Group,

Our June issue of Abundant Living is now available for viewing online at
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs092/1102192544144/archive/1102609577369.htm\
l

The entire archive is also available at
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs092/1102192544144/archive/1102592927087.htm\
l

Yours for good health,

Dr. Rick Sawyer
TheHerbDoc(tm)

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Please read the entire article at
http://www.theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/Legislation/HB1175.htm
<http://www.theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/Legislation/HB1175.htm>
then sign and fax the petition.
Colorado House Bill 09-1175
THE NATUROPATHIC PRACTICE      ACT
(Information and Petitions Provided by      Colorado For Health
Freedom <http://co4hf.synthasite.com/> )
        Read the text of the bill
<http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2009A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/EED6C18\
8F451AFB38725754700782701?Open&file=1175_01.pdf>
Colorado House Bill 09-1175, known as the Naturopathic Practice Act,
would eliminate traditional naturopathic practitioners in
Colorado.

The definition of "traditional naturopathic       practitioners" would
include by definition all natural health care       providers,
herbalists, and distributors of natural health products, as       well
as anyone who currently provides any form of natural health or
nutritional counseling or advise, and could also be interpreted to
include       proprietors of health food stores. It would also provide a
monopoly on the       practice of all forms of natural health care to
the graduates of only a       select few schools. HB1175 endangers
consumer choices and health freedoms,       and endangers natural health
care practitioners' right to practice their       trades by creating an
exclusive monopoly on who provides natural,       complementary, and
alternative therapies, information, and services.

HB1175 would make it a crime for thousands of unlicensed persons to
practice their trades and would destroy THOUSANDS of Colorado
entrepreneurial natural health based businesses, unless the
practitioners       are registered naturopathic doctors mandated to
graduate from a particular       group of schools. Colorado would lose
millions in personal income and       State Revenue loss in sales tax
and      Income tax.

As Americans who are concerned about our dwindling health freedoms, we
should all actively oppose any and all mandates that require all people
to obtain       permission from the state to do a healing act.
Minnesota, California,       Rhode Island, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
Idaho all have health freedom laws that exempt unlicensed practitioners
from       criminal statutes as long as they avoid specific prohibited
conduct and       give out proper disclosures. THESE LAWS MAKE GOOD,
COMMON SENSE!!


COLORADO HEALTH SEEKERS DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR OPTIONS PROTECTED!!!


If you value your freedom to manage your own health       care using
practitioners of your own choosing, you need to take an active
stance against any law that would restrict the health freedom of any
American living in any state! If you are not particularly concerned
about       the protection of health care choices, you should still be
concerned about       any legislation that would force thousands of
entrepreneurs out of       business and provide monopolies to any
"elite" groups of individuals.       That's not what our failing economy
needs right now!

AS GOES       COLORADO, SO GO OTHER STATES SOON.
Please read the entire article at
http://www.theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/Legislation/HB1175.htm
<http://www.theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/Legislation/HB1175.htm>
then sign and fax the petition.




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HEALTH FREEDOM versus CODEX
The Fight For Your Life     <http://www.codexfund.com/> Are you worried
about CODEX?

For too long, the fear that the Codex Alimentarius Commission is going
to restrict our access to dietary supplements has been looming.

A Bill entitled, "The CODEX Guidelines Vitamins and Minerals Rejection
and Dietary Supplement International Protection Act of 2009" and will
soon be introduced in the United States Congress.

We need your support to get this bill passed.

This bill does four things:

     1. Officially rejects the 2005 Guidelines on Vitamins and Mineral
Food Supplements adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and bars
government officials from promoting them.
     2. Requires U.S. government representatives in international forums
to energetically promote the principals of existing U.S. law (which
include the 1976 Proxmire Amendment and the 1994 Dietary Supplement
Health and Education Act of 1994).
     3. Proves a technical correction to FDA's Code of Federal Regulations
(21 CFR 130.6) dealing with the review and adoption of CODEX Guidelines
by requiring Congressional mandate to modify any laws dealing with
dietary supplement regulations.
     4. Requires improved transparency and accountability into the U.S.
CODEX activity by requiring transcripts to be taken and published in
their un-redacted form on the US CODEX website in a timely manner and
the submission to Congress of an annual report.
Congress has always supported the will of the people in protecting
dietary supplement access. In fact, in 1997, Congress thought they had
resolved all international harmonization issues involving dietary
supplement in Section 410 of the Food and Drug Administration
Modernization Act. However, the FDA failed to modify their Code of
Federal Regulations to include this 1997 provision. Therefore, this
legislation is needed to prove this technical correction.

We need your help!

The CODEX Alimentarius Commission was organized as a joint activity of
two United Nations Organizations (The FAO and WHO) more than 40 years
ago to promote improved food trade, i.e. that the foods shipped and sold
between countries would be clean, free of dangerous pesticides, and
properly labeled. Many feel there venture into the development of
setting guidelines for vitamins and minerals food supplements that
focused on potency rather than quality control was outside of their
mission. These guidelines do not conform to existing U.S. law and should
not be adopted. A thorough review of CODEX and the possibility of
adoption in the United States uncovered a technical correction that is
needed to insure that the United States Government by the Request of the
United States Congress officially rejects the 2005 Guidelines, and that
going forward, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be
required to present any dietary supplement issues to the Congress for
consideration.

We need to get 100,000 signatures as soon as possible. PLEASE send this
to everybody that you know - Friends, Family, Downline - and join our
fight for YOUR HEALTH FREEDOM.

www.CodexFund.com <http://www.codexfund.com>
   Download the petition here
<http://www.theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/PDF/ProtectExistingDietaryS\
upplementLaws.pdf>


Most of us have sat by and believed our Health Freedom is somewhat
secure. This is not the case and we are in the last mile. Codex is real
and will affect all of us sooner than we can imagine. Do not delay your
actions and support until December, 2009. Your natural health business,
your freedom, AND your life depends upon it!
The CODEX Alimentarius Commission was organized as a joint activity of
two United Nations Organizations (The FAO and WHO) more than 40 years
ago to promote improved food trade, i.e. that the foods shipped and sold
between countries would be clean, free of dangerous pesticides, and
properly labeled. Many feel there venture into the development of
setting guidelines for vitamins and minerals food supplements that
focused on potency rather than quality control was outside of their
mission. These guidelines do not conform to existing U.S. law and should
not be adopted. A thorough review of CODEX and the possibility of
adoption in the United States uncovered a technical correction that is
needed to insure that the United States Government by the Request of the
United States Congress officially rejects the 2005 Guidelines, and that
going forward, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be
required to present any dietary supplement issues to the Congress for
consideration.

Thanks for your support.

Dr. Rick Sawyer
TheHerbDoc(tm)







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Revolutionary new Health Freedom petition: Your signature requested! - please
fwd.

http://www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org/index.html?ID=13947

This petition is a groundbreaking new petition that calls for real,
revolutionary health freedom reforms in America! If its provisions are enacted,
it would:

* End FDA tyranny and oppression of natural product companies

* End the persecution of alternative medicine and healing arts practitioners

* Ban GMOs in the food supply and require honest labeling of irradiated foods

* Protect America from CODEX "harmonization"

* Allow full income tax deductions for ALL health-related expenditures (herbs,
supplements, gym memberships, etc.)

* Provide $350 a month in health care credits to each U.S. resident, allowing
them to spend it on the health-enhancing products and services of their choice

* End mandatory vaccination policies across America

* Restore honest science to the FDA's review of drugs

* Require the open publication of all drug trials

* End Big Pharma's bribery of doctors

* Hold drug company CEO's criminally liable for the harm caused by drugs they
advertise to consumers

* Restrict the advertising of junk foods and soda pop to children

* Ban man-made, non-natural chemicals in personal care products

* Invest in disease prevention and consumer education about nutrition

* Protect the environment from dangerous drugs that pollute the water supply

... and more. If you believe in these things, and you are a resident or citizen
of the USA, then please sign this petition right now at
http://www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org/index.html?ID=13947

We are gathering 100,000 signatures, then delivering this petition to every
member of Congress (both House and Senate), plus President Obama and members of
his administration. The costs for all this are being funded by the non-profit
Consumer Wellness Center (www.ConsumerWellness.org).

You can read the entire text of this petition at
http://www.theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/HealthNews/Legislation/HealthRevolut\
ionPetition.htm or just sign it at
http://www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org/index.html?ID=13947

President Obama is making a lot of noise about health care reform, most of which
will only take away what little remains of our health freedoms. So let's give
him some REAL reform options to think about!

Thanks for supporting this extremely important petition!

Dr. Rick Sawyer
TheHerbDoc[tm]

Carrie,

I wasn't able to find a specific testmonial about Cudweed used alone,
but I did find this one about using it in combination with other herbs:

"My name is Marcelle, I was introduced to Pure Herbs products by Jim
Grodon my ongoing Herbalist-life-saver. My medical doctors were so
sure I had an ulcer, but came up with no diagnosis after putting me
through test after test . . . Ultrasounds on my entire abdomen area,
upper G.I., full CBC blood work that showed absolutely nothing. Zip,
Zilch, I mean nada, not a thing wrong with me medically. But yet I
couldn't eat, sleep, work or even drive anymore. I finally went to see
Jim after convincing my husband to drive me, because I was sure he
would help me . . . Well he did! My body was shutting down from
depression and anxiety due to a lot of stress and trauma in my life.
Anyhow, he put me on Lady's Slipper, Cudweed, Golden Bough and
Universal ER with Aspen. Yet another prayer answered. During my
recovery I had two major tragedies happen and I had to go on Xanax and
Adavant, but miraculously I weaned myself off after just one month.
The anxiety and panic attacks that paralyzed me are subsiding and I
lost 45 to 50 pounds. Praise be to God, Jim and Pure Herbs. Thank
you!" --Marcelle, Allentown, PA



You might want to consider E.H.-T (Emotional Health-Thompson)
http://www.theherbdoc.com/detail.asp?product_id=PH-2565

This blend was put together by Practiced Herbalist, Joan Thompson.
This is a formula for optimal mental and emotional health. Excellent
results have been achieved when used for the relief of clinical
depression, manic depression, ADD (attention deficit disorder),
fibromyalgia, phobias, and stress related problems due to long term
illness. This blend is also helpful for sleep disorders, improvement
of memory, increased alertness, and stress relief.

COMBINATION: St. John's Wort, Life Everlasting (Cudweed), Gotu Kola,
Rice Bran, Lady's Slipper, Kava Kava.

DOSE: Adults: 80 drops in a.m., 40 in afternoon and 40 at bedtime. For
Children: one drop per pound divided into three equal doses. Infants:
use a couple of drops on the soles of the feet and up and down the
spine. Results are achieved in three to six weeks so be patient. It is
important to maintain blood levels while in treatment. E.H.-T should
not be used in conjunction with any other prescription medications for
nerves or depression.



--- In TheHerbDoc@yahoogroups.com, "spazshambo" <spazshambo@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had any experience with using this herb for emotional
> troubles?  How long it takes to work for depression, etc.?  I am
> already on an SNRI (Cymbalta) that obviously doesn't work, and am
> weaning off of a steroid.  I have been found to be low in lithium
> through a biofeedback machine and would like to hear any info. on
> this herb?
>
> Thanks
>
> Carrie
>

Has anyone had any experience with using this herb for emotional
troubles?  How long it takes to work for depression, etc.?  I am
already on an SNRI (Cymbalta) that obviously doesn't work, and am
weaning off of a steroid.  I have been found to be low in lithium
through a biofeedback machine and would like to hear any info. on this
herb?

Thanks

Carrie

Praise be to Adonai the merciful, whose grace and love has and will continue to
be with you and support you. May His peace be upon you Rav.
 
Jason Smith

--- On Thu, 12/18/08, Dr. Rick Sawyer <theherbdoc@...> wrote:

From: Dr. Rick Sawyer <theherbdoc@...>
Subject: [TheHerbDoc] Barbara Sawyer's Coronation
To: theherbdoc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:59 PM






Barbara Gaye Hart Sawyer, my bride, my companion, my lover, and my
best friend of over 41 years went Home to be with the Lord on December
13, 2008.

Between our wedding day on Thursday, August 24, 1967, and her passing
on Saturday, December 13, 2008, Adonai, the great God of Israel,
graciously granted us 15,088 wonderful days, or 41 years, 3 months,
and 20 days together.

Baruch HaShem!

Please visit her memorial page at
http://theherbdoc. com/Company/ AbundantLife/ Barbara.htm# top


















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my heart to go's out to you may the lord bless you and your family he puts
no more on us then we can bare, a friend gary
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Rick; I am so shocked and so sorry to hear about
Barbara! I had only spoken to her a few times over the
phone and just felt so close to her. I had even said I
was going to visit her now  that we were closer! I
will keep all of you in my prayers, Rick..and God
bless you for all the devotion and love shown to your
clients..Love, Mary
--- "Dr. Rick Sawyer" <theherbdoc@...> wrote:

> Barbara Gaye Hart Sawyer, my bride, my companion, my
> lover, and my
> best friend of over 41 years went Home to be with
> the Lord on December
> 13, 2008.
>
> Between our wedding day on Thursday, August 24,
> 1967, and her passing
> on Saturday, December 13, 2008, Adonai, the great
> God of Israel,
> graciously granted us 15,088 wonderful days, or 41
> years, 3 months,
> and 20 days together.
>
> Baruch HaShem!
>
> Please visit her memorial page at
>
http://theherbdoc.com/Company/AbundantLife/Barbara.htm#top
>
>

God Bless You and your Family Dr. Rick.  Our prayers are with you this Holiday
Season. 

There are only two ways
to live your life, as though
nothing is a miracle, or as
though everything is a miracle.
~ Albert Einstein

--- On Thu, 12/18/08, Dr. Rick Sawyer <theherbdoc@...> wrote:

From: Dr. Rick Sawyer <theherbdoc@...>
Subject: [TheHerbDoc] Barbara Sawyer's Coronation
To: theherbdoc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:59 PM






Barbara Gaye Hart Sawyer, my bride, my companion, my lover, and my
best friend of over 41 years went Home to be with the Lord on December
13, 2008.

Between our wedding day on Thursday, August 24, 1967, and her passing
on Saturday, December 13, 2008, Adonai, the great God of Israel,
graciously granted us 15,088 wonderful days, or 41 years, 3 months,
and 20 days together.

Baruch HaShem!

Please visit her memorial page at
http://theherbdoc. com/Company/ AbundantLife/ Barbara.htm# top















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Dear Dr. Sawyer,
       May G-d be with you in your time of mourning.  Praying for you and your
family.
        Shalom
        lynn (list member)







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Thank you so much for letting us know Dr. Rick, abundant  blessings of
comfort and peace with fond memories of the joy you brought to each  other and
all
lives your partnership touched...

Much lov,
Mary in MN

In a message dated 12/18/2008 12:59:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,
theherbdoc@... writes:


Barbara Gaye Hart Sawyer, my bride, my companion, my lover, and my
best  friend of over 41 years went Home to be with the Lord on December
13,  2008.

Between our wedding day on Thursday, August 24, 1967, and her  passing
on Saturday, December 13, 2008, Adonai, the great God of  Israel,
graciously granted us 15,088 wonderful days, or 41 years, 3  months,
and 20 days together.

Baruch HaShem!

Please visit her  memorial page at
_http://theherbdoc.http://thehehttp://theherhttp://thehehtt_
(http://theherbdoc.com/Company/AbundantLife/Barbara.htm#top)



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"In the end, only KINDNESS matters"








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Barbara Gaye Hart Sawyer, my bride, my companion, my lover, and my
best friend of over 41 years went Home to be with the Lord on December
13, 2008.

Between our wedding day on Thursday, August 24, 1967, and her passing
on Saturday, December 13, 2008, Adonai, the great God of Israel,
graciously granted us 15,088 wonderful days, or 41 years, 3 months,
and 20 days together.

Baruch HaShem!

Please visit her memorial page at
http://theherbdoc.com/Company/AbundantLife/Barbara.htm#top

Congrats! Dr. Rick and Barb..I've known you for such a
short time and already I'm hooked! Thank you for your
knowledge and care! Mary K
--- "Dr. Rick Sawyer" <theherbdoc@...> wrote:

>
> Press Release
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Abundant Life Herb Shop                 Receives
> 2008 Best of
> Parkersburg                 Award
>
> U.S. Local Business Association's Award Plaque
> Honors the
> Achievement
>
> WASHINGTON D.C., August 6, 2008 --
> Abundant Life Herb
> Shop                 has been selected for the 2008
> Best of
> Parkersburg                 Award in the
>     Herbs
> category by the U.S. Local Business Association
> (USLBA).
>
> The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program
> recognizes outstanding
> local businesses                 throughout the
> country. Each year, the
> USLBA identifies companies that they believe
>         have
> achieved exceptional marketing success in their
> local community and
> business                 category. These are local
> companies that
> enhance the positive image of small business
>         through
> service to their customers and community.
>
> Various sources of information were gathered and
> analyzed to choose the
> winners                 in each category. The 2008
> USLBA Award Program
> focused on quality, not quantity.
> Winners are determined
> based on the information gathered both internally by
> the
> USLBA and data provided by third parties.
>
> About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)
>
> U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a
> Washington D.C. based
> organization                 funded by local
> businesses operating in
> towns, large and small, across America.
>    The purpose of
> USLBA is to promote local business through public
> relations, marketing
> and advertising.
>
> The USLBA was established to recognize the best of
> local businesses in
> their community.                 Our organization
> works exclusively with
> local business owners, trade groups, professional
>
> associations, chambers of commerce and other
> business advertising and
> marketing                 groups. Our mission is to
> be an advocate for
> small and medium size businesses and
> business
> entrepreneurs across America.
>
> SOURCE: U.S. Local Business Association
>
> CONTACT:
> U.S. Local Business Association
> Email: PublicRelations@...
> URL: http://www.USLBA.net
>
> ###
>
> See our plaque at
>
http://theherbdoc.com/Company/AbundantLife/BestOfParkersburg.htm
>
> Thank you all for helping us win this award!!!
>
> Rick and Barbara Sawyer
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Abundant Life Herb Shop                 Receives 2008 Best of
Parkersburg                 Award

U.S. Local Business Association's Award Plaque Honors the
Achievement

WASHINGTON D.C., August 6, 2008 --                 Abundant Life Herb
Shop                 has been selected for the 2008 Best of
Parkersburg                 Award in the                 Herbs
category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding
local businesses                 throughout the country. Each year, the
USLBA identifies companies that they believe                 have
achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and
business                 category. These are local companies that
enhance the positive image of small business                 through
service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the
winners                 in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program
focused on quality, not quantity.                 Winners are determined
based on the information gathered both internally by the
USLBA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)

U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a Washington D.C. based
organization                 funded by local businesses operating in
towns, large and small, across America.                 The purpose of
USLBA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing
and advertising.

The USLBA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in
their community.                 Our organization works exclusively with
local business owners, trade groups, professional
associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and
marketing                 groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for
small and medium size businesses and                 business
entrepreneurs across America.

SOURCE: U.S. Local Business Association

CONTACT:
U.S. Local Business Association
Email: PublicRelations@...
URL: http://www.USLBA.net

###

See our plaque at
http://theherbdoc.com/Company/AbundantLife/BestOfParkersburg.htm

Thank you all for helping us win this award!!!

Rick and Barbara Sawyer



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THIS MONTH'S FEATURED SPECIALS
<http://theherbdoc.com/Featured-Specials.asp>

THIS MONTH'S       FEATURED PRODUCTS <#ON%20SALE>
Why am I receiving this email? <#Why>
Welcome

Welcome to our new-format       Abundant Living newsletter. This is the
first month that we have used our      Natural Health Forum
<http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/theherbdoc/>  as a means to
distribute our       newsletter, and hope that it will be beneficial to
you.

Our goal is to provide you with useful health information, and each
month we will be exploring a different topic and providing a list of
products that are related to that monthly       topic, as well as a list
of our current sales items for the month.

If you are not currently a member of our      Natural Health Forum
<http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/theherbdoc/> , we would encourage
you to check       us out online and if it seems like something that you
would find useful, then by all means you are invited to       become a
member of the Group. We have a very strict No Spam Promise

Your suggestions for topics to be explored in future newsletters are
invited (encouraged, even). In the next few weeks, we plan to develop a
"Writer's Guide" for the submission       of articles, but if you have a
really now idea now, please don't wait for the "Guide" to be finished.

We really want this to be "your" newsletter. Please send your
observations and comments to us at Newsletter [at] TheHerbDoc [dot] com.

   [Nature's Field Logo]

Reprinted from           Nature's Field

Vol. 17 No. 2           Mar/Apr 2001



Copyright © 2001           Tree of Light Publishing
Reprinted Under License

Hay Fever and Asthma

By Laura McCready, N.D.



Hay fever and asthma are both imbalances that manifest in the
respiratory system. While some       causes or triggers may be similar,
the symptoms and seriousness vary greatly. Hay fever can be annoying but
asthma       can be deadly. Yet, despite these differences, there are
effective natural therapies for both.

Hay fever is an allergic reaction usually triggered by inhaled
substances such as pollens.       Since most plants bloom in the spring
or early summer, this is usually considered "hay fever season." In warm
climates, however, there is something blooming almost year-round and
therefore allergy symptoms can occur at       almost any time of the
year. Common symptoms include any combination of sneezing, running nose,
congestion,       inflamed nose and eye membranes and watery or itchy
eyes.

While many people inhale pollens, only some will develop hay fever
symptoms. In these       individuals, the immune system is overreacting.
This is often due to the immune system being already stressed by
poor digestion. Poorly digested foods can trigger an immune response in
the body just as a foreign substance like       pollen can. Introducing
solid foods too early to infants, aging and use of antacids are just a
few ways that poor       digestion can begin. When the immune system
must deal with foreign substances every day as part of digestion,
pollens in the air can be just too much for an overworked immune system.
Then, it overreacts. It triggers the       creation of an abundance of
respiratory secretions in an attempt to wash out the new offender and
cool down       inflamed membranes. Allergy medications can suppress
such symptoms but at the cost of damaging an immune system       that is
already out of balance.

The first step in natural allergy prevention is to balance the digestive
system. Add enzymes       like Proactazyme to aid digestion, Digestive
Bitters Tonic to stimulate digestion or some other digestive aid to
alleviate stress on the immune system. Vitamin C and bioflavonoids found
in Citrus Bioflavonoids act as natural       antihistamines to calm the
body's overreaction but usually must be taken before hay fever season
begins in order       to be effective.

Bee Pollen can also sometimes help if taken prior to pollen outbreaks,
although there is some       debate on whether the pollen must be
locally collected in order to be most effective. The nutrients in any of
these supplements are beneficial for basic respiratory system support
and therefore are probably a good idea for       those prone to seasonal
allergies. Also, at least temporarily, not consuming dairy products will
help to decrease       mucus production.

For those who have procrastinated or have been taken by surprise by hay
fever, a homeopathic       remedy is the perfect answer since it works
quickly. Homeopathic remedies can also be a wonderful addition to an
herbal regimen. Homeopathic medicines work to balance the body's own
natural processes. This is definitely what is       needed in the case
of hay fever. Allergies: Hayfever/Pollen is a natural homeopathic
medicine for the relief of       minor hayfever/pollen allergy symptoms
of running nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, watery eyes and respiratory
congestion. Symptoms are usually greatly improved in just a few doses.

Asthma is a serious condition in which air passages are narrowed and
breathing is compromised.       This narrowing can be caused by
constriction or tightening of airway walls or blockage from excessive
mucus.       Symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, audible
wheezing and anxiety. Triggers for an asthma attack can       include
stress of almost any kind such as allergies, exercise, cold air,
emotional conflict and pollutants in       food, air and water.

While allopathic medicines such as inhalers or adrenaline injections can
be helpful in       preventing death during an acute attack, they damage
the immune system and thereby weaken the body over time.       Natural
remedies can lessen the severity of symptoms and decrease the amount of
acute attacks while supporting and       balancing body energies.

Those with asthma have exhausted adrenal glands. This is evident by the
need for an adrenaline       injection during an acute attack. The shot
supplies what the body cannot. (Constantly dilated pupils are an
indicator of adrenal exhaustion.) Supplements such as Licorice Root,
Pantothenic Acid, NBS-AV, or B Complex to       support the adrenal
glands are essential.

Children receiving Vitamin B6 supplementation have fewer symptoms and
less asthma attacks. The       highest concentration of Vitamin C in the
body is in the adrenal glands. Research has shown a correlation between
Vitamin C and asthma. When populations have low Vitamin C levels in the
diet, and therefore the blood, asthma       cases are more prevalent.
Conversely, Vitamin C supplementation has been shown to decrease asthma
symptoms.

Cigarette smoke or other unpleasant odors can often trigger an asthma
attack. Diffusing       essential oils can help to neutralize offensive
odors and other airborne pollutants while supporting healthy
respiration. Many single essential oils and essential oil blends are
useful for easing stress and can be chosen       based on individual
preference. Breathe Free is one blend that is specifically formulated to
ease labored       breathing.

For quick relief of asthma symptoms or during periods of heightened
symptoms such as hay fever       season or colder weather, a homeopathic
remedy is a good choice. Asthma is a natural homeopathic medicine for
control of the symptoms of asthma and bronchitis, including difficulty
in breathing, shortness of breath,       tightening of chest, wheezing
or coughing. A quick squirt of Lobelia Essence under the tongue can also
help to       alleviate acute asthma symptoms.



References: Hatch, G.E.: "Asthma, inhaled oxidants, and dietary
antioxidants."       American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 61
(supplement): 625S-30S, 1995.



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A new database has just been added to the forum website.

This database is for Natural Health Practitioners of all specialties and
of all certification levels, whether or not formal certification or
credentials are required for their practice. We are trying to provide
resources for anyone who wants to make Natural Health Care a part of
their life.

Please look at our list of Natural Health Specialties for suggestions of
who we would like to see included.
http://theherbdoc.com/ConsumerEducation/Modalities/Specialities.htm
If you are a distributor of natural herbal food supplements or equipment
(water or air purification systems, for example) or own a health food
store, we consider you a Natural Health Practitioner, and we would love
to include you in this database.

Allopathic practitioners (for example: nurse practitioners [RN, NP],
physician assistants [PA], holistic dentists [DD, DDS, DMD], and even
allopathic physicians [MD]) are also welcome as long as  holistic or
natural treatments are included  in their practice.

By default, we consider osteopaths (DO), chiropractors (DC), and
optometrists (OD) as Natural Health Practitioners.

All Group members can make additions to the database, and are encouraged
to do so, but only Owners and Moderators will be able to edit the entry
once it has been added.

To access the database, please click the "Database" link in the left
column of the Forum website.

Thank you for your participation!  [=D>]

Rick






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Lynn,

It's good to know that we are being read in Teay's Valley! [:D]

With your alternative doc's permission I would like to be able to post
his/her contact info on our site so our visitors can know how to contact
him/her. Can you advise, please??

Can some others in the group share their geographical location with is?
It would be good to know what kind of reach our forum has.

Our natural health website is Theherbdoc.com
<http://theherbdoc.com/default.asp>


--- In TheHerbDoc@yahoogroups.com, lynn sheer <bigotterwv@...> wrote:

   Hi Rick,

   Thanks for replying.  I am in the central part of the state - Clay
County.  I am a transplant from western NY (snow country to be exact)
and have lived here for 14 years.  I worked in oncology for 20 years and
learned too much.  So now I use alternative medicine as much as
possible.  I am a non driver so have only passed thru Parkersburg on the
way to other places.  The farthest I've been up your way is Ripley.
Anyway if you have a website for your herb store, I would be interested.

   I look forward to your newsletters and any herbal knowledge that will
be shared on the list.  Now that I know the list is being revived, I
will forward any interesting items that come my way.

   I actually heard about this group from a visit to my alternative doc in
Teay's Valley.

   lynn




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Hi Rick,
     Thanks for replying.  I am in the central part of the state - Clay County. 
I am a transplant from western NY (snow country to be exact) and have lived here
for 14 years.  I worked in oncology for 20 years and learned too much.  So now I
use alternative medicine as much as possible.  I am a non driver so have only
passed thru Parkersburg on the way to other places.  The farthest I've been up
your way is Ripley.  Anyway if you have a website for your herb store, I would
be interested. 
     I look forward to your newsletters and any herbal knowledge that will be
shared on the list.  Now that I know the list is being revived, I will forward
any interesting items that come my way. 
      I actually heard about this group from a visit to my alternative doc in
Teay's Valley.
      lynn



--- On Thu, 7/31/08, Rick Sawyer <theherbdoc@...> wrote:

From: Rick Sawyer <theherbdoc@...>
Subject: Re: [TheHerbDoc] Newbie here - low Group activity
To: TheHerbDoc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 9:12 AM

Hi, all!

Just a little note regarding the low level of activity on the Group that Lynn
is talking about.

For the past 15 years, my wife and I have been operating TheHerbDoc.com and
Abundant Life Herb Shop while both of us worked other jobs as well.

I am pleased to announce that I retired from my "9 to 5" at the end
of last month, and will be working our ministry full time now (our ministry
includes our Natural Health Practice, our Natural Health website at
TheHerbDoc.com, and our Messianic Ministry its associated website at
FamilyBible.org).

Last week we migrated both TheHerbDoc.com and FamilyBible.org to a new server,
and suffered a large number of page format corruptions in the process
(nobody's fault but mine). With over 1900 static pages an additional 2000
dynamic pages on TheHerbDoc.com, it's going to take a little time
(actually, a LOT of time) to get everything cleaned up, but I will be working
on that task as diligently as possible.

I will be posting periodic (planned for monthly) newsletters to the Group
starting very soon, and that should generate some increased activity.

For those who have been members for a long time, I really appreciate your
hanging in there with us.

One really good way to generate Group activity is to post a Natural Health tip
that you know or a question that you would like to have answered.


Rick Sawyer - TheHerbDoc™ (also from WV )
Abundant Life Herb Shop
  1108 17th Street
  Parkersburg WV 26101-4060
  304-481-9095 Office
  304-481-3398 Cell
  304-422-2566 Fax
TheHerbDoc@...

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Hi, Chanelle ... welcome to the Group!

I really haven't seen anything in the way of Natural Health employment
opportunities in West Virginia other than self-employment. About the only other
form of natural health employment in the area that I can think of right off the
top of my head would be working as a clerk in a natural food store, and that
might not be very rewarding. You might also be able to find work as an office
assistant in a chiropractic office.

The National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals offers an
excellent training program that gives you a very rapid introduction to several
different aspects of Natural Health through their series of certification
seminars. Part of the seminar series includes some ideas for starting your own
private practice as a CNHP. You can get information from their website at
http://www.cnhp.org/

I don't know if they still do so, but Trinity College of Natural Health
(http://www.trinityschool.org/) used to provide a tuition discount to CNHP
members, and their programs are quite credible. They have several different
programs including Naturopathic Doctor, Certified Health Specialist, Nutritional
Counselor, Master Herbalist, and Master Iridologist.

All the CNHP and Trinity College programs are based in Biblical Christianity, so
I'm not sure how well that would fit in with the philosophy presented on your
website.

Rick Sawyer - TheHerbDoc™
Abundant Life Herb Shop
Family Bible Ministries
1108 17th Street
  Parkersburg WV 26101-4060
  304-481-9095 Office
  304-481-3398 Cell
  304-422-2566 Fax
TheHerbDoc@...

  This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain
information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this
communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its
attachments and notify us immediately. Please visit our Natural Health website
at www.TheHerbDoc.com and our Messianic ministry website at www.FamilyBible.org.

--- On Tue, 7/8/08, C. P. <warhammerchic@...> wrote:


From: C. P. <warhammerchic@...>
Subject: [TheHerbDoc] Intro
To: TheHerbDoc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 6:07 AM











             Hi, My name is Chanelle I currently live in FL but want to move to
WV.

I am looking for work there if anyone knows of help needed in the

natural healing/herbal field let me know. I have been wanting to go to

school or get training for medical herbalism/alternative

healing/holistic etc I am currently trying to build up a support

network of like minded people.


I make all my own teas, herbal blends etc. I currently own an online

store www.9thcauldron.com and would like to find a retail storefront as

well.


Nice to meet you all.
 




















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Hi, all!

Just a little note regarding the low level of activity on the Group that Lynn is
talking about.

For the past 15 years, my wife and I have been operating TheHerbDoc.com and
Abundant Life Herb Shop while both of us worked other jobs as well.

I am pleased to announce that I retired from my "9 to 5" at the end of last
month, and will be working our ministry full time now (our ministry includes our
Natural Health Practice, our Natural Health website at TheHerbDoc.com, and our
Messianic Ministry its associated website at FamilyBible.org).

Last week we migrated both TheHerbDoc.com and FamilyBible.org to a new server,
and suffered a large number of page format corruptions in the process (nobody's
fault but mine). With over 1900 static pages an additional 2000 dynamic pages on
TheHerbDoc.com, it's going to take a little time (actually, a LOT of time) to
get everything cleaned up, but I will be working on that task as diligently as
possible.

I will be posting periodic (planned for monthly) newsletters to the Group
starting very soon, and that should generate some increased activity.

For those who have been members for a long time, I really appreciate your
hanging in there with us.

One really good way to generate Group activity is to post a Natural Health tip
that you know or a question that you would like to have answered.


Rick Sawyer - TheHerbDoc™ (also from WV )
Abundant Life Herb Shop
  1108 17th Street
  Parkersburg WV 26101-4060
  304-481-9095 Office
  304-481-3398 Cell
  304-422-2566 Fax
TheHerbDoc@...

  This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain
information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this
communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its
attachments and notify us immediately. Please visit our natural health website
at www.TheHerbDoc.com and our ministry website at www.FamilyBible.org.

--- On Thu, 7/3/08, lynn sheer <bigotterwv@...> wrote:
From: lynn sheer <bigotterwv@...>
Subject: Re: [TheHerbDoc] Newbie here
To: TheHerbDoc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 11:59 AM











             Hi Newbie,
       You've got better luck than I do.  I've been on the list for quite a few
months and no one posts.  I am really disappointed as I thought some good
knowledge would be shared on this list.
       lynn from WV


















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Hi, My name is Chanelle I currently live in FL but want to move to WV.
I am looking for work there if anyone knows of help needed in the
natural healing/herbal field let me know. I have been wanting to go to
school or get training for medical herbalism/alternative
healing/holistic etc I am currently trying to build up a support
network of like minded people.
I make all my own teas, herbal blends etc. I currently own an online
store www.9thcauldron.com and would like to find a retail storefront as
well.
Nice to meet you all.

Hi
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I am a new member here who is looking for natural ways to heal myself
spiritually and physically. also looking for ideas on natural foods as
food prices are going so high. i live in an apartment so i cant grow a
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April 5, 2008

Hi,

I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that surgery
is over and that it went well.  I went in for the two wires to be put
in on April 3rd, at about 8:30 am and it took until 10:30 am to get
them all in because when Morgantown did their own mammogram the
doctor found a third cluster that she wanted to biopsy so she had
three wires put in instead of just two.  The wire localization did
not get too painful until the needles got down past the part that was
already numbed.  Then it was like a painful pressure.  I made it
through it, but it was hard.

At 11:30am I went into surgery and the next thing I remember is
waking up in recovery when the breathing tube was taken out of my
throat and then it was 3:30pm  and I went to secondary recovery where
I saw my family and then back to the hotel room at 4:30pm.  I left
Morgantown and got back to Parkersburg yesterday like I had planned.

Today my bandages come off and I can finally bathe.   I just can't
let the incisions get wet.  I am not sure if there are two incisions
or three.  There were three different biopsy sites, but the doctor
was going to try to do one bigger incision for the two that were
closer and then a second one for the other one so I only had two
places to heal, but if she couldn't then she would have to do three
incisions.  I will know later today when I take it off, but it looks
like there is only two by the two pieces of gauze I have taped to my
chest.

I feel okay, just tired and it hurts to use my left arm so this
letter will probably not be too long.

I will have the results in about 5 days now and they will tell me if
I have cancer or not.  If it is not cancer then I will just have to
have mammograms every 3 months for about 2 years and hope nothing
else comes up that they want to biopsy.  IF it is cancer then I will
have surgery in about two weeks for a masectomy of at least the left
breast.  Otherwise my recheck with Dr. Hazard is the 14th of this
month.  Just keep praying that it is not cancer.  I am scared, but
there is nothing I can do but pray.  It is all in Gods hands now.

I promise to write longer just as soon as I feel up to it.  I am
sorry this is so short and that it is typed, but typing is easier
than trying to hold onto the paper and the pen.  I cannot even carry
my purse on my left arm so it is painful to even use it.  Please
forgive me for the short letter.  I just wanted to get something out
to you so that you would know I made it through surgery.  Thanks for
all the prayers.  I am so blessed to know you and to have you in my
life.  Write soon.

I have taken the gauze off and there are two large incisions that are
sore as heck.  They are across the top of my breast and about 2
inches long each.  It is really sore, but I will get better with each
day.

April 11, 2008

I wanted to go ahead and give you the results of the biopsies.  I
called the doctor today and she said that the three pieces of tissue
that were removed were NOT cancerous.  That is the good news.  Now
for the not so good news, I do have "atypical lobular hyperplasia"
and "lobular carcinoma in situ" and they put me at very high risk for
breast cancer in the future.  I will have to be followed in the High
Risk Breast Cancer Clinic at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center,
and so it looks like I will be making a move to Morgantown within the
next few months.   I have to save up so that I can pay first months
rent and security all at once up there in Morgantown, but I need to
get moved up there as soon as possible to start the treatment
process.  I will be offered the following treatments when I go back
for my recheck on Monday and meet with my doctor to discuss this
diagnosis.  One is to take Tamoxifen and the other is masectomy of
both breasts (removal of both breasts).  I will print out all I can
find on the two diagnosis and mail them to you soon, so I can send
you the full report from the doctor too.

I am lucky in the fact that it is not cancer at this time, and I will
probably be safe for a few years, but sooner or later I most likely
will have breast cancer as the markers and cells are there for it
now.  I would like to go to Mayo Clinic in either Rochester, MN or
Jacksonville, FL, for a second opinion, but I just can't afford the
trip there and the cost of staying there.  I will let you know more
when I find out more.  Please continue to pray.    Thank you for all
the prayers.

April 16, 2008

I went to the appt. on Monday and the incisions are healing very
well.  I am still sore, but that should ease up little by little.  I
have been officially moved from the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center
to the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.  They are at the same
hospital and only across the hall from each other.  I will have more
appointments in the next few weeks.  I am not sure when as they have
to coordinate it with all the doctors I will see as a team and then
call me with the appointment dates and times.

Thanks so much for all the prayers and please keep them coming.
Prayer is a wonderful and comforting thing.