"Natural Healing with Herbs for a Healthier You"
November 7, 2007
The cold weather is starting to set in (for many of our readers anyway)!
We decided to focus this issue on a food that will help you stay healthy through the upcoming winter. It tastes great and is easy to prepare. The food was called "The Fodder of All Foods" by Dr. Christopher. It is helpful for every condition of the body whether it be maintaining or regaining health. Read on to find out more about this "wonder-food."
Until next time, be happy and healthy-
Dr. Christopher's Herbal Legacy Newsletter
ARTICLE: Alfalfa - the Fodder of All Foods by Dr. John R. Christopher
RECIPE: Alfalfa Sprouts
NEWS: Affiliate Program, A Healthier You Radio, Gurney's
The cold weather is starting to set in (for many of our readers anyway)!
We decided to focus this issue on a food that will help you stay healthy through the upcoming winter. It tastes great and is easy to prepare. The food was called "The Fodder of All Foods" by Dr. Christopher. It is helpful for every condition of the body whether it be maintaining or regaining health. Read on to find out more about this "wonder-food."
Until next time, be happy and healthy-
Dr. Christopher's Herbal Legacy Newsletter
ARTICLE: Alfalfa - the Fodder of All Foods by Dr. John R. Christopher
RECIPE: Alfalfa Sprouts
NEWS: Affiliate Program, A Healthier You Radio, Gurney's
ARTICLE: Alfalfa - the Fodder of All Foods
by Dr. John R. Christopher
The herb alfalfa, called lucerne or purple medic, is good for man or beast. Alfalfa is a plant we can use with complete safety. It is non-toxic, non poisonous and non-habit forming. This qualifies it as one of many herbs which are beneficial for mankind. It is "seed bearing" and a green herb, fulfilling the Biblical specifications in Genesis 1:29 and 30.
Alfalfa's organic salts are among the richest known, the depth and spread of its roots enabling it to absorb its valuable nutrition as far as 125 feet below the earth's surface.
Alfalfa belongs to the family Leguminosae, the family of legumes, beans, or 'pulse' as it is known in the Scriptures in the book of Daniel. Other members of this family include lentils, pinto, and kidney beans.
Alfalfa was discovered by the Arabs and is one of the first known herbs. They called it the "father of all foods." This is interesting as they knew only by evidential experience. It is only in recent years that we moderns are rediscovering its valuable nutritive properties.
It is helpful for every condition of the body whether it be maintaining or regaining health as the contents are balanced for complete absorption. It may be used by itself or blended with other herbal teas with or between meals.
As a small child, and a very sickly one at that, I used to go out in the springtime and pick young alfalfa leaves and eat them. It seemed as though some "force" would lead me to them. For this I am grateful, because with this guidance I feel I was given additional help to fight off some of the sicknesses with which I was born.
I remember reading, years back, the story of a father, mother and some children who were in a concentration camp where the food and living conditions were far below standard. People were dying from malnutrition, but this family found a small clump of alfalfa growing in the corner of the concentration camp grounds. Each day they would chew thoroughly a sprig or two of the alfalfa and found as a result that the entire family felt strong and healthy. They would beg others there to do the same, but were laughed at and ridiculed. However, they continued eating the alfalfa (new growth coming on continually) as long as they remained imprisoned in that area. When they were released they were in good health, while their friends who had refused to follow their advice had either died or were very sickly and suffering from severe malnutrition.
An alfalfa plant in your flower or vegetable garden would supply fresh salad greens or a healthful "green" drink to add to other vegetable juices most of the year. It is, of course, a perennial, coming up year after year. It would be wise also to have on hand some alfalfa tablets, powdered alfalfa in capsules, dried or bagged alfalfa for teas, and the seeds to sprout. Alfalfa sprouts are delicious alone or in salads and are very nutritious! We have been given, in this herb, the "king of chlorophyll." If we use alfalfa regularly, with a proper diet also, we should have radiant health!
How many times have we thought that alfalfa was 'just fodder for the cattle?' Any of us who have lived on a farm would have no more considered alfalfa as 'human food' than a 'mess of fried nails' as an iron supplement. It is true, however, that alfalfa IS the 'fodder of all foods.' In fact, the very name 'alfalfa', comes from the Arabic and translates into English as "the father of all foods."
This article is from Dr. Christopher's newsletter titled "Alfalfa - the Fodder of All Foods." To purchase the entire newsletter visit http://www.christopherpublications.com/Newsletters.html and click on Vol 2, No 12.
RECIPE: Alfalfa Sprouts
Select a good variety of alfalfa seed. Usually natural food stores have them in stock, purchased explicitly for sprouting. Put about 1-2 tablespoons of dried seed into a clean glass quart jar. Instead of the original jar lid, use a flexible piece of screen and a rubber band to top the jar, preventing seeds from falling out while rinsing.
Step 1: Cover the seeds with water and allow them to stand overnight.
Step 2: Pour out water, drink it, or use it to water your plants... it's full of minerals.
Step 3: Rinse alfalfa seeds about 2 times a day...make sure sprouts are thoroughly drained. That is, rinse the sprouts but do not let them stand in water.
Step 4: After about 3 days, the sprouts are ready to eat. If, at any point, the sprouts are rather anaemic-looking, place the jar in a sunny location so they may be able to produce chlorophyll and appear green.
NOTE: According to research reports, the sprouts contain the highest amount of Vitamin B-12 on the fourth day of germination.
For a printable version of this recipe please visit: http://www.herballegacy.com/Alfalfa_Sprouts.pdf
Select a good variety of alfalfa seed. Usually natural food stores have them in stock, purchased explicitly for sprouting. Put about 1-2 tablespoons of dried seed into a clean glass quart jar. Instead of the original jar lid, use a flexible piece of screen and a rubber band to top the jar, preventing seeds from falling out while rinsing. Step 1: Cover the seeds with water and allow them to stand overnight.
Step 2: Pour out water, drink it, or use it to water your plants... it's full of minerals.
Step 3: Rinse alfalfa seeds about 2 times a day...make sure sprouts are thoroughly drained. That is, rinse the sprouts but do not let them stand in water.
Step 4: After about 3 days, the sprouts are ready to eat. If, at any point, the sprouts are rather anaemic-looking, place the jar in a sunny location so they may be able to produce chlorophyll and appear green.
NOTE: According to research reports, the sprouts contain the highest amount of Vitamin B-12 on the fourth day of germination.
For a printable version of this recipe please visit: http://www.herballegacy.com/Alfalfa_Sprouts.pdf
NEWS: Affiliate Program, A Healthier You, Gurney's
AFFILIATE PROGRAM - The School of Natural Healing has officially announced their affiliate program! This means that you can earn money by referring your friends and family members to the excellent courses taught by The School of Natural Healing. For all the details, visit http://www.snh.cc/Affiliate_Program.html.
A HEALTHIER YOU - Since 1991 David and Fawn Christopher, Master Herbalists, have produced a weekly radio show called A Healthier You. If you were not already aware, all the shows have been converted to a digital format and are available to download for members at A Healthier You Radio. In the past the only way to sign up for a membership was if you had a PayPal account. We are excited to announce that A Healthier You can now accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express for memberships! Visit http://www.ahealthieryouradio.net and click on membership for more details.
GURNEY'S - A few weeks ago on A Healthier You Master Herbalists David and Fawn Christopher discussed the pasteurization of almonds. They mentioned that you can plant your own almond trees so that you don't have to worry about this issue. We are pleased to announce that The School of Natural Healing has found a source for almond trees and many other seeds and fruits. In fact, because of a partnership set up with Gurney's, we can offer you a $20 off coupon on orders of $40 or more through Gurney's, but you must click on the link provided here to get this deal. Visit Gurney's by clicking the picture:
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