Oatmeal Chamomile Face Scrub

4 tablespoons dried chamomile
8 tablespoons fine oatmeal (process in blender)
Mix together and place in a jar.
Several bags of chamomile tea When ready to use, pour a cup of boiling water over one of the chamomile tea bags and allow to sit for 20 to 30 minutes, setting the liquid aside.
Mix 3-4 tablespoons of the herbal infusion with the oatmeal mixture to make a paste. Let stand, allowing the oatmeal to soften, about 5 minutes.
Gently massage the mixture into your face for five minutes. Rinse well
with warm water. Pat dry and moisturize.

Emollient Face Mask

Combine 1/2 of an Avocado with 1/2 Teaspoon Vitamin E Oil and 1 Tablespoon Plain Yogurt. Works best in a food processor.

Apply to your face in an even layer.

Leave on for 20 minutes.

Rinse with warm water.

Oatmeal is a wonderful, healthy food. It's great in the morning but I get tired of eating it that way. This bread solves that problem.

Oatmeal Bread

1 cup evaporated milk
2 TBSP vegetable oil
1TBSP vinegar
1cup all purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup raisins or chopped nuts

Beat milk, oil and vinegar in mixing bowl until smooth
Add oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and mix well
Add nuts or raisins turn into loaf pan bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes or until done depending on the oven

Here is a wonderful herb bread.

Solstice Herb Bread

3 C. flour
1 tb sp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. dry active yeast
2 tb sp. chopped fresh chives
2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
1 tsp. fresh thyme
1 1/4 C. hot water
2 tb sp. Crisco

Mix 2 cups of the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Add herbs, water, and Crisco. Beat slowly, stirring in remaining cup of flour until smooth. Scrape batter from sides of bowl and let rise in a warm place for 35 minutes or until it doubles in bulk. Punch down and beat with a spoon for about 15 seconds. Place dough in a greased loaf pan, patting down and forming a loaf shape with your hands. Cover and let rise again for about 30 minutes or until it again doubles in bulk. Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes. Brush top with butter or margarine and remove from pan to cool.

Curative Powers of Earth

Earth was used extensively for remedial purposes in ancient times as well as the middle ages. IN modern times, it again came into prominence as a valuable therapeutic agent in the last century through the indefatigable efforts of Emanuel Felke, a German-born Lutheran minister who was nicknamed the "Clay Pastor." Felke found that the forces of earth have remarkable effects upon the human body, especially during the night. These effects are described as refreshing, invigorating and vitalizing. Felke believed that for wounds and skin diseases, application of clay or moistened earth was the only true natural bondage. The body is thus repaired with the element from which it is assumed to be made. Adolf Just ( 1838 - 1936) , one of the pioneers of nature cure in modern times, believed that all diseases, but especially the serious nervous troubles of our age, would lose their terrors, if only sleeping or lying on the earth at night became customary in the curing of diseases. According to him, by sleeping on the ground, " the entire body is aroused from its lethargy to a new manifestation of vital energy, so that it can now effectively remove old morbid matter and masses of old faces from the intestines, and receive a sensation of new health, new life and new vigor and strength. " Going barefooted all day long, except when it is very cold, is also regarded as a valuable step towards achieving good health and true happiness. Men can draw vital energy and strength out of the earth through their feet. Jesus Christ also attached a great deal of importance to the practice of going barefooted. He himself was barefooted and commanded his disciples likewise. It is advisable to go entirely barefooted as often as possible, especially on the bare ground but in rooms with painted floors it is better to wear shoes, since the painted floor affects the body adversely if one walks on it with bare soles. The American Indians lay great stress on earth treatment. They believe that healing power is strong in leaves and herbs, powerful in the air, but very powerful indeed in the earth. They have a custom to bury sufferers from all kinds of disease in the earth up to their necks, leave them there for some hours, and then remove them. They believe that many of them are cured. Presumably the body draws unto itself the healing minerals and some of the earth’s magnetism.

Spice Rub For Great Sex

Egypt's elite were known for their superior sexual ability and spicy approach to life. They would rub a special spice and herb mixture all over their lover's body in order to increase sexual excitement. There is no way now to know if their success was due to spicy, aromatic inhalation or spicy outer Habitations.

Here is the lover's magical spice and herb mixture:

one teaspoon powdered cumin

one teaspoon powdered mace

one teaspoon powdered sage

one teaspoon powdered thyme

one teaspoon powdered cloves

one teaspoon of powdered nutmeg

one tablespoon powdered ginger

a pinch of rosemary

Grind them all together, and you have a very sexy spice.

Healing Minor Burns

Conventional wisdom tells us that for minor burns the best thing is to place the effected part in cold water. Grandma had a better solution. I know that this goes against everything that we have been told but she advises using Pure Essential Oil of Lavender. After reading this and knowing that putting oil on a burn is suppose to make it worse I just had to try it out. The next day my wife was doing some baking and of course she burnt her hand on the oven rack. When I heard her scream, I came running with my bottle of lavender oil. I used only a drop on the burnt area and gently rubbed it in. In less than a minute the pain went away. Several days later my mother stop by to visit. She started complaining about a burn that she had on her hand. I pulled out my trusty bottle of Lavender Oil and put a drop on the burn. Within minutes the pain went away.

So, the next time you burn yourself, try a drop of Lavender Oil. Just remember do not use if the skin is broken.

Are you troubled by Indigestion?

Try chewing on a stick of Ginger. Many people that I know have discovered that this wonderful herb solves their problems.

Problems With Acid Reflux?

The old saying, "An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away" is true in this case. Apples are very alkaline and will neutralize the acid in your stomach. They will also lower cholesterol and aid in the treatment and prevention of Heart Disease.