Recipes and Remedies

1Cor6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

This started off as a simple listing of my personal favorite recipes. I added formulations for healing compounds and personal care products that I use. Now I am adding more reference information from my health page, to turn it into more of an overall “wellness guide”. My intention is to post it in HTML, PDF, and EPUB on my site, crn.hopto.org for all to use.

There are a lot of solutions and options, but because money is tight, and we are heading into troubled times, my intention is to focus on low cost and readily available solutions. But keep that in mind, as other options are available. As an example as to what I mean, I will give you formulations on using Borax as a boron supplement, but you could just buy pills on-line.

Table of Contents

Recipes

Cooking Tips

Breakfast

Beans and Soups

Dinner (called supper to Yankees)

Sides

Snacks

Drinks

Other

Remedies

1st Aid Kit

Apple Cider Vinegar

Baking Soda

Buffered Vitamin C

Tooth Powder

Magnesium Chloride

Borax (boron)

Simple Salve and oil

Pine Tree Medicine

Additional Remedies

Garden

Recipes

Diet

1Cor10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

“If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.” Thomas Jefferson

It comes down to this:

Eat real food, like your grandparents did

Mostly meat, with the fat

Cook with lard, bacon grease, and butter

Use salt to taste and don’t worry about it, just make sure its real salt with color

Cook from scratch

Store what you eat, eat what you store, keep a rotated stocked pantry

Make sure you have a good water filter, that removes fluoride and chlorine

Start a garden, or if you live in an apartment regrow vegtibles and also do a window sill garden. Use homemade Miracle Grow.

Spout greens

Stay away from:

Processed food

Sugar

Seed oils

GMO’s

Pesticides & Fungicide (make your own for your garden)

The Weston A. Price Foundation is your source for accurate information on nutrition and health, always aiming to provide the scientific validation of traditional foodways. People seeking health today often condemn certain food groups — such as grains, dairy foods, meat, salt, fat, sauces, sweets and nightshade vegetables — but the Wise Traditions Diet is inclusive, not exclusive.

This is some of my personal favorites. I hail from the deep south, and was raised poor. We are the kind of folk that cook with lard, bacon grease, save bones for stock, etc… It is poor peoples food, and good for you to boot. I would also suggest that you get Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell

Tips

ACV = Apple Cider Vinegar (Only use one with the mother aka Brags)

All beans (except Lentils and split pea) should soak for 24 hours and cook for 12!

If you want dinner at 6 at night, then at 6 in the morning soak them and the next morning at 6 start to cook them.

Salt should only be Himalayan Sea Salt (pink in color) or Celtic (grey in color).

10 Spices for the Minimalist Kitchen

Basil, use in meatballs, meatloaf, soups and tomato based dishes.

Cayenne, excellent on meat, soups, sauces, chili and Mexican dishes

Chili Powder, marinades, chili, Mexican dishes

Cumin, definitely in chili, also used in marinades, and Mexican dishes.

Garlic Powder, I use garlic in pretty much every savory dish I make!

Onion Powder, use in every savory dish.

Oregano, marinades, tomato based dishes, and a great addition to chili and taco seasoning.

Smoked Paprika, could there be a better spice?! Use on roasts, steak, meatloaf, eggs, in marinades, oh, everything savory.

Cinnamon (Saigon), a sweet spice, and wonderful in breakfast dishes and desserts, but also adds an interesting touch to stir-fries

Ginger Powder, another sweet spice, great in desserts, but a must for stir-fry dishes and marinades.

Tools

It is OK to have electric appliances to aide in the making of food, but one should master the lowest common denominator first. These skills will serve you well when things break or are not available.

Chef knife

Paring knife

filet knife

sharpening stone or steal

manual can opener

basic grader

measuring cup

mixing bowl(s)

frying pan (stainless or cast iron)

sauce pan (stainless)

stock pot (stainless)

large pot (stainless)

dutch oven (cast iron)

rolling pin

baking pans (flat, loaf, cake)

cutting board (wood)

spatula

whisk

set of wooden spoons etc…

Classic measuring

Classic.. | tsp… | Mg…
Drop | 1/64 | 78.125
Smidgen | 1/32 | 156.25
Pinch | 1/16 | 312.5
Dash | 1/8 | 625
Tad | 1/4 | 1250

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Breakfast

Bake eggs instead of hard boiling them!

Set the oven to 325F. You can bake up to 4 dozens of eggs for thirty minutes.

Eggs Florentine

10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 clove garlic, minced

4 eggs

Combine everything, except the eggs, in a 9 or 10 inch skillet, heat on medium for about 8 minutes.

Using a spoon, make 4 “wells” and break 1 egg in each “well”.

Turn the heat to low and cover with a lid.

Cook till egg whites are solid, approximately 4 - 5 minutes.

Hootenanny Pancakes

6 eggs

1 cup flour (almond, oat or all purpose)

1 cup milk or yogurt

1/4 cup butter

If you use all-purpose flour (wheat), Hootenanny Pancakes turn into huge popovers! So much fun!

Put butter in a large cast iron frying pan (or a metal 9 x 13 pan), place in oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.

Blend eggs, flour and milk together.

When oven is preheated, pour batter into hot buttered pan.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Cut into wedges and serve hot with fruit sauce, jam or syrup.

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Beans and Soups

How to make soup - basic guidelines

Choose a type of fat (Like butter, lard, or olive oil)

Choose your base (Chicken, beef, or fish stock? Tomato purée? Cream or milk? Choose one — or two)

Choose your meat (or none)

Choose your veggies

Onion is a pretty standard veggie because it imparts so much flavor.

Garlic, carrots, and celery are all fairly common too — though not always used.

There are also beans, potatoes, spinach, kale, corn, and so on.

Use whatever you have, and whatever you like!

Choose your spices

Celery seed, marjoram, thyme, parsley, and sage go well with chicken.

Marjoram, rosemary and thyme go well with beef.

Basil, oregano or fennel can be a nice addition to tomato-based soups.

Chiles need chili powder and perhaps cumin.

Cream soups might benefit from a dash or parsley or thyme.

Sea salt and black pepper are your two most basic spices, so you will want to include them (well…at least the salt). Here are a few more popular flavor combinations.

Once you’ve decided on what ingredients to use, making soup is very simple:

Heat a large soup pot over medium heat

Sauté your aromatic vegetables (onion, garlic, celery, carrot) in your fat

Cook your meat if necessary (for example, stew beef)

Add your base (except milk or cream), veggies, meat, and spices

Taste and adjust

Allow to simmer for an hour or two

Taste and adjust again

Add any cream or milk just before serving and heat through

Bone Broth (This is a traditional healing remedy as as well as yummy food!)

The health benefits of bone broth have been hailed across cultures and time thanks to its bountiful vitamins and minerals. It’s packed with good stuff, including iron, selenium, calcium and vitamin K. It’s easy to make at home using mostly your kitchen scraps.

Bone Broth Boosts Immunity

Amino acids in bone broth, like arginine, glutamine, and cysteine, boost immunity in humans and animals.

Bone Broth Alleviates The Common Cold And Bronchitis

Aid in alleviating symptoms of the common cold, by clearing mucus, opening respiratory pathways, and providing easily digested nutrition.

In addition, chicken soup naturally contains the amino acid cysteine, which chemically resembles the bronchitis drug acetylcysteine.

Bone Broth Fights Inflammation

Many of the amino acids in bone broth (such as cystine, histidine, and glycine) reduce inflammation, and L-glutamine specifically reduces gut inflammation.

Bone Broth Strengthens Bones And Teeth

The necessary nutrients for bone-formation requires “an adequate and constant supply of nutrients” as follows: calcium, protein, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin D, potassium, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, iron, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, and the B vitamins.

Bone broth with vegetables and meat or fish provides a good source of all of these vitamins and minerals.

Bone Broth Promotes Weight Loss

Bone Broth Improves Hydration

Bone broth, especially when it’s made from vegetables, adds electrolytes (minerals) and carbohydrates (from vegetables) to the diet.

Restore Exercise Capacity with Bone Broth

Liquids with carbohydrates and electrolytes, like a bone broth simmered with vegetables, outperform water alone when it comes to restoring exercise capacity that may be lost from dehydration and electrolyte depletion.

Build Muscle with Bone Broth

The amino acids in bone broth can help stimulate muscle protein synthesis. Muscle protein synthesis is essential for the ongoing growth, repair, and maintenance of skeletal muscle groups.

Improve Mood with Bone Broth

Your diet influences your gut bacteria, and your gut bacteria influence your brain. The makeup of gut bacteria, called your microbiome, influences how the brain is wired from infancy to adulthood, along with moods, memory, the ability to learn, and how to deal with stress. When the gut microbiome is healthy, it sends happy signals to the brain; when it’s unhealthy, it can send signals of anxiety.

In addition to these benefits of bone broth, the gelatin it contains has an additional 9 bonus side-effects:

Stronger, healthier nails

Anti-aging

Anti-tumor

Arthritis and joint-pain relief

Cell-protecting

Can alleviate diabetes and lower blood sugar; supports insulin regulation

Can improve sleep

Helps regulate bleeding from nosebleeds, heavy menstruation, ulcers, hemorrhoids, and bladder hemorrhage

Helps normalize stomach acid, which is useful for colitis, celiac disease, ulcers, and other inflammatory gut conditions

Special Note: In real hard times, keeping a stock pot going is a must. You should own a large one, made of stainless steal. As you prep meals, place all vegetable scraps in it, as well as left over bones, skins, and other animal parts. You can mix the type of animal products (checking, pork, beef, etc…). This will give you stock all the time and if you have a cup a day, it will help keep you healthy. You should make sure you add black pepper and sea salt on occasion as well as ACV (and other seasoning, and of course water).

Note: This is for chicken, but the concept is the same for pork, beef, fish, etc…

1 whole free-range chicken or 2 to 3 pounds of bony chicken parts, such as necks, backs, breastbones and wings

gizzards from one chicken (optional)

feet from the chicken (optional)

4 quarts cold filtered water

2 tablespoons ACV (white or burgundy wine can be used in place of ACV)

1 large onion, coarsely chopped

2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped

3 celery sticks, coarsely chopped

1 bunch parsley

If you are using a whole chicken, cut off the wings and remove the neck, fat glands and the gizzards from the cavity. By all means, use chicken feet if you can find them—they are full of gelatin. (Jewish folklore considers the addition of chicken feet the secret to successful broth.) Even better, use a whole chicken, with the head on. These may be found in Oriental markets. Farm-raised, free-range chickens give the best results.

Beef bones should be roasted at 400 until the carmelize a little, it will greatly improve flavor.

Simmer untill bones are tinder (can be broken with ease), normally 3 to 5 days.

Black Beans

2 cups black beans, soaked overnight

1 onion chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

5 cloves garlic, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp oregano

1/2 cup white wine

1/4 ACV

1/4 olive oil

In slow cooker, cover beans w/ water and cook w/ onion, pepper, garlic, bay leaves, salt, cumin and oregano.

Red Beans & Rice

2 cups dried beans

1/2 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp minced onion

2 tsp salt

1 bay leaf

1 tsp sugar

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp celery seed

1 tsp cumin

1 lb smoke sausage or other meat

Soak beans overnight

Drain and place in slow cooker, cover w/ water.

Add all but sausage and bring to boil, then simmer for 4 hours or so

Add meat 20 minutes before serving

Navy Bean Soup

16 oz dried navy beans

2 onions chopped

8 oz canned tomato

2 ham hocks

2 cloves garlic

2 tbsp Worcester sauce

1 tbsp parsley

1 bay leaf

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp salt

Soak beans overnight and drain

Add to slow cooker, and add other items

Cook for 8 hour on low, serve w/ rice

Chili

1 lb ground beef or pork

3 cups kidney beans (soak overnight)

2 onions, chopped

2 bell peppers, chopped

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp honey

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 tab black pepper

2 cans of tomato or 4 chopped fresh

1 tsp salt

1.5 tsp cumin

5 tbsp chili pepper

Brown meat and crumble

Add then rest to slow cooker

Set on low for 6 or more hours

Split Pea Soup

6 slice of bacon, cut into 1 inches pieces

1 onion chopped

1 leek chopped

2 clove of minced garlic

1 lg carrot chopped

2.5 pints chicken broth

1 1/2 cups green split peas

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary

Place bacon in a large pot, and cook over medium heat until crisp.

Stir in onion, leek, carrot, and garlic; cook until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes.

Pour in chicken broth. Stir in split peas, bay leaves, and rosemary.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover, and simmer until peas are cooked, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Black Bean and Corn Soup

2 15 oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed

2 14 oz can tomatoes, undrained

1 14 oz corn, drained

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons fresh chives (onions would be fine)

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 clove garlic, minced

Toss everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

Guinness Beef Stew

2 lbs beef tips, cut into 1"chunks

1 pound potatoes, chopped

3 large carrots, sliced 1"thick

1 yellow onion, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground pepper

6 cups beef broth

1 cup Guinness Stout

5+ tablespoons Olive Oil

Sauté beef, carrots, potatoes and onions in olive oil over medium heat until nicely browned.

Add Guinness, beef broth and simmer soup for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and serve.

Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup

3 pounds baking potatoes, peeled, cut in 1/2 -inch cubes

1 quart chicken broth

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup butter

2 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 cup milk

3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (topping)

1/4 cup sour cream (topping)

8 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled (topping)

1/4 cup cheddar cheese (topping)

Combine the potatoes, chicken broth, garlic, butter, salt and pepper and cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours until the potatoes are nice and tender.

Once the potatoes have softened, gently mash them (do not puree, as you still want the potatoes to be a wee bit chunky) and stir in 1 cup of milk.

Ladle soup into bowls and top with sour cream, bacon, chives and cheese.

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Dinner

BBQ Sauce / Dad’s chicken

1/2 cup ACV

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp yellow mustard

salt

pepper

1/4 olive oil

Preheat oven to 350

Cut chicken and mix above and marinade for 4 hours

Back for 1.5 hours

Dirty Rice

1 lb sausage

1 tbsp lard

1 onion fine chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups uncooked rice

4 cups chicken broth (or 4 cups hot water, and 3 bullion cubes)

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Add lard, meat, onions to pan and fry

Once brown, add everything else

Bring to boil, and simmer for 20 minutes

Note: Wife unit wants 3 cups of chopped veggies added (mushrooms, peppers, bokchoi,etc…)

Fried Rice

1lb sausage

2 cups rice

1 larger onion

2 gloves garlic

4 cups water

2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp hot sauce

1 tsp ginger

Veggies, peppers, etc…

4 egg wiped

Brown meat

Add rice, veggies, and seasoning

Cook until tenter and add egg

Add water and bring to boil

Cover, cook on low for 20 minutes

Chicken Curry

1 whole chicken cut into 6-8 pieces

3 Tablespoons of Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil

2 Tablespoons of organic coconut flour

1/2 teaspoon fine Himalayan salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 Tablespoon chopped fresh ginger root

1/4 cup chopped onion

4 cloves garlic

1 Tablespoon curry powder

2 cups chicken stock

1/4 cup water

In a frying pan sauté garlic, onion, ginger, with coconut oil.

Add the cut-up chicken, slightly brown the chicken.

Add chicken stock, simmer for 15 minutes.

Add salt, black pepper and curry powder.

Cover the pan. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.

Dissolve coconut flour in 1/4 cup of water. Stir it into the pan.

Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.

Easy Meatballs

4 pounds ground beef, thawed

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons dried basil

2 teaspoons sea salt

4 dashes cayenne pepper

Mix seasoning and meat together. (It’s easiest to mix with bare hands.)

Shape into balls, I like to do walnut sized meatballs.

Fry over medium heat until browned on all sides and cooked through, approximately 30-45 minutes. (The larger the meatballs, the longer they will take to cook.)

Pizza Dough

3 cups flour

1.5 tsp yeast

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp sugar

1 cup warm water

Combine flour, salt, sugar, and yeast in large bowl

Add oil and water, spread out on large pan, let rise and top

Bake @ 350 for 15 minute or until looks done

Slow Cooker Cuban Moho Pork

1 head garlic, peeled and crushed

1 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Black pepper

2/3 cup orange juice

1/3 cup lemon juice

1 pork butt roast (3 to 5 lbs)

1 onion, halved and sliced

In a small mixing bowl, create your Moho by stirring together crushed garlic, salt, pepper, orange juice, and lemon juice.

Place the pork roast into a 5 to 8 quart slow cooker

Pour the Moho mixture over the roast. Scatter the onions on top of the roast.

Cook on low for 8 hours until meat is easily shredded with a fork.

Shred the meat before serving. Serve hot on toasted Cuban bread or yellow rice with black beans and onions

Super Easy Lentil Chili

6 cups cooked lentils (3 cups dry)

Bone broth to cover lentils

1 cup salsa

1 tablespoon coarse sea salt (or to taste)

Put lentils in a large sauce pot, pour in bone broth to cover lentils.

Bring to a boil and then turn down to a medium heat and simmer for approximately 45 minutes.

Add salsa and salt and simmer another 30 minutes, allowing the flavors to combine.

My favorite way to eat this is with a dollop of sour cream and organic corn chips.

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Sides

Sauerkraut

Makes 1 quart

1 medium cabbage, cored and shredded

1 tablespoon caraway seeds

1 tablespoon sea salt

4 tablespoons whey (Whey and Cream Cheese) (if not available, use an additional 1 tablespoon salt)

In a bowl, mix cabbage with caraway seeds, sea salt and whey. Pound with a wooden pounder or a meat hammer for about 10 minutes to release juices. Place in a quart-sized, wide-mouth mason jar and press down firmly with a pounder or meat hammer until juices come to the top of the cabbage. The top of the cabbage should be at least 1 inch below the top of the jar. Cover tightly and keep at room temperature for about 3 days before transferring to cold storage. The sauerkraut may be eaten immediately, but it improves with age.

Latin American Sauerkraut (Cortido)

Makes 2 quarts

1 large cabbage, cored and shredded

1 cup carrots, grated

2 medium onions, quartered lengthwise and very finely sliced

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon sea salt

4 tablespoons whey (Whey and Cream Cheese) (if not available, use an additional 1 tablespoon salt)

This delicious spicy condiment goes beautifully with Mexican and Latin American food of all types. It is traditionally made with pineapple vinegar but can also be prepared with whey and salt. Like traditional sauerkraut, cortido improves with age.

In a large bowl mix cabbage with carrots, onions, oregano, red chile flakes, sea salt and whey. Pound with a wooden pounder or a meat hammer for about 10 minutes to release juices. Place in 2 quart-sized, wide-mouth mason jars and press down firmly with a pounder or meat hammer until juices come to the top of the cabbage. The top of the cabbage mixture should be at least 1 inch below the top of the jars. Cover tightly and keep at room temperature for about 3 days before transferring to cold storage.

Apple, Celery and Raisin Salad

2 cups apples, chopped

1 1/2 cups celery, chopped

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/4 cup mayonnaise

Combine all ingredients together, adding more mayonnaise if needed. Serve chilled.

Wilted Lettuce Salad

1/4 pound bacon

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1/4 cup water

1 teaspoon sugar

1 head lettuce

1 or 2 bunches of green onions

1/2 cucumber

Fry the bacon until crispy and then set the bacon slices on paper towels to drain.

Allow the bacon grease to cool a bit, and then add the sugar, vinegar and water to the pan.

Cook on low until it is heated through, scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen browned bits of bacon. While the mixture is heating, crumble the bacon.

Chop the lettuce, one or two bunches of green onions, and peel and dice the cucumber.

Toss all of the vegetables into a large salad bowl.

Pour the hot salad dressing slowly over the lettuce, stirring to completely cover and evenly wilt the greens.

Garnish with the bacon bits and serve immediately.

Simple Carrot Salad

10 small- medium sized organic carrots

1/2 cup organic raisins

1/2 cup mayonnaise

Wash and grate carrots.

Add raisins and mayo and mix until combined.

Serve chilled.

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Snacks

Loaded Guacamole

4 ripe avocados

2 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tomato, seeded and finely diced

1/4 red onion, finely diced

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

1 lime, juiced

Remove outer layer of avocado and pits; roughly dice avocado and place in mixing bowl.

On a cutting board, combine salt and garlic (use the side of a chef’s knife to smash the garlic into a paste, using the salt as an abrasive; add to mixing bowl).

Combine remaining ingredients and mash with a fork to combine; do not overly mash, as you want the texture to remain chunky.

Serve.

Fresh Salsa

3 tomatoes, chopped

1/2 cup finely diced onion

5 Serrano Chiles, finely chopped

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons lime juice

In a medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, onion, chili peppers,

Cilantro, salt, and lime juice. Chill for one hour in the refrigerator

Before serving.

Animal Droppings

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup butter

2 cup sugar

6 tbsp coca powder

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup coconut

1 cup peanuts (other items may be used)

Place milk, butter, sugar, and coca in saucepan and bring to boil, stirring the whole time

Remove from heat add rest and stir hard

Roll into logs on wax paper and cool, then cut

Peanut Butter Bites

1 1/2 cups peanut butter

1 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup honey

Put all ingredients into food processor, whirl on high until all is creamy and incorporated.

Pour into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, lined with parchment paper.

Place in freezer. When cold, pull parchment paper out and place on cutting board.

Cut candy into squares.

Honey Nut Brittle

2/3 cup butter or ghee

1/2 cup honey

1 cup nuts (your choice: peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc)

Spread parchment paper on the bottom of a cookie sheet

Cook butter and honey over medium heat to ‘hard crack’ stage, stirring constantly. (or if you have a candy thermometer, till it’s 300 degrees F). Between 5-10 minutes.

Stir in the nuts. Pour onto parchment paper cookie sheet. Refrigerate, to cool.

Pull out the paper and candy and break into pieces.

Basic Vanilla Ice Cream (for maker)

2 quarts cream

2 tbsp vanilla

2 cups of sugar

Mint: Add 1 tsp mint, 1/2 cup semisweet chips

Basic Chocolate Ice Cream (for maker)

2 qt cream

2.5 cups white sugar

2/3 cup of coco

2 egg yokes

I could never find a good recipe for this, so this is what I cam up with. It works well.

English Toffee

6 cups sugar (white)

3 lbs of butter

1 tsp salt

Heat until 300 degrees and keep stirring.

When 300 is reached, wait for caramel to start then poor.

Cool for 25 minutes and add toppings.

Easy Honey Caramel

1 cup honey

1/2 cup butter

Melt butter in saucepan over medium high heat, stirring constantly.

Add honey and bring to a boil.

Boil for approximately 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

Take off heat and allow to cool briefly.

Serve.

Over Cake:

Poke random holes all over the top of the cake and pour warm caramel over it, allowing it to sink in the holes of the cake and ooze over the edges.

Salted Caramel Pecans:

Pour warm caramel over crispy nuts (according to Nourishing Traditions method of soaking/dehydrating nuts) stir to coat all nuts in caramel, sprinkle Celtic sea salt over the top.

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Drinks

Hot Buttered Coffee

3 cups freshly made coffee

1/2 cup grass fed butter

1/4 cup organic maple syrup (optional)

Blend all together in blender until frothy.

Serve.

Serves 2-4 people, depending on the size of your mugs.

Spiced tea (good for colds/flu etc…)

Green tea

Cloves

Honey

Pinch of nutmeg

Mix with water on low heat until it simmers and poor into cup.

Hot cocoa

1 bar of chocolate (broken into small pieces)

8oz cup of milk

Heat slowly on stove, serve

Additional: 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract, 1 pinch of Cinnamon, Ground or 2 tsp of Malted Milk

Spaced Cider (Ingredients 16 Servings)

1 gallon apple cider

1 cup orange juice

1/2 teaspoon Pure Orange Extract

1/2 teaspoon Pure Lemon Extract

4 Cinnamon Sticks

2 teaspoons Cloves, Whole

1 teaspoon Allspice, Whole

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Other

Baked beans

4 cups navy beans, soaked overnight

2 cups hot water

1/2 lb pork

2 bay leaves

2 tsp dry mustered

3 tsp salt

1/4 molasses

Slow Cooker: Cook @ low for 10 to 14 hours. Stir once and a while.

Bannock Mix

1 cup flour

1 tsp backing powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup dry milk powder

1 tbsp lard

Sift dry ingredients, mix and save in zip lock for camping

Basic Tomato Sauce

Heat olive oil in large pot, about 6 tbsp

Crush a whole head of garlic, mince, and add to oil

Lightly brown garlic

Add puree tomatoes, fill to 4" from top. "

Season: Oregano, parsley, basil, marjoram, sea salt

Cook low heat all day, then follow canning directions

Basic White Rice

2 cups water

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp coconut oil

1 cup rice

Boil water, salt, and oil

Add rice and stir once

Cook on low for 20 minutes

Let stand for 5 minutes before serving

Beer Batter

1 cup all purpose flour

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1.5 cups beer

1 tsp salt

Mix in bowl

Dip food in flour

Then batter and fry

Dumplings

1.5 cups of flour

1 tsp of backing powder

3/4 tsp salt

3 tbsp lard or bacon grease

3/4 cup milk

Mix and drop into boiling soup.

Cook 10 minutes covered and 10 uncovered

Easy Coleslaw Dressing Servings: 6

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp honey, (or more, depending on sweetness)

1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp celery seed

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

Tzatziki Sauce

1 English Cucumber peeled

1 1/2 cups Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt*

2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed

2 cloves of garlic peeled and minced

1 teaspooon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/3 cup fresh dill

Using a shredder, shred the cucumber. Transfer it into a strainer and strain all of its juices pressing it with a rubber spatula. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.

Using a spatula, fold in the cucumber and dill. Transfer to a bowl.

If you have time, cover with plastic and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before serving.

Greek Yogurt Coleslaw Dressing

2/3 cups of plain Greek yogurt both full fat and no fat would work

3 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon honey optional

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1 teaspoon celery seed

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Greek Yogurt Tuna Salad

1/4 cup Greek yogurt

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1/8 teaspoon Celtic Sea salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 oz. Tuna in water

1 stalk celery, finely diced

In a small bowl, combine yogurt, Dijon, oil, salt, and pepper. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine tuna, celery, and chives. Add yogurt mixture; mix until well-combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing

1 cup Greek yogurt

1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

1 garlic clove (small, finely minced)

1/4 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. marjoram (dried)

Greens

1 lb or so of greens

1 onion, chopped

3 slices of bacon

1 lemon

salt and pepper

Cook bacon

Add greens, 2 cups water, lemon

Cook until tender, add salt and pepper to taste

Hard Tack

3 cups of flour

1 cup water

1 tsp sea salt

Preheat oven to 350

Mix, knead, and roll out into 1/2 inch thick

Cut into 3 x 3 squares and poke 4 rows of 4 with tooth pic

Bake on un-greased pan for 30 minutes, and 30 more

Marinated Slaw

8 cups shredded cabbage

2 tbsp chopped pimientos

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

3/4 cup onion

1 cup sugar

1 cup ACV

1/2 cup water

1 tbsp mustard seed, ground

Mix all veggies in large bowl

Combine rest in a sauce pan, heat until thickened (stir)

Mix and chill, it will keep for a few days

Quick Biscuits

2 cups flour

1 cup cream

1 tbsp backing powder

1 tsp salt

Mix in bowl

Knead for 5 minutes or not sticky

Roll to 1/2" thick, cut into 3" rounds

Bake on greased sheet @ 450 for 8 to 10 minutes

Refrigerator Pickles

Cut enough cucumbers into slices to fill large pickle jar

1 tsp salt

1.25 cups sugar

1 slice onion

1 cup ACV

1 tsp celery seed

Mix cucumbers, salt and set for an hour covered.

Add rest and mix well, jar, and lit rest for 5 days.

Spicy Jerk Seasoning

1/4 cup onion powder

2 tbsp sea salt

2 tbsp thyme leaf

2 tbsp allspice

1 tbsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp cayenne powder

Mix with honey and paint meat, or use as a rub

Dad’s Jerky Marinade

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp liquid smoke

1 tsp Tabasco

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix, add meat, chill over night, then make.

Cajun Seasoning

1/2 cup paprika powder

1/3 cup sea salt

1/4 cup garlic powder

2 tbsp black pepper

2 tbsp onion powder

1 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tbsp oregano

1 tbsp thyme leaf

Taco/Mex Seasoning

1/4 cup chili powder

1/4 cup cumin powder

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp onion powder

1 tsp oregano leaf

1 tsp paprika

1/4 cup sea salt

1 tsp black pepper

Pumpkin Pie Spice

1/4 cup cinnamon powder

1 tsp ginger

2 tsp nutmeg

2 tsp allspice

1/2 tsp clove powder (optional)

Good in: cheese cake, pie, lattes, etc…

Baking Powder

1 tbsp backing soda

1 tsp corn starch

1.5 tbsp cream of tarter

Mix and voilà!

Saltine Crackers

Makes about 60 2 x 2 inch crackers but may vary based on how thinly rolled and size cut

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

¼ cup water

½ teaspoon Sea salt

water for brushing

Sea salt for sprinkling

In the work bowl of a food processor, pulse the flour and salt to combine.

Add the melted butter and process until a coarse meal – less than a minute.

Add the water and process until a dough is formed – about 1-2 minutes.

Let rest 30-60 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.

Preheat oven to 400°F and line two sheet pans with parchment paper.

Divide the dough into quarters and roll thin. You have two ways to do this, I much prefer the pasta machine method but you can do it by hand.

By hand – lightly flour the work surface and the top of the dough and using a heavy rolling pin, roll as thinly as possible.

Cut into squares – I like about 2” x 2” – brush lightly with water, sprinkle with salt.

Bake 400°F for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden. Keep and eye on them as they brown quickly and rotate the pans halfway through baking.

Oatmeal Crackers

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

1/2 cup water

5 tablespoons olive oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Place the rolled oats into a blender or the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse several times to grind them into coarse flour. Stir the oat flour together with whole wheat flour, salt, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Pour in the water and olive oil, and mix to form a soft dough. Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, and roll out 1/8-inch thick. Using a knife, partially slice through the dough in desired shapes.

Bake in the preheated oven until just barely brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Watch carefully, as they burn easily. Allow to cool completely on baking sheet before breaking along score lines into individual crackers.

NOTE: The cinnamon can easily be replaced with many different seasonings to make different flavors. Some of the different types I’ve tried: garlic Parmesan; regular salt; and garlic pepper.

Horseradish Sauce

2 tablespoons prepared horseradish

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 teaspoon dry mustard

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper

½ cup nonfat sour cream

In a small bowl whisk together horseradish, vinegar, mustard, mayonnaise, ground red pepper and sour cream.

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Remedies

Disclaimer: The statements in this about health and related issues are NOT approved by the FDA, CDC, WHO, or by drug companies (I am not trying to kill you for a buck). I am NOT a medical doctor, (I have never been to college, or even graduated from high school) so I am not trying to profit from your misery. You must do your own homework, you should NOT trust them. Everything I have learned has been from reading books, medical research papers, watching lectures, and testing on myself. RDA should stand for really dumb advice. That is all, carry on!

❗ Some things to remember

Requirements for good health

Air: The fresh, God made kind

Water: Clean and pure, lacking contamination, with minerals

Minerals: God made us from dust and so shall we return

Micro-Nutrients: Vitamins

Fats: Demonized, they are critical for good health

Sunshine: Creates vitamin D, man was meant to be outside

Sleep: Rest is very important for recovery

Keep in mind the average human can last

3 minutes without oxygen.

3 hours without shelter in severe weather.

3 days without water

3 weeks without food

3 months without hope

Illness is caused by the following

Lacking nutrients: Causes most modern illness

Toxic agent: Chemical, Mineral

EMF: Radiation, Radio Waves, Light

Stress: Emotional well being can have a direct impact on you health.

Minerals are the most overlooked part of health, especially trace minerals.

They are the foundation upon which health is built. Minerals, water, and then all the rest. If you have all the minerals your body needs, it will go a long way to detox you, keep infections in check (bacterial and fungal), and keep inflammation down. A document that you most likely never heard of and should read is Modern_Miracle_Men.

Minerals like Boron, Manganese, Chromium, Iodine, Copper, Zinc, Vanadium, and Magnesium, are never mentioned by your doctor. He/she/it is never trained in the role they play in health. It would put the drug companies out of business. Some like Magnesium, Zinc, and Iodine are pushed in the alternative community, but the others you won’t hear about. Boron, is very key, as it helps regulate the others, as well as hormones (vitamin D, and sex hormones).

If you read about old folk medicine, or animal husbandry, you will know they used to check the teeth. Do you know why? Because your body will take minerals from your teeth first, so bad teeth are a sign of lack of minerals, i.e. bad health. I once met a woman who was locked up for being “crazy”, when really she just had deep religious convictions. During the review to see if she was sane, an older doctor ask to see her teeth. She was released, when she was talking with me about this she said she always wondered why he checked her teeth, I explained that it would show nutritional deficiencies. The mind is just another organ, if you are lacking in nutrients, it will cause mental issues as well as physical. The old doc knew this.

On a related issue, brushing your teeth and using a poison like fluoride, won’t help you one bit. Sweets are bad for the teeth, but it’s because they drain your body of magnesium. Animals don’t go to the dentist and the teeth don’t rot out, as long as they feed on what they are supposed to. The same goes for people. Now you know why they do not want this information getting out.

Germs and Viruses

The only thing mutating is the lies.

Like all the other lies that we have been taught from birth, this is another means of controlling us. It also has the benefit of cutting the population down and keeping the IQ’s down, by poor nutrition and toxins. When you realize the causes of illness (see above), the solutions are not hard or complex. They are also not very expensive.

What has struck me from studying animal husbandry, is that we (man kind), figured out the diet and how to maintain health for our animals for thousands of years, we just can’t do it for humans! Animals, when left to their own devices in a proper and uncontaminated environment, can take care of themselves. They even know what to seek out when they have an issue. But somehow humans still can’t pin it down. Give me a break.

EMF (Electric and Magnetic Fields)

8 Simple ways to reduce your EMF exposure

Get rid of your microwave: It is easy to get rid of this typical kitchen device, and use more healthy ways not only for your food’s nutrition, but for your personal and family’s health. Use a convention oven or re-heat on the stove, or eat more raw.

Power down at night: Connect your WI-FI to a switch so you can turn it off at night and when you do not need it during the day. This helps to lower the exposure in your home environment and get a better night’s sleep.

Change your cell phone to airplane mode: If you use your phone as an alarm clock it is best to turn off the wireless signal so it is not being emitted all night long close to your brain. Also when walking or carrying your phone on you, if you do not need it, just put it on airplane mode.

Keep all wireless devices out of the kitchen and bedroom: Best to keep all these devices out of where you eat and sleep as they are the two most highly used spaces of the home and where you spend much of your time.

Do not carry your phone on your body: Try to identify times in your day when you do not need your phone on you or near you. Having a meal with someone. Spending time in nature. Walking the dog. When you are working on your computer.

Talk on your wireless device using speakerphone: It is best when talking to not be holding your phone up to your head, have it placed at least 3 feet away to decrease your exposure.

Eat these spices and take a magnesium supplement: Spices rich in phenolics, including cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, cloves, and rosemary are showing in research to help protect as well as repair damage from EMF due to their protective capacity against peroxynitrites. Peroxynitrite is a potent cytotoxic chemical that is formed naturally in the body by the interaction of nitric oxide and superoxide radicals (which result from EMF exposure). Also, since magnesium is a natural calcium channel blocker, it helps reduce the effects of EMF on your VGCCs. As a result, optimizing your magnesium level may help decrease damage from EMFs.

Earthing: Vitamin G - G for the ground. Walk on the earth barefoot as much as you can to receive the benefits the Earth’s negative charge.

Going forward it looks like they (evil powers that be) are using our devices against us. Going back to a simpler life is more cost effective, and now seems to be a healthy choice as well. Not to mention the privacy advantages.

Supplements

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

NOTE: I can not make recommendations to others for legal reasons, this is what I have done for the following conditions. I would strongly recommend that you do your homework to determine what is right for you.

Acne: I had cystic acne really bad, zinc cleared it up. If I get a cyst, I DMSO it.

Addiction: Niacin, Vitamin C, stopped sugar.

Back problems: Boron, MSM, Magnesium Oil, and DMSO.

Brain fog/memory issues: Iodine, and Boron

Depression: Went away with addiction treatment, and vitamin D supplement.

Frequent illness: Cod liver oil (vitamin A & D), zinc

Hemorrhoids/Varicose Veins (same cause): Horse Chestnut

Kidney Stones: Chanca Piedra

Dr. Berg’s Chart of Mental Illness as related to nutrient deficiencies:

Schizophrenia: B3 (Niacin), Vitamin D, Folate

Depression: Vitamin D, Omega 3, B12

Bipolar: Keto

Apathy: B1

Anxiety (Panic attacks): B1

ADD/ADHD/OCD: B1, Omega 3, Zinc, Taurine

Psychosis: B1

(I have thought the connection was obvious. After reading about Niacin and treating my own issues I began to read a lot on this topic. It is sad, that most mental issues are caused be a lack of nutrients and that the “professionals” would rather treat you with chemicals that harm not heal. On a side note, one should fix the diet, cut the sugar out, and supplement, as a starting point. If that did not work, then tweak as needed.)

Sources

I purchase Borax from the grocery store in the laundry isle, and baking soda from same. DMSO, MSM, Magnesium Chloride I get from a farm supply company (Tractor Supply). You can also find wound care products and more at farm supply stores. Most other products I get from Swanson or Pure Bulk.

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First Aid Kit

I am a big fan of prepping. First aid is something everyone should know and always have the resources to perform if needed. With this in mind I have come up with what I like for basic 1st aid. I have more then one, they are based on size and need. You will have to adjust the contents for your skills and resources available.

I have three:

A small one for my lunch box fr use at work.

Medium size for my truck, covers more and for any play I happen to be.

Full on at home (base camp), full of options for just about anything.

Base Ingredients:

Band AIDS # For cuts and small things

Bandages # Bigger issues

Bandage Tape # For above

Scissors # Cut tape, clothes

Wisi Wipes # TP in a pinch, and other things

Lugol’s Iodine # So many uses

Aspirin # Pain

GSE # Antibiotic, Anti fungal, internal, external

Activated Charcoal # Food poisoning, gas, bites, and more

Drawing salve # For bug bites and splinters

Vick’s Vapor Rub # Colds/Flu, sore muscles, chapped feet

Baking Soda # Gas, Goat, PH control, and more

Sea Salt # Headaches, electrolytes, and more

Energy C with Electrolytes (Swanson) # Good form of vitamins for quick absorption

Immunity Assist with C Plus Vitamin D & Zinc (Swanson) # Boost

Magnesium Chloride # Fight IOS (think pain)

DMSO # So many uses!

Please note that I use other things that I would not be without (borax, oregano oil, tea tree oil, etc…), but the above list is my base for first aid, not everything I know how to use and stock.

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Apple Cider Vinegar

Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

As you can see from the below list of 65 conditions that apple cider vinegar can help, you will want to make sure you have this remedy in your kitchen cabinet!

Allergies, Arthritis, Athlete’s Foot, Bacterial Vaginosis, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bladder Infection, Body Acne, Brain Fog, Burn, Bursitis, Canker Sores, Cold Sores, Common Cold, Constipation, Coughs, Dandruff, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Eczema, Fever, Fibromyalgia, Flu, Food Poisoning, Fungal Conditions, Gall Bladder Attack, Gas, Genital Warts, GERD, Gout, Heartburn, Heavy Menstruation, Heavy Metal Toxicity, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Hives, Hormones, Hot Flashes, Hypertension, Insect Bite 30, Joint Pain, Leg Cramps, Lice, Low Energy, Mites, Moles, Muscle Cramps, Nail Fungus, Neuralgia, PMS, Poor Circulation, Pseudogout, Rash, Reflux, Rosacea, Shingles, Sinus Infection, Sore Throat, Sprains, Sunburn, Trich, Varicose veins, Vomiting, Warts

ACV / Honey Dr. (Adapted from Dr. D. C. Jarvis author of Arthritis and Folk Medicine)

2 tsp raw honey

1 Tablespoon raw organic apple cider vinegar

8oz purified water

Mix the above ingredients in a glass (do not use plastic) and drink before each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner).

To help with overall health, weight loss, gut issues, arthritis, and more

Acid Reflux

Dosage: take 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in 8 ounces water before and during your meals.

Aids Weight Loss and Calorie Reduction

Apple cider vinegar is often touted as an effective remedy for weight loss and reducing tummy fat. Studies have shown that apple cider vinegar helps the body feel satiated, leading to a reduction in calories.

The recommended dosage for weight loss is 1 tablespoon of apple cider in 8 ounces of water twice a day.

Clears Sinus Infections and Congestion

Apple cider vinegar can be used for sinus infections and congestion. It can be added to distilled water and used in a Neti pot (1/2 teaspoon vinegar and 6 ounces of water.) Or you can boil a cup or two of water on the stove. Remove the water from heat and add 1-2 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Drape a towel over your head to make a tent and lean over the steaming water. Slowly breathe in the steam, being careful not to burn yourself!

Treats Pink Eye

For eye problems like pink eye (conjunctivitis) or pterygium, 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar should be added to 1 cup of distilled water. The resulting solution can then be used as eye drops 2-3 times a day until the condition resolves.

Balances Hair Sebum and pH (hair conditioner)

After shampooing and rinsing your hair, pour a solution of 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in 1 cup warm water over your hair. If you have dandruff, be sure the solution spends a little time on your scalp. This hair rinse complements any lice treatment and can even prevent lice outbreaks. You can leave this in your hair or rinse it out. The vinegar smell will dissipate as your hair dries.

Reduces High Blood Pressure

Start out with 1 or 2 teaspoons of organic apple cider vinegar with the mother in 8 oz of water per day to lower HBP.

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Baking Soda

5 reasons to drink a spoonful of baking soda dissolved in a glass of water:

To improve your digestive system: Trouble with digestion is the type of thing that can derail your day (especially if you are one to get nervous). If you’re prone to tummy woes or just want to boost your general health, dissolving a teaspoon of baking soda in an eight-ounce glass of water every morning “to help maintain a healthy pH balance throughout the digestive system for optimal digestion, minimized acid reflux, and healthy bowel functioning.”

To promote cardiovascular health: A compromised cardiovascular system can lead to things such as decreased energy, and negatively impacted mental functions, digestion, and immunity, adding that “circulatory issues can lead to the possibility of serious health conditions such as heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, and the development of various blood issues.” A teaspoon of baking soda in an eight-ounce glass of water daily is said to improve blood flow by helping to break down blockages.

To reduce bloating: Once you know that you’re dealing with a bloat and not inflammation, try relieving the uncomfortable situation with a teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in four to six ounces of water. That by “returning the pH to neutral levels, the body’s gases can be calmed and the digestive processes, acids, and enzymes can return to their natural state and foods can be broken down normally without issues and disruptions,” which reputedly helps alleviate the issues causing your bloat.

To keep your kidneys healthy: The kidneys are obviously vital to your bodily functions. In a study conducted at the Royal London Hospital, 134 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who had a daily dose of baking soda were able to, alongside regular treatment, slow the decline of their kidneys by two-thirds as compared to those who didn’t have baking soda.

To combat acid reflux: If you chronically suffer from acid reflux, you might consider adopting certain diet shifts to help lower heartburn as a long-term solution. But when you’re dealing with a bout of it in real time, half a teaspoon of baking soda with half a cup of water can help you find immediate relief against gastric acid symptoms".

Buffered Vitamin C (How to make Sodium Ascorbate)

Ingredients:

1 Teaspoon Ascorbic acid powder

1/2 Teaspoon Sodium Bicarbonate

2 oz + 2 oz Distilled water

Note: The ratio of C to baking soda is 2 to 1. You can scale the amount down based on need, and bowl tolerance.

Instructions:

Add Vitamin C powder and backing soda to glass.

Add two fingers of water, let fizz

Fill water to about 8oz and drink

This form of vitamin C is more tolerated that other for oral use. I would use strait ascorbic acid with taken with water and a little salt for a first response to a serious condition. You need to read up on how to take Vitamin C (dosage and frequency), and it is a good subject to study. However with that said the basic advice from Andrew Saul is: “Take enough C to be symptom free, whatever the amount might be”. When you get too much it will cause you run to the toilet. Back off a little, and you will be fine.

Dosages from the Arm & Hammer Company for colds and influenza in 1925

Day 1 Take six doses of 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at about two-hour intervals

Day 2 Take four doses of 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at the same intervals

Day 3 Take two doses of 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter 1/2 teaspoon in glass of cool water each morning until cold symptoms are gone

Tooth powder

2 or 3 tbs of baking soda

4 to 6 drops of essential oil (cinnamon or mint)

Use a wooden toothpick or coffee stirrer to mix and place in a small glass jar. This one will take you a little while to ‘dial’ it in for taste/strength.

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Magnesium Chloride

Health Benefits of Magnesium

Involved in hundreds of biochemical reactions in your body

Magnesium is found throughout your body. In fact, every cell in your body contains this mineral and needs it to function. -About 60% of the magnesium in your body occurs in bone, while the rest is in muscles, soft tissues, and fluids, including blood.

One of its main roles is to act as a cofactor — a helper molecule — in the biochemical reactions continuously performed by enzymes. It’s involved in more than 600 reactions in your body.

Energy creation: converting food into energy

Protein formation: creating new proteins from amino acids

Gene maintenance: helping create and repair DNA and RNA

Muscle movements: aiding in muscle contraction and relaxation

Nervous system regulation: regulating neurotransmitters, which send messages throughout your brain and nervous system

Boost exercise performance

During exercise, you need more magnesium than when you’re resting, depending on the activity.

Magnesium helps move blood sugar into your muscles and dispose of lactate, which can build up during exercise and cause fatigue.

Combat depression

Magnesium plays a critical role in brain function and mood, and low levels are linked to an increased risk of depression.

Support healthy blood sugar levels

Studies suggest that about 48% of people with type 2 diabetes have low blood levels of magnesium, which may impair the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar levels effectively.

May promote heart health

Magnesium plays an important role in keeping your heart healthy and strong.

Boasts anti-inflammatory benefits

Low magnesium intake is linked to increased levels of inflammation, which plays a key role in aging and chronic disease.

May help prevent migraine attacks

Migraine headaches can be painful and often cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and noise.

May improve PMS symptoms

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is one of the most common conditions in female-bodied people of childbearing age. It often causes symptoms such as water retention, abdominal cramps, tiredness, and irritability.

May promote bone health

Magnesium is crucial for maintaining bone health and protecting against bone loss. In fact, 50–60% of your body’s magnesium is found in your bones.

Support better sleep

Magnesium supplements are often used as a natural remedy for sleep issues such as insomnia.

This is because magnesium regulates several neurotransmitters involved in sleep, such as gamma aminobutyric acid.

Help reduce anxiety symptoms

Internal Protocol

This is taken from Dr. Thomas Levy’s book “Magnesium: Reversing Disease” (a must read).

The oral approach was as follows (2.5% solution, 25 grams in 1000 cc of water):

Adults and children over 5 years: 125 cc

4 years: 100 cc

3 years: 80 cc

1 to 2 years: 60 cc

6 months to 1 year: 30 cc

Under 6 months: 15 cc

Note:

For chronic diseases, this oral route was often administered twice daily for months or even years.

For acute diseases and infections, administration was every six hours.

For disease prevention, administration was once a day, indefinitely.

Magnesium Oil

1 Cup of hot water (filtered only, just under boiling)

3 Tbs magnesium chloride flakes

Optional: (After above mixture has cooled to room temp) add 1/4 cup DMSO to aid in absorption and get the benefits of DMSO.

Stir until completely devolved, let cool. Place and container for use.

Magnesium Oil Plus

Using vodka instead of distilled water will decrease the “oily” feeling of magnesium oil. Adding MSM reduces the itchy feeling that can be caused by magnesium oil.

1/2 cup vodka (room temperature)

1 cup magnesium flakes

10 grams MSM

Add magnesium flakes to vodka. The vodka does not have to be heated; the magnesium flakes will dissolve easily with a bit of stirring. Stir in MSM crystals. (Usually available at farm stores.)

Bicarbonate Water (for magnesium)

Plain Milk of Magnesia aka MoM (magnesium hydroxide and water solution), make sure it has NO other ingredients.

1 Liter of chilled carbonated water (soda water, no sugar or anything else)

Take chilled soda water, poor out a little and add 3 tbs of MoM. Put cap back on and shake it for 30 seconds. Chill for 2 hours and shake again. Add one tbs of this to a liter of water for a daily supply of magnesium.

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Boron from Borax

Helps with:

Allergies

Arthritis

Assists in Balancing Hormones

Candida infection and yeast infections

Can Help Fight Diabetes

Eye infections

Helps Prevent Skin Infections

Improves gum and teeth health

Low concentration or “brain fog”

Osteoporosis and weak or broken bones

Poor memory

Promotes Healthy Muscle Mass

Signs of aging on the skin

Stomach and digestive parasites

Weak muscles

Worsened menopausal and PMS symptoms

Internal

Earth Clinic’s Ted recommends 1/4 teaspoon (940 mg ~ 1,000 mg) of borax in 1 liter of water for men and 1/8 teaspoon (470 mg ~ 500 mg) of borax in 1 liter of water for women each day. This would give men about 113 mg of boron each day they drink the solution and women about 56 mg of boron each day.

or

Walter Last recommends dissolving 1 teaspoon of borax in 1 liter of water and then taking one or 2 teaspoons of the borax solution daily

External

Borax can be added to a tub bath or foot bath to benefit the skin. Add 1 – 4 tablespoons to a tub bath or foot bath. This is especially useful for fungal conditions of the skin.

Borax is also used as a shampoo substitute. It seems to be especially helpful for those with an itchy or infected scalp. Add 1 tablespoon borax to 1 or 2 cups of warm water and use this water to rinse your hair from the scalp to the ends. You can then rinse this water out. For some, this may eventually cause some drying of the hair and scalp. If this is the case, you can try moisturizing your hair with a small amount of coconut oil.

Dog’s

Borax is one of the two ingredients in Ted’s Famous Mange Cure. 2 cups of 3% hydrogen peroxide, 4 cups water and 3 heaping tablespoons of borax are mixed together. The solution is used to bath the affected area, or entire animal several times a day. The solution is allowed to dry on the animal. For more information see this page.

Washing cloths

No soap to get clean, soft, non irritating for skin:
Mix Borax and Super Washing Soda 50/50 as powder. Then to clean clothes, three to four tablespoons in wash.

Side note: Make Washing Soda 1. Pour baking soda into a cookie sheet. Spread it out to form a layer. 2. Bake the soda at 400°F (200°C) for 30 minutes to 1 hour. The time isn’t critical. You can’t ‘overcook’ the soda, but you want to be sure to drive off all the water. Remove the pan from heat, allow the washing soda to cool, and store it in a sealed container to keep it from picking up moisture from the air.

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Simple Salve and oil

Simple Salve

8 oz. Coconut oil

1.5 oz. (grated) beeswax

0.5 oz. Shea (or cocoa) butter

15-30 drops essential oils

optional: 10 drops vitamin E oil to extend shelf life

In a small double boiler– I use a Pyrex glass bowl atop of a pan– heat all oils, beeswax and butter. (Hints: when selecting your tools, keep in mind beeswax is hard to clean, and this recipe can be stirred with wooden coffee stirrers. They work great!) Remove from heat and add essential oils and vitamin E if using. Pour into containers and let cool on the counter top to harden. (Hint: the hardness of the salve can easily be adjusted. Before pouring your recipe into containers, put a small amount of salve on a teaspoon and put in the freezer for one minute to harden. Remove and check firmness. For a softer salve, add more oils, for a harder salve add more beeswax).

How to make an herb-infused oil

4 oz. Dried herb

8 oz. Body-safe carrier oil, such as olive oil or almond oil

quart-sized mason jar

crock pot or stock pot

Finely chop or powder your dried herb and add to the mason jar. Cover with the oil, and stir gently to distribute the herb throughout the oil.

Put the cap on the mason jar, and place the jar in a water bath in either a crock pot or a stock pot on the stove (if using the stock pot method, place a mason jar lid ring under the jar with your oil in it so the glass is not directly on the metal of the pot).

Gently heat the water and oil for 3–5 days, trying to keep the oil temperature around 110 degrees. The “warm” setting on a crock pot is ideal.

After 3–5 days, remove the jar and let the oil cool slightly so it’s not too hot to the touch, and then strain your oil through muslin, cheesecloth, or an old and clean t-shirt to remove the dried herbs.

Store your oil in an airtight jar in a dark, cool place. It will last for up to a year.

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Pine Tree - An amazing source of food and medicine, worldwide!

How you can use pine medicine:

There are approximately 115 different species of pine worldwide—36 of which grow in North America. These evergreen and resinous coniferous trees (in the family Pinus, and the genus Pinaceae) are native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. But some pine species have flourished in the Southern Hemisphere too – like the cypress or kauri pines in Australia, for example. Find out which types of pine grow near you, and make sure they’re true pines. Provided that you’re not allergic, consider connecting with its healing properties.

Use the pitch. The sticky delicious-smelling sap has powerful antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. My O’odham friend Dennis often uses this as quick wilderness first aid for cuts, slivers, and burns. Try your hand at making your own healing salve below:

Pine Resin Healing Salve

Ingredients:

1/4 cup pine resin

1/2 cup almond or olive oil

1 oz. grated beeswax

Directions:

Heat oil in a double-boiler. As oil begins to simmer, add pine resin, and continue heating until the resin melts. Stir occasionally.

Option: Strain mixture through a cheesecloth.

Return mixture to double-boiler over low heat, and slowly stir in beeswax until melted. Pour mixture into jars or tins, and store in cool place.

You can use this salve on aching joints and sore muscles, shallow scrapes, and wounds, or on the chest for an aromatherapeutic agent.

Sacred Pine Needle Tea

Use the needles. Loaded with vitamin C—more than five times that of an orange—along with vitamins A, E, and a host of B vitamins, the needles are a cherished part of the pine. Pine needles have strong antimutagenic, antioxidant, and antiproliferative properties, which help in preventing the growth of cancer cells. Try making your own tea with the following recipe:

1/2 cup young pine needles (a small handful)

3 cup spring water

1 slice of lemon (optional)

Instructions:

Bring water to a boil.

De-stem and remove the brown papery sheaths at the base of the needles.

Chop needles into 1/2 inch pieces, to help release essence.

Place 1 tbsp. of chopped needles into a mug and pour boiling water over top, allowing to steep for 5-10 minutes. Squeeze lemon into tea for flavor, or use as garnish.

Pine Pollen

Pine pollen has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries. While P. massoniana is primarily used in China, a good body of evidence suggests we can gain similar benefits from P. sylvestris. Pine pollen is an adaptogen, supporting the body’s ability to navigate stress, balancing hormones, promoting better sleep and supporting the immune system. Pollen is primarily taken internally, but in China, the pollen is also applied to the face as a beauty treatment. Pine is known to be highly anti-inflammatory, so it seems logical that pine pollen is an important anti-aging option.

Pine Bark

Taking a patch of bark off a tree will cause serious damage, so try to harvest bark from branches that you need to prune. Strip off the outer bark and harvest the softer inner bark. This can be used immediately or dried for later use in tea or as a topical poultice. When boiled, the inner bark becomes mucilaginous and can be used internally for constipation or hemorrhoids. Externally, either the tea or the inner bark itself (well soaked and pounded) can be applied to sores, burns or hemorrhoids.

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Additional Remedies

Nebulizing H2O2

I use 3% brown bottle H2O2 from the drugstore/walmart/where-ever. It works fine for me.

Dr Mercola Hydrogen Peroxide Nebulizer Protocol

His recipe is as follows:

1 pint mason jar

8oz Distilled water

1 level teaspoon sea salt

3 teaspoon Hydrogen peroxide 3% (brown bottle) or 3/4 teaspoon if using 12% Food Grade H2O2

Either formula will make H2O2 0.1% dilution.

How to use: Nebulize mixture for 5-10 minutes. Repeat every hour if currently sick.

Note: Drugstore brown bottle 3% works.

Nebulizing Baking Soda

If a person has a nebulizer, it can be done very easily. Nebulizer turns liquid medicine into a mist. First mix 100 ml of distilled water and 4.4 grams of baking soda by moderate heating. Then cool the liquid to room temperature. Transfer 10 ml of this liquid to nebulizer. Then turn on the nebulizer and inhale the mist.

This has to be done for 3 times in a day.

This treatment is similar to spraying baking soda solution at pH 8.4 to all cells in the air pathway of the breathing system.

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Garden

Pesticide

50% flour and 50% baking soda, mix and dust on plants.

Fungicide Spray

1 gal water

1 tbsp dish soap

1 tbsp backing soda

1 tbsp olive oil.

Mix and spray.

Miracle Grow

1 Gal water

1 tsp Epsom salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp ammonia.

Mix and give each plant a quart once a month.

Urine Fertilizer

For gardens, one part to eight parts water is minimum, and diluting it one part to fifteen parts is better, especially if it is to be applied over bare ground as opposed to mulch.

Apply urine within 24 hours of collection. After 24 hours, urine begins to break down, and the amount of ammonia increases.

Although urine has a good amount of nitrogen, applying urine as fertilizer is not enough, as it is lacking in both macro and trace minerals. To supplement your “liquid nitrogen”, you need a good source of potassium. Green sand, kelp meal, granite meal and wood ash are all good sources of potassium.

Tip: Use toilet paper roll insert (brown part) for seed starters.

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Updated: Sun 11 Sep 2022 08:09:53 AM CDT