Benefits Of Natural Healing

Medicinal Herbs, Natural Health

Benefits Of Natural Healing

Alternative treatments to conventional Western medicine may provide helpful and life-changing options for people who are sensitive to medications, or cannot afford big expensive surgeries.

More than that, alternative treatments such as herbal medicine focus on prevention and treating underlying problems, not just symptoms.

Herbal medicine involves the use of plants and extracts to deliver effective and safe treatments. Even Western medical practitioners are not only stopping to take note, but starting to suggest natural alternative treatments as well.

For instance, it used to be that kidney stone patients could only take medication or have surgery to remove a painful stone. Now, it is recognized that lemon is effective in breaking down stones.

Herbal medicine, Phytotherapy, or Herbalism, as it is also known, is now used often in lieu of Western medicine. It is very popular for prevention and treatment of illness and health issues. Botanical medicine or medical Herbalism systems of treatment reach back to Herbalism found in traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic Herbalism, and even in Western Herbalism.

Medicinal Plants In Modern Times:

Herbal medicine is older than Western medicine and has some long-standing treatments and cures that have lasted for thousands of years because they work.

As it turns out, it is not just in the mind of the user or practitioners. It turns out that smart, modern scientists have tested the long-standing herbal remedies to find out what makes them work. Plants contain some very powerful components and chemicals that re-balance the body. In general, herbal remedies can be prepared as a liquid or powder extracts, tablets, essential oils, teas, and ointments.

Because the herbal remedies work with the body’s processes to heal, they are generally safer than prescription drugs and surgery, and a lot more affordable. The benefits of herbal treatments are listed below and include everything from effective treatments for colds, cancer, and even diabetes.

Benefits Of Natural Healing

Because herbal medicine works with the body’s natural self-healing capabilities, it actually enhances biological healing to quicken the recovery process. It also means that the body’s own internal environment is maintained during recovery rather than ravaged, which doctors say, antibiotics do to the body. In the case of Western antibiotics, the individual often feels “off” in their stomach after dealing with the healing that antibiotics cause. It turns out that their stomach, then has to heal as well.

With herbal remedies, the body is maintained, not partly destroyed and requiring rebuilding after the treatment is taken. What many people do not know is that herbs are powerful enough to stimulate glands to re-balance hormones by re-initiating hormone production. Hormones play a role of the signal to tell the body to increase or reduce biological processes.

Many herbal remedies have a set of rules to follow to improve their ability to work. For instance, while the person increasing their lemon water intake to reduce kidney stones is treating stones, they would also eliminate foods that allow kidney stones to be produced. The idea is to support the body in its healing. The changes at some point become a habit to prevent future re-occurrences of the issue.

As it turns out, herbs strengthen the immune system’s functioning to build the body’s defenses naturally. This prevents primary and secondary infection.

Building an immune system that is stronger while bringing in a holistically regulated diet improves metabolism. That leads to optimal absorption from the diet nutrition. Once people start on a healthy path they are less likely to want junk food, because it is one way to erase the good effects of using herbal medicine. Junk food robs the body of health by harming its ability to take in nutrients while packing on unnecessary weight.

Good wholesome nutrition improves treatment, while strengthening the body’s immune system. Medicinal herbs work better when they have the added support of a well-fed body. It improves the efficacy of treatments.medicinal plants and their uses

People can have allergies to anything, especially medications, food, and even herbal remedies. Herbal medicine means that there is a potential for side-effects and allergies. They do work as the body is meant to operate, and that is where the herbal medicine has advantages of Western medicine.

Yet, with herbal medication, there are generally fewer problems than with pharmaceuticals because the chemical element of foreign substances in the body are not part of the equation. It is easier for the body to heal with herbal medicine.

Now herbal remedies are administered by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, Naturopathy, or other alternative practices. Naturopaths, for one, go to school for years post-graduate, just like a medical doctor or chiropractor might. They learn all about the plants, their makeup, how they need to be prepared, and dosing for different sized people and their problems. It makes sense to turn to the experts on plants instead of trying to self-medicate because people can have bad allergies to herbal remedies.

Common Medicinal Herbs And Uses

In the United States, ginseng and bee pollen remain very popular along with black cohosh, cat’s claw among many others. Ephedra is one herbal remedy that most people have heard of because it is an appetite suppressant. It treats bronchitis and asthma as well. Meanwhile, echinacea boosts the immune system. Kava kava has also remained popular, and it treats anxiety.
Ginkgo improves blood circulation and oxygenation to boost memory and concentration. People who have trouble sleeping often like the calming effect of valerian. It is a natural muscle relaxant with a mild effect.

Blood Sugar Lowering Herbs

The list of favorable blood sugar herbal supplements is a long one. It includes cinnamon, ginkgo biloba, blueberry leaves, bitter melon, garlic, onion, fenugreek, and goat’s rue just to name some. They are all helpful at controlling blood sugar levels to help lower a diabetic’s reliance on insulin. The underlying action is that these herbal remedies increase the body’s insulin secretion to keep the body’s blood sugar levels balanced.

Herbs For Allergies

Nettles are one of the favorites for dealing with particular allergies, along with quercetin, the ephedra, butterbur, and Astragalus work to combat different types of allergies by controlling the body’s anti-histamines. They also include antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. They can treat skin problems and asthma as well, such as acne and eczema.

Other Medicinal Plant Uses

Colon cleanses are important to keep the body’s intestinal tract clean to prevent colon cancer. Plantago psyllium seed, which is part of many products available at the supermarket, plays a role as a colon cleanser. Others that work their magic in the colon include rhubarb powder, aloe vera, and alfalfa juice. Chlorella, which is often found in “green juices” combined with the power of carrot concentrate, and garlic all are powerful colon cleansers. They clean and improve digestion in the intestinal tract. The colon itself does not uptake nutrients, it is more akin to a waste chute.

Heart and blood-related functions are treated with garlic, ginkgo, and ginger. Know that there are a multitude of options not mentioned here. Hawthorn cuts blood pressure while dilates blood vessels to support a stronger heart. Garlic treats coronary artery disease while improving cholesterol levels. Ginkgo biloba even helps with the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases.

Herbal medicines are effective for weight loss to reduce obesity. Herbal medications are often appetite suppressants, stimulants, diuretics, and cathartics. Commonly fennel, flaxseed, phyllium, alfalfa, senna, nettle, kola nut, and hawthorn are used to aid in weight loss. They also work to improve health improvement to help with overall health.

Various herbs are increasingly turned to treat both minor and major health issues from the common cold to sleep problems. Even allergies, diabetes, heart and blood pressure can be regulated through the use of herbal remedies. Treating anxiety, heart problems, breathing problems, and skin disorders take well to herbal remedies. All different parts of plants are used to create herbal remedies that help people to improve their health and well-being for today and into the future.

What are the Benefits of Spiritual Enlightenment? 

What Are the Benefits of Enlightenment? 

If you’re lucky and the gods are gracious or if you are gifted with divine grace (use any theological expression you want), you might suddenly understand who “I” is, and you’ll never be the same again, never. Nothing will ever be able to touch you again and no one will ever be able to hurt you again. You will fear no one and you will fear nothing. Isn’t that extraordinary? You’ll live like a king, like a queen. This is what it means to live like royalty. Not rubbish like getting your picture in the newspapers or having a lot of money. That’s a lot of rot. You fear no one because you’re perfectly content to be nobody. You don’t give a damn about success or failure. They mean nothing. Honor, disgrace, they mean nothing either. Isn’t that a wonderful state to be in! – Anthony de Mello 

This article is the third article of a series of article about Spiritual Enlightenment. Before reading this article I encourage you to read: 

What is the Ego? 

What is Spiritual Enlightenment? – Are You Seeing Reality as It is? 

What is Spiritual Enlightenment? – What is Preventing You from Seeing Reality? 

As we have seen previously, spiritual enlightenment requires us to get rid of our ego which is not an easy task to do! Why should you work so hard to drop everything that you believe makes up for your identity? Your ego wants some benefits, it likes rewards and is asking “What’s in it for me?”. See, it is already trying to attach itself to this idea of spiritual enlightenment and create a new identity out of it. It would like to be able to say proudly “I am spiritually enlightened”. Watch out! 

Do you want to know what enlightened people look like? 

In this article, I would like to give you an overview of some of the benefits of spiritual enlightenment. Just for your information, unfortunately I’m not enlightened and haven’t direct experience of it :-p 

A good way to start is to use the analogy previously mentioned of the movie and the light projecting on the screen. Imagine for a moment that you are the light projecting itself on the screen. Can the movie playing on the screen affect you? No, because you are not an actor in the movie, you are the movie! You are the light creating the movie. Everything that happens in the movie cannot affect or change you in any way. I hope this illustration gives you an idea of what it is like to be enlightened. 

The End of Separation 

I explained previously that enlightenment simply means that you are coming back to your natural state. I also mentioned awareness. So what is this awareness? Different people have different ways to call it. I like the word awareness but some people call it “god” or  “consciousness” for instance. When people wake up, they realize that there is no separation in the world. Behind any single object or living being in the universe, there is this awareness. Awareness is one. Eckhart Tolle says that we are a drop in the ocean and at the same time we are the ocean itself. In reality, separation is created by our mind. 

It doesn’t mean that physical objects or people don’t exist. Spiritually enlightened people still see people and objects the way we see them, but they realize and experience, in a way that they all qualify as indescribable, the oneness of Awareness behind everything they see. 

All the world as we see it is awareness projecting itself to take the shape of people, things and any other elements that constitute the universe. Doesn’t it remind you of something? Personally, it reminds me of the Big Bang. If you believe the universe was created by a unique source of energy, then enlightenment doesn’t sound such a crazy thing to believe in anymore. 

Spiritually Enlightened People Feel Complete 

As you know, the ego always wants more and is never satisfied. One of the biggest benefits of being enlightened is that you don’t need anything anymore. You are complete and perfectly content with yourself. One thing that people have to understand is that pretty every much everything we are doing in our life is actually an attempt to reach this level of completeness. All our desires to be successful, to impress people, to be recognized and to be loved come from this underlying feeling of “not being complete”. 

Enlightenment is simply the recognition that we are already complete and that we don’t need anything or anyone to make us happy. After all, apart from human being, what else in the universe is unhappy and feels incomplete? As the American spiritual teacher Adyashanti says: “You don’t find oak trees having existential crisis”. If our true essence is awareness and awareness is one, then the idea of incompleteness becomes totally irrelevant. 

Spiritually Enlightened People Experience Lasting Happiness 

Enlightened people experience lasting happiness. They don’t need to do anything in particular to be fulfilled. Happiness is their natural state. It is also our natural state but we simply don’t realize it because our ego stands in the way. Their happiness has nothing to do with the happiness we usually experience. It is not a happiness that comes from the mind. It is not a happiness that has different degrees like when you say “I’m quite happy” or “I’m really happy”. Its opposite is not sadness. There is no opposite. 

Spiritually Enlightened People Are Never Upset 

If I’m not a person, but the underlying awareness behind that person, how can you hurt me? If I think myself to be noboby and have no need to prove anything to anyone what can you do to me.? Can four-letter words affect awareness? Can a sword hurts the wind? 

However, it doesn’t mean that they will never ever get angry. The spiritual teacher Mooji declares himself that he does sometimes get angry but it never lasts very long. Enlightened people don’t attach themselves to their thoughts and don’t dwell on the past. Thoughts and feelings are just clouds that disappear quickly. 

Do enlightened people feel physical pain? Yes, physical pain still exists. However, the mental suffering that accompanies pain disappears. Pain comes and goes and lives no scars. There is no mental sufferings, no identification with pain. What does pain without mental suffering feels like. I don’t know! 

Spiritually Enlightened People Love Everyone and Everything 

Enlightened people claim they love everyone and everything. How can someone love a criminal for instance? I had a hard time understand that point but it is precisely because I was trying to understand it using my mind. 

It is not like they are trying hard to love everyone or pretend to love everyone and everything. Love experienced by people after they wake up is unconditional love. This unconditional love is the by-product of awakening. It unfolds automatically once people experience their true essence and realize that there is no separation in the world. What most of us are calling love is in reality an attachment and a need for someone else, a desire for the other person to make us complete; NOT unconditional love. Here is a great analogy for unconditional love by Anthony de Mello: 

Is it possible for the rose to say, “I will give my fragrance to the good people who smell me, but I will withhold it from the bad”? Or is it possible for the lamp to say, “I will give my light to the good people in this room, but I will withhold it from the evil people”? Or can a tree say, “I’ll give my shade the good people who rest under me, but I will withhold it from the bad”? These are images of what love is about. 

Spiritually Enlightened People Experience the End of Time 

For the ego to survive, it must make time – past and future – more important than the present moment. The ego cannot tolerate becoming friendly with the present moment, except briefly just after it got what it wanted. But nothing can satisfy the ego for long. As long as it runs your life, there are two ways of being unhappy. Not getting what you want is one. Getting what you want is the other. – Eckhart Tolle 

Have you try to experience time directly? You will realize that you can’t! It is impossible for us to experience time directly. When we think about the past or the future it is always in the present moment. Surprisingly, the present moment is timeless! 

Like separation, time is also a creation of the mind. To realize our true essence we must focus on the present moment. It is the only thing that is real and thus our only way to enlightenment. 

Spiritually Enlightened People Are Fearless 

People are not afraid of death, they are afraid of losing their ego. – Osho 

Enlightened people are not afraid of death. If we are not the body-mind but just awareness how can we die? As the Indian spiritual teacher Maharaj said “Your idea that you were born and that you will die is absurd – both logic and experience contradict it”. Our identity created by our mind through our thoughts, that is, our ego, dies but not the essence of who we really are. That’s what people realize when they awaken. 

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