Forum: Home Remedies/Beverages

Hi! I have been integrating Kukicha tea into my daily routine. However, I heard that it also contains fluoride - which is not good for us in large amounts. Does anyone have any info on this?

I appear to have oral lichen planus on the inside of my cheek and wondering if any one here has experienced this or other mouth lesions and if so, any macro dietary recommendations? Thanks anneh :flowerred

My friend recently came back from a hiking trip through the Himalayas and gave me a bag of sweet smelling herbs and told me to brew it as a tea. Sure enough I tried it out and now im hooked. Almost immediately I noticed that it was making me feel more relaxed and focused and my stress levels were...

Hello, I have this daily, to give me some energy and promote an almost narcotic sense of well-being. 1 CUP dry short-grained organic brown rice 2 CUPS water 1 CUP organic baby leaved spinach 2 TBS wheat free spicy garlic tamari 1 TBS brewers yeast 1 TBS of tarragon

I really enjoy a glass of wine on fridays and saturdays. Not too much, but still enough to make a diffrence. But...is it stupid to eat really healthy, and then "spoil" it by drinking alcohol? So, what to drink when you eat macrobiotic food? (I have heard something about sake?)

Could someone give me some ideas for a "warming" or "cooling" supper? And a Yin-Yang Supper?

Is ume vinegar for remedies such as ume-sho-kuzu alright to use? Or is it an acidic vinegar? Has anyone tried this, if you have what were your results? Thanks, Jessica

hi, i am 25yrs old and after being on the pill for about 8 years - i came off it at the end of 2004, and have not had a period since. now i know my body went through a lot as i suffered from anoriexia, for a short time, followed by bulimia for the most part, where my weight was at a normal, not...

hi im new to macrobiotics. i have eaten vegan for the past 2 years to help my severe psoriasis and now i moving toward a macrobiotic diet. i also suffer from repeated and bad Urinary tract infections, as i was born with duplex (siamesed) kidneys on the left side so i have 3 kidneys in total....

I intend to visit my gf's chinese herbalist and get going on any and all cleanses I need...and I prolly need 'em all. My Q is... how best should I prepare my gut for them? And for how long before starting them. Them being liver, gal bladder, kidney and spleen cleanses. Teri

Answers in Bold provided by Dorcas Gerace recipes always say " 4 to 5 bunches in 4 to 5 quarts of water" to make solution. Could someone tell me in ounces instead of 'bunches'. I don't know how much a bunch is. I need to know how many ounces to buy. ***Figure an ounce per bunch, so...

Hi there, Thanks for having me. It's good to be here! One question before the hurricane of questions begins! I'm inquisitive by nature. Is gynostemma a tea reccommended for regular use? What should we know about it? As far as I know, it grows in China. It has no caffiene. Plenty of...

:scared: Hi, I've been having nasty mood swings. My therapist has suggested psych meds to alleviate them. I get really depressed and angry once a week for up to 8 hours and then I'm back to normal. Sometimes I go up to a month without feeling this way. I also have a lot of anxiety which a...

Sun2 Hello Everyone. Sun2 I have a little problem in my hands. Well...not in my hands actually, but in my feet! It is such, that sometimes/most of the time, when I go to bed at night, my feet are just so uncomfortable that I HAVE to keep moving them. They will not let me get comfortable,...

im going through a horrible summer right now and find it hard to continously drink water throughout the day. instead ive been making many batches of iced ku kachu tea and dandelion cofee. i used to drink 1 cup a day of each but now im drinking over twice as much, is this ok?