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Herbal Highlight
Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon citratus
This lemony herb is a grass from the tropics, native to
the south of India in Sri Lanka. It grows its arching, linear leaves to
around 3 feet tall, in temperate climates. Lemon Grass prefers to grow in
full sun to part shade, in moist soil, minimum of 45 degrees. On a sunny
windowsill or greenhouse, it likes full sun and a minimum of 55 degrees. The
parts of Lemongrass that are used are the leaves, stems and oil.
Here are some of the many ways that Lemon Grass can be used:
CULINARY - Stalks and Leaves: chop into salads. Infuse leaves as
stomach-settling tea. The base of the leaves are used in SE Asian cooking,
especially with fish, meat, sauces and curries.
COSMETIC - Add essential oil to perfumes and soaps.
ECONOMIC - The essential oil is used in soaps, shampoos, perfumes and
cosmetics, and for flavorings in the food manufacturing industry. It is
important in the manufacture of vitamin A and synthetic violet perfumes.
MEDICINAL - The essential oil is toning, revitalizing, sedative and
antiseptic, effective against fungal and bacterial infections. It helps heal
the digestive system, circulation, muscle tone, acne and oily skin. Use the
tea or essential oil in a skin refreshener to clean oily skin and as a
relaxant in bath water. It is also used for children’s digestive problems,
and minor feverish illness. For skin health, it is used for ringworm, lice,
athlete’s foot, arthritis and scabies.
(some information
obtained from "The Complete Book of Herbs“, by Leslie Bremness, and from
“Encyclopedia of Herbs” by Deni Brown) |
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Herbs for Weight Loss, Part 2
Some of the best things to do to help you lose weight are
~ burn more calories by increasing activity
~ drink more water
~ increase consumption of raw foods, like fresh fruits and green salads
~ take supplements which can be a great companion to your healthy routine
Each of the following weight loss supplements has Herbs and nutrients to
help you reach your weight loss goals ~
~ Carbo Grabbers with Chromium
BENEFITS:
* May help reduce available calories
* Minimizes the need to entirely avoid certain favored foods
* Helps reduce the conversion of some starches to calories
* Helps the body’s efforts to maintain blood sugar levels already within the
normal range
~ CLA
BENEFITS:
* Enhances the burning of fat
* Sustains lean muscle mass
* Helps maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range
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Garcina Combination
BENEFITS:
* Helps suppress the appetite
* It combines Garcinia camboga fruit (its key component is hydroxycitric
acid, standardized to 50%),
Chickweed (offers nutritional support for weight management),
L-carnitine (helps in the transport of long-chain fatty acids),
Chromium (an essential trace mineral that plays a role in the body’s natural
regulation of blood sugar)
View all of
Nature’s Sunshine’s weight loss products:
http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/products/category/?categoryType=WebCategory&categoryID=43
You may order any of these products directly from the site to which these
links go.
Be your healthier self
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