Elegant Survival

Dr. Joseph Mercola talks about the health-benefits of baking soda, also known as bicarbonate of soda.

Kandace Bernal of Ulew Nature Products explains the procedure of skin-brushing.

No, that's not my hair colour--it's a preparation that is said to have enormous health-benefits.

Colloidal Silver Hydrosol

Immunogenics Newsletter, May 2009

The History of Silver

Natto products, derived from soybeans and fermented to create beneficial bacilli, are available in some health-food stores. Read about this fantastic Japanese dietary supplement HERE.

Natto cheese is an acquired taste, but can be utilised in pleasant-tasting dishes.

Natto Research Papers on Record Include:

  Determination of the Thrombolytic Activity of Natto Extract Masahiro Msada (Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Bioproduction Science, Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University)

  Improvement of Blood Fluidity using NKCP, a Dried Culture Filtrate of Bacillus Subtilis TetsuyaHayashi (Daiwa Pharm), Chie Takahashi (Microchannel Array TechnologyTeam), and Yuji Kikuchi (Microchannel Array Techology Team). Journal of Hemorheology Research 5 (1), 2002  

Pure white coconut oil mixed with a couple drops of lavender oil makes a wonderful, natural emollient for lips and fingernails. The mixture is also antibacterial. I store this home-made cream in antique porcelain miniature jars with lids. The jar on the left is by Heinrich of Bavaria, and the right one is Chinese.

This soup was cooked for less than ten minutes; it was made from water and dry ingredients from the pantry: Minute Rice, chicken bouillon powder, paprika and dried parsley. 

Stop burning your lungs, smokers--e-cigs are...well, watch the great videos on this site.

One half-cup of water, one fourth-cup of lemon juice, one jalapeño or other hot pepper (roasted,pickled or fresh), two stalks of celery, one-half of a cucumber, one tablespoon of thick yoghurt or a half-cup of buttermilk, and one tablespoon of parsley, all whirled in a blender till smooth. Add water if necessary for processing.

Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2009

Not only does a good sinus rinse clear out allergens; it can also remove residual pathogens that you may have acquired while being exposed to sick people, which will reduce your chance of contagious infections.

Here is the brand which was recommended to a family member by her physician, and tested by us during this never-ending flu-season: NeilMed Sinus Rinse

One half-cup of water, one fourth-cup of lemon juice, one jalapeño pepper (roasted, pickled or fresh), two stalks of celery, one-half of a cucumber, one tablespoon of thick yoghurt, and one tablespoon of parsley, all whirled in a blender till smooth. Add water if necessary for processing.

Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2009

Londy Child is a single mother living with cancer. She is the owner of Jungle Roses, a nation-wide florist which contributes to breast cancer research. Here is her story, in blog-form.

I slow-cooked a mixture of quinoa and basmati rice this morning. To eat with it, I sautéed chile peppers, onions, pineapple, carrots and ginger in a wok primed with coconut oil. Onions, chiles, ginger and coconut oil are known to inhibit viral infections.