The Creative Spirit Newsletter

November 24, 2001

This week I've tossed in a few of my natural remedies, since winter is coming in the northern hemisphere   (These remedies are not a substitute for good medical care.  Always see your physician if you have any concerns).  

Also I managed to find that great poem, 'I Shall Wear Purple'.  Hope you like it!

We have a few recent digital photos from Ottawa, Canada.

Blessings from Cheyenne

Strong Ginger Tea:  You need 4 c. water, 3 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger root, juice and peel of one lemon (just slice the lemon and toss in the whole thing).   Boil the water, add ginger, lemon juice and peel,  and simmer for 30 minutes.  Strain liquid and discard the ginger and lemon peel.  Keep this hot, in a thermos, and drink throughout one day, for colds, flu, or bronchial problems.  Make a new batch for each day you need it.  Drink it at the first sign of a cold, or even after it has begun.  This is a strong drink, and will probably make you sweat, but this is part of the cure.  

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Fresh garlic is 'nature's antibiotic' and has amazing curative properties.  A great way to serve it is in a salad of course, but also try it on grilled cheese sandwiches or in hot broth (do NOT cook it though).  Because garlic has powerful detoxifying qualities one may occasionally feel queasy or headachy after taking it.  Unless you have a confirmed allergy to garlic, this experience is due to Nature's housecleaning process and is a good sign.  Kyolic garlic is a processed and packaged garlic that is just as potent as the raw version but has no after-breath.  It is available in health food stores.

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Blue-Green Algae, Barley Green, and Spirulina are excellent items for boosting your immune system.  They are all available in health food stores, and come in capsules or powder.  They give one a lot of energy and are also very detoxifying.  For this reason they should be started in small doses and worked up to greater levels.  If you take Blue-Green Algae in sufficient amounts (say 4 to 8 caps per day) you will feel GREAT and NEVER get sick!  

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Epsom salts baths are good for purging toxins from the body.  When toxins have been reduced the cold or flu 'crisis' is minimized or even alleviated.  Adding herbs such as chaparral (in moderation) or cinnamon also help this process.  * Note:  put herbs in a cloth pouch or you will come out full of leaves!

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Hot water with fresh lemon juice and honey in the morning has the effect of quickly reducing the toxin level in the body, thus making you feel lively and fresh.  It also reduces dark circles under the eyes.

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Water:  It is said that our bodies require 8 glasses of water (not tea, coffee, or juice) daily, just to replenish itself.  The water should be very pure (spring water, distilled, or purified).  Do not use tap water unless you live in an extremely pure environment.  Drinking even more--say 3 quarts per day--greatly helps the body release the flu and cold-producing toxins from the body.  This ensures a quick recovery, or may even short-circuit the beginning of a cold.

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I Shall Wear Purple

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beer mats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay the rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.

~ Jenny Joseph ~