Travel Herbs For a Healthy Vacation
Time the restocking of your travel herbs so that you not only have plenty to last through your vacation, but also have enough for at least a week after arriving home. This way the immune system has your full support while it disposes of any invaders, even after the immediate danger has passed.Flights home in summer are stuffy and crowded, oftentimes with people sick from something they "picked up" in a foreign place or possibly from over-indulging in summer delights like ice cream, mai tais, pupu platters, croissants and all those other toothsome delights that hobble our immune systems. During the flight, our bodies are open to all those viruses and exotic cooties, so generously shared through the air vents, and we need some serious herbs to guard us in this vulnerable state.From our travel weary and jet-lagged patients we've heard, "We had a great trip - we never got sick and then we ran out of our travel herbs a few days before our flight home. Bad timing…now we feel rotten." It doesn't have to be that way.
BEST TRAVEL HERBS AND FORMULAS
The cream of the crop immune-enhancing formulas, Bactotox, Enhance and AHCC, as well as the anti-parasitic herbs, BWC and Gentian Root, are all terrific travel buddies. The Eve's Herbs Travel Pack contains the Bactotox, BWC and Gentian Root as well as Aller-Total to control allergic reactions.Teachers especially benefit from travel herbs too, particularly in winter. One patient just wrote with her re-order: Teacher's pet herbs _ "no colds or anything from my students all this winter."Best of Health to you as always,Doc EveFrom So. Calif., call 310-855-1111 / Otherwise, call 541-482-2112Email: doctoreve@evesherbs.comEvesHerbs.com Come find us on 
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Osteoporosis, Even Caused by Chemo, is Reversed
A female patient suffered from osteoporosis after intensive chemo treatment for breast cancer. She recently informed me that now, in her sixth year post-treatment, she is still both cancer and osteoporosis free. She has been taking the MNF formula for the osteoporosis, along with her anti-carcinogenic herbs, and her doctor said that her bone density is back to normal again.
OSTEOPOROSIS HERBAL COMBINATIONS
The herbs in the MNF formula contain the perfect nutrients for bone and nerves. They work wonders, even on a system ravaged by chemotherapy. The TQH formula, that supports the thyroid, helps the distribution of the calcium, magnesium and other micro-minerals necessary for absorption through the system. It is a perfect adjunct to the MNF, which is part of the Osteoporosis Therapy Pack. The combination of the MNF and TQH, along with a healthy diet, often results in fat loss as well.Oddly enough, the news I received next was from a different female patient who wrote: "Thank you so much for the thyroid formula [TQH]. I am feeling much better. In fact, I am back working out and have lost some weight."AN EASY AND DELICIOUS SNACK ON A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOONThat delicious white young corn on the cob is so sweet and juicy right now, why let the heat rob it of its riches? By boiling or roasting it, we kill many of the inherent nutrients. When in the raw, however, it is exploding with nutrients and it freshens the palate after the cooked parts of the meal. I love it as an afternoon snack too. Just pick the ones with the smallest kernels, saving the tougher ears for cooking.FYI - A PRICE CHANGE ON SOME FORMULASProduction prices have doubled on so many herbs used in our formulas that, after 10 years, we've had to add $2 to the following formulas: MNF, Cramp Bark, Bactotox, Tate:I, AR+, Chol-Lite, E:V and TQH. The price change will take effect on 8-01-14.This increase was carefully thought through and is being taken to ensure continued quality. In addition to providing high quality herbal products, we remain available to answer all your questions, just a phone call away. We thank you for your continued enthusiasm for our herbs and your understanding.Thought for a Rough Day:"Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is, we are much, much more." Jon Kabat-ZinnTHANK YOU...Thank you kindly to Lisa Baker, Rosie Lopez, Natalie Medeiros, Natalie Shirinian and Kelli Miller Stewart for referring others to the benefits of our herbs.Best of Health to you as always,Doc EveFrom So. Calif., call 310-855-1111 / Otherwise, call 541-482-2112Email: doctoreve@evesherbs.comEvesHerbs.com Come find us on for daily tips and updates
Urinary Tract Infections - Herbal Relief for Young and Old
I used to have urinary tract infections chronically until my early thirties when I met the R.I. formula. No more infections for the next 35 years, but now, as I'm speeding toward 70, occasionally there's that bit of burning and the cold sweat again. One capsule of the R.I. in the A.M. and one in the P.M. for a week takes care of it. It might be very helpful to a parent or friend in their 70s or 80s on up who is needlessly suffering from this.Also, remember hot water bottles – anyone over age 60 certainly will. I still have mine covered in sheepskin - cozy. Oh, and, of course, hydrate, hydrate.When water just doesn't do it, no matter how much we drink, stop and eat some watermelon - especially helpful. Or try some other run-down-the-chin juicy fruits, wonderfully in season right now. They are alkalizing too, and so, help with pain, especially the pain that is a direct result from a very acidic system, as with urinary tract infections. Watermelon’s packed nutrient content with its low glycemic load, stays in the body longer than plain water, and so, hydrates longer and very comfortably. I chop it up and keep it beside me in the office - just in case you see some pink stains on an instruction sheet or invoice in your shipment (HaHa).
Urinary Tract Infections Can Occur at Any Age
Take the R.I. formula on your honeymoon, especially if you easily suffer from Urinary Tract Infections or cystitis (“Honeymooner’s Disease”).However, we also often suffer from these kinds of infections as we head towards our dotage. Once again bladder infections show up in that spot of blood in the urine that the doctor says you have, but claims that it is normal and to just drink more water, and/or he or she will give you an antibiotic that you are loathe to take.A patient of mine gave a bottle of the R.I. formula to her bladder-infection-prone daughter to take with her on her honeymoon. With mom’s re-order, she reported that the happy couple had fun... lots of fun.Best of Health to you as always,Doc EveFrom So. Calif., call 310-855-1111 / Otherwise, call 541-482-2112Email: doctoreve@evesherbs.comEvesHerbs.com Come find us on for daily tips and updates
Causes of Fatigue: Part 4 of 4 / The Sugar Blues
The "sugar blues" can be tiring enough to put us to sleep - not so good for a work day, especially as it also causes depression. While we're actually eating sugar, of course, it gives us a zip of energy, but later dumps us. The insulin-producing pancreas, which helps us utilize the sugars we eat, becomes tired and temperamental, and we need to pacify it because it's the only one we have.Sugar cravings can be as strong as some drug addictions, so the herbs that step up to the plate for that and help us deal with it are a wonderful thing indeed. If it's a genetic predisposition, as it can be in hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia (diabetes), it would be a good idea to always have these herbs around in case we fall off the wagon during special celebrations - birthday cakes and trips to the ice cream parlor when visitors are in town, etc. - you know what I mean. See the Therapy Packs below for support and relief:
We all know what assaults the belabored pancreas - all types of wheat bread, sweet things, alcohol and the mainlining of sodas and caffeine, not to mention the hidden sugars in packaged foods. They offer temporary highs, but the thing is, what goes up must come down, so the mind-blowing fatigue and the "blues" result.My weakness is dark chocolate, which is fine on days I've had no other sweet things, but not O.K. if I've had a margarita and dessert the night before. We get to know our own body and can be nice to it accordingly, especially when we can use the herbs to soothe the wild cravings.
DO THIS AT HOME (to test your sugar tolerance)
The photo at left shows how you can actually check it yourself by having someone "challenge" the latissimus dorsi muscle, which tests the strength or weakness of the pancreas. Test it gently and firmly, it is not a wrestling match. If it is strong, it is likely you are blessed with a genetically strong pancreas - lucky you.You can then test your favorite form of sugar you like to eat by holding it on your tongue or in your other hand. The muscle will often go weak. If the muscle is weak to begin with, test the Sugar Free formula, by putting it against the body, to see if it will strengthen the muscle.Of course, we have a number of formulas to strengthen the pancreas if the Sugar Free formula is not the right one. It's a nice, easy way to see if the type of sugar you are testing is very weakening to your system or has a moderate or no effect.How to test the latissimus dorsi muscle:The "patient" being tested:
- May be standing or sitting, and should have no pains or problems with the shoulder joint.
- Keep the arm straight, elbow locked, and rotated inward so that the thumb and inside of the elbow face in toward the body.
- Attempt to hold the arm tight against your body while being tested.
The "doc" doing the testing:
- Stabilize yourself and the "patient's" shoulder with one hand.
- Other hand on the "patient's" wrist and gently attempt to pull the arm away from the body (don't jerk hard).
- If it locks tight, it's a strong muscle.
- If it trembles or has no resistance, it is a weak muscle.
There are many other causes of fatigue such as poor sleeping, illness and prescription drugs like statins (for cholesterol), high blood pressure meds and anti-depressants. But the above suggestions are a good place to start and the chain reaction will help us feel better overall.Do look at the pancreas section (ch. 8) of my book, Feeling Very Much Better, for foods to eat and to avoid.Here's to feeling very much better!Sending restored energy,Doc EveFrom So. Calif., call 310-855-1111 / Otherwise, call 541-482-2112Email: doctoreve@evesherbs.comEvesHerbs.com Come find us on for daily tips and updates
Causes of Fatigue: Part 3 of 4 / Metabolism and Stress
The thyroid gland in the neck is most often the gland treated for fatigue and metabolism issues. When thyroid treatment alone does not work, however, it usually means that the adrenal glands (the "fight or flight" or stress glands that sit like little hats on top of our kidneys) have been overlooked, and both need nutritional support simultaneously.When the adrenal glands are bullied each day with common stressors like long hours, mental strain, excessive caffeine, sugars, energy drinks and other stimulating recreational drugs, they tire and, in time, go into "adrenal exhaustion". At that point, the thyroid has to take over and also becomes overburdened.
Herbal and Food Support for the Metabolism and Stress
Both the adrenal and thyroid glands make up the business end of our metabolism. A good metabolism has a great deal to do with energy levels, which in turn affects our weight, which in turn again affects our energy, and round it goes.
This is one of the reasons that using adrenal support first is usually a more permanent "fix" for the metabolism, since these herbs help the thyroid as well. The TQH formula and the Rhodiola Root Extract support the adrenals beautifully, especially when accompanied by our Cramp Bark or Herbal Multi formula. Together with the homeopathic Thyroidinum, these can all be found in our Thyroid Imbalance Therapy Pack - Female and Thyroid Imbalance Therapy Pack - Male in the store on EvesHerbs.com (or just click on the appropriate photo).Often it is a little calmness we want first to let our poor, flogged adrenal glands relax and recuperate. For this we would use the MNF formula and the Vervain to nourish, calm and soothe.Also, look at the Reproductive/Hormonal System section (Chapter 7 that covers metabolism) in my book, Feeling Very Much Better, for food suggestions and recipes. This, together with some exercise and meditation, will allow the adrenal and thyroid glands to get up and, once again, do their own work in a more balanced metabolism.Best as always,Doc EveP.S. - Spring is in the air and allergies are afoot - so our Allergy Therapy Packs are on sale for the season!From So. Calif., call 310-855-1111 / Otherwise, call 541-482-2112Email: doctoreve@evesherbs.comEvesHerbs.com Come find us on for daily tips and updates
Causes of Fatigue: Part 2 of 4 / Constipation
Constipation is the second in the causes of fatigue that needs to be considered. When you're constipated, your body is trying to move the waste but is having trouble, so much energy goes to that effort, which can be herculean. Thus, relieving constipation will usually restore your energy.
Natural Ways to Ease Constipation
With Juice: Try drinking some prune juice diluted with warm water first thing in the morning. Adding a few drops of fresh lemon juice makes it more effective still. Fill 1/4 of the glass with the prune juice and lemon and the rest with warm water.With Body Points: The first three are reflex points that you would rub in a circular motion with light to medium pressure.
- Point 1 is located about 1 inch down and 4-5 inches to the right of your navel; or 1/3 the way from the ASIS (pelvic bone bump) to the navel.
- Point 2 is at the front of the right shoulder - just roll off the shoulder bone toward the chest.
- Point 3 is in the center of the widest part of the calf muscle.
- Point 1 (LI 4) is located on the back of the web of either hand between the thumb and index metacarpals (palm bones), closer to the index.
- Point 2 (LI 11) is found by bending the elbow and following the crease to the outside, but before the bone.
- These two points are also good for relieving some types of headaches.
- Use the palms and fingers of both hands to circle the abdomen in a clockwise direction from the rib cage down the left side to the pubes and back up the right.
- With light to medium pressure, keep the right hand in contact with the abdomen as it circles, and have the left "hop" over the right as it passes it.
for daily tips and updatesCauses of Fatigue: Part 1 of 4 / Low-Iron Anemia
WHICH ONE OF THE CAUSES OF FATIGUE IS YOURS - AND - HOW DO YOU GET TO FEEL GOOD AGAIN?
CAUSES OF FATIGUE: A SIMPLE TEST FOR LOW-IRON ANEMIA
In checking out your possible causes of fatigue, try a simple test: Look in the mirror and check the inside of your lower eyelid by pulling it down a little. If the color is a strong pink, the iron levels should be fine. If it is a very pale pink or whitish, you are likely to be anemic.
CAUSES OF ANEMIA
- Your body can't replace red blood cells (RBCs) fast enough, as in blood loss from surgeries, accidents, excessive menstrual bleeding, ulcers, prolonged use of aspirin or NSAIDS, etc.
- Your body is destroying RBCs because of a (hemolytic) disease.
- Your body isn't making enough RBCs because it isn't getting enough iron, folate or vitamin B12, or has a chronic inflammatory disease (cancer, RA, Crohn's, etc.).
IRON-RICH FOODS
One of the causes of fatigue is a diet conspicuously low or absent in the following foods resulting in low levels of iron, folate and vit. B12:
- Dark green leafy vegetables, beans/legumes, asparagus, broccoli and kelp
- Avocados, oranges, papayas, mangoes, pomegranates and dark dried fruits like raisins, prunes and dates
- Nuts, seeds, tofu, brown rice, millet and other whole grains
- Wild-caught fish, grass-fed and hormone/chemical-free beef or lamb, and organic egg yolks
Using the chapters on Liver (Ch. 6) or Hypoglycemia/Diabetes (Ch.8) in my book, "Feeling Very Much Better", will offer more foods to eat and avoid to stabilize iron levels, help you to avoid the causes of fatigue and bring the energy back up.
SUPPLEMENTS: DOs and DON'Ts
Do not buy over-the-counter iron pills as they are rough on our poor livers, which are usually already "put upon".The iron needs to come from the above listed foods or from plant supplements like the yellow dock in our PATIC FE or HERBAL MULTI formulas.NEXT WEEK in Part II... we'll address CONSTIPATION and energy.Here's to feeling good and ready for summer,Doc EveP.S. - Spring is in the air and allergies are afoot - so our Allergy Therapy Packs are on sale for the season!From So. Calif., call 310-855-1111 / Otherwise, call 541-482-2112Email: doctoreve@evesherbs.comEvesHerbs.com Come find us on for daily tips and updates