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Fasting Weekend Meditations

I carry peace within me, I carry within myself The forces that strengthen me. I will fill myself with these forces' warmth, I will penetrate myself with my will's power. And I will feel how peace pours through all my being when strengthening myself, through my...

Dos and Don’ts of Fasting

Do Take notes Rest as needed Wear lots of layers Move your bowels Drink enough Notice smells and tastes Walk daily Add Salt  Maybe plan a small project Embrace empty space/silence  Notice how quiet your physiology is Don’t Caffeine or licorice (if high blood...

Beet Kvass 

3 medium or 2 large organic beets ¼ cup whey 1 T sea salt Filtered water   Peel and coarsely chop beets into even cubes.   Place beets, whey and salt in a 2-quart glass container.   Add filtered water to fill the container.   Stir well and cover securely. Keep at room...

How to make vegetable broth

Gather scraps from vegetables used in daily cooking.  They can be stored in the fridge for a few days or in the freezer for a month. Nice additions are herb ends, onion skins, tops of celery and carrots, any peels and scrapings.  Do not use parts that are...

Fenugreek Water

Soak 1 tsp of fenugreek seeds, whole, in 8 oz of water overnight. Strain the seeds and drink the water throughout the day. Resoak the same seeds again, and repeat the process. Strain the seeds and leave them in a jar to sprout.  Fenugreek sprouts can be used like...

Ginger Spice Tea

2 cups loose leaf rooibos tea3 tsp stevia leaf, crumbled small½ cup dried cut ginger  3 tsp cardamom powder or coarsely crushed seeds2 Tbsp fennel seeds 

Future 50 Foods

Rationale: 13 CEREALS, GRAINS, TUBERS For both environmental and health reasons, there is a pressing need to vary the types of grains and cereals grown and eaten. The inclusion of a variety of sources of carbohydrates supports the ambition to enable a shift towards a...

Problems of Nutrition

By Rudolf Steiner Foreword In spite of the fact that a notable portion of the world's rapidly increasing population does not eat meat, it has been said recently that it is no longer possible to be a vegetarian. Today, so the argument goes, a diet of vegetables lacks...

Sample Fasting Weekend Menu

Saturday  Kvass and Liver Support Tea Juice:  Cabbage/Kale/Beet/Garlic and Celery Ginger Tea and Lemon Water Shitake Mushroom Broth with parsley Chamomile Tea and  diluted bitters Juice: Apple/Pear/Fennel/Celery/Potato Sunday Kvass and Liver Support...

What you need for the upcoming online Fasting Weekend

Liquids:  juice, herbal teas, water, broth, specialty liquids like kvass or fermented liquids as desired. Lemon juice or slices is a nice addition if desired.  All the liquids can be purchased or made at home.  I like the Biotta brand of vegetable juices if you are...

“I Have Cancer.”

My name is Teresa and I have cancer. It reminds me of the words said at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, when the participants admit to themselves and everyone else that they have a problem. It’s a crucial step toward recovery, and survival. I went through this same...

Liver Compress

Find a quiet room with a surface for lying comfortably (bed, sofa, etc).Take the wool outer compress wrap and place it in the bed in the approximate position of your abdominal area; your abdomen should be in the center of the wrap, so that each end extends equally on...

Space Is Human

Space Is HumanPaul MatthewsPaul MatthewsIn 1921 Fritz von Bothmer was asked by Rudolf Steiner to develop the gymnastic education at the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart. When Bothmer confessed to feeling somewhat inadequate for the task, Steiner simply advised...

Healing and Curing: What is the Difference?

A few weeks ago Rev. Brewer gave a wonderful sermon on the meaning of curing vs. healing and I could not help to think that I would like all of my patients to hear his words. He generously shared his sermon and the gospel reading that preceded it: From Luke 17 And it...

LILIPOH Interview

By: Molly McMullen Laird, M.D. LILIPOH: Can you tell me briefly about the community supported medical initiative that you and Quentin Mc Mullen, M.D. have started? Molly McMullen Laird, M.D.: The driving force behind our Patient Organization, and the unique economic...

Throwing the Self-Healing Switch

Originally Published in the Ann Arbor News |Newspaper November 16, 2003 | Ann Arbor News, The (MI) Author: ANNE RUETER Read News Document Listen with webReader The stately wood doors at 1422 W. Liberty St. recently opened to 13 patients seeking relief - and a new...