A little info on natural ways to help our immune systems.
If you are wanting to be prepared for anything during this time, it might be a good time to plant a garden. It’s spring planting season here in the northeast US. I’ve been encouraging neighbors to consider it with the offer of my extra seeds. If you don’t have the ability to grow in your area, you might consider growing lettuce greens indoors in containers with a growlights or a hydroponic setup.
Produce here is still coming into our stores in reduced quantities. That’s good because fresh fruits and veggies are what we should be eating now to keep our immune systems strong. But if we cannot get out to a store, consider getting your greenery medicine from what is right in your back yard. Like Taraxacum, otherwise known as the Dandelion. I made my first batch of dandelion tea last week and I couldn’t believe what a pick-me-up it was. The more I drank, the better I felt. Native Americans called Dandelion the perfect plant medicine.
To make Dandelion Tea: Dig up a dandelion that hopefully hasn’t been treated with weed spray, wild is best. Wash thoroughly. Cut off tops and put in a kettle or sauce pot. Cut up roots into inch size pieces. Roast roots in oven for about 20 mins at 350° F. You just want them dry with a nice roasted flavor. Put roots in pot with tops and cover with water. Simmer for 15-20 mins. Strain and drink. Can add honey and lemon.
Dandelion has been traditionally used for gall bladder issues and as a diuretic. However, dandelion has mild antipyretic, antispasmodic properties with aids in the ability to bring up phlegm and making it less viscous. It is rich in micronutrients and the roots are rich in vegetable protein. It is a traditional cheap way to aid recovery after illness, and not a bad idea to have some during this time.
Herbalists are discussing elderberry, turmeric, licorice root, garlic, alder and ginger as our allies in this battle for better health. Not only for supporting the immune system, but new research is being done on some because it is suspected that they lessen the impact of COV virus. I will let you do your own research here, but it would not be a bad idea to get more of these into your diet now.
Also, I have been in love with medicinal mushroom tea. Medicinal not magical… It’s like Mother Earth gave us these little gifts to help support us on our journey here, and that is truly magical. It started when my son sent me some chaga from a birch tree in his woods in Maine. I broke off a tiny piece and put it in my kettle and simmered it for a few hours. It became a dark brown liquid. I added some to my coffee and instantly felt a heat around my head and my sinuses began to clear. Chaga has melanins, phenolic compounds, and lanostane-type triterpenoids in a nutrient-dense superfood with numerous anti-cancer and anti-viral health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, slowing the aging process and reducing inflammation. As I learned more, I found several other mushrooms being studied for their serious health benefits. Some of which I found right in my grocery store produce aisle. Oyster, Chanterelle, Porcini… even the adorable button mushroom. I’ll leave it to you to do your own research, but I mention medicinal mushroom tea to help tip the scales in our favor during this time. The good stuff in medicinal mushroom tea does not break down with heat so you can cook with it. Also, you can freeze it in ice cube trays and keep in your freezer for when you need it. Turkey Tail is a little fan shaped mushroom with colorful stripes that grows on stumps in most areas. I’ll bet you have some right near you. It has serious anti-cancer properties and is the best-selling anti-cancer drug on the market in Japan. I started with chaga and then added these other mushrooms to my tea as I discovered them. Next, I would like to find some Reishi. If you begin foraging for mushrooms, be very careful you are identifying the correct mushroom and be mindful of lookalikes, if any. It is a great way to get out in nature and interact with our beautiful Earth.
The fact that the whole of humanity on the planet are dealing with the same thing is bringing us together in ways we never did before. Just think about that. For the first time in modern history, we are all dealing with the same problem. We are taking on practices that protect ourselves from getting the disease and prevent our passing it to others. On a personal level, we have had to think of others as well as ourselves. Our collective compassion will change the way we see things in the future. It will change the way we do things from this moment on… and that will fuel our ascension.
Last New Years Eve at the start of this year, I was shown a bright, clean, beautiful Earth. I felt excitement and anticipation. I had no idea how we would get there, but it felt strongly like it was coming. The brightside of the Corona personal quarantine and lockdown, is that the Earth is healing.
Here’s a site with some very thorough information on herbs and foods that support the immune system against viruses. https://blog.insidetracker.com/supplements-support-immunity-against-respiratory-infection
New Year’s Day I had the message that this year we would be supported by new energy. I knew something was coming that would spark big change, but I had no idea this would be it. If you observe around you, you will see that parents are now home spending more quality time with their children. Priorities have shifted, so we are appreciating what we have and make do with less extraneous stuff. People are grateful for those still servicing their local communities in the areas of health and caregiving, warehouse workers managing distribution of essentials (like food,) emergency response, postal and package delivery, trash collection, and those that keep our energy, water, TV & internet services running. Real gratitude is coming to the forefront of people’s minds.
The best way to help hasten our ascension process is to stay out of fear. Use your Goto’s to lift out of fear and frustration and reclaim your calm (see post, “This is The Great Awakening.”) It’s good to be aware of what is happening in the news, but we don’t have to immerse ourselves in it. Staying grounded in our own selves, as unaffected by the chaos as possible. Focusing on taking in as much of the new energy coming in through the Sun and from the Earth as we can, undeterred by the distractions. Use the breath to help the body during intense energy waves. Just as if we were giving birth, which we are. Our priority is to take in the new energy, staying grounded to the Earth, while adjusting, recalibrating and releasing the old energy that no longer serves us. We are taking in the new and getting rid of the old, right inside our physical bodies. As the new codes activate, our consciousness expands. This is our primary job right now.
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