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"Behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The
flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] has come, and
the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land." (Song of Solomon
2:11,12) This verse comes to mind at this time... Oh, yeah, the winter indeed
is past and the spring has begun. I love spring. I love the spring air and the
birds singing. New life is starting everywhere! It is so refreshing.
Although we might live in different parts of the world, there are things that we
all have in common when the spring starts. I would like to share with You some Chinese medicine's wisdom about spring-time.
Our family gave up going to traditional medicine practitioners long ago...
instead we call our family doctor the top doctor in Estonia when it comes to
Chinese medicine. Many of our friends have also visited Dr.Toomas Tiik... after
unsuccessful treatments by other doctors and they have found help and health. I
have learned a lot from dr. Tiik and hereby I would like to share with You some
of those things... things that traditional doctors do not tell us, but which
are vital to our health and wellbeing.
A lot of us know that liver is the
organ that neutralizes poisons in our bodies... but most of us
do not know that liver also helps to
neutralize emotional poisons. Liver is most active during
Spring-time. All nature is being renewed. A new cycle of life begins. This
affects our livers, causing most grown ups, especially in the western busy
world to have overburdened livers. Overburdened liver is also called
"over-heated" liver. As heat moves upward, it causes problems in the
head section: dry skin, dry hair, hair loss, migraines, headaches, high blood
pressure, and very often also indigestion. Emotional problems that occur due to
congested liver are: irritation, anger, mood swings etch.
Huge number of diseases have their roots in unhealthy liver. Most people who have developed heart problems, have
had an extended period of overburdening their livers. People in western world are constantly so busy, not
taking enough time to calm and be at peace emotionally. Too many ambitions harm liver. Great desire for
power, wealth, fame, money... also emotions of anger, hate, un-forgiveness all
cause stress that puts too great pressure on liver. I believe this is one of
the main reasons the Bible tells us that we need to take one day a week for
rest.. Not taking time for emotional and physical rest is the cause of many
health problems.
Exodus 34:21 reminds us "Six
days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing
time and in harvest you shall rest [on the Sabbath]."
Our bodies are not designed to work 7 days a week... which is something we
often do. It might not be our paid job but we have other "important"
to-do items that we leave for Sundays. But the truth is, our bodies were
designed to have at least one day a week for resting - physical and emotional
rest and spiritual recuperation. If we do not take this quiet time, our livers
get seriously damaged, causing a myriad of health problems. We then visit a
doctor who prescribes synthetic drugs for us, causing even greater damage to
our livers. Sick liver in turn causes other organs to malfunction... and again we
"need" a doctor. This is a vicious cycle.
Although it is not possible to heal
the liver only with food and supplements (without resting), there are things we
can do to calm and heal our livers. An important thing to
remember is to eat the lightest foods in Spring. Our bodies are in need of a
good Spring-clean, so, we need to feed our bodies with light foods that are
easy to digest.
We have to cut out (hopefully for forever) all white flour products, white
sugar products, unhealthy fats, and alcohol. We can substitute white flour with
corn four or other whole flours, white sugar with unrefined raw sugar, honey,
molasses or rice syrup, and unhealthy fats with pure butter, extra virgin olive
oil or other cold pressed (preferably certified organic) oils. We should reduce
the consumption of meat, cheese, eggs, and salt.
Very important Spring-time supplements are seaweeds. We
can find good seaweed products like Spirulina, Chlorella, Wild Blue-Green and
others from our local health food stores. Seaweeds help heal liver. One of the
very best supplements available on the market is our certified organic
probiotic ( http://www.TheSpringOfLife.net/Inliven.html ) with 13 bacteria,
seaweed and many green nutrients that are so vital for our body's wellbeing. Omega-3-fatty
acids should become a part of our Spring diet. Unrefined goat milk and lamb
milk are very beneficial. Spring foods that help calm liver are rice,
buckwheat, sprouts, beans, lentils, seeds, fresh vegetables, especially leafy
green vegetables and fresh fruits, especially apricots. Herbs that are
beneficial are: basil, balm, cardamon, ginger, black pepper, mints, laurel,
horseradish and especially dandelion.
A good cleanser for the body is comprised of 1 tablespoonful of
apple cider vinegar or brown rice vinegar and 1 tablespoonful of raw honey,
mixed in 1 glass of water. Drink it before a meal.
I wish You all a beautiful Spring and
a calm liver!
Eve Juurik
Body-Mind-Spirit Health, Beauty & Fitness in Organic Way
http://www.TheSpringOfLife.net
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