How to grind flaxseeds

Grinding flax seeds is really easy and considering the health benefits of flaxseeds it is well worth it. A basic coffee grinder is inexpensive and can be used of a lot more than flaxseeds. Back to the flaxseed grinding.

All you need is:
Coffee grinder
Whole flax seeds.

Simply pour some whole flax seeds in the grinder and grind for a couple of seconds. Stir with a tea spoon and the some whole seeds might be stuck in at the bottom. Grind again for a couple of seconds.
Use the ground flax seeds right away or store in the fridge.

Chamomille

Chamomile, a small white and yellow flower, is one of our oldest garden herbs. The flower is often used as a herbal tea. The herb is known to promote healing of wounds, it has anti-inflammatory properties and it has a calming effect.

How to use chamomile tea

• There are many reasons to drink naturally caffeine-free chamomile tea. Here are some of them:
• It has a relaxing effect on the intestine and is effective on cramps, constipation and motion sickness.
• It has a calming and anti-inflammatory effect in cases of irritable bowel syndrome

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• It helps you to relax if you are stresses or unbalanced.
• It treats insomnia.
• It relieves cough and sore throat.

It also has other scopes of use, such as:

• Rinse your hair with the tea to make your blond hair shine.
• Use as month wash to relieve sore gums and oral inflammation.
• Dab on your skin to treat skin inflammation, wounds and burns.
• Add to your bath to calm irritated skin.

Chamomile and babies

Chamomile tea is so gentle it can be given directly to the baby, as a mixture of 50% tea and 50% water. As breastfeeding mother you can also drink it yourself then it will benefit both you and the baby.

The tea is a great to help the baby relax and fall asleep. It also relieves the common baby cramps.
The calming effect on the body in combination with the relaxing effect on the intestine makes it very good for babies suffering from colic.

Chamomile tea eases morning sickness during pregnancy.

How to make chamomile tea
Put fresh or dried flowers in a pot. Pour boiling into the pot and brew for 10 minutes. Use a tea-strainer over the cup.

Royal jelly, the food for a queen

The bees make royal jelly in a gland on their head and it’s used as food for the bee queen. Royal jelly contains 2,84% of substances that have not yet been totally analyzed by man and these substances have made royal jelly known for its benefits to cell regeneration, longevity and hormonal imbalances. They also help weight loss by increasing the body’s metabolism with 24%. Use the benefits of royal jelly to:

• Enhance your physical and psychological performance
• Loose weight and increase metabolism
• Strengthen immune system
• Take care of your skin both from the inside and the outside

Royal jelly is best consumed fresh but as it is very heat and light sensitive fresh royal jelly can be hard to find and can be very expensive.
However its fantastic properties are well preserved if it is freeze-dried.
The freeze-dried flakes can be dissolved in water. Another way to preserve the great properties of fresh royal jelly is to mix it with honey or pollen.

How to brew herbal tea

To make a powerful medicinal tea it’s usually necessary to use fresh herbs. The brewed tea is fragile and will only last a day. For your taste buds the fresher the herbs, the more flavorful and rich the tea will be.
Most herbal teas are made from dried flowers, stems and leaves.

Whenever you can choose a loose tea over tea bags. Most tea bags are filled with really tiny pieces of tea leaves. When the leaves are broken up the oils in them evaporate.

Brew herbal tea

Use 1 tablespoon of herb blend per cup of water.
Put herb into cold water and bring to a boil. As soon as the water begins to boil, cut heat and steep 15-20 minutes, with a lid covering the tea. After 15-20 minutes, strain the tea though a fine-mesh strainer, and into your cup or pot.

Bee pollen, the most nutritionally complete food available to man

Bee pollen is considered by many to be the most nutritionally complete food available to man. The bees  actually don’t produce pollen they simply gather and eat it. The pollen is  collected from bees as they enter the hive.

One exceptional thing about bee  pollen is that it contains the 22 amino acids that are essential to the human  body. Since 15-30 % of pollen are amino acids it’s enough with 20 grams (0,04 pounds) of pollen  to fill our daily need. 100  grams (0,22 pounds) of pollen contains as much protein  as 0,5 kilogram  (1,1 pound)  of beef. Pollen contains high concentrations of B vitamin  complex plus the vitamins C, A, D and E, minerals, enzymes and  antibiotics. If taken on an empty stomach bee pollen is said to correct metabolism disorders that cause overweight and obesity.Use the benefits of bee pollen to:

• Strengthen your body with proteins, vitamins and minerals
• Take care of your skin from the inside
• Stimulate blood circulation
• Enhance your physical and psychological performance
• Keep your digestive system healthy

Pollen is sensitive to heat, light and moisture. If bought as a powder bee pollen can be added to your food in a vast variety of ways. 

Here are some ideas:

• Add to juice or sprinkled over cereal.
• Mix pollen with honey and use as bread spread.
• Combine bee pollen with yoghurt, buttermilk or bread baked on sourdough and you get combination that is very good for your digestive system. 

What everyone should know about Propolis

Propolis is a building material. It is a kind of wax that the bees use to join cells together into honeycombs. It’s also used of isolation of the beehive and for disinfection. Propolis has been used as medication since the days of Hypocrites for its miraculous anti-fungal, antibacterial and anti-viral properties.

Use propolis benefits to:

• Ease inflammation in the gum or tongue
• Remove cold sores
• Remove acne
• Heal serious sunburn, cuts and burns
• Remove corns and warts
• Heal and prevent scars
• Stimulate immune system
• Help remove toxins from the body
• Stimulate digestion
• Protect against constipation

Propolis can be bought as capsules or powder. The power can be consumed in juice or herbal tea.

An excellent product for skin problems is propolis extract with minimum 50% propolis.
A regular bath with some propolis extract gives an outstanding protection against fetal skin problem.

Use propolis tincture in your juice or directly in your month to stimulate digestion, boost immune system and detoxify your body. For warts, acne, cold sores and other skin problems dab directly on the effected area.

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