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Best Blood Purifier, Congestion breaker and Migraine Relief

28 Oct 2010 2 Comments

by LCO in Flu & Cold, God's Green Herbs, Health News, tea Tags: blood, Blood cell, blood cleanser, butterbur for migraines, clean your blood, congestion, dandelion, health, Herb, Immune system, migraine, Red blood cell

Best Blood Purifier, Congestion breaker and Migraine Relief

No, these 3 are not necessarily related but they are in the sense that herbs have been used for centuries to deal with all 3 of these conditions.

Let’s start with our blood.  Did you know that a typical human red blood cell only survives about 4-5 months in your body? God created us in such a complex way that our bodies are constantly producing new blood and releasing it into the bloodstream to do important work for our overall health – this work can be described as: carrying nutrients, hormones, water, chemical messages and even information throughout our bodies.

Our blood is primarily made of three things: white blood cells (immune function), red blood cells (oxygen carriers), and blood plasma (a liquid solution that carries everything else).

When our bodies need more red blood cells, our body automatically generates new ones. How amazing is that.  Another amazing thing is that our body must create those needed red blood cells using the materials that are available: These are materials that are circulating in our blood at the time.

So if you have not been diligent and have not really taken care of yourself these past 5 months and you have been eating processed fast foods, Trans fats, and nutrient deficient cooked foods your body will only be able to make new red blood cells with the bad material you have going on inside of you.  So say during that time you are diagnosed with cancer or a serious illness, the blood running through your veins will not be composed of healthy red blood cells.  This creates a problem because just one red blood cell circulates around your body in about 20 seconds. The same red blood cell makes tens of thousands of trips around your body, transporting oxygen to cells, before it is recycled by your own immune system.

Do you want unhealthy morphed cells circulating through your body?

I know I don’t.

So how can you effectively clean your blood?  Well some of this work is preformed by our kidneys but if they are not functioning properly then you have another problem.  We can also make clean blood by drinking lots of water and eating higher amounts of green foods (raw is preferred).

On another note, I have found that Organic dandelion tea is one of the best blood purifiers around and costs virtually nothing for a months supply.  We have it available at just $6.99 per 2 ounce bag and its Organic so you’re not breaking the bank.

To read more on Organic Dandelion Tea click here and look at Augusts’ Herb of the Month.

What about congestion.  Can’t get rid of the phlegm?  Or do you have a cold with really bad congestion?

Growing up we would drink herbal teas with ginger and garlic a splash of lime juice and honey.  It almost always took care of our congestion.  Today herbalists and alternative med doctors have studied the effects of herbs for congestion but there is one in particular that has worked for us all the time and that herb is Fenugreek.  Its one of my treasured herbs as it doubles as a milk producing herb for nursing moms.  It is part of my Breast is best Tea.

Fenugreek works because it relieves congestion, reduces inflammation and fights infection. Fenugreek contains natural expectorant properties ideal for treating sinus and lung congestion, and loosens & removes excess mucus and phlegm. Congested, just pass the fenugreek!

Migraines anyone?  My husband was suffering from terrible bouts due to a black mold problem we had unknowingly; but during the time of his terrible migraines and neck and back spasms I did not know what was going on.  he would without warning get excruciating amounts of pain from his brain all the way down his spine.  It completely crippled him and we had many hospital visits during this time.

So I began to do some investigative work and came to the conclusion that he was having really bad migraines and some sort of inflammation in the neck and spine triggered by the brain.

With that hypothesis I starting trying certain herbs on him that would reduce the inflammation of the blood vessels going to his brain.  I figured that if I treated the inflammation it would stop the migraines temporarily while we figured out what was triggering them.

And so we became best friends with Purple Butterbur.  Butterbur has also been given for inflammation of the urinary tract and cramps. There is compelling initial evidence from human trials to suggest benefits in prevention and treatment of migraine headaches.

Now, Butterbur contains a high amount of toxic alkaloids so I had to order a premade herbal pill from a well-known supplement maker. After all I don’t have equipment or a lab able to extract toxic alkaloids from herbs although some herbs can be boiled to accomplish this but Butterbur is not one of them.  I can’t tell you how this herb helped my husband, it was amazing.  You can read about it here.

Now you know a few things you can look into for your self.  Like I said in an audio post I did recently: If you want to become healthier you must become a researcher.  If you want to know what to take and how much to take you must become a researcher.  Conventional doctors are not going to give you this information let alone know how to use it.  I can only share my experiences with you and prompt you to do your own research and come up with your own formulations.  I am not a doctor and cannot prescribe anything for you nor can I prescribe doses but I can share my wisdom and that’s what this site is all about.

May you be blessed

LCO