and start with the basic routine of healing. Clean out the bowels with the lower bowel tonic (see Newsletter #1 and use the mucusless diet as explained in our small book Dr. Christopher's Three-Day Cleanse and Mucusless Diet (Christopher Publications, P.O. Box 412, Springville, Utah 84663). Use this advice along with the herbal formula and faster results will be evident.

Just to give you some examples of results using this formula, and thinking positively, here are a couple of our cases:

A young man came to us with advanced curvature of the spine. He had been told that the case was so bad his back would have to be broken in several places to fuse it, but with no guarantee as to results. He tried our program and in shortly over six months he had a back that was straight and perfect. He had regained the three inches he had lost with the curvature and was now 6'6" as before the curvature. He could now go back to yoga and sports which he enjoyed.

In Mesa, Arizona, a young man in his middle twenties was brought into our lecture hall in a wheel chair. He was badly crippled with a combination of polio and arthritis. He was lifted out of his chair and placed on a pile of pillows. I would glance over at times and could see the severe pain he was suffering.

During the lecture we discussed the program we have just outlined. After the lecture he said he would like to try it. A practical nurse from another town offered to take him to her home and help him get well.

They followed the routine accurately and one year later we saw him again. Just before the lecture started, in the same hall as the year before, a young man walked down the aisle to the front of the hall and asked to speak. We granted him the permission. In his short talk he advised the people to listen to the lectures and put them to use. He told how he had listened one year before as he sat on the pillows in the hall and had the desire to start on this natural program. Prior to this night he had been told he would never be out of the wheelchair, unless it was to be in a hospital bed, the rest of his days.

With the help of the kindly nurse he was now able to walk so well that he was traveling on foot, house to house, selling, to try and pay off his large hospital and doctor bills. As he walked back to his seat he had tears of gratitude in his eyes.

There are many outstanding cases but these two can give you a picture of what can be done with good, wholistic program. Use it carefully and accurately for complete, long-lasting health.

The good Lord has given us the herbs of the field for food and for medicine. If we will follow His advice and use the herbs "with prudence and skill" and use them in their "wholesome" state, as He has given them to us; using them without processing and discarding some of the great values the whole herb has and throwing out some of the herbal parts that act as catalysts and protection against an ingredient in the whole, that isolated could do harm, but harmless in the whole herb. An example of this is quinine. Alone, in too large an amount, it can cause deafness, or in even larger doses can cause death. The quinine in the original Peruvian bark, from which it was isolated, is harmless when used in a tea made from the bark itself. It is the same quinine isolated that is a killer, but, as the scriptures say, "in its wholesome state" does nothing but good.

The sooner we, the human race, can return to the use of the whole herb, fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds as was given us by our Creator, to be used the right way, the better.]]>