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A Closer Look at Herbs!

Herbs can be classified in one or more of four basic categories, depending on the compounds they contain and the properties they possess. Unique compounds in herbs have the ability to stimulate or alter body processes. These compounds can influence things like circulation, metabolism, digestion, excretion and fluid regulation.

Four Catagories of Herbs

Aromatics

Aromatic herbs are generally activating. They contain volatile oils that evaporate in the presence of heat. Volatile oils give plants a characteristic odor and taste. Many volatile oils are used in aromatherapy to benefit the body's emotional and physical needs. Upon evaporation, these oils stimulate the central nervous system via taste and smell. This stimulus signals the digestive tract to begin secreting digestive enzymes, hormones and hydrochloric acid. Aromatic herbs can also enhance circulation and help build secretions from mucus membranes.

Aromatics can be subdivided according to their stimulating and relaxing properties. Stimulating aromatics such as capsicum, ginger and horseradish are warming and energizing; they generally stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, which responds to stress stimuli. Relaxing aromatics like peppermint, valerian and chamomile are soothing and calming; they tend to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, which counteracts the sympathetic nervous system.

Remember*

Essential oils should NOT be taken internally! Essential oils can be inhaled, diffused and used in other external preparations when properly diluted.

Some Aromatics Herbs are:

*ginger *valerain

*garlic *chamomile

*horseradish *yarrow

Category 2 Mucilants coming on next post...

Should Believers go to Doctors?

Physicians are referred to about a dozen times throughout the Bible. The only verse that could be taken out of context to teach that one should not go to physicians would be 2 Chronicles 16:12.

"In the thirtyninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the YHWH, but only from the physicians."

But this particular case involved Asa's whole outlook on life in his later years (that of turning his back on Elohim at an earlier point in his life). His sin? NO trust in YHWH. TOTAL trust in doctors. Lack of balance!!! Are your medical views in, or out of balance, one way or the other?

There are many verses that speak of using "medical treatments" such as applying bandages (Isaiah 1:6), oil (James 5:14), oil and wine (Luke 10:34), leaves (Ezekiel 47:12), wine (1 Timothy 5:23), and salves, particularly the "balm of Gilead" (Jeremiah 8:22). Also Luke, the author of Acts and the Gospel of Luke, is referred to by Paul as "the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). If visiting doctors was somehow sinful, Rav Shaul would not have travelled with Luke and had him as a ministry partner!

Mark 5:25-30 relates the story of a woman who had trouble with continual bleeding, a problem that physicians could not heal even though she had been to many of them and had spent all of her money on them. Coming to Yahshua, she thought to herself that if she but touched the hem of His garment/His tzitzit, she would be healed, and she was. Yahshua never rebuked her for visiting doctors all her life! Yahshua, in answering the questioning Pharisees as to why he spent time with sinners said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick" (Matthew 9:12). Yahshua clearly recognizes the need and validity of doctors, comparing the physical realm’s need for doctors’, with the spiritual realm’s need for HIMSELF as THE Spiritual Healer of all of mankind! Moreover based on Matthew 9:12 we see that:

1) Physicians are not Elohim and should not be viewed as such. They sometimes can help, but there will be other times when all they will accomplish is the removal of money.

2) Seeking physicians and using "earthly" remedies are not condemned in Scripture, but rather seem to have been used throughout Scripture.

3) Elohim's intervention in any physical difficulty should be sought (James 4:2; 5:13). He does not promise us that He will answer the way we will always want (Isaiah 55:8-9), but we have the assurance that all He does will be done in love and thus in our best interest (Psalm 145:8-9).

So, should Nazarene Yisraelites go to doctors? Elohim created us as intelligent beings and gave us the ability to create medicines and learn how to repair our bodies. There is nothing wrong with applying this knowledge and ability towards physical healing. Doctors can be viewed as Elohim’s gift to us, a means through which Elohim brings healing and recovery. At the same time, our ultimate faith and trust is to be in Yahweh, not doctors or medicine. As with all the difficult decisions we face in life, Elohim promises to give us wisdom when we ask for it (James 1:5), so we know how to pursue all available venues of healing.

Bless YHVH O My Soul!

Bless YHWH, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name.

Bless YHWH, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases;

Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

YHWH executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

He made known his ways unto Moshe, His acts unto the children of Israel.

YHWH is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Like as a father has compassion upon his children, so YHWH is compassionate to them that fear Him.

For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

For the wind passes over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,

and his righteousness unto children's children;

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

YHWH has prepared His throne in the heavens; and His Kingdom rules over all.

Bless YHWH, you His angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments,

hearkening unto the Voice of his Word.

Bless ye YHWH, all you his hosts; you ministers of His, that do His pleasure.

Bless YHWH, all His works in all places of His dominion: bless YHWH, O my soul.

A Psalm of David.

Soups That Heal!

Chicken soup

Chicken soup is a favourite healing soup all over the world. It has often been called Jewish penicillin and scientists have spent time and money examining the actions of chicken soup on colds and flu. It’s no surprise that they’ve found evidence of the way chicken soup combats the symptoms of a cold. Dr Stephen Rennard, a US pulmonary specialist, tested various chicken soups, from a traditional, home made soup, to a number of commercial varieties, in the laboratory. He found that the soups had anti-inflammatory properties that helped sore throats and helped stop the movement of neutrophils (white blood cells that encourage the flow of mucus that accumulates in the lungs and nose). So grandmother was right all along!

No wonder chicken soup is a fabled remedy for colds: It contains druglike agents similar to those in modern cold medicines, says Irwin Ziment, M.D., pulmonary specialist and professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. For example, cysteine, an amino acid released from chicken in cooking, chemically resembles the drug acetylcysteine, prescribed for bronchitis and other respiratory problems. Pungent ingredients often added to chicken soup, such as garlic, cayenne pepper and curry spices, all are ancient treatments for respiratory diseases. They work the same way as expectorant drugs and cough medicines, thinning mucus and making breathing easier. The more garlic and hot spices added to chicken soup, Ziment says, the better the soup will be at clearing your lungs.

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Tomato soup

Our family favourite for colds was tomato soup. Of course it helps to come from a tomato growing region - or in your back yard or patio garden. Made with a base of chicken stock, add tomatoes, onions, garlic and basil or oregano, all home grown. The soup is rich, thick and savoury. It’s still one of my favourite soups today. And what a glorious soup it is too. A wonderful sight as it comes to the table with a sprinkling of fresh oregano over the top, looking like chips of emerald against the ruby colour of the tomatoes. Truly, it’s a feast for the eyes as well as the mouth.

The tomatoes in my soup are full of lycopene and vitamin C, both are antioxidants. Onions and garlic are very common ingredients in soup and are well known for their anti-bacterial and anti-viral effects. Onions contain quercetin, a formidable antioxidant with wide-ranging activity. Studies show that quercetin is anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and anti-bacterial. Garlic is very active against bacteria, so active that the blood of garlic eaters can kill bacteria. It helps lower blood pressure, prevent blood clots, reduce atherosclerotic buildup, is active against yeasts, prevents cancer, removes heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body, has anti-oxidant properties and is a source of selenium. The primary ingredients in Oregano, thymol and carvacrol (which are also found in thyme), help loosen phlegm in the lungs and relieve spasms in the bronchial passages. Many commercial cough remedies, including cough drops and skin rubs such as Vicks VapoRub, contain thymol.
No wonder it did us good!

Torah and Healing!

No matter how sick you may be, YHWH can heal you. We need to listen and obey His instructions. After that, have faith in Him and He will take care of the rest! The same way YHWH freed the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, He can free us from our sicknesses. This week's story proves, once again, the amazing healing power of YHWH if we seek His guide and obey His words. People are rejecting His message because more people than ever before are dying from deadly diseases, despite all the money and resources we have today for research of disease. They can look all they want for a cure, but until they follow YHWH's instructions, they will not find the cure they are looking for. This week's study is just a great example to prove that.

Many people ask, if YHWH is such a loving Elohim, why do we suffer? We are told in

Isaiah 24:5:

The Earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted YHWH's instructions, violated his law, and broken His everlasting covenant.

YHWH has given us many signs to prove He has more power than any other source to heal us of all our diseases. But people are deceived to believe that doctors can do a better job. Or even worse, that there are other gods out there that can match YHWH's healing power. These ideas are misleading and dangerous.

In the story this week, many of Pharaoh's sorcerers were able to duplicate Moses' miracles. This may seem that all powers are equal. It can be very deceiving to the human understanding that all higher powers have the same power. If YHWH is the ultimate power, how were the sorcerers of Pharaoh able to duplicate some of Moses' miracles? Some used trickery or illusion, but many times people call on satanic powers. Worshiping other elohim (gods) other than YHWH, gods of the underworld, was part of their religion. But if they really had the power YHWH does, they would have reversed the plagues, not added to them.

Just like Pharaoh rejecting YHWH's powers, so did the people of Israel who were in captivity. YHWH not only gave the signs for Pharaoh to reveal that he is almighty, but he also gave the signs to the Children of Israel so they also understood His power. We see in last week's study how they also rejected YHWH's message via Moses. Finally they came around and showed some faith, but once they got into the desert and out of Egypt, their hearts became just a stubborn as Pharaoh's heart. They were shown time after time YHWH's mighty power, but still refused the message as soon as something didn't go according to their liking or understanding.

There are many different gods in the world, but only one Creator and His name is YHWH. During the times of Moses, there were many different nations praying to these other gods of the world and it caused them great hardship. Even the people of Israel, who YHWH rescued out of Egypt, prayed to idols and because of it, only two of them entered the "promised land." These other gods may seem to bring temporary relief, but only YHWH saves, heals and delivers.

Remember last week's message, we saw how YWHH saves, heals and delivers. Even after the transgressions and iniquities. People are afflicted, but we will see in future studies how every time the people didn't keep their promise or covenant with YHWH they were afflicted, but when they repented, YHWH rescued them.

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their being despises all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death. Then they cry to YHWH in their trouble; and He saves them out of their distresses. He sent His Word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Psalms 107:17-20

YHWH gave Pharaoh and the children of Israel many opportunities to heed Moses' warnings. But finally YHWH seemed to say, "All right, have it your way," and Pharaoh's heart became permanently hardened, as did the children of Israel in the desert. After a lifetime of resisting YHWH, you may find it impossible to turn to him. Don't wait until just the right time before turning to YWHH. Do it now while you still have the chance. If you continually ignore YHWH's voice, eventually you will be unable to hear it at all.

People want to see and experience YHWH's healing miracles before believing in Him. YHWH sent the greatest miracle of all, His son Yeshua. Yeshua means, YAH's-salvation. Still many people don't get it. They are stuck in the pleasures of this world and would rather live with sickness than to come around and realize that there is no better way than putting our trust and faith in Yeshua. What are you going to do, continue to harden your hearts or come around and believe in Yeshua?

It is better to trust in YHWH than to put confidence in man.

-Psalms 118-8

Create a healthy digestive system

Today’s fast paced lifestyles often don’t leave time for peaceful mealtimes or even well-balanced nutrition. When your digestive system isn’t working well, you don’t feel your best. Research shows that a healthy digestive system supports short-term well-being and long-term health. When you eat foods, they are not in a form that the body can use as nourishment. Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients before they can be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body. Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.

Signs of Healthy Digestions

In fact, a healthy digestive system offers:

• Improved regularity

• Support for healthy bowel function

• Relief from occasional mild constipation, gas, diarrhea, and bloating

• Freedom from occasional heartburn and occasional acid indigestion

• Ease of upset stomach

• Improved sense of well-being

• Better overall health

Poor Digestion Factors

Possible causes of maldigestion are bad food choices, anxiety, stress, enzyme deficiency, and many others. Junk food, for instance, irritates the digestive organs and reduces digestive speed and efficiency. Research indicates that today most people have weak digestion, resulting in fatigue, lowered immunity, and increased physical discomfort.

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Immune Booster! Activate the Immune System!

Because our immune-system is our first defense against illness, we must recognize that our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made by our Creator and He has given us a mandate on how to preserve good health. Higher Healing Herbals offers an excellent liquid Kosher certified Immune Booster to help you re-build your first line of defense.

Immune Booster stimulates general and respiratory immune respoonse. Helps activate macrophages and white blood cells to assist in immune system battles. Immune Booster has antiseptic properties, draws out excess mucous from a congested respiratory system, and helps to re-establish the pH buffering of the stomach to support immune action. It also supports the digestive system, liver/gallbladder, and the lymphatic system, important lines of immune defense. Contact the Higher Healing Herbal Institute for your FREE Health and Lifestyle analysis and we will put together a tailored Immune system building package for you. 

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