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- Dealing With Vaginal Yeast - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed“The world is filled with life, my daughter, and some of that life can distress you. Your vagina is filled with life, dearest granddaughter, and some of that life can distress you, too. “When you are too sweet, life can run over you. Stay a little on the sour side, wise sister; it ...
Views: 2218 - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 5 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors used - and our neighbors around the world still use - plant medicines for healing and health maintenance. It's easy. You can do it too, and you don't need a degree or any special training. ...
Views: 2187(1 vote) - ***Help for Women With Fibroids - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Susun WeedHelp for Women With Fibroids c. 2002 Susun S. Weed Wise Woman herbal and home remedies are simple, safe ways to help yourself when you have a diagnosis of uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are solid muscle tissue growths in the uterus. They are also called fibroid ...
Views: 2185 - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ July 17, 2012 - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine including color photos and a recipe for you, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/july17-2012/index.html Mid-Summer Weed Walk July 17, 2012 This week I would like to introduce you to a mysterious, and often maligned, family of edible and ...
Views: 2170 - ***Herbal Ally - Wild as a Rose - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedJune is the month for brides. And roses are the flowers of love. So I think it fitting to focus on roses this month. Don't you? Not only are roses beautiful, they are good medicine and fine food. Yes, all roses that haven't been sprayed with poisons (more about that later) can be eaten, ...
Views: 2169 - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 2 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too. In ...
Views: 2168(1 vote) - Wise Woman Ways To Prevent Depression - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedThe dark months are a time of rest and renewal, not a time of high energy. The fairies return to their underground homes at Halloween and return aboveground on May Day. Give in to the slower pace of the winter. Expect less of yourself; enjoy more time in bed. Stop fighting the dark. Let it be ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - ***No To Licensing Of Herbalists - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedNo to all licensing of herbs and herbalists. Never. No way. Ask the midwives of North America. They fell for "let's regulate ourselves before the big boys do." And they regulated themselves out of existence. There are no midwives left, according to Jeannine Parvati; only medwives. I agree. ...
Views: 2135 - ***Building Better Bones - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2011 from Susun WeedBuilding Better Bones by Susun S Weed "It is a bone-deep change you are going into, my beloved," counsels Grandmother Growth. "You must open to your very marrow for this transformation. No cell is to remain untouched. You are to open more than you ever ...
Views: 2131(3 votes) - ***Hot Colds And Cold Colds - Winter Health - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedWinter is coming. So are colds and the flu. Here are some tips for preventing these viral illnesses. And for getting well fast if you do get sick. Preventing colds and the flu can be summed up in three words: Wash your hands. The viruses that cause colds and the flu most readily enter our ...
Views: 2131(1 vote) - ***The Bladder - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Susun WeedThe Bladderby Susun Weedmentor at the Wise Woman UniversityExcerpt from "Down There Sexual and Reproductive Health" I am the holding tank. I am the lowest point. It all flows down to me. The blood goes round and round, and the liver decides what stays and what goes. What ...
Views: 2088 - Solstice Blessings ~ Green Leek Vinegar with Susun Weed~December 20, 2011 - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Susun WeedGreetings from Susun ~ http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2011/12/20/december-20-2011/ Dear friends of the green, Let me make good on my teasing promise to tell you how to make a delicious vinegar to complement your garlic honey. Green leek vinegar Begin by buying (or ...
Views: 2065(1 vote) - ***Herbal Smoking Mixtures Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Smoking Mixtures c. 2012, Susun Weed See Part OneLet's expand our range of plants activated by fire. Some sources say that more than a hundred different herbs were utilized in Native American smoking mixes. What would your smoking mix be? Would you have several, for different ...
Views: 2044(1 vote) - ***The Vulva Part 1 - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Susun WeedThe Vulva, Part One by Susun Weed We are the first guardians of the inner treasures. We hold the keys to your creative power. Proudly we show ourselves, fiercely we protect. We look delicate, flowing and floating, waving and weaving — and so beautiful in our gowns of mauve and pink, pearl ...
Views: 2039(2 votes) - ***Garlic Honey with Susun Weed - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2013 from Susun WeedGarlic Honeyc. 2012, Susun WeedOne of my favorite remedies to have on hand for the winter is garlic honey. It is super easy to make and ready almost immediately to counter sore throats, colds, the flu, lung congestion, and sinus problems. I use a smallish jar (4-8 ounces/125-250ml) with a ...
Views: 2031(1 vote) - That Filthy Colon - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedYouthful long life, promises the heroic tradition, is given to those who follow the rules, atone for their wrongs, and get clean. It is especially important in the Heroic tradition to cleanse the body inside and out: to purify the body with austerities and sweats, to clean out toxins with ...
Views: 2026(1 vote) - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 3 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too. In ...
Views: 2014 - ***Achieve Instant Calm - The Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Susun WeedAchieve Instant Calm - The Wise Woman Way c. 2002 Susun S. Weed In her newly updated best-selling classic, New Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way, Weed offers a number of approaches women can use to calm jangly nerves, achieve greater overall calm, and cope ...
Views: 1999(2 votes) - Herbal Oils for Breast Self-Massage 1.2 - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2013 from Susun WeedHerbal Oils for Breast Self-Massage 1.2 Excerpt from: Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Wayby Susun S. Weed read Herbal Oils for Breast Self-Massage 1.1 Using infused herbal oils is an easy and pleasurable way to keep your breasts healthy, prevent and reverse ...
Views: 1991(1 vote) - ***Internal Cystitis - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Susun WeedINTERSTITIAL CYSTITISby Susun Weed©2007 Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic inflammation of the space between lining of the urinary bladder and its muscle. Please allow me to offer you some ways to deal with your interstitial cystitis. I agree that antibiotics are not the best choice. ...
Views: 1969(1 vote) - ***Anti-Cancer Lifestyle ~ Cervical Cancer - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Susun WeedCervical Cancer by Susun S Weed “How many ways of being are there, sweet friend?” asks Grandmother Growth in her warm way. You sense this is a serious question, and you fear you don’t know the right answer. “Between the yin and the yang, between the dark and the light, between normal ...
Views: 1946(2 votes) - ***Walking Barefoot - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2012 from Susun WeedWalking Barefoot c.2011, Susun Weed With the weather so warm and mild, we are still going barefoot, though we are well into the middle of November!I love to let my bare feet inform me. What do they tell me?First, they let me know how my health is. Reflexologists say that there is a ...
Views: 1946(1 vote) - ***Herbal Birth Control - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Susun WeedHERBAL BIRTH CONTROL c. 2002 Susun S Weed Excerpt from Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year pages 5 -14 Herbal birth control is most effective when combined with knowledge of your fertility cycles, selective abstinence, mental control, and barriers to ...
Views: 1943(1 vote) - ***Herbal Adventures with Susun S Weed Brassicaceae 'aka' Cruciferae family - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedBrassicaceae family 'aka' Cruciferae (crucifix) familyas seen printed in www.sagewoman.com Herbal medicine is people's medicine; herbal medicine is women's medicine. Most women alive today, everywhere across this planet, rely ...
Views: 1942 - ***Bladder Infections - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Susun WeedBladder Infections Excerpt from: New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90 by Susun S. Weed “If you let that fiery wise blood just sit there in your belly, great granddaughter,” admonishes Grandmother Growth, “you'll get ...
Views: 1935(3 votes) - ***Down There - Pap Smear - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Susun WeedPAP SMEAR © Susun S. Weed George Papanicolaou, a pathologist, pioneered this non-invasive screening test in the 1920s. It is not diagnostic. False negative results will occur 10-20 percent of the time. A Pap smear is a sample of the tissues of the cervix (and sometimes vagina). In ...
Views: 1929(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ August 14, 2012 - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, filled with color photos and a recipe for you, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/august14-2012/index.html Weed Walk August 14, 2012 Green greetings. We finally got some rain. How about you? I hope so. The trees are thankful and so are ...
Views: 1929 - ***How do You Pray? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Susun WeedHow do You Pray? by Susun Weedmentor at the Wise Woman UniversityPlus Ode to Susun – Her Favorite Weeds by Joy-Prem My Prayer c. 2011, Susun S. Weed High Priestess of the Goddess, Peace ...
Views: 1925 - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ July 24, 2012 - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, filled with color photas and recipes, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/july24-2012/index.html Weed Walk July 24, 2012 The Berries of Summer Yum! Yum! It’s time to harvest the berries of summer. There are so many to choose from, I ...
Views: 1912(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ June 19, 2012 - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Ezine including color photos and recipes, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/june19-2012/index.html Joyous Solstice Greetings to All. The energies of the plants are throbbing as the longest day of the year floods us all with warmth and sunshine. It’s a good thing ...
Views: 1912(1 vote) - Wise Woman Ezine - January 17, 2012 - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Susun WeedMessage from Susun: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/january-17-2012/ Dear Friends of the Green, “Grebble” is the word I was taught to use to refer to the process of removing leaves from the stalks of herbs. Most culinary herbs are grebbled, since the stalks are ...
Views: 1900(1 vote) - ***Herbal Adventures with Susun S Weed The Liliacea (Lily) family - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedThe Liliacea family - lily family as seen printed in www.sagewoman.com Welcome back and merry meet. Welcome to people's medicine, herbal medicine, your medicine, given as a gift of love from Mama Earth to us. Speaking of love, I love the Liliacea ...
Views: 1895(1 vote) - ***Herbal Adventures with Susun S Weed The Malvaceae (Mallow) Family - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedThe Malvaceae -- or mallow -- family as seen printed in www.sagewoman.com I like to stay at home and watch my flowers bloom. And I also like to travel and see other flowers. In previous columns you've accompanied me horseback riding in the ...
Views: 1889 - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ August 3, 2012 - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, including color photos and a recipe for you, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/august3-2012/index.html Weed Walk August 3, 2012 Umbels and Asters Green blessings to you all. Ah, the first days of autumn. Yes, really. The beginning of ...
Views: 1889 - ***NATURAL REMEDIES FOR PROBLEMS IN BREASTFEEDING PART 1 - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Susun WeedNATURAL REMEDIES FOR PROBLEMS IN BREASTFEEDING PART 1 ~Susun S Weed With the resurgence of interest in breastfeeding, there is increasing demand for natural remedies for the minor problems that accompany nursing. These remedies, taken from my book Wise Woman ...
Views: 1888(1 vote) - Herbal Adventures with Susun S Weed The Polygonaceae family - knotweed, buckwheat, or smartweed family - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedThe Polygonaceae family - knotweed, buckwheat, or smartweed family as seen printed in www.sagewoman.com Herbs that we can eat and use for medicine grow all over our planet. It's fun to travel and meet new herbs, or to read about, and then buy, ...
Views: 1885(2 votes) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine - February 21,2012 - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Susun WeedRead the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine here: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/02/20/february-20-2012/ Study with Susun at Your Home Susun is extending her special two for one study package through the end of February. Pay in full for one of Susun’s correspondence ...
Views: 1871 - Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 8 - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors used - and our neighbors around the world still use - plant medicines for healing and health maintenance. It's easy. You can do it too, and you don't need a degree or any special training. ...
Views: 1855(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ March 28, 2012 - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2012 from Susun WeedRead the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine here: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/ Greetings from Susun Flash! The bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is blooming. By the time you read this, the flowers will be gone. That’s why it is classified as a spring ephemeral (something ...
Views: 1849 - The Green Report with Susun Weed ~ January 3, 2012 - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Susun WeedGreetings from Susun~January 3, 2012 http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/01/02/january-2-2012/ Dear friends of the green, This month I wish to draw your attention to the mint family, which is well known for its many delicious-tasting, and strongly-scented plants. Most of the ...
Views: 1840(1 vote) - ***Wise Woman Tradition is a Spiral - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Susun WeedSpirit and Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition c. 2001 by Susun S. Weed As we enter the twenty-second century, herbal medicine is being integrated into mainstream medicine in the United States. Or is it the other way around? Are we in danger of adopting the limited, ...
Views: 1837(4 votes) - ***WILD FOODS FOR WISE WOMEN: Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Susun WeedWILD FOODS FOR WISE WOMEN: The Missing Pat of your Diet may be in Your Own Back Yard PART ONE © Susun S Weed Part one of a two-part article. Boost Your Immunity and Prevent Cancer With Dandelion, Honeysuckle, Clover and Other Ordinary Weeds. Did you know that many of those ...
Views: 1833(3 votes) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine~January 31, 2012 - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/01/31/january-31-2012/ Greetings from Susun~ Dear friends of the green, Last week we began making herbal smokes and smudges using mints and mullein. Let’s expand our range of plants ...
Views: 1818(2 votes) - ***Mammograms – Screening Risks - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Susun WeedMammograms – Screening Risksexcerpt from Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Wayby Susun WeedAvailable at www.wisewomanbookshop.com Mammographic screening increases risk of breast cancer mortality in premenopausal women.A Canadian study of 90,000 women (published in Lancet, ...
Views: 1816 - ***How Safe Is Soy? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2012 from Susun WeedHow Safe Is Soy?by Susun S Weed Condensation of an article in NewLife Mag, May '96, by Sally Fallon, M.A. and Mary Enig, Ph.D. With widespread concern about the possible unhealthy effects of commercial meat and cows' milk many more people than before are using soy products ...
Views: 1812(1 vote) - ***Minerals Make the Difference - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedMinerals Make the Difference Susun S. Weed By 2015 half of the female population of the United States will be post-menopausal. But this group of post-menopausal women won't be old fuddy-duddies with broken hips, heart attacks, and failing memories. Women of today expect ...
Views: 1804(2 votes) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ June 26, 2012 - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, including full color photos and recipes, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/june26-2012/index.html Weed Walk June 26, 2012 “Can we go for another walk in the woods?” you ask. Good question. Let’s see . . . Have we harvested and dried ...
Views: 1804(1 vote) - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine ~ June 6, 2012 - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2012 from Susun WeedTo read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, including color photos and recipes visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/june5-2012/index.html Weed Walk Green greetings to you all. Thanks so much for your feedback. Sounds as if we are all having lots of fun with these virtual weed ...
Views: 1782(1 vote) - 8 Steps for a Woman Dancing With Cancer - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Susun Weed1. Submit. Give up. Make room for the miracle. 2. Inform yourself. Listen to your intuition. Examine all the options, but only use what feels right to you. 3. Accept support. Surround yourself with loving friends, healing music, special colors, prayer and affirmation. Create a ceremony of ...
Views: 1777 - ***Vaginal Distress Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2011 from Susun WeedVAGINAL DISTRESS by Susun Weed ©2007 "Don’t try to sit on your distress, dearest daughter," cautions Grandmother Growth. "It will prove to be a hot, itchy, prickly, miserable seat, I can promise you. "When you try to deny what upsets you, when you sugarcoat your rage and drug your ...
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