RE: Teas and Herbal Remedies

October 14, 2010

>

> Harald,

>

> When I first met the Chinese naturopath I was very leery about

> any tea or supplements. However, the Chinese tea combined

> with the herbal supplements and the elimination diet

> helped me to heal my body and I was off any medication for almost

> 9 years.

>

> According to the Chinese naturopath the Chinese tea is a combination

> of Chinese herbs that work well for MY body after he made an

> assessment (for example tongue assessment). He probably would

> not give this herbal mix to another person. As I understand Chinese

> medicine does not treat the symptoms. It treats people according

> to their lacks or weak points in their bodies. For example, my Chinese

> Naturopath found out that there is too much humidity in my body

> and the tea was designed for this. Other people might have too

> much ³fire² in their bodies and they would get another tea.

>

> Here is my Chinese Naturopath¹s email address if you have

> any questions: healing@... .

>

> The supplement D-Flame sounds interesting. I basically take all of these

> herbs as well but I buy them separately and they are very expensive.

> Thanks for letting me know I will check out the web site from NOW

> foods.

>

> Best,

> Antje

>

> Antje,

>

> I would be leery about any tea that is claimed to be specifically

> designed for anyone's body, especially if the names of the herbs

> cannot be mentioned. It appears that the naturopath is looking more

> for exclusive sales than the patient's well being.

>

> Teas fall in the class of herbal remedies, of which only about one

> dozen have been proven to be effective for arthritis. Yes, such

> remedies can be mixed to treat inflammation, but such mixes are not

> specific to anyone's body.

>

> I am currently taking D-Flame, a food supplement in capsule form by

> NOW Foods. Ingredients include holy basil extract, tumeric extract,

> ginger extract, green tea extract, boswellia extract, bromelain,

> Baikall skullcap, and resveratrol from root extract -- all herbal

> remedies. The online price for 90 Vcaps is as low as $9.99.

>

> Sincerely, Harald

>

> At 05:54 PM 10/13/2010, Antje wrote:

>> >I contacted my Chinese naturopath and he told me that he cannot

>> >mention the names of the herbs for the Chinese tea because this tea

>> >is specifically designed for my body. The tea is very powerful! My

>> >Chinese naturopath recommends to make an appointment with a Chinese

>> >naturopath in you area.

>

October 14, 2010

Antje,

I understand the point of view of your naturopath and agree with it. I

would however want to know what ingredients are used because of potential

allergies or reactions to other products/foods I take. I would not need to

know the recipe/amounts but just the contents. I would also not recommend

people run out and try to find the contents because as you say each of us is

different in what we need --- at a point in time --- once again we find that

‘one size does NOT fit all’. The good thing about TCM is that it is

normally compounded just for the individual by a knowledgeable practitioner.

Regards, El

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From: rheumatic [mailto:rheumatic ] On Behalf

Of Antje Kohrs Waxman

Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:03 AM

rheumatic

Subject: Re: rheumatic Teas and Herbal Remedies