looking for people my age to talk. i am single my husband passed away with cancer and if you know some sights for older eople would like to talk to the i am 66

Dear Robert,

"lemon balm -  have been getting some good sleep lately.  Valerian, seemed like nothing, but with lemon balm?  My goodness!" 

 When I had my children at home, I grew lemon balm near our shed, and it smelled wonderful and grew like wildflowers.  Along the back of the house, I had large comfrey plants, which also grew very large.  I used to make green drinks for the whole family like this:

Take several large comfrey leaves and a handful of lemon balm and place them in the blender with good cold water.  Grind them up to a fine pulp, and then strain through a fine sieve (removes most of the pulp).  Add unsweetened pineapple juice and ice cube and grind up together in the blender and drink.  Not only did the children grow up strong and healthy, but we all slept like babies.  I found, as I grew older that Valerian Root makes my heart swell, so I don't use it.  Instead I made a formula that I call Sleep Ease, and it works like a charm.  It has a combination of herbs known to assist with sleeping.  If you would like to get some, I would be willing to send a sample for you to try...

"For herbs related to bone, I randomly find the herb called 'bone knit' come to mind from my distant past."

Bone knit, I believe may be the shortened name for several herbs, or for a homeopathic formula.  When I looked it up, I found there was a homeopathic formula called Bone Knit that is offered by Seacoast Vitamins.    There is a Silica Bone Knit formula being offered; and also, interestingly, Comfrey leaf and root, is also called 'bone knit'.  When I was a little girl, my dad grew comfrey and we had green drinks all the time.  One day, he broke his ankle, and decided to put it to the test.  He took the fresh leaves, and wrapped his ankle with them, and put gauze around it, and then plastic (trash bag cut up, and taped on.  Then he went to bed.  In the morning, it hurt a lot, but he went to work anyway.  The pain left after a day or so.  For three weeks, everyday, he changed the wrapping and walked on the broken foot.  Then he announced it was completely healed and took the wrapping off.  So I saw it work - literally.  My dad worked long hours as a metal manufacturing specialist (making precious metal coverings for things - gold plateing); he stood while he was working, and sat only once in a while.  Then when he got home, he would work in our large family garden, and we had a small group of animals (farm) as well.  He did not let the broken foot slow him down at all, and I always wondered how he did it.

There has been some negative publicity spread by the drug companies about how it is bad for the liver, but I can tell you that many of the prescription drugs and chemical sweeteners we have are far worse.  As an individual, I love comfrey and use it all the time, and if anything, have felt much better for having used it.  My bones are strong and healthy even today. 

As far as my hips are concerned, the problem is that the cartilidge has deteriorated down to thin pads.  This causes tremendous pain for me.  There are those who believe that the only option is to have my hips replaced, but I disagree.  I fully intend on regrowing the cartlidge, as others have done it.  I've been trying several different formulas, but haven't settled on one that I can definatively say is regrowing it, but it has been getting better.  Today I played the piano for four hours for a wedding.  I can tell you that in the past two years, this would never have been possible, because of the pain I would experience sitting at that level (in a downward slant on my hips as I am rather tall).  To me, this was a strong indication that things are definately looking up!

After the car accident about 1-1/2 years ago, I didn't have any energy.  Perhaps this was from the accident, and perhaps from the pain killers they gave me at the hospital.  It has taken until now for my energy levels to return.  But generally, I feel good, and am able to work strong through most days.  I worked on writing the Curriculum and Lesson Plans for a small school on the rez for several subjects, and just completed it this last week.  It was challenging, but I felt thankful to do the work, and more thankful that I had the energy and mental abilities to do it.

Recently, I have been studying the impact of the spirit's ability to heal our bodies; after all, the spirit is the thing that keeps the body alive; as is evident in the fact that as soon as the spirit leaves, the body deterioriates very quickly.  There are many aspects to this concept, among them healing with the laying on of hands; gemstone healing; vibrational healing, etc.  It seems to me there are so many aspects of healing that even if we dedicate our lifetime to the study of it, we will barely scratch the surface!  I wonder, have you had any experiences with this type of healing? 

Take care,

Caroline

Thanks for passing that along to me.  I've been taking a product that has helped me a lot.  Generally, the pain is a lot less, and I've been doing more walking, although still with some assistance.  How are you doing?  Are things getting better?  I hope so.  Thanks again, Caroline

I'm going to Oregon for the first time in a few weeks. We'll be around Eagle Point where my brother is. I can't wait to see green (being from Las Vegas).

You have an interesting avatar!

Well, better luck next time...I am in training right now for my new job and its killing me...lol...

Thanks for the update and good luck on the test...what R U going to school for?...